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1950s | |
Buddy Holly's, "Rave On!"
Misheard Lyrics: If you say "I love you", then you dumb, buddy, dumb, buddy, dumb.
Original Lyrics: When you say, I love you, rave on (du-ba-de-du-ba-de-dum)
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Fleetwoods', "Come Softly to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Uriah says Ya [you're] forever and a day
Original Lyrics: You're my obsession forever and a day
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The Cadillacs', "Speedo"
Misheard Lyrics: Well they often call me sweet ums
But my real name is Mister Earl Original Lyrics: Well, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mister Earl. |
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1960s | |
Chad & Jeremy's, "Willow Weep for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Banjo branches green along the stream that runs to sea
(Later) Banjo branches down along the ground and cover me Original Lyrics: Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
(Later) Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me |
Chad & Jeremy's, "Willow Weep for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave my heart a-breakin' and makin' a mom
Original Lyrics: Leave my heart a-breakin' and makin' a moan
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Chad & Jeremy's, "Willow Weep for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama to the night to hide her starry light
Original Lyrics: Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
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Chad & Jeremy's, "Willow Weep for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Widow weep for me (2x)
Original Lyrics: Willow weep for me (2x)
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The Beatles', "She's Leaving Home"
Misheard Lyrics: She breaks down and cries to her horseman daddy
Our baby's gone Original Lyrics: She breaks down and cries to her husband
Daddy, our baby's gone |
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1970s | |
Chicago's, "Saturday in the Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Slow roasted ice cream in the color of the day
Original Lyrics: Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day
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Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Saturday night's all white
All white, all white! Original Lyrics: Saturday Night's Alright
Alright, Alright! |
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not talking 'bout religion
Original Lyrics: I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
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Lobo's, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"
Misheard Lyrics: Old MacDonald, he made us jerk,
But then he paid us for what is was worth Original Lyrics: Old MacDonald, he made us work
But then he paid us for what it was worth. |
Michael Jackson's, "Got to Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to be there, bring her door chimes
Original Lyrics: Got to be there, bring her good times
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Peter Gabriel's, "Solsbury Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: Climbing up on South Street Hill
Original Lyrics: Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Galileo finger roll--magnifico!
Original Lyrics: Galileo Figaro--magnifico!
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Simon And Garfunkel's, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Sail on, silver girl
Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are memories. Original Lyrics: Sail on, silver girl
Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way. |
The Rolling Stones', "Beast of Burden"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll never be your beast of burden
My back is broke, but it's a hurtin' Original Lyrics: I'll never be your beast of burden
My back is broad, but it's a hurtin' |
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The Stranglers', "Duchess"
Misheard Lyrics: And the Martians are puking up, God forbid.
Original Lyrics: And the Rodney's are queueing up, God forbid
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Yes', "Yours Is No Disgrace"
Misheard Lyrics: ... armies scatter the earth.
Original Lyrics: ... armies gather near.
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1980s | |
Billy Ocean's, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"
Misheard Lyrics: Get outta my dreams.
Get into Betsy, baby. Get into my car. Original Lyrics: Get outta my dreams
Get in the back seat baby Get in to my car. |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a wife and kids and brother in law Jack
Original Lyrics: I got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack
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Bryan Adams', "Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: I need some money. Everybody needs some money.
Original Lyrics: I need somebody. Everybody needs somebody.
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Crowded House's, "Werther with you"
Misheard Lyrics: You can find the seed but not the tree
Original Lyrics: You can fight the sleep but not the dream
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: But Cher is not my son
or But cher (meaning "dear") is not my son Original Lyrics: The kid is not my son.
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REO Speedwagon's, "Can't Fight This Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you take me to the trenches that alone I'd never find.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you take me to the places that alone I'd never find.
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Rush's, "Limelight"
Misheard Lyrics: Cast in this, a lively robe
Original Lyrics: Cast in this unlikely role
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1990s | |
Dream Theater's, "Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a break at the bottom of a lake.
Original Lyrics: Daybreak, at the bottom of a lake.
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Public Image Ltd's, "Disappointed"
Misheard Lyrics: Disappointed of you people
Original Lyrics: Disappointed a few people
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Vengaboys', "Kiss When the Sun Don't Shine"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna kiss, kiss, kiss, when the sun goes down.
Original Lyrics: I only kiss, kiss, kiss, when the sun don't shine.
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2000s | |
A Perfect Circle's, "Pet"
Misheard Lyrics: Pounding booties like pee to the thick duck at the porn hub
Original Lyrics: Counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums.
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Bowling For Soup's, "Phineas and Ferb Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Painting a cotton nerd
Original Lyrics: Painting a continent
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Dream Theater's, "Constant Motion"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever more, into the night, misery
Original Lyrics: Forever more, into the night, blistering
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Dream Theater's, "Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Sun-take me higher
Lies take me higher Original Lyrics: Shine-lake of fire
Lines take me higher |
First Class', "Beach Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: The suntan kook and all-American male
Original Lyrics: The sun-tanned, crew-cut, All-American Male
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John Mayer's, "Your Body Is a Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Nevada is wonderland :repeats once: I'll use my hands
Original Lyrics: Your body is a wonderland
Your body is a wonderland (I'll use my hands). |
Keane's, "Somewhere Only We Know"
Misheard Lyrics: So why don't we go
Somewhere only we mow? Original Lyrics: So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know? |
Lights', "Saviour"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm always denying the murder
Original Lyrics: I'm always denying the murmur
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Skillet's, "Rebirthing"
Misheard Lyrics: For the first time now, I paralyzed a cow.
Original Lyrics: For the first time now, I come alive somehow.
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Soulja Boy's, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
Misheard Lyrics: All the way turtle turtleeee turtleeee turtleeee tiuirtleee (turtle!) (turtle!)
Soulja Boy, turtle Original Lyrics: All the way turnt up
All the way turnt up Soulja Boy turnt up Turnt uuuup |
2010s | |
Katy Perry's, "Walking on Air"
Misheard Lyrics: To bite, I'm talking for dare
Original Lyrics: Tonight, I'm walking on air
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Sia's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics: One two three
One two three three Original Lyrics: One two three
One two three drink |
magic's, "rude"
Misheard Lyrics: Wipe that piece of rude (?)
Original Lyrics: Why you gotta be so rude?
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country | |
Lonestar's, "I'm Already There"
Misheard Lyrics: And you imagine every friend
Original Lyrics: I'm your imaginary friend
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Lonestar's, "Not a Day Goes By"
Misheard Lyrics: Minutes turn to ours, and the hour's today's
Original Lyrics: Minutes turn to hours, and the hours to days
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Taylor Swift's, "You Belong with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in the river, it's a typical Tuesday night
Original Lyrics: I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night
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The Tractors', "Baby Likes to Rock It"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a sack full of semen, got to stick it in your fish
Original Lyrics: She got it stacked to the ceiling got it stickin' in your face
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misc | |
Cast of Annie's, "It's the Hard Knock Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Stella treated, we get tripped
Stella kisses, we get kissed Original Lyrics: Steada treated, we get tricked
Steada kisses, we get kicked |
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