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1950s | |
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 | |
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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Three Dog Night's, "Eli's Coming"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm down over here
Original Lyrics: I'm down on my knees
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing queen, vis-a'-vis from the tambourine
Original Lyrics: Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
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ABBA's, "Fernando"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of Bunsen cannons almost made me cry. Original Lyrics: And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry. |
ABBA's, "Fernando"
Misheard Lyrics: I could hear the distant drums
And sound of humour and darts coming from the bar. Original Lyrics: I could hear the distant drums
And the sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar. |
ABBA's, "Fernando"
Misheard Lyrics: Since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hair.
Original Lyrics: Since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand.
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ABBA's, "Fernando"
Misheard Lyrics: Since many years I haven't seen
Arrival in your land Original Lyrics: Since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
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ABBA's, "Fernando"
Misheard Lyrics: There were shining there for you and me,
Beneath the tree, Fernando (Later) If I had to do the same again, I would refrain, Fernando. Original Lyrics: There were shining there for you and me,
For Liberty, Fernando (Later) If I had to do the same again, I would my friend, Fernando. |
Bob Marley's, "Three Little Birds"
Misheard Lyrics: Tweet little birds
Original Lyrics: Three little birds
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Cat Stevens', "Wild World"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, baby, baby, it's a Wawa
Original Lyrics: Ooh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
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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 |
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. |
Patrick Hernandez's, "Born to Be Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Butterfinger bar
Original Lyrics: Born to be alive
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Paul Simon's, "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: Hop on the bus, Gus, you don't need to discuss, Marge
Just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free Original Lyrics: Hop on the bus, Gus, you don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free |
The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: Staring at a Hesseling
Original Lyrics: I'm sending out an S.O.S.
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1980s | |
ABBA's, "Super Trouper"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's gonna be so different
When I'm on the spaceship night Original Lyrics: And it's gonna be so different
When I'm on the stage tonight |
ABBA's, "Super Trouper"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's gonna be so different
When I'm on the spaceship night Original Lyrics: And it's gonna be so different
When I'm on the stage tonight |
ABBA's, "Super Trouper"
Misheard Lyrics: I was sick and tired of everything
When I called you last night from Texaco Original Lyrics: I was sick and tired of everything
When I called you last night from Glasgow |
ABBA's, "Super Trouper"
Misheard Lyrics: I was sick and tired of everything
When I saw you last night at Gladstone's. Original Lyrics: I was sick and tired of everything
When I called you last night from Glasgow. |
Def Leppard's, "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"
Misheard Lyrics: You're peeing on the highway
Original Lyrics: You're bringin' on the heartbreak
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Eurythmics', "Thorn In My Side"
Misheard Lyrics: A bundle of laughs
You know that's all that it was worth Original Lyrics: A bundle of lies
You know that's all that it was worth |
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: The Chair is not my son
Original Lyrics: The kid is not my son
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Squeeze's, "Another Nail In My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: The stupid above, that kills on me love
I want to be good inside my love Original Lyrics: That stupid old bug, that kills only love
I want to be good, is that not enough? |
Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics: All I wanna do
When I wake up in the morning is feel alright Original Lyrics: All I wanna do
When I wake up in the morning is see your eyes |
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1990s | |
Boyzone's, "So Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on and help me out
Original Lyrics: Come on and hear me now
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Eternal's, "I Wanna Be the Only One"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you deserve a mountain
or Now you deserve a mantra Original Lyrics: Now you deserve a mansion
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Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you have a dime…
Original Lyrics: Do you have the time…
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Green Day's, "When I Come Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard you driving now
Original Lyrics: I heard you crying loud
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Kris Kross', "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics: Rick Garbo make you…Jump! Jump!
Original Lyrics: Mac Daddy make you…Jump! Jump!
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Burger King fries again.
Original Lyrics: Their lives again
Their Li, to pull us through |
Original's, "I Luv U Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: And the moon at night like a tune I like
It's such a joy Original Lyrics: And the moon at night like a tuna on site
It's such a joy |
The Verve's, "The Drugs Don't Work"
Misheard Lyrics: Now the screws don't work
Original Lyrics: Now the drugs don't work
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The Wallflowers', "6th Avenue Heartache"
Misheard Lyrics: And now it's stung me in
Original Lyrics: And now it's drawn me in
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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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Fallout Boy's, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a lethal man
or I'm a legal man Original Lyrics: I'm a leading man
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Gigi D'Agostino's, "La Passion"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm living in disgrace
Original Lyrics: I'm living in the space
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Kings of Leon's, "Molly's Chambers"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got your, your pizza
Original Lyrics: She's got your, your pistol
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Michael Buble's, "Haven't Met You Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: I just haven't made a guess
Original Lyrics: I just haven't met you yet
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Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Are we having Funyuns?
Original Lyrics: Are we having fun yet?
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U2's, "Vertigo"
Misheard Lyrics: Another place called Vertigo
Original Lyrics: I'm at a place called Vertigo
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2010s | |
Chance the Rapper's, "Cocoa Butter Kisses"
Misheard Lyrics: All my homies stinky stank
Original Lyrics: All my homies think it's dank
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Charlie Puth's, "Attention"
Misheard Lyrics: Running round slap that turtle on my knee
Original Lyrics: Running around put that dirt all over my name
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misc | |
Commercial's, "Priceline"
Misheard Lyrics: Go to your half price
Original Lyrics: Go to your happy price
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Lil Nas X's, "Panini"
Misheard Lyrics: Said you wanted to see me thrive, you lied
Original Lyrics: Said you wanted to see me die, you lied
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