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1960s | |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "The Lonely Goatherd"
Misheard Lyrics: What kind of bee eats a poison goat-turd;
Yo-Lady-O, Yo-Lady-O, Yo-Lady-O who? Original Lyrics: What a duet for a girl and goatherd,
Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo |
Nancy Sinatra's, "These Boots are Made for Walkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: These books are made from Brooklyn
Original Lyrics: These boots are made for walkin'
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm A Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Get the point, man, honkin' on my dreams.
Original Lyrics: Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Disappointment, heartache on my dreams.
Original Lyrics: Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess the blind man haunted all my dreams.
Original Lyrics: Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess the pointmen honked at all my dreams
Original Lyrics: Disappointment haunted all my dreams
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Guessed the point that I'll get all my dreams
Original Lyrics: Disappointment haunted all my dreams
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I'm a pool cleaner
Original Lyrics: Now I'm a believer
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I saw a fence
Original Lyrics: Then I saw her face
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I saw her kids
Original Lyrics: Then I saw her face
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The Shirelles', "Soldier Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: My car will follow
Original Lyrics: My heart will follow
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1970s | |
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "Still the Same"
Misheard Lyrics: Sickle cell
Original Lyrics: Still the same
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Eddie Money's, "Two Tickets to Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: I got two pancakes in paradise
Original Lyrics: I got two tickets to Paradise
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James Taylor's, "Up on the Roof"
Misheard Lyrics: Right smack down, A.A. Milne is in town
Original Lyrics: Right smack dab in the middle of town
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
Misheard Lyrics: For those about to watch
Original Lyrics: For those about to rock
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Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: 3-2-1 or 3-to-1 or 3-in-1
Original Lyrics: Feed the world
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Bon Jovi's, "I'll Be There for You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll eat bear for you
Original Lyrics: I'll be there for you
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Depeche Mode's, "See You"
Misheard Lyrics: Is he too much an asshole?
Original Lyrics: Is that too much to ask for?
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Genesis', "Mama"
Misheard Lyrics: You whisper, you preachy mama
Original Lyrics: You listen, you teach me, mama
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Wham!'s, "Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want your Creedence
Original Lyrics: I don't want your freedom
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1990s | |
Bon Jovi's, "This Ain't a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I could go on, yeah, on and on,
This ain't a love song Original Lyrics: Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong,
This ain't a love song |
Jam & Spoon's, "Right in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Forget about your troubles and be a little wise
You will not see me if you don't want to look Just come and get me in my big, big web of love or Just come and get me in my big big battering ram Original Lyrics: Forget about your troubles and be a little nice
You will not see me if you don't want to look Just come and get me in my big, big bed of love |
Mr. Big's, "To Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Wake up, who cares about little boys that talk too much?
Original Lyrics: Wake up, who cares about a little voice that talks too much?
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Pearl Jam's, "Glorified G."
Misheard Lyrics: Low flying version of a pelican
Original Lyrics: Glorified version of a pellet gun
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Spice Girls', "2 Become 1"
Misheard Lyrics: When Sue becomes bummed, I need some hugs like I ever beaded butts before.
Original Lyrics: When two become one, I need some love like I've never needed love before.
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U2's, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
Misheard Lyrics: But they want their money back if you're a live honey bee
Original Lyrics: But they want their money back if you're alive at 33
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U2's, "Sweetest Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, eat Swedish Fish
Original Lyrics: Oh, the sweetest thing
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Hot"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you're in, check it out
Original Lyrics: Now you're in and you can't get out
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Gwen Stefani's, "Wind It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the G that makes us wind up
Original Lyrics: This is the key that makes us wind up
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Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is drenched in vines
Original Lyrics: My heart is drenched in wine
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xmas | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Freedom... whoa!
Original Lyrics: Feed the world...
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Bobby Helms', "Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Snowin' and blowin' up cushions of fun
Original Lyrics: Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
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Bobby Helms', "Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell rocks
Original Lyrics: Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell rock
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Bryan Adams', "Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics: We waited on A.A. Milne
Original Lyrics: We waited all through the year
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Cedarmont Kids', "The Holly and the Ivy"
Misheard Lyrics: The hotties wear a crown
Original Lyrics: The holly bears the crown
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Celine Dion's, "O Holy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Long lady whirled in sin and bared her hiney.
Original Lyrics: Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
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Celine Dion's, "O Holy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Till He appeared and this hole felt its worth
Original Lyrics: Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
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Mariah Carey's, "O Holy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: For yonder breaks a new inglorious morn
Fall on your niece, oh hear the angel voices! Original Lyrics: For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees, oh hear the angel voices! |
Mariah Carey's, "O Holy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: For younger breaks a new and glorious morph
Original Lyrics: For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
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Mariah Carey's, "O Holy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Insane and error timing
Original Lyrics: In sin and error pining
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Nat King Cole's, "Caroling, Caroling"
Misheard Lyrics: Getaway, getaway through the town
or Chick-fil-A, Chick-fil-A in the town or A.A. Milne, A.A. Milne in the town Original Lyrics: Caroling, caroling through the town
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