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1950s | |
Bobby Day's, "Rockin' Robin"
Misheard Lyrics: A pretty little raven and the bird man said
Original Lyrics: A pretty little raven at the bird's bandstand.
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1960s | |
Cast of the Sound of Music's, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Cling on tight
Original Lyrics: Clean and bright
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Cast of the Sound of Music's, "The Lonely Goatherd"
Misheard Lyrics: High on a hill was a lovely goat that heard...
Original Lyrics: High on the hill was a lonely goatherd
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Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Incense and Peppermints"
Misheard Lyrics: 8 cents for peppermints and bottle of thyme
Original Lyrics: Incense and peppermints, the color of time
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The Supremes', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You han-hurr-he-huv
Original Lyrics: You can't hurry love
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "She's Always a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a bald headed woman to me
Original Lyrics: She's always a woman to me
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Billy Joel's, "She's Always a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a wizard woman to me.
Original Lyrics: She's always a woman to me.
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "That's the Way of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Vast array
Original Lyrics: That's the way
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Gladys Knight and the Pips', "Midnight Train to Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: She's breathing (breathing)
Original Lyrics: She's leaving (leaving)
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Janis Joplin's, "Me and Bobby McGee"
Misheard Lyrics: Good enough for me and my Booker T.
Original Lyrics: Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
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John Lennon's, "#9 Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah! Bowakawa, oh sink oh sank
Original Lyrics: Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
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Peaches & Herb's, "Reunited"
Misheard Lyrics: We go riding and it feels so good
Original Lyrics: Reunited and it feels so good
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Goin to the jazz bar in my mind
Original Lyrics: Blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
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The Rolling Stones', "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction"
Misheard Lyrics: I can’t beg for satisfaction
Original Lyrics: I can’t get no satisfaction
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You could really be a roadrunner baby
If you just give it half a chance Original Lyrics: You could really be a Beau Brummell baby
If you just give it half a chance |
Bon Jovi's, "Never Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: And you don't smoke none of that in my backseat, baby
Original Lyrics: And you lost more than that in my backseat, baby
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Bon Jovi's, "Never Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: As I sit in this f***ing room
Original Lyrics: As I sit in this smoky room
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Bon Jovi's, "Never Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: But this bottle's my open friend
Original Lyrics: But this bottle's my only friend
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Bon Jovi's, "Never Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: You and me are not old friends
Original Lyrics: You and me and my old friends
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Bon Jovi's, "Never Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: You and me are not real friends
Original Lyrics: You and me and my old friends
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Christine McVie's, "Love Will Show Us How"
Misheard Lyrics: London shows us how
Original Lyrics: Love will show us how
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Cliff Richard's, "We Don’t Talk Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s somebody and we don’t talk anymore
Original Lyrics: It’s so funny why we don’t talk anymore
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David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics: God damned Man
Original Lyrics: God and Man, God and Man, God and Man
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Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come on Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll hump this tuna forever
Original Lyrics: I'll hum this tune forever
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Lenny Kravitz's, "It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over"
Misheard Lyrics: But we always word things out
Original Lyrics: But we always work things out
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Madonna's, "Like a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like a Rachel sighin'
Original Lyrics: It's like an angel sighin'
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Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Take these duckling wings
Original Lyrics: Take these broken wings
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Peter Gabriel's, "Shock the Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: Stump the monkey
or Stop the monkey Original Lyrics: Shock the monkey
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The Police's, "King Of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: Bless my soul of pain.
Original Lyrics: That's my soul up there.
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The Police's, "King of Pain "
Misheard Lyrics: There's a black cat caught in a high tree top
Original Lyrics: There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
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U2's, "With or Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: And you give yourself a headache
Original Lyrics: And you give yourself away
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U2's, "With or Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't weed with or without you
Original Lyrics: I can't live with or without you
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1990s | |
Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: All I can say is that my life is really clean
or All I can say is that my life is pretty clean Original Lyrics: All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
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Depeche Mode's, "Enjoy the Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: So does Duffy
Original Lyrics: So does the pain
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Garbage's, "Special"
Misheard Lyrics: I've run out of comics
OR I've run out of Comtrex Original Lyrics: I've run out of comments
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Mark Morrison's, "Return of the Mack"
Misheard Lyrics: All those times I said that I love you
(the sun and the moon) Yes, I tried, yes, I tried (the sun and the moon) Even though you know I'd die for you (the sun and the moon) Yes, I cried, yes, I cried Original Lyrics: All those times I said that I love you
(You lied to me) Yes, I tried, yes, I tried (You lied to me) Even though you know I'd die for you (You lied to me) Yes, I cried, yes, I cried |
R.E.M's, "The Great Beyond"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm looking for answers
From the grave, beyond Original Lyrics: I'm looking for answers
From the great beyond |
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Give It Away"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a rhythm, boy, to be a giver
Original Lyrics: There's a river born to be a giver
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Sheryl Crow's, "All I Wanna Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Until the sun comes up
Got my seven lollipops in the car Original Lyrics: Until the sun comes up
Over Santa Monica Blvd |
Snow's, "Informer"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll hear your boo-boo now
Original Lyrics: A licky boom boom down
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Whitney Houston's, "My Love Is Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Wyler is no-go
Original Lyrics: My love is your love
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2000s | |
Blue’s Clues', "Colors, Colors Everywhere"
Misheard Lyrics: We want violence
or We want violins Original Lyrics: We want violet
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Janet Jackson's, "Doesn't Really Matter"
Misheard Lyrics: Doesn't really matter if the eye is pink
Original Lyrics: Doesn't really matter what the eye is seeing
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Snow Patrol's, "Chasing Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna know
Original Lyrics: I don't quite know
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Theme Songs', "Bobinogs"
Misheard Lyrics: We're super friends
We're real bad too (later) When we found tomatoes, We'll sing you a song Original Lyrics: We're a group of friends
We're in a band too (later) When we found some answers, We'll sing you a song |
White Stripes', "The Big 3 Killed My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm about to have another blow off.
Original Lyrics: I'm about to have another blow out.
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Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's, "Islands in the Stream"
Misheard Lyrics: Kylie's in the stream
Original Lyrics: Islands in the stream
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