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1950s | |
Disney's Lady and the Tramp's, "He's a Tramp"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a cramp
Original Lyrics: He's a tramp
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Frank Sinatra's, "Love and Marriage"
Misheard Lyrics: Monday marriage, Monday marriage
Original Lyrics: Love and marriage, love and marriage
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Frank Sinatra's, "My Funny Valentine"
Misheard Lyrics: Your looks are mythical
Original Lyrics: Your looks are laughable
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Warren Barker Orchestra's, "77 Sunset Strip"
Misheard Lyrics: You find most every kind of gallant guy, including a private eye
Original Lyrics: You find most every kind of gal and guy, including a private eye.
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1960s | |
Disney's The Jungle Book's, "The Bare Necessities"
Misheard Lyrics: Look for the gay necessities
Original Lyrics: Look for the bare necessities
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The Supremes', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: My mamma's head, K. Gorilla, ooh, you a-just-a too late
Original Lyrics: My mama said, You can't hurry love, ooh, you just have to wait
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The Supremes', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: My mamma's head, K. Gorilla, ooh, you a-just-a too late
Original Lyrics: My mama said, You can't hurry love, ooh, you just have to wait
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Money, Money, Money"
Misheard Lyrics: Bunny, bunny, bunny,
Must be funny in a Leachman's turd Original Lyrics: Money, money, money,
Must be funny in a rich man's world |
ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics: As just to be so nice, as just to be so good
Original Lyrics: It used to be so nice, it used to be so good
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ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a piece of rice, it's just a piece of poo.
Original Lyrics: It used to be so nice, it used to be so good.
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ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a piece of rice, it's just a piece of pool.
Original Lyrics: It used to be so nice, it used to be so good.
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ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics: Octagon, pumpkin eye, cherry pie can't go on
Original Lyrics: When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
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ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics: So when you're hear me
Darling can you hear me Hesseling The love you gave me Nothing else can save me Hesseling Original Lyrics: So when you're near me darling can you hear me S.O.S.
The love you gave me Nothing else can save me S.O.S. |
ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics: Where are those happy gays?
Original Lyrics: Where are those happy days?
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ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: If you change your mind, on the Thursday line
Only I'm still free … If you roll along where the pretty birds have gone ... Listen to some music, maybe just coking, Get to know you better … You want me to leave you there, afraid of a love affair ... (Come on, give me a break honey) … Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, Soon I'm gonna get you You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I am gonna let you Original Lyrics: If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free … If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown … Listen to some music, maybe just talking, Get to know you better … You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair … (Come on, give me a break will you?) ... Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, Know I'm gonna get you You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you |
ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: But I think I conceive in your face
Original Lyrics: But I think I can see in your face
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ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a bastard child
Original Lyrics: I'm a bashful child
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ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: So I gotta know, what's the name of the King?
Original Lyrics: So I wanna know, what's the name of the game?
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ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me please, 'cause I have to know I'm a dashboard child, give it to grow.
Original Lyrics: Tell me please, 'cause I have to know I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow.
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ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sun in your voice) Original Lyrics: What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice) |
ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the name of the gay?
Original Lyrics: What's the name of the game?
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ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you let a black bee?
Original Lyrics: Would you laugh at me?
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Elton John's, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: All about, hypnotized,
… Never realized the passing hours, evening showers, The good news hangin' in my darkest dreams And the sun fired hard on the social scene Dressed up on a lady dawn the nitty green … Second time, thank God my music's still alive Original Lyrics: Altar-bound, hypnotized,
… Never realised the passing hours of evening showers Slip noose hanging in my darkest dreams I'm strangled by your haunted social scene Just a pawn out-played by a dominating Queen … Saved in time, thank God my music's still alive |
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Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Pretty late at midnight south, and feel love's hidden power.
Original Lyrics: As we lay at midnight's hour and feel love's hidden power
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Loggins and Messina's, "Your Mama Don't Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's only 'cause...
Original Lyrics: And it's all because...
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Melanie's, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay down, lay down, lay it all down,
Let your whites turn brighter and the world will set you free. Original Lyrics: Lay down, lay down, lay it all down,
Let your white bird smile up at the ones who stand and frown. |
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1980s | |
Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She seems to have an invisible talk show!
Original Lyrics: She seems to have an invisble touch, yeah!
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "Please Don't Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Easter comes
Original Lyrics: Please don't go
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Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Lost in Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock sandy ocean
Original Lyrics: Lost in emotion
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna get physical, physical.
I wanna get physical Let's get episcopal Let me in your body toss Original Lyrics: Let's get animal, animal,
I wanna get animal. Let's get into animal. Let me hear your body talk |
Rick Springfield's, "Jessie's Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish that I had just seen a girl
Original Lyrics: I wish that I had Jessie's girl
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Toto's, "I'll Be Over You"
Misheard Lyrics: There are those lullabies
Original Lyrics: There are no alibis
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1990s | |
Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: I was made to arrest
Original Lyrics: I was laid to rest
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Jon Bon Jovi's, "Blaze of Glory"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a devil on the run, a six gun lover,
A cable in the wind Original Lyrics: I'm a devil on the run, a six gun lover
A candle in the wind |
Jon Bon Jovi's, "Blaze of Glory"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm no one's son, I'm going down
Original Lyrics: I'm no one's son, call me young gun
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Jon Bon Jovi's, "Blaze of Glory"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the devil's son, call me yellow, I'm done
Original Lyrics: I'm the devil's son, call me young gun
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Primus', "South Park"
Misheard Lyrics: I like girls with baby piggies
Original Lyrics: I like girls with big fat titties
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "It’s My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Tommy and Gina, milk that cow.
Original Lyrics: Tommy and Gina, who never backed down.
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Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: C*m and dance on my balls
Cat f*cking a handbag Yours only yours I wanna stay with Winston It’s no lie Lisa in the crowd said, "Look Harry had a vagina malfunction!" Original Lyrics: Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder Gr som vi gr Ta ngra steg t vnsterLyssna och lr Missa inte chansen Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen |
Crazy Town's, "Butterfly"
Misheard Lyrics: You're my butterfly, so gay
Original Lyrics: You're my butterfly, sugar baby
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Jewel's, "Standing Still"
Misheard Lyrics: But am I Stephen Stills?
Original Lyrics: But am I standing still?
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Nelly Furtado's, "I'm Like a Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: I rock the boat
Original Lyrics: I'm like a bird
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System Of A Down's, "Violent Pornography"
Misheard Lyrics: Choking chicks inside of me
Original Lyrics: Choking chicks and sodomy
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2010s | |
Sonic Adventure 2 Soundtrack's, "Chao Lobby"
Misheard Lyrics: Take off, Chaos, take off
Original Lyrics: Hip-hop, Sou.d Hip-hop
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Sonic Adventure 2 Soundtrack's, "Chao Lobby"
Misheard Lyrics: Take off, Chaos, take off
Original Lyrics: Hip-hop, Sou.d Hip-hop
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