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1960s | |
Donovan's, "Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics: They call me Eddie Vedder
Original Lyrics: They call me Mellow Yellow
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The Monkees', "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: The wicked squire just came out to mow his lawn
Original Lyrics: The weekend squire just came out to mow his lawn
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the man of the day?
or What's the man of the game? Original Lyrics: What's the name of the game?
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Buzzcocks', "Everybody’s Happy Nowadays"
Misheard Lyrics: I was tired of being innocent
Original Lyrics: I was tired of being upset
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Carpenters', "Top of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm on the cock of the world
Original Lyrics: I'm on the top of the world
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Judas Priest's, "Saints in Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: On the trial, on the trial, won't you get on up
For a tire, doesn't life suck in hell? Original Lyrics: Abattoir, abattoir, mon Dieu quelle horreur.
For a time it was like second hell |
Leonard Cohen's, "Who by Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Who by his latest command
Original Lyrics: Who by his lady's command
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Minnie Riperton's, "Lovin' You"
Misheard Lyrics: Wildwood is easy 'cause you're beautiful
Original Lyrics: Lovin' you is easy 'cause you're beautiful
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Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
Misheard Lyrics: We don’t need no amputation
Original Lyrics: We don’t need no education
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The Four Seasons', "December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh I got a funny feeling when she walked with the groom
Original Lyrics: Oh I got a funny feeling when she walked in the room
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1980s | |
Bette Midler's, "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Blood is watching us from a distance
Original Lyrics: God is watching us from a distance
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Bette Midler's, "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the livery, my wings
Original Lyrics: You are the wind beneath my wings
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Cast of 'Les Miserables''s, "One Day More"
Misheard Lyrics: They will wipe themselves with us
Original Lyrics: They will wet themselves with blood
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Golden Earring's, "Twilight Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sitting here waiting at the Scottsdale Mall
Original Lyrics: I'm sittin' here waiting, the gun still warm
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John Lennon's, "Nobody Told Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody told me the pee-pee's like this
Original Lyrics: Nobody told me there'd be days like this
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Martika's, "Toy Soldiers"
Misheard Lyrics: When you’re here the day she calls
Original Lyrics: When you hear temptation call
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Murray Head's, "One Night in Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics: And the world's your coaster
Original Lyrics: And the world's your oyster
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Philip Bailey and Phil Collins', "Easy Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s a wheezy mama
Original Lyrics: She’s an easy lover
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Richard Marx's, "Hold On to the Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold on to the remedies
Original Lyrics: Hold on to the memories
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Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the sound of myself
Original Lyrics: This is the sound of my soul
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Squeeze's, "Another Nail in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: No evidence found
Original Lyrics: The piano man's found
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Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Outside, tears in their eyes
Original Lyrics: I spy tears in their eyes
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The Escape Club's, "Wild, Wild West"
Misheard Lyrics: You can lick it up, lick it up
Original Lyrics: You can live it up, live it up
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti
Original Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus
Above the Serengeti. |
U2's, "I Will Follow"
Misheard Lyrics: I will walk the way I want to, I'll walk the way I want to
I will follow Original Lyrics: If you walk away, walk away I will walk away, walk away
I will follow. |
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1990s | |
Charles & Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Would I write to you, baby?
Original Lyrics: Would I lie to you, baby?
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Genesis', "Jesus He Knows Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ve been coming to D.C. all my life
Original Lyrics: I’ve been talking to Jesus all my life
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Jennifer Lopez's, "If You Had My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh come to me, baby
Original Lyrics: And call me baby
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Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville's, "All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Ask for a little heaven above
Original Lyrics: Ask for a little help from above
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Rod Stewart's, "Reason to Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: Never stink about myself
Original Lyrics: Never think about myself
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Shanice's, "I Love Your Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I love to slide
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I love your smile
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Sheryl Crow's, "Soak Up the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m gonna joke up the sun
or I’m gonna smoke on a cigar Original Lyrics: I’m gonna soak up the sun
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System of a Down's, "B.Y.O.B."
Misheard Lyrics: You defend on our protection
Original Lyrics: You depend on our protection
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2000s | |
No Doubt's, "Ex-Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t know what to do with this liquorice, girlfriend
Original Lyrics: Kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend
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Sheryl Crow's, "Soak Up the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m gonna choke up the sun
Original Lyrics: I’m gonna soak up the sun
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Uncle Kracker's, "Follow Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Diarrhea, this feeling ain’t right
Original Lyrics: Follow me, everything is alright
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2010s | |
Bastille's, "Pompeii"
Misheard Lyrics: How am I gonna give it up to Mr Valdez?
Original Lyrics: How can I be an optimist about this?
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Jon Foreman's, "Inheritance"
Misheard Lyrics: From your little brown wood apartment
With jet-set wings for the drive Original Lyrics: From your little Brentwood apartment
With ten-cent wings for the drive |
Oh Wonder's, "Nothing But You"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I would poop and see you float into my hands
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I look up and see you floating, a haze
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country | |
Bryan White's, "Rebecca Lynn"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama flashed the poet's life for me
Original Lyrics: Mama flashed the porch light for me
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misc | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Love from the Other Side"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to give up
Original Lyrics: Got to get up
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Jason Mraz's, "I Feel Like Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to walk into a party with a pair all wet
Original Lyrics: I like to walk into a party with a pirouette
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