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1950s | |
The Jud Conlon Chorus', "You Can Fly!"
Misheard Lyrics: Think of Batman pooping snakes!
Original Lyrics: Take the path that moonbeams make.
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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Shall I skate?
Original Lyrics: Shall I stay?
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: Birthday cards on the New Jersey Turnpike
Original Lyrics: Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
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The Beatles', "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be Chopin
or I wanna be in Japan Original Lyrics: I wanna hold your hand
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1970s | |
Barry White's, "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
Misheard Lyrics: How am I ever, ever gonna stop?
Original Lyrics: I'm never, never gonna stop
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Bee Gees', "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: First my wife, then my dog
Original Lyrics: First I rise, then I fall
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Edison Lighthouse's, "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"
Misheard Lyrics: There's something about a payphone in mind
It's a favorite of mine Original Lyrics: There's something about her hand holding mine
It's a feeling that's fine |
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Nazareth's, "Hair of the Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't go messin' with a son of a bitch
Original Lyrics: Now your messing with a, a son of a b****.
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The Jaggerz's, "The Rapper"
Misheard Lyrics: They call him Reptar
Original Lyrics: They call him the rapper
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1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dude Looks Like a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Cruised into a balmy shore
With my picture-crazy grandma Lenore Original Lyrics: Cruise into a bar on the shore
Her picture graced the grime on the door |
Billy Idol's, "Rebel Yell"
Misheard Lyrics: With a red-eye swell, she cried "Oh no no"
Original Lyrics: With a rebel yell, she cried "More! More! More!"
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Bobby Brown's, "Every Little Step"
Misheard Lyrics: And as I really get fat, it blows my mind
You would even come to me (later) And you can pester me, I want ya back or And you can rescue me, I want ya back You never have to feel no shame Original Lyrics: And as a matter of fact, it blows my mind
You would even talk to me (later) And you can best believe, I got ya back You never have to feel no pain |
Hall & Oates', "Say It Isn't So"
Misheard Lyrics: I know that you're right
Original Lyrics: I know that you lied
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Joy Division's, "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: Love in Paris in France
Original Lyrics: Love will tear us apart
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Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
Misheard Lyrics: Last night I dreamt of Cerveza
Original Lyrics: Last night I dreamt of San Pedro.
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Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, you gotta get past
Original Lyrics: Baby, you're much too fast
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Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: A face of a lover with a bar in his heart.
Original Lyrics: A face on a lover with a fire in his heart.
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1990s | |
Christina Aguilera's, "Genie in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, Jesus Christ don't pay
Original Lyrics: Baby, there's a price to pay
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Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
Misheard Lyrics: Chocolate covered diamond rings
Original Lyrics: Tropical the island breeze
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Michael Jackson's, "You Are Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Your burgers are delicious
Original Lyrics: Your burdens I will bear.
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Montell Jordan's, "This is How We Do It"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta get your Groupon
Original Lyrics: You gotta get your groove on
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Refused's, "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
Misheard Lyrics: All the cycles that stoke our teenage lust
Original Lyrics: All those icons that stole our teenage lust
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Smash Mouth's, "Can't Get Enough of You, Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't get enough of your bingeing
Original Lyrics: I can't get enough of you, baby
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Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta keep it strong before the painters disappear
or Gotta keep it strong before the painters persevere Original Lyrics: Gotta keep it strong before the pain turns into fear
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Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta keep it strong before the people disappear
or Gotta keep it strong before the people persevere Original Lyrics: Gotta keep it strong before the pain turns into fear
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Veruca Salt's, "Seether"
Misheard Lyrics: Get high on cigars
or Play hide-and-seek Original Lyrics: Can't fight the seether
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2000s | |
Baha Men's, "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
Misheard Lyrics: I wreck your balls now
Original Lyrics: Who let the dogs out?
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Pink's, "Most Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Most girls want amends with the mean green
Original Lyrics: Most girls want a man with the mean green
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Rihanna's, "Shut Up and Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, you got the cheese
Original Lyrics: Baby, you got the keys
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2010s | |
5 Seconds of Summer's, "Teeth"
Misheard Lyrics: Call me in the morning to a ball and chain
Original Lyrics: Call me in the morning to apologize.
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Foster the People's, "Pumped Up Kicks"
Misheard Lyrics: Better run, better run, faster than my bunny
Original Lyrics: Better run, better run, faster than my bullet
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Taylor Swift's, "The Story of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: But you held your bride like you should've held me
Original Lyrics: But you held your pride like you should've held me
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xmas | |
Bobby Helms', "Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Jingle around the block
Original Lyrics: Jingle around the clock
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Burl Ives', "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then one holiday Christmas Eve
Original Lyrics: Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a porker, too.
Original Lyrics: I am a poor girl, too.
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Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: That's it to give our King
Original Lyrics: That's fit to give our King
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Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: That's s*** to give our King
Original Lyrics: That's fit to give our King
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Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: The Alps have landing time.
Original Lyrics: The ox and lamb kept time.
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Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Then he nodded
Original Lyrics: Mary nodded
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Jimmy Durante's, "Frosty the Snowman"
Misheard Lyrics: He was really slow but the children know
Original Lyrics: He was made of snow but the children know
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Nat King Cole's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: O come let us abort him
Original Lyrics: O come let us adore him
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Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: They say that Santa's in his sleigh,
He's loaded lots of poisonous goodies in his sleigh Original Lyrics: They know that Santa's on his way,
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies in his sleigh |
Slade's, "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you hanging up your turkey on the wall?
Original Lyrics: Are you hanging up your stocking on the wall?
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Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm hiding from you and your suicide.
Original Lyrics: I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice.
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Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Last Christmas, I gave you my part
Original Lyrics: Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
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Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Last Christmas, I tore you apart
But the very next day you're still in my way Original Lyrics: Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away |