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1960s | |
The Beach Boys', "Don't Worry Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: She told me, "Baby, when you leave today just take along my love with you."
Original Lyrics: She told me, "Baby when you race today just take along my love with you."
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1970s | |
Andy Gibb's, "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't throw it all away, au revoir
Original Lyrics: Don't throw it all away, our love
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Billy Joel's, "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: I couldn't love you, Eddie Vedder
Original Lyrics: I couldn't love you, any better
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Billy Joel's, "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you just the gay you are
Original Lyrics: I love you just the way you are
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Billy Joel's, "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: I said I love you, Sarsaparilla
Original Lyrics: I said I love you and that's forever
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Billy Joel's, "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: I said I love you, and that's for Wilma
Original Lyrics: I said I love you, and that's forever
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Billy Joel's, "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Jong jong jing jing, to try to please me
Original Lyrics: Don't go changing, to try and please me
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Bread's, "If"
Misheard Lyrics: If a kitchen paints a thousand words
Original Lyrics: If a picture paints a thousand words
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Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days (All in the Family Theme Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Gee, our all was sour & great
Original Lyrics: Gee, our old LaSalle ran great
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Cliff Richard's, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: This old party, how we don't talk anymore
Original Lyrics: It's so funny, how we don't talk anymore.
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Eagles', "Take It to the Limit"
Misheard Lyrics: BK to the limit one more time
Original Lyrics: Take it to the limit one more time
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: When the rainbow shares your dream, you'll know.
Original Lyrics: When the rain washes you clean, you'll know.
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John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John's, "You're the One That I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh whatever whatever
Original Lyrics: You're the one that I want.
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M's, "Moonlight and Muzak"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you the girl I wanted to see...
Original Lyrics: Are you the girl I wanted to be...
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Olivia Newton-John's, "I Honestly Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm honest in London
Original Lyrics: I Honestly Love You
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Steely Dan's, "Peg"
Misheard Lyrics: It's your favorite funny movie
Original Lyrics: It's your favorite foreign movie
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The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna piece of cake.
Original Lyrics: I wanna be sedated.
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1980s | |
Berlin's, "Take My Breath Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Tinker Bell's away
Original Lyrics: Take My Breath Away
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Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) the Time of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: And a motorhome for you
Original Lyrics: And I owe it all to you
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Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: No, we didn't write it
Original Lyrics: No, we didn't light it
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Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes', "Up Where We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: Some hang on to Italy
Original Lyrics: Some hang on to used to be
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Kool & the Gang's, "Cherish"
Misheard Lyrics: For as long as we both shall end
Original Lyrics: For as long as we both shall live
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Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride"
Misheard Lyrics: And you said you had to get your laundry cleaned
Didn't want no one to hold you What does that mean? Original Lyrics: And you said you had to get your laundry cleaned,
Didn't want no one to fold you, What does that mean? |
Michael Jackson's, "PYT (Pretty Young Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know now is the further time?
Original Lyrics: Don't you know now is the perfect time?
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Michael Jackson's, "PYT (Pretty Young Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to love you (PYT), Pretty Young Thing
You'll piece of love you (TLC), to the lovin' fair And I'll take you there Original Lyrics: I want to love you (PYT), Pretty Young Thing
You need some loving (TLC), Tender Loving Care And I'll take you there |
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama say of the sound of Microsoft
Original Lyrics: Mama se, mama sa, mama coo sa.
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Midnight Oil's, "Beds Are Burning"
Misheard Lyrics: If I would suck a cockatoo
Original Lyrics: Four wheels scare the cockatoos
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When In Rome's, "The Promise"
Misheard Lyrics: But when you're in Dallas
Original Lyrics: But when you're in doubt
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1990s | |
4 Non Blondes', "What’s Up?"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m so gay, what’s going on?
Original Lyrics: I said “Hey! What’s going on?”
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AC/DC's, "Thunderstruck"
Misheard Lyrics: I was cot in the middle of a right n' roll tank
Original Lyrics: I was caught in the middle of a railroad track
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Blessid Union Of Souls', "I Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe we'll fly to L.A.
Original Lyrics: I believe love will find a way
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Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics: I pull myself and play guitar
Original Lyrics: I bought myself a gray guitar.
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Del Amitri's, "Nothing Ever Happens "
Misheard Lyrics: And Janice has padlocked the gates for security guards to patrol
Original Lyrics: And janitors padlock the gates for security guards to patrol
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Del Amitri's, "Nothing Ever Happens "
Misheard Lyrics: Computer terminals rip off some games in the values of copper and tin
Original Lyrics: Computer terminals report some gains in the values of copper and tin
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Edwin McCain's, "I'll Be"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll be your Vegas showgirl
Original Lyrics: And I'll be your crying shoulder
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Guns N Roses', "November Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Ruckus in the park and, cold November rain.
Original Lyrics: I'll just end up walking in the cold November rain.
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Natalie Merchant's, "Carnival"
Misheard Lyrics: Have I been rushed?
Original Lyrics: Have I been lost?
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Building a Mystery"
Misheard Lyrics: And the vampires roll
Original Lyrics: And the vampires roam
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Scorpions', "Wind Of Change"
Misheard Lyrics: Followed the Mod Squad down to Gorky Park
Original Lyrics: Follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park. |
Sophie B Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Put on a bathrobe
Original Lyrics: Oo la ka ko...
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Third Eye Blind's, "Jumper"
Misheard Lyrics: You could capsize in all the lies that you’ve been living inXX7
Original Lyrics: You could cut ties with all the lies you’ve been living in
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Verve Pipe's, "The Freshmen"
Misheard Lyrics: I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins,
We were merely freshmen Original Lyrics: I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were nearly Frenchmen.. |
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2000s | |
DJ Luck and MC Neat's, "A Little Bit of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Ally Ally and Ting Ting Tong
Original Lyrics: Hollerin' the rinsin' sound.
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: p-p-p poker face p-p poker face
Original Lyrics: P-p-p-poker face f-f fuck her face
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Ne-Yo's, "Miss Independent"
Misheard Lyrics: She got a rodent
Original Lyrics: She got her own thing
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Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: But to Moscow chicks he done such a lovely s***
Original Lyrics: But to Moscow's chicks he was such a lovely dear.
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Ed Sheeran's, "Eyes Closed"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Ted Danson with my eyes closed
Original Lyrics: I keep dancing with my eyes closed
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