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1960s | |
Mamas And The Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: California dreamin', I've got you in a daze.
Original Lyrics: California dreamin' on such a winter's day.
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William Lava And Irving Taylor's, "F Troop"
Misheard Lyrics: While pinning an awesome blood was spilled and so it was planned he'd command, F Troop.
Original Lyrics: While pinning it on some blood was spilled and so it was planned he'd command, F Troop.
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1970s | |
Carpenters', "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
Misheard Lyrics: We've been observing your birds
Original Lyrics: We've been observing your words
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Chaka Khan's, "I'm Every Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm every woman
Original Lyrics: Behind every woman
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay me down in sheets Bert Glennon.
Original Lyrics: Lay me down in sheets of linen.
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George Baker Selection's, "Little Green Bag"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking back on the quack
Original Lyrics: Looking back on the track
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: A little early birdie gave my ass is curly wurly
Original Lyrics: And little Early Pearly came by in his curly whirly
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Odyssey's, "Native New Yorker"
Misheard Lyrics: You're livin' la vida loca
Original Lyrics: You're a native New Yorker
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Queen 's, "We Will Rock You "
Misheard Lyrics: Chicken Yeah Chad All Over The Place.
Original Lyrics: Kicking Your Can All Over The Place.
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The Doors', "Riders on the Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: An actor all alone
Original Lyrics: An actor out on loan
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1980s | |
.38 Special's, "Teacher, Teacher"
Misheard Lyrics: Defect, defect
Can you reach me Original Lyrics: Teacher, teacher
Can you teach me? |
Billy Joel's, "Sometimes a Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a can of pee
Original Lyrics: It's just a fantasy
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Christopher Cross', "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: When you get caught between the loo
And New York City Original Lyrics: When you get caught between the moon
And New York City |
Cold Chisel's, "Cheap Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Once I smoked a peppermint cigar
Original Lyrics: Once I smoked a Danneman cigar
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Dead or Alive's, "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)"
Misheard Lyrics: Get me, scuba diver
Original Lyrics: Get me to the doctor
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a Friday, Shake it up
Original Lyrics: Break the bubble, break it up!
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Kool And The Gang's, "Cherish"
Misheard Lyrics: Parish the love we have
Original Lyrics: Cherish the love we have
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Salt-N-Pepa's, "Push It"
Misheard Lyrics: Get up on that dick!
Original Lyrics: Get on out there and dance!
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Sir Mix a Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Ohh, papa smooth skin,
You say you wanna get in my bins? Original Lyrics: Ooh, rump of smooth skin,
You say you wanna get in my Benz? |
The Power Station's, "Some Like It Hot"
Misheard Lyrics: Just get yourself on time
Original Lyrics: Just get yourself untied
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Whitesnake's, "Is This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: English love, or am I Spanish?
Original Lyrics: Is this love or am I dreaming?
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1990s | |
Bone Thugs N Harmony's, "Thuggish Ruggish Bone"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the nugget fuck it song
Original Lyrics: It's the thuggish Ruggish bone
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Crowded House's, "Fall at Your Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm really grown tonight
Original Lyrics: I'm really closed tonight
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Crowded House's, "Weather with You"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the sangria
Original Lyrics: It's the same room
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Gloria Estefan's, "Turn The Beat Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn the beat around!
Love to hear her cussin'! Original Lyrics: Turn the beat around!
Love to hear percussion! |
Live's, "All Over You"
Misheard Lyrics: Our love is like robots
or Our love is like wombats Original Lyrics: Our love is like water
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Parachute Express', "Color Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Same color song
Original Lyrics: Sing the color song
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The Cranberries', "Zombie"
Misheard Lyrics: In your head, in your head, Tommy, Tommy
Original Lyrics: In your head, in your head, Zombie, Zombie.
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Vanilla Ice's, "Ice Ice Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Police on the scene
You know what I mean? They passed me up, they're runnin' after dope fiends Original Lyrics: Police on the scene
You know what I mean? They passed me up, confronted all the dope fiends |
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2000s | |
Alicia Keys', "No One"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold on, hold on
or Hola, hola Original Lyrics: No one, no one
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Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance on my balls, cats having fun in a handbag Yours only yours, I wanna stay on instant It's no lie, Lisa in the crowd Said look harry had a vanity malfunction
Original Lyrics: Dansa med oss, klappa era hnder Gr som vi gr, ta ngra steg t vnster Lyssna och lr, missa inte chansen Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
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Empire Of The Sun's, "Walking On A Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Isabella
You can tell where we come from Isabella You can tell where we come from Original Lyrics: Is it real now When two people become one I can feel it When two people become one
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Empire of the Sun's, "We Are the People"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't go out when I think you're gonna leave with my hard drive
Original Lyrics: Can’t do well when I think you’re gonna leave me but I know I try
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2010s | |
Breaking Benjamin's, "Lights Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't afford a cab I can't afford a cab
Original Lyrics: I can't afford to care I can't afford to care
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SAINt JHN's, "Roses (Imanbek Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: “I was in a porno with a bag of screaming goats”.
Original Lyrics: I walked in the corner with the body screaming dolo
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