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1950s | |
Doris Day's, "Tea for Two"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a dude, a dude for me
Original Lyrics: Tea for two and two for tea
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Elvis Presley's, "Heartbreak Hotel"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be salami on rye
Original Lyrics: I'll be so lonely I could die
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1960s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "Love and Marriage"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't have more than the other
Original Lyrics: You can't have one without the other
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The Beatles', "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be Chopin
or I wanna be in Japan Original Lyrics: I want to hold your hand
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The Beatles', "Magica"
Misheard Lyrics: Roll up
Roll up for the mystery tour Original Lyrics: La la la la
La la la la mystery tour |
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1970s | |
Commercial's, "Coca-Cola"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd like to buy the world a joke
And keep it company Original Lyrics: I'd like to buy the world a Coke
And keep it company |
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Sing a Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing a song, it'll make you gay
Original Lyrics: Sing a song, it'll make your day
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Stevie Wonder's, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: Signed, sealed, delivered, adios
Original Lyrics: Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours
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The Guess Who's, "Hand Me Down World"
Misheard Lyrics: I think we listened
or I think we whispered Original Lyrics: I think we missed it
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1980s | |
Accept's, "Balls To The Wall"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatcha do, god bless ya
Original Lyrics: Watch the damned, god bless em
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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 |
Elton John's, "Passengers"
Misheard Lyrics: To make a chain of food
Original Lyrics: To make a chain of fools
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Huey Lewis and the News', "I Want a New Drug"
Misheard Lyrics: A tug-of-war drug
Original Lyrics: I want a new drug
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Mike Reno and Ann Wilson's, "Almost Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: And in your arms, starvation's not so far away
or And in your eyes, starvation's not so far away or And in your heart, starvation's not so far away Original Lyrics: And in your arms, salvation's not so far away
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Patti LaBelle's, "New Attitude"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a new latitude
or I got a new altitude or I got a move out of you Original Lyrics: I got a new attitude
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Sammy Hagar's, "I Can't Drive 55"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm home of the brave and I got gas, hey!
Original Lyrics: One foot on the brake and one on the gas, hey!
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1990s | |
Eurythmics', "I Saved the World Today"
Misheard Lyrics: Money finds you like a bum
Original Lyrics: Monday finds you like a bomb
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Fastball's, "The Way"
Misheard Lyrics: You can see the shambles
Original Lyrics: You can see the shadows
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Michael Bolton's, "Time, Love and Tenderness"
Misheard Lyrics: Someday you'll laugh as I play
or Someday you'll laugh as I pray Original Lyrics: Someday you'll laugh at the pain
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Radiohead's, "Black Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me all your Christmas lights
Original Lyrics: Blame it on the satellite
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2000s | |
Blink-182's, "The Rock Show"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't wait 'til her parents go rat-a-tat
Original Lyrics: I can't wait 'til her parents go out of town
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Christina Aguilera's, "What a Girl Wants"
Misheard Lyrics: Wanna go west?
Wanna go east? Original Lyrics: What a girl wants
What a girl needs |
Gavin DeGraw's, "I Don't Want to Be"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a wannabe
Original Lyrics: I don't want to be
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Linkin Park's, "New Divide"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a stop sign
Original Lyrics: Like a startling sign
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My Chemical Romance's, "Cancer"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause all my hairs are bending on my body
Original Lyrics: 'Cause all my hair's abandoned all my body
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2010s | |
Falling in Reverse's, "Voices in My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Fart clouds, hard times, bad weather
Please don’t make this last forever Original Lyrics: Dark clouds, hard times, bad weather
Please don’t make this last forever |
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The Mariachis', "La Cucaracha"
Misheard Lyrics: Might poop a rocket
Original Lyrics: La Cucaracha
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country | |
xmas | |
Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: And forgive us our dance, as we forgive our baskets
Original Lyrics: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors
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Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: And forgive us our trash, as we forgive our baskets
Original Lyrics: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors
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Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Our father, Witch heart in heaven, Harold be thy name
Original Lyrics: Our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name
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Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Our father, which art in heaven, Howard be thy name
Thy kingdom come, thighs will be done Honor Thespians in heaven Original Lyrics: Our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done On Earth as it is in heaven |
Brave Combo's, "It's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking like they're red and green
Original Lyrics: Look at life through red and green
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Brenda Lee's, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: You will get a special little feeling
Original Lyrics: You will get a sentimental feeling
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Elvis Presley's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: O God, let us adore him
Original Lyrics: O come let us adore him
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Elvis Presley'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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Elvis Presley's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh come all the paper
Original Lyrics: O come, all ye faithful
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Elvis Presley's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh come let us afford it
Original Lyrics: O come let us adore him
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Elvis Presley's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: Price alone
or Christ alone Original Lyrics: Christ the Lord
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Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's, "Once Upon a Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I just have no noose
or I just have no moose Original Lyrics: I just have no use
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Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's, "Once Upon a Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: With Golden Books and penny cents to eat at Burger King
Original Lyrics: With gold and myrrh and frankincense to praise the newborn king
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Pentatonix's, "O Come All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: O Commie, o Commie to Bethlehem.
Original Lyrics: O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem.
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Pentatonix's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: Come and behold him, bore the King of angels.
Original Lyrics: Come and behold him, born the King of angels.
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Pentatonix's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: O come lend us a donkey
Original Lyrics: O come let us adore Him
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Raffi's, "On Christmas Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: Pheasants under the tree
Original Lyrics: Presents under the tree
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The Four Seasons', "The Carol of the Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Scary scary scary scary Christmas
Original Lyrics: Merry Merry Merry Merry Christmas
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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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