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Cast of 'Bjorn Again Live''s, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tangerine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life. Original Lyrics: Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life. |
The Story.... My sister and I took our mother for her birthday to see "Bjorn Again" last month. She had always loved ABBA and was the music that made her the happiest. So we had a great time singing and dancing during the show. But when we heard our mom sing 'tangerine' in the lyric, I just couldn't believe it. But the lyrics didn't matter as much as the feeling and the music, proven after seeing my mother smiling so big while she's singing about a fruit making a beat. Probably my biggest laugh all year. Story about this misheard lyric by: mattLA
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ABBA's, "The Name Of The Game"
Misheard Lyrics: I have no fringe, no way to see
Original Lyrics: I have no friends, no one to see
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Eagles', "Take It Easy"
Misheard Lyrics: We abuse a millionaire
Original Lyrics: We may lose and we may win
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John Lennon's, "#9 Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah, I'm a coward, pousse pousse
Ah, I'm a coward, pousse pousse Ah, I'm a coward, pousse pousse Original Lyrics: Ah, Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah, Bowakawa, pousse pousse Ah, Bowakawa pousse pousse |
John Lennon's, "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)"
Misheard Lyrics: And we all shot off
Original Lyrics: And we all shine on
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Led Zeppelin's, "Whole Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You drink Kool-Aid
Original Lyrics: You've been cooling
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The Doobie Brothers', "China Grove"
Misheard Lyrics: Talkin' 'bout Vagina Grove, Woah-oh, Vagina Grove!
Original Lyrics: Talkin' 'bout China Grove, Woah-oh, China Grove!
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Bryan Adams', "Run to You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna write to you
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna run to you
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Lionel Richie's, "Say You, Say Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Say it four ways, that's the way it should be.
Original Lyrics: Say it for always, that's the way it should be.
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Little River Band's, "Love Is a Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is a bridge that rocks from heart to heart
Original Lyrics: Love is a bridge that runs from heart to heart
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Madonna's, "Into the Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: We might be lovers if the river runs right
Original Lyrics: We might be lovers if the rhythm's right
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Madonna's, "Like a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Laugh for croissants
Original Lyrics: Let the choir sing.
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Madonna's, "Open Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Hoping you'll carve the meat
Original Lyrics: Open your heart to me
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Conga"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, shake your body baby, do that bong gang
Original Lyrics: Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't be sedated
Original Lyrics: I won't be complainin'
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Neneh Cherry's, "Buffalo Stance"
Misheard Lyrics: F***in' down their drawers
Original Lyrics: Droppin' down their drawers
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Fishin' in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Springer's almost over and the summer's come
And the days are getting along Original Lyrics: Spring is almost over and the summer's coming
The days are getting long |
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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Bryan Adams', "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, I would fight for you
I'd lie for you, walk the wild for you Original Lyrics: Yeah, I would fight for you
I'd lie for you, walk the wire for you |
Collective Soul's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics: Helen Keller’s lights shine bad.
Original Lyrics: Heaven, let your light shine down.
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Eagle-Eye Cherry's, "Save Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Say goodbye and fight the break of dawn
Original Lyrics: Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
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Fugees', "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Killing me softly with insults
Original Lyrics: Killing me softly with his song
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Gabrielle's, "Give Me A Little More Time"
Misheard Lyrics: You said, if there were days I was longing to call you
You'd be there You tried your best, Gavin C That you understand Original Lyrics: You said, if there were days I was lonely to call you
You'd be there You tried your best to convince me That you understand |
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INXS's, "Elegantly Wasted"
Misheard Lyrics: The food fight
or The book fight Original Lyrics: The good life
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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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Rage Against the Machine's, "Killing in the Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Remember the bag, take your chosen wife
Original Lyrics: By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
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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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Steps', "Deeper Shade of Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Get out, I'm a deeper shade of blue
And there's nothing I can do Original Lyrics: Yeah, I'm a deeper shade of blue
And there's nothing I can do |
The Beautiful South's, "A Little Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Tongue's so short, the bubble burst
or Time's so short, the bubble burst Original Lyrics: Tongue so sharp, the bubble burst
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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 |
Gwen Stefani featuring Eve's, "Rich Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: If I was a wacky girl
Original Lyrics: If I was a wealthy girl
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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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No Doubt featuring Lady Saw's, "Underneath It All"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a nama sama ya sahuma na hamu.
Original Lyrics: There's anotha side a yah weh dis heh ooman ya' adore.
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Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the summer of luck
Original Lyrics: It's the summer of love
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Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: One hundred degrees
And we turn up the heat once more time For the summer of love Original Lyrics: One hundred degrees
And we turn up the heat one more time For the summer of love |
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: One hundred degrees
And we turn up the heat once more time For the summer of luck Original Lyrics: One hundred degrees
And we turn up the heat one more time For the summer of love |
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: One hundred degrees
In the shade of the trees once more time Original Lyrics: One hundred degrees
In the shade of the trees one more time |
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: So dance it's the summer of luck
Tonight the Fiesta will come Original Lyrics: So dance it's the summer of love
Tonight the Fiesta will come |
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight is the night of our lives
De Fruta La Vida that's find Original Lyrics: Tonight is the night of our lives
De Fruta La Vida that's right |
Young the Giant's, "Cough Syrup"
Misheard Lyrics: There's bitches in the sea, they're staring at me
Original Lyrics: These fishes in the sea, they're staring at me
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Lee Brice's, "Hard to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm haunted love, haunted.love, oh, I don'take it easy.
Original Lyrics: I'm hard to love hard to love, oh, I don't take it easy.
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Marshmello and Jonas Brothers', "Leave Before You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancin’ on the edge of a ticket to fly
Original Lyrics: Dancing on the edge, 'bout to take it too far
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Panic! At the Disco's, "High Hopes"
Misheard Lyrics: Had to have Ha! Ha! hopes for a living. (...) Always say Ha! Ha! hopes.
Original Lyrics: Had to have high, high hopes for a living. (...) Always had high, high hopes.
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Swedish House Mafia's, "Don't You Worry Child"
Misheard Lyrics: My father hailed across the blue lake
Original Lyrics: Upon a hill across the blue lake
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Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua's, "Barbie World"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm always yours (stop playin' with 'em, RIOT) Ooh whoa My name is the barbie and I really don't know how to party Pink Venti im ready to bend It's a ten so I get a big Ken Like Jazzie, Stacie, Nickie All of them pretties think they pretty All of the Barbie is bad It growls (it growls) and it ain't catchin that
Original Lyrics: I'm always yours (stop playin' with 'em, RIOT) Ooh whoa And I'm bad like the Barbie (Barbie) I'm a doll, but I still wanna party (party) Pink 'Vette like I'm ready to bend (bend) I'm a ten, so I pull in a Ken Like Jazzie, Stacie, Nicki (grrah) All of the Barbies is pretty (damn) All of the Barbies is bad It girls (It girls) and we ain't playin' tag (grrah)
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