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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Polk Salad Annie"
Misheard Lyrics: Polk salad Annie
Jesus got your granny. Original Lyrics: Polk salad Annie
'Gators got her granny. |
Jack Jones', "The Impossible Dream "
Misheard Lyrics: Still strolls when his lass downs some curry
Original Lyrics: Still strove with his last ounce of courage
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Joe Cocker's, "Delta Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, when I'm home again and eggplant
Original Lyrics: Oh, when I'm home again in England
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Johnny Cash's, "A Boy Named Sue"
Misheard Lyrics: He was big and thin and grey and old
Original Lyrics: He was big and bent and grey and old
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Johnny Cash's, "A Boy Named Sue"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd search the honkin' Thompson bars
Original Lyrics: I'd search the honky-tonks and bars
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Johnny Cash's, "A Boy Named Sue"
Misheard Lyrics: My fist got hard and my whiff got keen
Original Lyrics: My fist got hard and my wits got keen
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Johnny Cash's, "A Boy Named Sue"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, it was Gatlinburg in mint July
Original Lyrics: Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
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Nashville Teens', "Tobacco Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Threw up in a rusty shack.
Original Lyrics: Grew up in a rusty shack.
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The Righteous Brothers', "You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’"
Misheard Lyrics: And I can’t go wrong
Original Lyrics: And I can’t go on
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The Temptations', "All I Need"
Misheard Lyrics: I called in Missouri
Original Lyrics: I called in misery
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Tom Jones', "Love Me Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes I know that our love is still due
Original Lyrics: Yes I know that our love is still new
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1970s | |
C.W. McCall's, "Convoy"
Misheard Lyrics: Them hogs is gettin' in tents up here.
Original Lyrics: Them hogs is gettin' intense up here.
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Doobie Brothers 's, "Real Love "
Misheard Lyrics: When she says cold-cut meat
You make me want to approach her Chalking up her hair You live and you learn Original Lyrics: When you say comfort me
To anyone who approaches Chalking up the hurt You live and we learn |
George Harrison's, "My Sweet Lord"
Misheard Lyrics: Really wanna seal 'em
Original Lyrics: Really wanna see you
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Gerry Rafferty's, "Baker Street"
Misheard Lyrics: Why did you wait down on Baker Street
Original Lyrics: Winding your way down on Baker Street
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Gerry Rafferty's, "Baker Street"
Misheard Lyrics: Why did you wait here on Baker Street?
Original Lyrics: Winding your way down on Baker Street
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Little River Band's, "It's a Long Way There"
Misheard Lyrics: Philly, Philly
Original Lyrics: Feel it, feel it?
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Little River Band's, "Lonesome Loser"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you heard about the awesome loser?
Original Lyrics: Have you heard about the lonesome loser?
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Neil Young's, "Heart of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been in Rhine wine, it's such a fine wine
Original Lyrics: I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
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Roberta Flack's, "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Come in my face with his fingers.
Original Lyrics: Strumming my pain with his fingers.
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Spinners', "I’ll Be Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Whenever you’re calling
Original Lyrics: Whenever you call me
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Three Dog Night's, "Family of Man"
Misheard Lyrics: A family affair
Original Lyrics: A family of man
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1980s | |
ABBA's, "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: Some people like it, but it's down to the wild
OR Some people like it, but it's down to the wire Original Lyrics: Some people like it, others tend to go wild
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ABC's, "How to Be a Millionaire"
Misheard Lyrics: Twice of everything
Original Lyrics: Twice as ugly
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Billy Joel's, "The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics: You're wonderful, so fart, and it's more than I hoped for
Original Lyrics: You're wonderful so far and it's more than I hoped for
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Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: You and I go trick-or-treat
Original Lyrics: Who am I to disagree?
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Karyn White's, "Superwoman"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ll always be there foreign
Original Lyrics: I’ll always be there for you
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Little River Band's, "Take It Easy on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm getting lost in the clouds
Original Lyrics: I'm getting lost in the crowd
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Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics: Kissing bottoms on the jungle
Original Lyrics: Kissing baboons in the jungle
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Sade's, "Smooth Operator"
Misheard Lyrics: No need to ask; he's a school under weather
Original Lyrics: No need to ask; he's a smooth operator
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Stevie Wonder's, "Overjoyed"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got to throw my cats all away
Original Lyrics: I've got to throw my castle away
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Wall Of Voodoo's, "Mexican Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: I understand just a little
No comprende, it's so brittle Original Lyrics: I understand just a little
No comprende, it's a riddle |
Wall of Voodoo's, "Mexican Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: I dial it in, into the station
Original Lyrics: I dial it in and tune the station.
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Wall of Voodoo's, "Mexican Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear the rhythm of the music
I bought a drum and could never use it Original Lyrics: I hear the rhythm of the music
I buy the product and never use it |
1990s | |
2 Unlimited's, "Twilight Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: You better shake your bum
Original Lyrics: You better shake your bones
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Billy Joel's, "The River of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not sure about a lot after this,
God knows I've never been a spiritual man Original Lyrics: I'm not sure about a life after this,
God knows I've never been a spiritual man |
Blue Boy's, "Remember Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the whore that had your baby's eyes
Original Lyrics: I'm the one who had your babies, as I remember
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Bryan Adams', "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
Misheard Lyrics: Walk the wild for you
Original Lyrics: Walk the wire for you
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Planet Soul's, "Set U Free"
Misheard Lyrics: Come into Lorenzo's Oil
Original Lyrics: Come into my Planet Soul
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Primitive Radio Gods', "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth..."
Misheard Lyrics: I've been down Holland, baby
or I've been down Harlem, baby Original Lyrics: I've been downhearted, baby
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Third Eye Blind's, "Jumper"
Misheard Lyrics: And I would overspend
Original Lyrics: And I would understand
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Third Eye Blind's, "Jumper"
Misheard Lyrics: Stretch your ass away
Original Lyrics: Put the past away
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Why do you have to make me so constipated?
Original Lyrics: Why do you have go and make things so complicated?
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Avril Lavigne's, "I'm with You"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a dad's cold night
Original Lyrics: It's a damn cold night
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Avril Lavigne's, "My Happy Ending"
Misheard Lyrics: We will never be
Original Lyrics: We were meant to be
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Nickelback's, "Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to mow the lawn
Original Lyrics: I have loved you all along
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2010s | |
Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse"
Misheard Lyrics: Make me your Effort diary
Original Lyrics: Make me your Aphrodite
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country | |
Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics: And she's probably eating Friskies
Original Lyrics: And she's probably getting frisky
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