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1950s | |
Bobby Helms', "Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Giddy-up jingle horse,
Kick up your feet. Jingle around the clock! Mix and a-mingle and a jinglin bee That's the jingle bell rock! Original Lyrics: Giddy-up jingle horse,
Pick up your feet. Jingle around the clock! Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet That's the jingle bell rock! |
Bobby Helms', "Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Giddy-up jingle horse,
Poop on your feet. Original Lyrics: Giddy-up jingle horse,
Pick up your feet. |
Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: All the hills we go
or Oh, the fields we go Original Lyrics: O'er the hills we go
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1960s | |
Burl Ives', "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Ho, ho, the mistletoe
The humble you can see. Original Lyrics: Ho, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see. |
The Beatles', "Revolution"
Misheard Lyrics: If you go carrying pictures of gemanile
Original Lyrics: ...pictures of Chairman Mao
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The Righteous Brothers', "Unchained Melody"
Misheard Lyrics: And time goes back so silly
Original Lyrics: And time goes by so slowly
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1970s | |
Barry Manilow's, "Could It Be Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Could this be the magic of M*A*S*H?
Original Lyrics: Could this be the magic at last?
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Barry Manilow's, "I Made It Through the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I made it to the lake
Original Lyrics: I made it through the rain
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Donna Summer's, "Last Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: So last dance, last dance
or So let's dance, let's dance Original Lyrics: So let's dance the last dance
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Genesis', "The Knife"
Misheard Lyrics: You're not nobody in danger
Original Lyrics: Light up your body with anger
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John Denver's, "Rocky Mountain High"
Misheard Lyrics: And he lost his friends, the Captain and Tennille
Original Lyrics: And he lost a friend, but kept a memory
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Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Food makes me wonder
Original Lyrics: Oooh it makes me wonder
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The Ramones', "Rockaway Beach"
Misheard Lyrics: Broad, Broad, Broadway Theatre
Original Lyrics: Rock, Rock, Rockaway Beach
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love is like bad venison
Bad venison is what I eat. Original Lyrics: Your love is like bad medicine
Bad medicine is what I need. |
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Culture Club's, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll come to Florida
Original Lyrics: I'll Tumble 4 Ya
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Culture Club's, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Californian
or From California Original Lyrics: I'll Tumble 4 Ya
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Cyndi Lauper's, "True Colors"
Misheard Lyrics: I see Judy Collins shining through
Original Lyrics: I see your true colors shining through
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Donna Summer's, "This Time I Know It's for Real"
Misheard Lyrics: Sterilize
Original Lyrics: Stand in line
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Joan Jett's, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not Martin Mull
or I love Martin Mull Original Lyrics: I love rock 'n' roll
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Men at Work's, "Be Good Johnny"
Misheard Lyrics: Tinkle, tinkle
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle (doggy) or Twinkle, twinkle Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle (starry) Original Lyrics: Be good, be good
Be good, be good, be good Be good, be good, be good Be good, be good, be good (Johnny) |
Odyssey's, "Going Back to My Roots"
Misheard Lyrics: Sittin' on my boobs
Original Lyrics: Zippin' up my boots
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Rockwell's, "Somebody's Watching Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I always feel like somebody's washing me.
Original Lyrics: I always feel like somebody's watching me.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I expect delays down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Wham!'s, "The Edge of Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me to the age of 7
Original Lyrics: Take me to the edge of heaven
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1990s | |
Bush's, "Everything Zen"
Misheard Lyrics: Swastika was my "Y"
Original Lyrics: Try and see it once my way
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Madonna's, "I'll Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: The string that you gave me
Original Lyrics: The strength that you gave me
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a llama, I'm a glider, I'm a singer, I'm a Beatle
I'm a lion! I'm a lion! or I'm a liar! I'm a liar! Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
A denial! A denial! |
Third Eye Blind's, "Semi-Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics: And the four-eyed walls could make me cry
Original Lyrics: And the four right chords could make me cry
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "One Wild Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I still watch the Twilight Zone
Original Lyrics: I step into the Twilight Zone
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Britney Spears', "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not Martin Mull
or I love Martin Mull Original Lyrics: I love rock 'n' roll
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Elton John's, "I Want Love"
Misheard Lyrics: But it's an opposum
Original Lyrics: But it's impossible
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Eminem's, "The Real Slim Shady"
Misheard Lyrics: Will just get my teddies
Original Lyrics: ...just imitating
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Our Lady Peace's, "Somewhere Out There"
Misheard Lyrics: Denying gravity
Original Lyrics: Defying gravity
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The Wiseguys', "Start the Commotion"
Misheard Lyrics: Get up, get up with the bottle of dressing
Original Lyrics: Get up, get up, put the body in motion
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2010s | |
country | |
Gail Davies', "All the Fire Is Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: The rain was a blessing
But it seemed hot at the time or But it seemed odd at the time Original Lyrics: The rain was a blessing
But it seemed not at the time |
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xmas | |
Barenaked Ladies', "Green Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Bundle up and drink a Coke
Original Lyrics: Bundle up against the cold
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Francesca Battistelli's, "Christmas Is"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Big Bird and ribbon all over the floor
Original Lyrics: It's paper and ribbon all over the floor
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Gloria Estefan's, "Christmas Through Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna see tinsel through your eyes
Original Lyrics: I wanna see Christmas through your eyes
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Later on, we'll conspire, as we groom by the fire, To face, I'm afraid, the plans that we made Walkin' in a winter wonderland.
Original Lyrics: Later on, we'll conspire, as we groove by the fire, To face, unafraid, the plans that we made Walkin' in a winter wonderland.
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NewSong's, "The Christmas Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics: Could you hurry, Sue?
Original Lyrics: Could you hurry soon?
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The Brian Setzer Orchestra's, "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics: Boogie all your booze away
Original Lyrics: Boogie all your blues away
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The Kinks', "Father Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: And locked my reindeer in the door
Original Lyrics: And knocked my reindeer to the floor
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The O'Jays', "Christmas Ain't Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Without that nerdy mind
Original Lyrics: Without that girl of mine
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The Ronettes', "Sleigh Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Just hear those niggers bickering
Original Lyrics: Just hear those sleigh bells jingling
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