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1950s | |
The Everly Brothers', "Wake Up Little Susie"
Misheard Lyrics: Wake up a little boozy
Original Lyrics: Wake up little Susie
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1960s | |
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me home, oh rubber ducky
Original Lyrics: Take me home, oh muddah, fadduh
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Johnny Horton's, "North to Alaska"
Misheard Lyrics: Born in Alaska
or Born in Nebraska Original Lyrics: North to Alaska
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The Who's, "I Can See for Miles"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you're receiving
or I know you're retrieving Original Lyrics: I know you've deceived me
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a bashful child, give me to grow old.
Original Lyrics: I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow.
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Andy Gibb's, "An Everlasting Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe an everlasting love to you
Original Lyrics: Maybe an everlasting love will do
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Bad Company's, "I Can't Get Enough of Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on and come on, do wacka do.
Original Lyrics: Come on and on and do what you do.
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J. Geils Band's, "Must of Got Lost"
Misheard Lyrics: Never thought about the long run
Original Lyrics: Never thought about tomorrow
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Mott the Hoople's, "All the Way from Memphis"
Misheard Lyrics: Forgot my sex dream raising in the sky
Original Lyrics: Forgot my six-string razor hit the sky
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Mott the Hoople's, "All the Young Dudes"
Misheard Lyrics: All the young fools carry the moods
Original Lyrics: All the young dudes carry the news
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1980s | |
ABBA's, "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: You hear her voice and beware
Teeth in the chair Original Lyrics: You hear her voice everywhere
Taking the chair |
Aretha Franklin's, "A Different World"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Walt Disney World
Original Lyrics: It's a different world
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Cher and Peter Cetera's, "After All"
Misheard Lyrics: Well here we go again
(Later) Every melody repeats or Every mystery repeats Original Lyrics: Well here we are again
(Later) Every memory repeats |
Chicago's, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: I will make it over you
Original Lyrics: I will make it up to you
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Def Leppard's, "Love Bites"
Misheard Lyrics: (Love bites, love bleeds)
It's playing a joke on me Original Lyrics: (Love bites, love bleeds)
It's bringing me to my knees |
Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the powerful run
Original Lyrics: Feel the power of love
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John Mellencamp's, "Pink Houses"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause the sinful man, baby,
Pays the bills, the bills, the bills that kill Original Lyrics: 'Cause the simple man, baby,
Pays for the thrills, the bills, the pills that kill |
Michael Jackson's, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: (K-Y Jelly)
Original Lyrics: (P.Y.T)
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Michael Jackson's, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: Video kid
Original Lyrics: Pretty young thing
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Fishin' In The Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Springer's almost over and the summer's come
And the days are gettin' long. Original Lyrics: Spring is almost over and the summer's comin'
The days are gettin' long |
Paul McCartney's, "My Brave Face"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been eating a Mounds
Original Lyrics: I've been doing the rounds
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Squeeze's, "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)"
Misheard Lyrics: Purina Dog Chow
Original Lyrics: Pulling mussels from a shell
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Swans', "New Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: The sex in your soul will dampen our health
Original Lyrics: The sex in your soul will damn you to hell
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The Human League's, "Louise"
Misheard Lyrics: It seemed to wipe away the tears
Original Lyrics: It seemed to wipe away the years
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The Human League's, "Mirror Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes the millionaire
Original Lyrics: Here comes the mirror man
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Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics: Been twenty years since you gone away
Original Lyrics: Not quite a year since she went away
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "Livin' on the Edge"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemon wedge
or Lemon Pledge Original Lyrics: Livin' on the edge
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Green Day's, "Brain Stew"
Misheard Lyrics: The mountain's high, the space is down
Original Lyrics: My mouth is dry, my face is numb
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Meat Loaf's, "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd walk the wire for you
Original Lyrics: I'd walk on the wild for you
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Oasis', "She's Electric"
Misheard Lyrics: She is electric, can I be an electric lens?
or She is electric, can I be an electric sense? Original Lyrics: She is electric, can I be electric too?
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R.E.M.'s, "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: They put a name on the moon
Original Lyrics: They put a man on the moon
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R.E.M.'s, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna go tell your neighbors
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up
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Shaggy's, "Boombastic"
Misheard Lyrics: She say I'm Mr Boombastic, tummy fantastic
Original Lyrics: She say I'm Mr Boombastic, say me fantastic
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The Corrs', "Hopelessly Addicted to You"
Misheard Lyrics: And if yesterday I'm hurt
Original Lyrics: And if yesterday I heard
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The Cranberries', "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Impossible to Eeyore
or Impossible for Eeyore Original Lyrics: Impossible to ignore
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2000s | |
Gwen Stefani featuring Akon's, "The Sweet Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: (Big mistake, big mistake)
Original Lyrics: (The sweet escape, the sweet escape)
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Jessica Simpson's, "With You"
Misheard Lyrics: And nothing but a peep show
Original Lyrics: And nothing but a T-shirt on
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Mario's, "Let Me Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: You should I really love you
Original Lyrics: You should let me love you
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Nelly's, "Country Grammar"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm going down down baby, goat street in a rainbow
(Boom) (boom) Baby, uh uh, ready to learn go (HA YEAH!) Shimmy shimmy cocoa puff, listen to it now Write it up and take a puff, pass it to me now Original Lyrics: I'm going down down baby, yo' street in a range rover
(Boom) (boom) Baby, uh uh, ready to let it go (HOT ISH) Shimmy shimmy cocoa what? Listen to it pow Light it up and take a puff, pass it to me now |
Sarah Connor's, "Bounce"
Misheard Lyrics: Botch baby, out that door
Original Lyrics: Bounce, baby, out that door
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Trick Daddy's, "Let's Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's go! (Let's go!)
If you want it, you can get it Let me know, (Let me know) I'm 'bout to f*** with you cup, let's go! (Let's go!) Original Lyrics: Let's go! (Let's go!)
If you want it, you can get it Let me know, (Let me know) I'm about to f*** a nigga up, let's go! (Let's go!) |
2010s | |
Portugal the Man's, "Feel It Still"
Misheard Lyrics: We've got one night, and the feeling's good
Original Lyrics: Might be over now, but I feel it still
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Wynter Gordon's, "Dirty Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: S*** on them on the floor
Original Lyrics: S and m on the floor
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