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1950s | |
Gene Autry's, "Peter Cottontail"
Misheard Lyrics: Try to do the things you shoot
Original Lyrics: Try to do the things you should
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1960s | |
The Beatles', "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Misheard Lyrics: The accu-number all these years.
Original Lyrics: The act you've known for all these years
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The Who's, "I Can See For Miles"
Misheard Lyrics: I saw you holding up suburban guys
Original Lyrics: I saw you holding lots of other guys
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1970s | |
Billy Paul's, "Me and Mrs. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics: But it’s much to store
Original Lyrics: But it’s much too strong
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell Devil you can freeze Hell.
Original Lyrics: Tenth Avenue freeze-out
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Led Zeppelin's, "No Quarter"
Misheard Lyrics: Look inside my sight within
Original Lyrics: Walking side by side with death
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Paul McCartney & Wings', "Rock Show"
Misheard Lyrics: If there's a rock show there's a concert promoter
Original Lyrics: If there's a rock show at the Concertgebow
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1980s | |
Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson's, "I Know Him So Well"
Misheard Lyrics: Want a few more Mormons who can tell?
Original Lyrics: Won a few more moments who can tell
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Jason Donovan's, "Too Many Broken Hearts"
Misheard Lyrics: The world is full of Roman people
Original Lyrics: The world is full of lonely people
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Katrina and the Waves', "Walking on Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm feeling the love, I'm feeling the love
Original Lyrics: I feel alive, I feel a love
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Lionel Richie's, "All Night Long (All Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: “Tambourine dead” said the boy, yah.
A mumbo jumbo! Original Lyrics: Tam bo li de say de moi ya
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Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett's, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been kidnapped!
OR If I get back Original Lyrics: If I can't stop
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Pet Shop Boys', "Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: My car starts missing two feet
Original Lyrics: My heart starts missing a beat
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Steve Winwood's, "My Love's Leavin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I crap myself awake each night
I can't believe that it's true Here in March Well, oh, you................ Original Lyrics: i cry myself awake each night
I can't believe that it's true Here am I Where are you? |
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Technotronic's, "Pump Up the Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your booty on the court tonight.
Original Lyrics: Get your booty on the floor tonight.
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1990s | |
Blondie's, "Maria"
Misheard Lyrics: I've seen this kid before
Original Lyrics: I've seen this thing before
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Boyzone's, "When the Going Gets Tough"
Misheard Lyrics: Comin', I'll climb any mountain
Original Lyrics: Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
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Brand New Heavies', "Sometimes"
Misheard Lyrics: Talking about good revolution, or maybe just I'll change my mind
Walking on my constitution, I began to really mind Original Lyrics: Talking about a revolution, or maybe just a change of mind
Working on my constitution, I began to realize |
Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: I get knocked down, but I suffocate
Original Lyrics: I get knocked down, but I get up again
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Livin' Joy's, "Where Can I Find Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Working to find love
Original Lyrics: Where can I find love?
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Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock to Never-Neverland
Original Lyrics: Off to Never-Neverland
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Take That's, "Everything Changes"
Misheard Lyrics: For rabbit's hoof
or For rabbit's foot Original Lyrics: Forever more
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Tom Petty's, "You Don’t Know How It Feels"
Misheard Lyrics: Let’s roam another journey
Original Lyrics: Let’s roll another joint
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Wet Wet Wet's, "Goodnight Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: You hear me so quickly
Original Lyrics: You hear me so clearly
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2000s | |
Arizona Zervas', "Roxanne"
Misheard Lyrics: Speading last of money just to laugh at you
Original Lyrics: Spending daddy's money with a attitude
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: And promise me I'm never gonna find your bacon.
Original Lyrics: And promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it.
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: And promise me I'm never gonna find your bacon
No, no, no Original Lyrics: And promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
No, no, no |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: And you take what you get and you turn it into
Honestly, please promise me I'm never gonna find your bacon, No, no, no. Original Lyrics: And you take what you get and you turn it into
Honesty, and promise me I'm never gonna find you begging. No, no, no. |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: And you take what you get and you turn it into
Honestly, please promise me I'm never gonna find your bacon, No, no, no. Original Lyrics: And you take what you get and you turn it into
Honesty, and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it. No, no, no. |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Honestly it's killing me you're never gonna fly to Vegas
Original Lyrics: Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Honestly, now promise me
You're never gonna fly to Vegas Original Lyrics: Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Honestly, you promised me I'm never gonna find your bacon
No, no, no Original Lyrics: Honesty, and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
No, no, no |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Honestly, you promised me I'm never gonna fine you naked!
Original Lyrics: Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Promise me "I'm never gonna fry your bacon"
No, no, no Original Lyrics: Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
No, no, no |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Promise me I'm never gonna find you naked
Original Lyrics: Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Promise me I'm never gonna find you vegan.
Original Lyrics: Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it.
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Promise me I'm never gonna find your fake ass
Original Lyrics: Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Promise me you're never gonna find your bacon.
Original Lyrics: Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it.
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: You're never gonna find your blanket
Original Lyrics: I'm never gonna find you fake it
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: You're never gonna find your blanket
Original Lyrics: I'm never gonna find you fake it
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: You're never gonna find your blankie
Original Lyrics: I'm never gonna find you fake it
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Crazy Town's, "Butterfly"
Misheard Lyrics: You're my better flight
Original Lyrics: You're my butterfly
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Good Charlotte's, "Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics: But we all breathe the same way as you do
Original Lyrics: But we all bleed the same way as you do
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2010s | |
Michael Buble's, "Haven't Met You Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: The other half's slut
Original Lyrics: The other half's luck
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