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1950s | |
Commercial's, "Pepsodent"
Misheard Lyrics: Your mother went the other way
Original Lyrics: You'll wonder where the yellow went
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1960s | |
The Beach Boys', "Fun, Fun, Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: And she'll have a pun, pun, pun
Original Lyrics: And she'll have fun, fun, fun
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The Drifters', "Save the Last Dance for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: By Golly, save the last dance for me
Original Lyrics: So darling, save the last dance for me
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The Drifters', "Save the Last Dance for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: By golly, save the last dance for me
Original Lyrics: So darling, save the last dance for me
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1970s | |
10cc's, "I'm Not in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Be quiet, request in quad, request in quad
Original Lyrics: Be quiet, big boys don't cry, big boys don't cry
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Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up in Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: If I am paying the rent
Original Lyrics: If her hair was still red
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David Bowie's, "Young Americans"
Misheard Lyrics: All the way from Russia
Original Lyrics: All the way from Washington
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Elvin Bishop's, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I pulled her out and made her go
Original Lyrics: I fooled around and fell in love
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MFSB and the Three Degrees', "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's 3:00
Original Lyrics: Let's get it on
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Rose Royce's, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: You battled me
Original Lyrics: You abandoned me
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The Bellamy Brothers', "Let Your Love Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: So retch and vomit
Original Lyrics: So let your love flow
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1980s | |
Breathe's, "Hands to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: So raise your hands to heaven today
Original Lyrics: So raise your hands to heaven and pray
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Heart's, "These Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: On the second of July
Original Lyrics: Every second of the night
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Simply Red's, "Holding Back The Years"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll keep Golden warm.
Original Lyrics: I'll keep holding on.
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Steve Perry's, "She's Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: I've seen your candy bar
Original Lyrics: I've seen your kind before
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1990s | |
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre's, "No Diggity"
Misheard Lyrics: I got to pack it up
or I got to back it up or I got the vac-u-um Original Lyrics: I got to bag it up
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Christina Aguilera's, "I Turn to You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can do better things
Original Lyrics: I can do anything
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Hootie & the Blowfish's, "Only Wanna Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: You are only awful
Original Lyrics: You can call me your fool
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Hootie and the Blowfish's, "Only Wanna Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: In a family of four
Original Lyrics: You can call me your fool
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Linkin Park's, "In Pieces"
Misheard Lyrics: There's poop in your eyes
Original Lyrics: There's truth in your lies
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Linkin Park's, "Leave Out All the Rest"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't be a worrywart
Original Lyrics: I can't be who you are
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Maggie Reilly's, "Everytime We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you feel my heartbeat, so I can't let you go?
Original Lyrics: Can't you feel my heartbeat slow? I can't let you go
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Maggie Reilly's, "Everytime We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: I reach for the spy
Original Lyrics: I reach for the sky
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Maggie Reilly's, "Everytime We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: I want this for less
Original Lyrics: I want this to last
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Maggie Reilly's, "Everytime We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: I want this to retch
Original Lyrics: I want this to last
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Michelle Gayle's, "I'll Find You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't spend my whole life weeding
Original Lyrics: I can't spend my whole life dreaming
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Steps', "Say You'll Be Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: When I looked into her eyes
It's all the love I've been waiting for Original Lyrics: When I looked into your eyes
Saw the love I'd been waiting for |
The Levellers', "One Way"
Misheard Lyrics: There's only one way of life,
So mash your own, Mash your own Mash your own. Original Lyrics: There's only one way of life and that's your own
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Weezer's, "El Scorcho"
Misheard Lyrics: The redheads don't do s*** but Jello
Original Lyrics: The redhead said you shred the cello
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2000s | |
Faith Hill's, "Mississippi Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I still like wearing my old Foghat,
Riding my kids around piggy bank. Original Lyrics: I still like wearing my old ball cap,
Riding my kids around piggy back. |
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Goo Goo Dolls', "Better Days"
Misheard Lyrics: So take these Luvs
Original Lyrics: So take these words
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Katy Perry's, "Waking Up In Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics: It's all I learned last night
Original Lyrics: It's all a blur last night
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Linkin Park's, "Breaking the Habit"
Misheard Lyrics: The Beatles always choose
Original Lyrics: The battles always choose
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Linkin Park's, "Hit the Floor"
Misheard Lyrics: A little muffin top
Original Lyrics: One minute you're on top
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Linkin Park's, "Lying from You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd rather sleep all alone
Original Lyrics: I'd rather be all alone
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Linkin Park's, "Nobody's Listening"
Misheard Lyrics: Tried to give you mourning
Original Lyrics: Tried to give you warning
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Linkin Park's, "Valentine's Day"
Misheard Lyrics: A black man took them away
Original Lyrics: A black wind took them away
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Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics: I waited 'til the somersault
or I waited 'til the summer sun or I waited 'til I sang this song Original Lyrics: I waited 'til I saw the sun
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Dani California"
Misheard Lyrics: What in the ballroom does your company take me for?
Original Lyrics: What in the world does your company take me for?
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Train's, "Drops of Jupiter"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance along the latte dei
Original Lyrics: Dance along the light of day
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2010s | |
Florence and the Machine's, "Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake it up, shake it up
or Drink it up, drink it up Original Lyrics: Shake it out, shake it out
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Backstreet Boys', "Downy Rinse & Refresh"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you tried a gallon of rinsing refresh?
Original Lyrics: Have you tried (new) Downy Rinse & Refresh?
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