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1960s | |
1970s | |
ABBA's, "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)"
Misheard Lyrics: Won't somebody help me chase Charlotte Rae?
Original Lyrics: Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Badlands"
Misheard Lyrics: Til you get your batch learn
Original Lyrics: Til you get your facts learned
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Diana Ross', "Love Hangover"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a squeamish hangover
Original Lyrics: I got the sweetest hangover
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Queen's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I work 'til I ate my bones
Original Lyrics: I work 'til I ache my bones
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Ricky Nelson's, "Garden Party"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I went to a boogie party
Original Lyrics: Well, I went to a garden party
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Supertramp's, "Give a Little Bit"
Misheard Lyrics: (What you read, what you read)
Original Lyrics: (What you need, what you need)
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Tommy James', "Draggin' the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Chicken tonight
or Traffic tonight Original Lyrics: Draggin' the Line
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1980s | |
A Flock Of Seagulls', "I Ran (So Far Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: And I have a man so far away
Original Lyrics: And I ran
I ran so far away |
ABBA's, "Lay All Your Love on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I was a jailer before we met
Original Lyrics: I wasn't jealous before we met
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Blood red nails on your baggy teeth
Original Lyrics: Blood red nails on your fingertips
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Blood red nails on your bangin' tits
Original Lyrics: Blood red nails on your fingertips
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Sha-ka-la-ha and you're too lame
Original Lyrics: Shot through the heart, and you're to blame
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Shark in the park, and you're too late
Original Lyrics: Shot through the heart, and you're to blame
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Shout through the art, and you're too lame
Original Lyrics: Shot through the heart, and you're to blame
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Your ass is a prison I can't break free
Original Lyrics: When passion's a prison you can't break free
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Buster Poindexter's, "Hot Hot Hot"
Misheard Lyrics: We wanna find her
Original Lyrics: Me mind on fire
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Mexico tonight
Original Lyrics: Let's groove tonight
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Patrice Rushen's, "Forget Me Nots"
Misheard Lyrics: Bank Hughes forget me not
Original Lyrics: Sending you forget me nots
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Sailing on forever
Original Lyrics: Standing strong forever
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: They call us in Wisconsin
Original Lyrics: They call us irresponsible
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Tears For Fears', "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: But the CHIPs and I go crazy 'gainst the charm in your face.
Original Lyrics: But traditions I can trace against the child in your face
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Tears For Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Read the books in the shadow of the newfound mysteries
Original Lyrics: Read it in the books, in the crannies and the nooks, there are books to read
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Tears For Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Read the books, and the grannies and the looks of luxury
Original Lyrics: Read it in the books, in the crannies and the nooks, there are books to read
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The Human League's, "Mirror Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes the mailman
Original Lyrics: Here comes the mirror man
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers', "Free Fallin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Loves Chez its
Original Lyrics: Loves Jesus and America too
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Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics: Retch you all the way
or Retching all the way Original Lyrics: Meet you all the way
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UB40's, "Red Red Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Birds eye view in my head
Original Lyrics: Thoughts of you leave my head
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1990s | |
Black Grape's, "Kelly's Heroes"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't talk to me about heroes -
Most of these men sing like Smurfs Original Lyrics: Don't talk to me about heroes -
Most of these men seem like serfs |
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Lenny Kravitz's, "Fly Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to kill a whale
Original Lyrics: I want to get away
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Michael Jackson's, "In the Closet"
Misheard Lyrics: Kitten in the closet
Original Lyrics: Keep it in the closet
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Natalie Merchant's, "Kind & Generous"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to break you, break you
Original Lyrics: I want to thank you, thank you
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New Radicals', "You Get What You Give"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll get your aspirin
Original Lyrics: We'll kick your ass in
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2000s | |
Baha Men's, "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
Misheard Lyrics: Purina Dog Chow
Original Lyrics: Who Let the Dogs Out?
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DJ Sammy's, "The Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: I can tell you
or I can sell you Original Lyrics: I can see you
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Daniel Powter's, "Bad Day"
Misheard Lyrics: The telephone line
Original Lyrics: The camera don't lie
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Dido's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't go down with this s***
Original Lyrics: I will go down with this ship
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2010s | |
Los Pelados', "Desperately in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m sick and tired of playing Amogus
or I’m sick and tired of playing Among Us Original Lyrics: I’m sick and tired of playing at my own game
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Rihanna's, "Work"
Misheard Lyrics: You see me do me derp derp derp derp derp derp
Original Lyrics: You see me do me dirt dirt dirt dirt dirt dirt
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Taylor Swift 's, "Blank Space "
Misheard Lyrics: Calling all you Starbucks lovers
Original Lyrics: Got a long list of ex-lovers
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