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1950s | |
Frankie Ford's, "Sea Cruise"
Misheard Lyrics: Won't you let me take you on a city cruise??
Original Lyrics: Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
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Johnny Western's, "The Ballad of Palladin"
Misheard Lyrics: Culligan, Culligan, far, far from home
Original Lyrics: Palladin, Palladin, far, far from home
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1970s | |
Andrew Gold's, "Lonely Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: He was born on a sunny day, 1951
Original Lyrics: He was born on a summer day, 1951
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Jackson Browne's, "Running on Empty"
Misheard Lyrics: Money for nothing
Original Lyrics: Running on empty
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Rod Stewart's, "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't say a word, my dirty child
Original Lyrics: Don't say a word, my virgin child
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Three Dog Night's, "Old Fashioned Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a old fashioned love song (in my family)
Original Lyrics: Just an old fashioned love song (in harmony)
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1980s | |
10,000 Maniacs', "Like the Weather"
Misheard Lyrics: Nat King Cole on a rainy day
or Natalie Cole on a rainy day Original Lyrics: What a cold and long rainy day
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovin' an el-ah-vee-tah
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Billy Joel's, "Goodnight Saigon"
Misheard Lyrics: We met our soulmates
Original Lyrics: We met as soulmates
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: Segregate, segregate, segregate
Original Lyrics: Sail away, sail away, sail away
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: We conceal, we conceal
Original Lyrics: We can sail, we can sail
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Guns N' Roses', "Nightrain"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your credit card to the record store
or Take your rental car to the record store Original Lyrics: Take your credit card to the liquor store
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Nitzer Ebb's, "Let Your Body Learn"
Misheard Lyrics: Boys have fun, Girls, happy!
Original Lyrics: Boys at one, girls at peace
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Tears For Fears', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Filled with nature and all vision.
Original Lyrics: Married with a lack of vision.
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Tears For Fears', "Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: They took you from the world you know.
Original Lyrics: They took you for a working boy.
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Tears for Fears', "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: This is why, hold me close by.
Original Lyrics: This is my four leaf clover.
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Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Groove to the rules and a comeover plan
or Cruise to the rules and a comeover plan Original Lyrics: We're fools to the rules of a Government plan
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Whitney Houston's, "How Will I Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, how will I know if he really loves me?
I say a prayer with every heartbeat I fall in love whenever we meet I'm asking you 'cause you know about bee stings Original Lyrics: Ooh, how will I know if he really loves me?
I say a prayer with every heartbeat I fall in love whenever we meet I'm asking you 'cause you know about these things |
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1990s | |
Bee Gees', "Secret Love"
Misheard Lyrics: See Marie, you know I'd follow anywhere to make you happy
Original Lyrics: Secretly you know I'd follow anywhere to make you happy
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Belle and Sebastian's, "A Summer Wasting"
Misheard Lyrics: Say cheerio to good snow
Original Lyrics: Say cheerio to books now
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Enigma's, "Return to Innocence"
Misheard Lyrics: The return to insects
Original Lyrics: The return to innocence
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James', "Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Secrets I can keep in spite of the day
Sing from high to leave (Later) Oh my, the undertow, my life is out of control (Later) Those who find a touch of monotonous, sit down next to me Original Lyrics: Secrets I can't keep inside of a day
Swing from high to deep (Later) Drawn by the undertow my life is out of control (Later) Those who find they're touched by madness, sit down next to me |
Jocelyn Pook's, "Blow the Wind/Pie Jesu"
Misheard Lyrics: Donna is like we am
Original Lyrics: Dona eis requiem
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Loreena McKennitt's, "The Mummers' Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: In the ready overnight
Original Lyrics: In the rambling of the night
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Tears for Fears', "Break It Down Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Get strong like a horse!
or Get drunk like a horse! Original Lyrics: Headstrong like a horse!
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The Mock Turtles', "Can You Dig It?"
Misheard Lyrics: You keep resisting on everything
I won't be sad Someone turned the light off Original Lyrics: You keep insisting on everything
I won't be sad Someone turned a light on |
The Wallflowers', "The Difference"
Misheard Lyrics: She tried a gizzard
Original Lyrics: She tried to kiss her
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U2's, "Even Better Than The Real Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna blow right through you like Drew Brees
Original Lyrics: Gonna blow right through you like a breeze
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2000s | |
Alicia Keys', "A Woman's Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: You could buy me diapers
Original Lyrics: You could buy me diamonds
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Destiny’s Child's, "Independent Women Pt. 1"
Misheard Lyrics: Throw your hands up, Batman.
Original Lyrics: Throw your hands up at me.
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Dido's, "Thank You"
Misheard Lyrics: And then you head to the hotel
Original Lyrics: And then you handed me a towel
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Green Day's, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I wish someone would pillow fight me
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
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LeAnn Rimes', "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
Misheard Lyrics: If you think that you won't fall
Well just wait in tears 'til the sun goes down Original Lyrics: If you think that you won't fall
Well just wait until, 'til the sun goes down |
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Universally Speaking"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing better than love and so this
Original Lyrics: Nothing better than love and service
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S Club 7's, "Never Had a Dream Come True"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll always be Greg Brady
Original Lyrics: You'll always be my baby
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Building a Mystery"
Misheard Lyrics: And you won't give up the surge
Original Lyrics: And you won't give up the search
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Will Young's, "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: No time to waddle in the mire
Original Lyrics: No time to wallow in the mire
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2010s | |
Iron Maiden's, "Speed of Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Your manatee won't save us
Original Lyrics: Humanity won't save us
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Rihanna's, "Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: Now let me show you how to feel violin
Original Lyrics: Not really sure how to feel about it
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