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1960s | |
Frank Sinatra 's, "When Somebody Loves You"
Misheard Lyrics: When Bugs Bunny loves you, like I love you.
Original Lyrics: When somebody loves you, like I love you.
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Richard Harris', "MacArthur Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone left the take-out in the rain
Original Lyrics: Someone left the cake out in the rain
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1970s | |
Bill Withers', "Ain't No Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no Soul Train when she's gone
Original Lyrics: Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
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Billy Joel's, "Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, we're all in the mood for a mammary
Original Lyrics: Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
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Cher's, "Half Breed"
Misheard Lyrics: My life has been worth ten cents since the day I was born.
Original Lyrics: Both sides were against me since the day I was born.
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Diana Ross', "Love Hangover"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta speed this hangover
Original Lyrics: I got the sweetest hangover
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Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreaming of my Chevy and my aubergines
Original Lyrics: Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
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Jackson 5's, "I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be your strength, I'll keep Golden warm.
Original Lyrics: I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on.
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John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me drown in molasses, let me die in your arms
Original Lyrics: Let me drown in your laughter, let me die in your arms
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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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Rod Stewart's, "The First Cut is the Deepest"
Misheard Lyrics: The first turd is a defense
Original Lyrics: The first cut is the deepest
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Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a wac-ky woman
Original Lyrics: Got a black magic woman
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The Doobie Brothers', "Minute by Minute"
Misheard Lyrics: Will I, will I, will I...
Original Lyrics: Minute by minute by minute by...
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The Grass Roots', "Temptation Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to rob me tonight
Original Lyrics: Got to love me tonight
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The Little River Band's, "Emma"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh pretty Emma too sweet and tender.
Original Lyrics: Oh pretty Emma you sweet pretender.
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The Ritchie Family's, "The Best Disco In Town"
Misheard Lyrics: So you or baby can hold on the past
Original Lyrics: Some new, or maybe one out of the past
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1980s | |
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: Cuz we’re Ms. Sheppard’s fools.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we're the simple fools.
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Swing Out Sister's, "Breakout"
Misheard Lyrics: And now you've found a great Jamaica slice.
Original Lyrics: And now you found a break to make it last.
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The Bangles', "Manic Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just another angry Monday
Original Lyrics: It's just another manic Monday
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1990s | |
'N Sync's, "Tearin' Up My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Terry, me and Garth
Original Lyrics: It's tearin' up my heart
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Billy Joel's, "All About Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: She still believes in baby girls
Original Lyrics: She still believes in miracles
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Blues Traveler's, "Hook"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh man she can’t rely
Original Lyrics: On that you can rely
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Mariah Carey's, "Dreamlover"
Misheard Lyrics: Dean Martin, come and rescue me
Original Lyrics: Dreamlover, come and rescue me
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Michael Learns To Rock's, "Nothing to Lose"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing to lose, I only love to will
Original Lyrics: Nothing to lose, your love to win
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Michael Learns To Rock's, "Nothing to Lose"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing to lose, you only love to will
Original Lyrics: Nothing to lose, your love to win
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Rednex's, "Cotton Eye Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: He was Margaret Sangster wherever he went
Original Lyrics: He brought disaster wherever he went
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Social Distortion's, "Ball and Chain"
Misheard Lyrics: And MTV, a bottle of gin
Original Lyrics: An empty bottle of gin
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones', "The Impression That I Get"
Misheard Lyrics: Nowhere
Original Lyrics: No, well...
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Vince Gill's, "Pocket Full of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Some talent scout's gonna show up and you'll pay for what you've done
Original Lyrics: Some jealous guy's gonna show up and you'll pay for what you've done.
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“Weird Al” Yankovic's, "Jurassic Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone let tea bags out of his hand
Original Lyrics: Someone let T. Rex out of his pen
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2000s | |
Bloc Party's, "I Still Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: Laughed at the people after work
Original Lyrics: Laughed at the people off to work
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Cast of Seussical's, "Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, the things you can think!
Original Lyrics: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
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Charlotte Church's, "Crazy Chick"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd go autistic
Original Lyrics: I'd go ballistic
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Fefe Dobson's, "Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: This kind of thing
Original Lyrics: This time will bring
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Jewel's, "Intuition"
Misheard Lyrics: In a hotel digital world
Original Lyrics: In a high tech digital world
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2010s | |
Mariofan888's, "1 2 Oatmeal"
Misheard Lyrics: What the triumph is that?
Original Lyrics: What a triumph is that
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Mind.in.a.box's, "Jade "
Misheard Lyrics: Children now use the spurt horse
Original Lyrics: Children now used as mere toys
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misc | |
Beyoncé's, "Texas Hold 'Em"
Misheard Lyrics: They said Texas, ain't no hoedown
Original Lyrics: This ain't Texas, ain't no hold 'em
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xmas | |
Percy Faith's, "Christmas Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas is bath time where no one wants to go.
Original Lyrics: Christmas is bedtime where no one wants to go.
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Traditional's, "Hark The Herald Angels Sing"
Misheard Lyrics: With angelic hearts proclaim
Original Lyrics: With angelic host proclaim
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