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1950s | |
Jerry Lee Lewis', "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's drink a vanilla shake
Original Lyrics: Let's shake, baby, shake
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1960s | |
Sandpipers', "Guantanamera"
Misheard Lyrics: One ton of metal! For he is one ton of metal!
Original Lyrics: Guantanamera! Guajiro Guantanamera!
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The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Bus stop Wendy She’s there asking She say “my umbrella”
Original Lyrics: Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say "Please, share my umbrella"
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1970s | |
Jackson 5's, "Corner of the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone's Julius Caesar
Original Lyrics: Everything has its season
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Jackson 5's, "Little Bitty Pretty One"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on and talk dirty
Original Lyrics: Come on and talk to me
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Jackson 5's, "Mama's Pearl"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama's pearl, let down those turds
or Mama's pearl, let down those curds Original Lyrics: Mama's pearl, let down those curls
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Jackson 5's, "Never Can Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: I never can sing about you
or I never can say about you Original Lyrics: I never can say goodbye, boy
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James Taylor's, "Fire and Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I've seen several days
Original Lyrics: I've seen sunny days
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Ozark Mountain Daredevils', "Jackie Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: J.K. Rowling
Original Lyrics: Jackie Blue
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Shalamar's, "Uptown Festival"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, sugar bought honey buns
Original Lyrics: Oh, sugar pie, honey bunch
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Wadsworth Mansion's, "Sweet Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet Mary sent a lemon to me
Original Lyrics: Sweet Mary sent a letter to me
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1980s | |
Evelyn 'Champagne' King's, "Love Come Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Please overtime
Original Lyrics: Please hold me tight
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James Taylor And J.d. Souther's, "Her Town Too"
Misheard Lyrics: Anyone at home
Original Lyrics: Anyone at all
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Pretenders', "My City Was Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: But my favorite song
Original Lyrics: But my family was gone
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Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio's, "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like U2
Original Lyrics: Just like you do
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Saga's, "On the Loose"
Misheard Lyrics: We put down my Oneida
Original Lyrics: We put the mind on idle
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Shalamar's, "Dancing in the Sheets"
Misheard Lyrics: I caught you smelling
Original Lyrics: I caught you smiling
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Shalamar's, "Dead Giveaway"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl you can't tonight
Original Lyrics: Girl you can't deny it
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Shalamar's, "The Second Time Around"
Misheard Lyrics: You can make it on the road
or You can make it on the run Original Lyrics: You can make it on your own
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The Bangles', "Hazy Shade Of Winter"
Misheard Lyrics: Lift your arms, just pass away
Original Lyrics: But if your hopes should pass away
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Thompson Twins', "Lay Your Hands on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: (Lay your eggs)
or (Lay your hens) Original Lyrics: (Lay your hands)
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Tom Jones', "A Boy from Nowhere"
Misheard Lyrics: A boy from Norway
Original Lyrics: A boy from nowhere
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1990s | |
Fugees', "Fu-Gee-La"
Misheard Lyrics: We used to be over there
Original Lyrics: We used to be number ten
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Michael Jackson's, "Remember the Time"
Misheard Lyrics: A matter of time
Original Lyrics: Remember the time
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Primitive Radio Gods', "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth..."
Misheard Lyrics: And simple stars in magazine
Original Lyrics: And superstars in magazines
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Tom Jones And Stereophonics', "Mama Told Me Not to Come"
Misheard Lyrics: Old mother widow
Original Lyrics: Open up the window
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Tom Jones and the Cardigans', "Burning Down The House"
Misheard Lyrics: Old time
Original Lyrics: Hold tight
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Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans', "Heartbreak Hotel"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the pothead hotel
Original Lyrics: This is the Heartbreak Hotel
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Whitney Houston's, "I Learned from the Best"
Misheard Lyrics: Let you back in my arms
Original Lyrics: Let you back in my heart
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2000s | |
"Weird Al" Yankovic's, "A Complicated Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Little Italy
Original Lyrics: Save a piece for me
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Garbage's, "Metal Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Now that we know for sure, let's analyze
When they say, 'No one gets hurt,' remember, nobody dies. Original Lyrics: Now that we know for sure, they're telling lies
When they say, 'No one gets hurt, and therefore nobody dies.' |
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L'arc~en~ciel's, "AS ONE"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking the food - Discover a new way to breed
Original Lyrics: Taking the fruit - Discover a new way to breathe
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Tom Jones And Heather Small's, "You Need Love Like I Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes it's you
Original Lyrics: Yes it's true
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Tom Jones And Mousse T's, "Sex Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: Only want to make me cry
Original Lyrics: Only want to make me fly
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2010s | |
5 Seconds Of Summer's, "Jet Black Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I ride with the boys and Ben
Original Lyrics: I write with a poison pen
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Miguel's, "Sure Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Big bad nipple got a slick back
Original Lyrics: You could bet thatNever gotta sweat that
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misc | |
Tyla's, "Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Harry Potter Make me lose my breath Make me water
Original Lyrics: Make me hotter Make me lose my breath Make me water
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