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1960s | |
Chuck Berry's, "You Never Can Tell"
Misheard Lyrics: They bought a souped-up Jimny, 'twas a cherry-red 53
Original Lyrics: They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry-red 53
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The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
Misheard Lyrics: Penny Lane is in my years and in my mind
A full of flesh and finger pies Original Lyrics: Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A four of fish and finger pies |
1970s | |
Gilbert O'Sullivan's, "Alone Again (Naturally)"
Misheard Lyrics: At a church where people are staying
Original Lyrics: At a church where people are saying
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Misheard Lyrics: And a wink broke over the relic
Original Lyrics: And a wave broke over the railing
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Janis Joplin's, "Me and Bobby McGee"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish you were serpentine
Original Lyrics: Windshield wipers slappin' time
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The Temptations', "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: To have a girl, my girl
Original Lyrics: To have a girl like her
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1980s | |
Alabama's, "Mountain Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Playin' baseball with church rocks, usin' saw mill slabs for bats
Original Lyrics: Playin' baseball with chert rocks, usin' sawmill slats for bats.
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Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme Rihanna, gimme Rihanna
or Gimme Leona, gimme Leona or Billy Ocean, Billy Ocean Original Lyrics: Gimme the other, gimme the other
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Darling, you give love a headache
Original Lyrics: Darling, you give love a bad name
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Glory Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes on Friday, I'd stop by and have a few drinks after she's working a bit.
Original Lyrics: Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by and have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
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Commercial's, "Showbiz Pizza"
Misheard Lyrics: Where a kid can be impaired
Original Lyrics: Where a kid can be a kid
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The Weather Girls', "It's Raining Men"
Misheard Lyrics: Topless Mother Nature
Original Lyrics: God bless Mother Nature
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1990s | |
Ariana Grande's, "Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: The damage is frozen
Original Lyrics: The temperature’s rising
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Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: Another turnip boy his fork stuck in the road
Original Lyrics: Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
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Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: Another turnip on a fork stuck in the road...
Original Lyrics: Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road...
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Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: Another turnip porn, the fork stuck in the road.
Tongue grabs you by the ribs, directs you where to go. Original Lyrics: Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go. |
Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's something unpredictable an Indian that's white,
I hope you had the time of your life Original Lyrics: It's something unpredictable but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life |
Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's something unpredictable an Indian that's white,
I hope you had the time of your life Original Lyrics: It's something unpredictable but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life |
Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: So make the best of the desk that's in the sky
Original Lyrics: So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
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Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: So make the best of this journey known as life.
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time. Original Lyrics: So make the best of this test and don't ask why.
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time. |
Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: So make the best of this test known as life
Original Lyrics: So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
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Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: Taboo and memories of dancing on trial
Original Lyrics: Tattoos and memories of dead skin on trial
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Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: Tongue drives you to the resurrection where you go
Original Lyrics: Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
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Green Day's, "King for a Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Cake for Earth day, wait such as my daughter
Original Lyrics: King for a day, princess by dawn
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Green Day's, "King for a Day"
Misheard Lyrics: GI Joe and Legos
Original Lyrics: GI Joe in panty hose
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Green Day's, "King for a Day"
Misheard Lyrics: King for a day, don't touch my Mom
Original Lyrics: King for a day, princess by dawn
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Green Day's, "King for a Day"
Misheard Lyrics: King for a day, grin says my Mom
Original Lyrics: King for a day, princess by dawn
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Green Day's, "King for a Day"
Misheard Lyrics: King for a day, this is my Mom
King for a day, rabbit in the dawn Original Lyrics: King for a day, princess by dawn
King for a day, in a leather thong |
Green Day's, "King for a Day"
Misheard Lyrics: King for a day, this is my dog
Original Lyrics: King for a day, princess by dawn
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Green Day's, "King for a Day"
Misheard Lyrics: King for a day, wake up my dog
Original Lyrics: King for a day, princess by dawn
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Green Day's, "Redundant"
Misheard Lyrics: Containing the same old s*** again.
Original Lyrics: Content in the same old shtick again.
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Green Day's, "Redundant"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm speechless every time John goes I love you's not enough
Original Lyrics: I'm speechless and redundant 'cause I love you's not enough
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Lauryn Hill's, "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: The pretty basement, claiming a different pavement
or The pretty basement, claiming that they did a pavement Original Lyrics: The pretty face men, claiming that they did a bid men
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Tori Amos', "Professional Widow"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a plate of Toasted Marmite
Original Lyrics: Honey, bring it close to my lips, yes
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Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry's, "7 Seconds"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing can rule us, we should be abusing
or Nothing can ruin us, we should be abusing On the ones who practise wicked charms For the sore and the stone, bad to the bone Bad is the right word even when it's one Original Lyrics: Roughness and rudeness we should be using
On the ones who practise wicked charms For the sword and the stone, bad to the bone Battle is not over, even when it's won |
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2000s | |
Maroon 5's, "She Will Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: And she will be in London
Original Lyrics: And she will be loved
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Maroon 5's, "This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: This love has taken its fall on me
Original Lyrics: This love has taken its toll on me
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Moby's, "Porcelain"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, hey, hey, woman. Crawl on me
Original Lyrics: Hey, hey, hey, woman. It’s alright
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "These Words"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no other way, stupid bear say, I love you.
Original Lyrics: There's no other way to better say, I love you.
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Sash!'s, "Just Around the Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: You sing to yourself that you'll never make it that far
(Later) You're arresting yourself, do I really want it that way? or You're risking yourself, do I really want it that way? Original Lyrics: You say to yourself that you'll never make it that far
(Later) You're asking yourself, do I really want it that way? |
The All-American Rejects', "Move Along"
Misheard Lyrics: Look around, look around
Original Lyrics: Move along, move along
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2010s | |
James Blunt's, "Bonfire Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: People like cars. We don't.
Original Lyrics: People like us, we don't
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Maroon 5's, "Moves Like Jagger"
Misheard Lyrics: All the grooves like Jagger
I’ve got the grooves like jagged I’ve got the grooves like Jagger Original Lyrics: All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger I've got the moves like Jagger |
Sia's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I don’t need no alcohol to have fun tonight
Original Lyrics: Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight
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country | |
Shania Twain's, "She’s Not Just a Pretty Face"
Misheard Lyrics: She is belated
Original Lyrics: She is your waitress
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