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1960s | |
Grateful Dead's, "Born Cross-eyed"
Misheard Lyrics: Meet me some morning in the suite. Bye. And, bye.
Original Lyrics: Meet me some morning in the Sweet By-and-by
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The Royal Guardsmen's, "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"
Misheard Lyrics: funny red baron
Original Lyrics: The bloody-red baron
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty teeth & thunder cheeks.
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at all the happy creatures dancing all alone
Original Lyrics: Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
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David Bowie's, "Moonage Daydream"
Misheard Lyrics: smoking a lot of big monkey bird
Original Lyrics: You're squawking like a pink monkey bird
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Doobie Brothers', "Take Me in Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you're leavin', leaving me behind.
I'm feelin' you cummin' for the very last time Original Lyrics: I know you're leavin', leaving me behind.
I'm seein' you darlin' for the very last time |
Guess Who's, "No Sugar Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: She's killing us all.
Original Lyrics: She's getting us all.
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Guess Who's, "No Sugar Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: She's killing us all.
Original Lyrics: She's getting us all.
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Head East's, "Never Been Any Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Change my life I'm going down for the last time
Original Lyrics: Save my life I'm going down for the last time
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John Cale's, "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Life and death and things you just do when you're born
Original Lyrics: Life and death are things you just do when you're bored
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: She was blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a douche another ruler in the night Original Lyrics: And she was blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. |
Talking Heads', "Once in a Lifetime"
Misheard Lyrics: Under the water, carry the water
Original Lyrics: Remove the water, carry the water
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The Hollies', "Long Cool Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: The DA was pawn for my left hand
Original Lyrics: The DA was pumpin' my left hand
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Highway to Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Seize a Nigger on right way round
Original Lyrics: Season ticket on a one way ride.
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Billy Joel's, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Wear a Cuban hat out lately honey?
Original Lyrics: Where have you been hiding out lately honey?
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Crosby, Stills, and Nash's, "Southern Cross"
Misheard Lyrics: Lookin' for that one-armed girl
Original Lyrics: I have been around the world looking for that woman, girl. Who knows love can endure
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Def Leppard's, "Rock of Ages"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock Davis, Rock Davis
Original Lyrics: Rock of ages, rock of ages
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John Stewart and Stevie Nicks', "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Driving to Makena
Singing to my soul. Original Lyrics: Driving over Kanan
Singing to my soul. |
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Loverboy's, "Turn Me Loose"
Misheard Lyrics: So why don't you just be loose
Just be loose (2x) or So why don't you Jess be loose Jess be loose (2x) Original Lyrics: So why don't you turn me loose
Turn me loose (2x) |
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Get up where the folks strike
No f*** 'til you get enough Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough |
Robert Palmer's, "Simply Irresistible"
Misheard Lyrics: She's so fine, there's no telling with a muddy whip.
Original Lyrics: She's so fine, there's no telling where the money went.
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Technotronic's, "Pump Up the Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: Pump up the champ
Original Lyrics: Pump up the Jam
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Theme Songs', "Everywhere You Look ('Full House' Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: What ever happened to the pre-disability?
Original Lyrics: What ever happened to predictability?
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "Deuces Are Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: I love to look into your big brown aaaaassss
Original Lyrics: I love to look into your big brown eyes
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Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: You're cheesy like a dingo
Original Lyrics: You're teasing like you do
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JX's, "Son of a Gun"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I'm supposed to run 'cause love is son of a gun
Original Lyrics: A man that's on the run is a dirty son of a gun
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're an Omastar
Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're an all star
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: The Ice Cream Skate, is getting pretty thin
Original Lyrics: The ice we skate, is getting pretty thin
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Spice Girls', "2 Become 1 "
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna make love to your baby
Original Lyrics: I wanna make love to you, baby
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Alpha Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna put the meat rest home again.
Original Lyrics: I wanna put the Midwest home again.
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Flatfoot 56's, "Brotherhood"
Misheard Lyrics: A punch to the face, and get to the rim
Original Lyrics: A punch to the face, a kick to the rib
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Good Charlotte's, "The River"
Misheard Lyrics: I've done a lot of things wrong but I swear I'm a Belieber
Original Lyrics: I've done a lot of things wrong but I swear I'm a believer
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: Come all you Starbucks-lovers, Don't tell me I'm insane.
Original Lyrics: Got a long list of ex-lovers That'll tell you I'm insane.
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Timbaland's, "Morning After Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Madonna's here be gone, be on your way, yeah
Original Lyrics: The dawn is here, be gone, be on your way, yeah
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2010s | |
Ella Henderson's, "Ghost"
Misheard Lyrics: At most, I'm slapping all these demons away.
Original Lyrics: At most, I'm sleeping all these demons away.
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Iggy Azalea's, "Black Widow"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a lawyer, I've got a lawyer
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna love you, I'm gonna love you
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Imagine Dragons', "Who We Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Does it matter if it's a bit gay?
Does it matter if it's not ordained? Original Lyrics: Doesn’t matter if it’s all okay
Doesn’t matter if it’s not our day |
Ingrid Michaelson's, "Girls Chase Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: All the broken hearts and the walls still beat
Original Lyrics: All the broken hearts in the world still beat
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Kongos', "Hey I Don't Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Arnold
Why don't your tummy? Original Lyrics: Hey I don't know
Why don't you tell me? |
Linkin Park's, "Final Masquerade"
Misheard Lyrics: The light over the bison
Was brighter just today Shadows rolling over Stars began to break Original Lyrics: The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday Shadows floating over Skies begin to fade |
Lorde's, "Team"
Misheard Lyrics: All hail satan. (Subliminal)
Original Lyrics: Send the call out, send the call out, send the call out, send the call out...
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Mr Parr's, "Chemical Coupounds in Cells Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Amino acid
Linked along chemically forms a boaty molecule And carbon is great Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen makes sugary starches too Original Lyrics: Amino acids
Linked along chemically forms a protein molecule And carbohydrates Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen makes sugar and starches too |
Mr Parr's, "Constellations Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Within the constellations
Small groups of after prisms Inside rehearsing major Seven start the dipper Original Lyrics: Within the constellations
Small groups or asterisms Inside of Ursa Major Seven stars-Big Dipper |
Mr Parr's, "Swirling Clouds Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Do the mile across
Poop cheetah scale is what we used to 8 60 AM/PM they race Original Lyrics: To a mile across
Fujita scale is what we use to rate 60 mph they can race |
NEEDTOBREATHE's, "State I'm In"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a shadow or a hole in the road
Original Lyrics: I need a shadow or a hole in the wall
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Stevie Wonder's, "Isn't She Lovely"
Misheard Lyrics: All on the island/All of that I love, it would have not been done
Original Lyrics: Londie, it could have not been done Without you who conceived the one That's so very lovely, made from love
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NEEDTOBREATHE's, "You Are Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Tequila, all I wanted
Original Lyrics: I see clearer, all I wanted
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