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1950s | |
Frankie Avalon's, "Venus"
Misheard Lyrics: Venus, make her fail
Original Lyrics: Venus, make her fair
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1960s | |
The Doors', "Back Door Man"
Misheard Lyrics: The Ninja knows what the Ninja understands.
Original Lyrics: The men don't know, but the little girls understand.
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The Rolling Stones', "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in Bangkok
Original Lyrics: I can't get no
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1970s | |
Bob Seger's, "Old Time Rock And Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd rather bitch about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll Original Lyrics: I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll |
Eddie Kendricks', "Boogie Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Burger down, baby
Original Lyrics: Boogie down, baby
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Eddie Kendricks', "Keep On Truckin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Better keep on droppin'
Original Lyrics: Better keep on truckin'
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Grand Funk Railroad's, "We’re an American Band"
Misheard Lyrics: We’re on American land
Original Lyrics: We’re an American band
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Suzi Quatro's, "Can the Can"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't let me crap into the eagle's nest tonight
Original Lyrics: Don't let the cat get into the eagles nest tonight
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1980s | |
Bananarama's, "Venus"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm your penis, arm your fire, chalk desire
Original Lyrics: I'm your Venus, I'm your fire your desire
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Big Country's, "In a Big Country"
Misheard Lyrics: In a free country, tree stay with you
Original Lyrics: In a big country, dreams stay with you.
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Billy Joel's, "Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Uptown girl
She's been living in her uptown world I bet she never had a fight! We got a better number for the whole world wide I'm gonna try for an uptown girl She's been living in her white thread world As long as anyone has got the jam And now she's looking for a downtown man, That's what I am. Original Lyrics: Uptown girl
She's been living in her uptown world I bet she never had a backstreet guy. I bet her mother never told her why I'm gonna try for an uptown girl She's been living in her white bread world As long as anyone with hot blood can And now she's looking for a downtown man, That's what I am. |
Dead or Alive's, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Misheard Lyrics: You turned the lights out
Baby lights out Original Lyrics: You spin me right round
Baby right round |
New Edition's, "A Little Bit of Love (is All it Takes)"
Misheard Lyrics: You want to make believe I never will
Original Lyrics: You want to make believe I never went
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New Edition's, "Lost in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me, buy some fries
Original Lyrics: Take me by surprise
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New Edition's, "Mr. Telephone Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I get a clip every time
Original Lyrics: I get a click every time
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Nik Kershaw's, "Wouldn't it Be Good"
Misheard Lyrics: My broken spear is frozen to the cork
Original Lyrics: My broken spirit is frozen to the core
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Sly Fox's, "Let's Go All the Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Working in a bad dream
Eight days of weed Try to make dead love Down on the beach Original Lyrics: Working in a factory
Eight days a week Try to make dollar Damn what a beat |
The Smiths', "How Soon Is Now"
Misheard Lyrics: And you cry and you want to buy
Original Lyrics: And you cry and you want to die
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Another One Rides the Bus"
Misheard Lyrics: With the parfaits in the back
Original Lyrics: With the perverts in the back
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "I Want a New Duck"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a new dog
Original Lyrics: I want a new duck
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Isle Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: At the local circuit K
Original Lyrics: At the local Circle K
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Living with a Hernia"
Misheard Lyrics: Living in suburbia
Original Lyrics: Living with a Hernia
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "One More Minute"
Misheard Lyrics: 100,000 paper cups on my face
Original Lyrics: 100,000 paper cuts on my face
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "This Is the Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess I'll have to ram it
Original Lyrics: I guess I'll have to rent it
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1990s | |
Boyz II Men's, "Motownphilly"
Misheard Lyrics: Boys to men nec beep beep
Original Lyrics: Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD
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Depeche Mode's, "Personal Jesus"
Misheard Lyrics: Your own personal Cheezits
Original Lyrics: Your own personal Jesus.
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Inner Circle's, "Bad Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: When Jerry run down, run to you
Original Lyrics: When Sheriff John Brown come for you
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Live's, "White, Discussion"
Misheard Lyrics: You must have a drink
Original Lyrics: You much rather brag
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New Edition's, "Hit Me Off"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking like an Etch-a-Sketch
Original Lyrics: Looking like a natural queen
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New Edition's, "I'm Still in Love with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Stealin' love
Original Lyrics: Still in love
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The Kooks', "She Moves in Her Own Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Paper jeans, honey
Original Lyrics: Paper dreams, honey
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Headline News"
Misheard Lyrics: He had K-Marts all over Havana
Original Lyrics: He had cave marks all over his bottom
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Headline News"
Misheard Lyrics: Took a trip to see a porn
Original Lyrics: Took a trip to Singapore
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Taco Grande"
Misheard Lyrics: Have a toast, dada
Original Lyrics: Have a tostada
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "The Weird Al Show Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: There were cops in a death trap
Original Lyrics: He was caught in a bear track
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: When you pushed me down the elevator, Shaq
Original Lyrics: When you pushed me down the elevator shaft
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2000s | |
Toby Keith's, "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll put a bullet in your ass!
Original Lyrics: We'll put a boot in your ass
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "White & Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics: Emma Liz at Minesweeper
Original Lyrics: I'm a whiz at Minesweeper
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "White & Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna ball with the gangsters
Original Lyrics: I wanna bowl with the gangsters
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "White & Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics: I was in a B club and G club
Original Lyrics: I was in A/V club and glee club
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Tebey's, "Denim On Denim"
Misheard Lyrics: A little Hannah Montana
Original Lyrics: A little denim on denim
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Twenty One Pilots', "Polarize"
Misheard Lyrics: Help me Bowl of Rice
Help me bowl of rice, Help me out Original Lyrics: Help me polarize, help me polarize, help me down
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Achy Breaky Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You can play some berry-mental-low
Original Lyrics: You can play some Barry Manilow
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