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1960s | |
Commercial's, "Cocoa Puffs"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm poo-poo for Cocoa Puffs!
Original Lyrics: I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: If you change your mind on a first day line
I mean I'm still free, take a chance on me or If you change your mind on a bird day's line I mean I'm still free, take a chance on me or If you change your mind on a birthday's line I mean I'm still free, take a chance on me Original Lyrics: If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey, I'm still free, take a chance on me |
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: If you change your mind on a first day line
I mean I'm still free, take a chance on me or If you change your mind on a bird day's line I mean I'm still free, take a chance on me or If you change your mind on a birthday's line I mean I'm still free, take a chance on me Original Lyrics: If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey, I'm still free, take a chance on me |
Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: You had to order on the app
Original Lyrics: You had to open up your mouth
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Billy Joel's, "The Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: When I dressed her for a reason
Original Lyrics: When I pressed her for a reason
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Cast of Sesame Street's, "Sing"
Misheard Lyrics: Sand, sand and stone
Original Lyrics: Sing, sing a song
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Doobie Brothers', "China Grove"
Misheard Lyrics: Say everybody's insane, damn this quickens the game
Original Lyrics: They say that the father's insane
And dear Mrs. Perkin's a game |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got me runnin' (home run), you've got me searchin'
Original Lyrics: You've got me runnin' (run, run), you've got me searchin'
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John Prine's, "Sam Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a hole in Daddy's heart
Where all the money goes Original Lyrics: There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes
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Nick Lowe's, "Cruel to Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta be gruel to be kind
Original Lyrics: You gotta be cruel to be kind
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Sister Sledge's, "He's the Greatest Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: On the ostrich in Crisco
Original Lyrics: On the outskirts of Frisco
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The Edgar Winter Group's, "Free Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on and take a sleigh ride
Original Lyrics: Come on and take a free ride
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War's, "Why Can’t We Be Friends?"
Misheard Lyrics: I get weird enough
Original Lyrics: Why can’t we be friends?
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics: Daddy's girl ran fast, all the things she couldn't take
Original Lyrics: Daddy's girl learned fast, all the things he couldn't say
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Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream
Let go them dreams, let go them dreams! Original Lyrics: Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
Red, gold and green, red, gold and green |
Culture Club's, "Karma Chamelon"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream
Let go them dreams, let go them dreams! Original Lyrics: Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
Red, gold and green, red, gold and green |
Disney's `The Little Mermaid''s, "Under The Sea"
Misheard Lyrics: We’ve got it hot for tasty young man
Original Lyrics: We got a hot crustacean band.
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Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine's, "Conga"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, shake your body up and do that rhumba.
Original Lyrics: Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga.
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Huey Lewis And The News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't need a traffic cop
Original Lyrics: Don't need no credit card
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Lionel Richie's, "Stuck on You"
Misheard Lyrics: Aren't you glad you stayed?
Original Lyrics: Mighty glad you stayed
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Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra's, "Xanadu"
Misheard Lyrics: Sad and blue
Original Lyrics: Xanadu
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Talking Heads', "And She Was"
Misheard Lyrics: Take Minute Maid from concentrate
Original Lyrics: Take a minute to concentrate
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1990s | |
Charlie Puth's, "Attention"
Misheard Lyrics: You just want detention
Original Lyrics: You just want attention
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Coal Chamber's, "Notion"
Misheard Lyrics: And dots come and dots go
Original Lyrics: And thoughts come and thoughts go
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Deacon Blue's, "Twist and Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: So Miss April, half the things you say
Don't seem as certain as in harmony Original Lyrics: So it's April and the things you say
Don't seem as certain as on Hogmanay |
Death's, "Scavenger of Human Sorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: Abstract fairy, your woman will turn to spy a scavenger of human sorrow
Original Lyrics: Abstract theory, the weapon of choice used by a scavenger of human sorrow
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Lenny Kravitz's, "American Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna violate
Original Lyrics: I wanna fly away
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R.E.M.'s, "Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: Think about Tourette's and wonder why you have it now
Original Lyrics: Think about direction wonder why you haven't before
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Robin S.'s, "Show Me Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to turn it up
Original Lyrics: You got to show me love
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Will Smith's, "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"
Misheard Lyrics: Like George and Regis
Original Lyrics: Like George and Weezy
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2000s | |
Bowling for Soup's, "Today Is Gonna Be a Great Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Fighting a dodo bird, painting a cotton nail
Or driving our sister insane Original Lyrics: Finding a dodo bird, painting a continent
Or driving our sister insane |
Cast of Between the Lions', "Grubby Pup"
Misheard Lyrics: Stubbed with Pup in the tub
Original Lyrics: Scrubbed with Pup in the tub
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Evanescence's, "Going Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Sixteen thousand moles I hide
Original Lyrics: Fifty thousand tears I've cried
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KT Tunstall's, "Suddenly I See"
Misheard Lyrics: It's foggy, I see
or It's soggy, I see or It's sunny, I see Original Lyrics: Suddenly I see
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The Ian Corey Project's, "Get Shaky"
Misheard Lyrics: You can say what you want but you're so just secure
Original Lyrics: You can say what you want but you saw just the door
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Three Days Grace's, "I Hate Everything About You"
Misheard Lyrics: I... ain't...
Original Lyrics: I... hate...
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2010s | |
Bowling for Soup's, "Phineas and Ferb Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Fighting a dodo bird, painting a cotton nail
Or driving our sister insane Original Lyrics: Finding a dodo bird, painting a continent
Or driving our sister insane |
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Demi Lovato's, "Heart Attack"
Misheard Lyrics: But a cup of rock won’t let it show
Original Lyrics: But I cover up, won’t let it show
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Taylor Swift's, "Wildest Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Even if it's Justin, your wildest dreams
Original Lyrics: Even if it's just in your wildest dreams
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country | |
George Strait's, "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
Misheard Lyrics: I remember that old Fritos River, where I learned to swim.
Original Lyrics: I remember that old Frio River, where I learned to swim.
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misc | |
Ariana Grande's, "34+35"
Misheard Lyrics: I'ma leave it open, like a dork I'm inside it
Original Lyrics: I'ma leave it open like a door, come inside it
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Glass Animals', "Heat Waves"
Misheard Lyrics: eBay's been freaking me out
Original Lyrics: Heat waves been faking me out
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