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1960s | |
Simon & Garfunkel's, "A Hazy Shade of Winter"
Misheard Lyrics: Google now
Original Lyrics: Look around
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Steppenwolf's, "Magic Carpet Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Right between the saw machine
Original Lyrics: Right between the sound machine
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The Friends of Distinction's, "Grazing in the Grass"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you bigger, baby?
Original Lyrics: Can you dig it, baby?
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics: How the heartaches come and they go and you start believing
Original Lyrics: How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: You made a thoroughbred
Original Lyrics: You made a fool of me
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Telephone Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheerio wine
Original Lyrics: Telephone line
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Gladys Knight and the Pips', "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess you could say that I've been yucky
Original Lyrics: I guess you could say that I've been lucky
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: The algebra has a devil for a psychic tree, for a tree, for a tree!
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: The algebra has a devil for a psychic tree
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me.
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you like waking up at midnight
Original Lyrics: If you like making love at midnight
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1980s | |
Brenda Russell's, "Piano in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like Astaire
Original Lyrics: I feel like it's dead
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Donna Summer's, "She Works Hard for the Money"
Misheard Lyrics: So you better dream all night
Original Lyrics: So you better treat her right
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Let this groove, something for Kohl's
Original Lyrics: Let this groove, set in your shoes
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Hold on Tight"
Misheard Lyrics: Overnight to your dreams
Original Lyrics: Hold on tight to your dreams
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Living Colour's, "Cult of Personality"
Misheard Lyrics: A cocaine personality
Original Lyrics: The cult of personality
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Madonna's, "Like a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Laugh for croissants
Original Lyrics: Let the choir sing
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Merle Haggard's, "Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's chase each other round Romper Room tonight.
Original Lyrics: Let's chase each other around the room tonight.
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Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald's, "On Our Own"
Misheard Lyrics: So many dimes
Original Lyrics: So many times
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The Human League's, "Don't You Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And even though I knew I found a happier place
Original Lyrics: But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
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The Stranglers', "Skin Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Better watch out for the Schoolies
Original Lyrics: Better watch out for the skin deep
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1990s | |
Blue's Clues', "We Just Figured Out Blue's Clues"
Misheard Lyrics: We're just checking out Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics: We just figured out Blue's Clues
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to swing your door
Original Lyrics: I want you to swing your dove
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Oops oops riot
Original Lyrics: Zoot suit riot
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Rub-a-dub in your old blonde hair
Original Lyrics: Run a comb through your coal black hair
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Stolen bottle of beer
Original Lyrics: Throw back a bottle of beer
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's those whispers in your dreams?
Original Lyrics: Who's that whispering in the trees?
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Collective Soul's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics: Helen Keller's lights shine bad.
Original Lyrics: Heaven, let your light shine down.
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Happy Mondays', "Loose Fit"
Misheard Lyrics: I used to be a loose fit
Original Lyrics: Has to be a loose fit
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Kidsongs', "Fast Food"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't standard guess
Original Lyrics: And I don't stand a chance
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in love now, hell if I know, I'm a skittle, I'm a beetle, yeah!
Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yeah!
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Semisonic's, "Secret Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: And smoothies improve me
Original Lyrics: And soothe me, improve me
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Semisonic's, "Singing in My Sleep"
Misheard Lyrics: All alone, Barnes & Noble passed
Original Lyrics: All alone on the overpass
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Sister Hazel's, "All For You"
Misheard Lyrics: I thought a sea hawk
Original Lyrics: I thought I’d seen it all
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Space's, "Neighbourhood"
Misheard Lyrics: In number 18 there lives a big Dutch queen
or In number 18 there lives a paper queen Original Lyrics: In number 18 there lives a big butch queen
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2000s | |
Arctic Monkeys', "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
Misheard Lyrics: Your name isn't real, but I don't care for satellites
The fuse might result in a band with a banjo Original Lyrics: Your name isn't Rio,
But I don't care for sand and lighting The fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang-oh |
Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics: All of our talk shows
Original Lyrics: All of our times spent
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Blue's Clues', "Why are We Such Good Friends?"
Misheard Lyrics: We wanna go
Original Lyrics: We wanna know
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David Gates', "Find Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna have to spend all night forever without you
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna have to spend all my forever without you
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Keith Urban's, "You'll Think of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your Cat and Levi Strauss
Original Lyrics: Take your cat and leave my sweater
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Kesha's, "Your Love Is My Drug"
Misheard Lyrics: Mom's killing me I should think twice
Original Lyrics: Mom's telling me I should think twice
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Nickelback's, "What Are You Waiting For "
Misheard Lyrics: What are you waiting for her
Original Lyrics: What are you waiting for
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2010s | |
Baltra, Unknown Mortal Orchestra's, "Hunnybee"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be such a bother, stranger
No danger Original Lyrics: Don't be such a modern stranger
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