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1960s | |
Cream's, "Sunshine of Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's getting me down
Original Lyrics: It's getting near dawn
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty feet thunder chief
or Dirty deeds done with sheep or Dirty cheese thunder sheep or Dirty beans jungle jeep Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
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AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty geese eating the thunder chips
or Dirty trees and those thunder cheese or Dirty geese in the thunder trees Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
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Barry White's, "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Crickets ain't my s***
Original Lyrics: Quittin' just ain't my schtick
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Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody had some gas
Original Lyrics: Somebody help me, yeah
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "We've Got Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Both of us smoking
Original Lyrics: Both of us lonely
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't bring me down...Gloop!
Original Lyrics: Don't bring me down...grrooosss!
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Elvis Presley's, "Always on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Little things I should have centered on.
Original Lyrics: Little things I should have said and done.
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Elvis Presley's, "Always on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Little things I should have said it Don.
Original Lyrics: Little things I should have said and done.
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Elvis Presley's, "Always on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Little things I should have said undone
Original Lyrics: Little things I should have said and done
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Elvis Presley's, "Always on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Little things I should have stepped on.
Original Lyrics: Little things I should have said and done.
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Elvis Presley's, "Always on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: You were always on my right
Original Lyrics: You were always on my mind
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Frankie Valli's, "Swearin' to God"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweatin' a cock
Original Lyrics: Swearin' to God
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Gary Wright's, "Love Is Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Reflecting the love that shoe shine on me
Original Lyrics: Reflecting the love that you shine on me
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Hot Chocolate's, "Every 1's a Winner"
Misheard Lyrics: Eleanor's a winner, baby
or Elinor's a winner, baby Original Lyrics: Every 1's a winner, baby
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: This dictates the moonshine, beer drops in my eyes.
Original Lyrics: Misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eye.
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Kris Kristofferson's, "For the Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Hear the whisper of the raindrops,
Blowing south against the window. Original Lyrics: Hear the whisper of the raindrops,
Blowing soft against the window. |
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Livin' on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Tommy's out on Sixth Street high
Original Lyrics: Tommy got his six-string in hock
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Bon Jovi's, "Livin' on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: You live for the virus I know that you got
Original Lyrics: You live for the fight when that's all that you've got
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Bon Jovi's, "Livin' on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: You live for the virus I know that you've got
Original Lyrics: You live for the fight when that's all that you've got
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Chicago's, "Will You Still Love Me?"
Misheard Lyrics: Deep inside, I'm always new
Original Lyrics: Deep inside, I always knew
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Depeche Mode's, "Everything Counts"
Misheard Lyrics: The graph on the wall
Tells the story of Adolf Original Lyrics: The graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Hold on Tight"
Misheard Lyrics: Overnight 'til you're free
or Overtime 'til you're free Original Lyrics: Hold on tight to your dreams
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Kim Mitchell's, "I Am a Wild Party"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a wild party, go away!
Original Lyrics: I am a wild party, rah, rah, ole
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Night Ranger's, "Sister Christian"
Misheard Lyrics: Motorheads, twice the price to ride
Original Lyrics: Motoring! What's your price for flight?
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Rick Springfield's, "Don't Talk to Strangers"
Misheard Lyrics: Dumb bunny strangers
Original Lyrics: Don't talk to strangers
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Rod Stewart's, "Love Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't put your arms aside
Original Lyrics: Don't push it all aside
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S-Express', "Theme from S-Express"
Misheard Lyrics: Out in the hospital
Original Lyrics: I got the hots for you
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Sammy Hagar's, "Three Lock Box"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to the three-lock box
Original Lyrics: One, Two, Three-Lock Box
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Santana's, "Winning"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Willie, I'm Willie
Original Lyrics: I'm winning, I'm winning
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1990s | |
Danzig's, "Mother"
Misheard Lyrics: Not a fastest sea of light
Original Lyrics: Not about to see your light
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Rancid's, "Time Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: He shot right outta here and gave,
The new king his crown Original Lyrics: Three shots rang out, the hero's dead,
The new king is crowned |
Smash Mouth's, "Walkin' on the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: So shout "Hooray!", act now
Original Lyrics: So don't delay, act now
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Stone Temple Pilots', "Big Empty"
Misheard Lyrics: To Disneyland is conscience laden
Original Lyrics: Her dizzy head is conscience laden
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Tim McGraw's, "Indian Outlaw"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be riding on my Tauntaun
Original Lyrics: I'll be beating on my tom-tom
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Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans', "Heartbreak Hotel"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the Hard Rock Hotel
Original Lyrics: This is the Heartbreak Hotel
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Winger's, "Down Incognito"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I’m all out of junk
Original Lyrics: And I'm all out of time
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2000s | |
Alicia Keys', "Fallin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I keep on bowlin' in the alley
Original Lyrics: I keep on fallin' in and out
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Alicia Keys', "If I Ain't Got You"
Misheard Lyrics: Some people one and all
Original Lyrics: Some people want it all
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Jimmy Eat World's, "The Middle"
Misheard Lyrics: It just takes some time, to get a little after ride
Original Lyrics: It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride. |
Jonas Brothers', "Year 3000"
Misheard Lyrics: Your great, great, great granddaughter
Is doing fine, doing fine. Original Lyrics: And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine, pretty fine. |
Nelly's, "Country Grammar"
Misheard Lyrics: Going down, down, baby, oh, street in a raincoat.
Original Lyrics: We going downtown, baby, your street in a Range Rover.
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2010s | |
Mr Probz's, "Waves"
Misheard Lyrics: My Facebook warrior
And my feet can't touch the ground Original Lyrics: My face above the water
And my feet can't touch the ground |
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