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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Angeleyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking like a Danger Mouse
Original Lyrics: Look into these angeleyes
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Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody wants five for fighting
Original Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Travelin' Band"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me to O'Hare
Original Lyrics: Take me to the hotel
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Who'll Stop the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Pooh will stop the rain
Original Lyrics: Who'll stop the rain?
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Jim Ellis', "WKRP in Cincinnati (closing theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Went to the arcade
Original Lyrics: Went to the bartender
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: To change the latitude tonight
or To change the altitude tonight Original Lyrics: To change the attitude tonight
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dust
We're living in a Burger King and getting our stuff Original Lyrics: I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know what to do; I'm always getting love
I'm living in the power, and you're giving off sparks. Original Lyrics: I don't know what to do; I'm always in the dark
I'm living in a powder keg and giving off sparks. |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only calling the cops Original Lyrics: Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn around Nightline
Original Lyrics: Turn around bright eyes
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn around bad vibes
Original Lyrics: Turn around bright eyes
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn around, fried rice
Original Lyrics: Turn around, bright eyes
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll never get a barricade if you don't start.
Original Lyrics: We're living in a powder keg and givin' off sparks.
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're living in a pomegranate, giving up stuff
Original Lyrics: We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're working for PolyGram and giving up stars
Original Lyrics: We're working in a powder keg and giving off sparks
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Depeche Mode's, "Strangelove"
Misheard Lyrics: From your seagull love
Original Lyrics: From your sea of love
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Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams', "Without Us (Family Ties theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: What'll we do, baby, without us?
Original Lyrics: What would we do, baby, without us?
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Ozzy Osbourne's, "Crazy Train"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna pay the rent on a crazy date
Original Lyrics: I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train
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1990s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Banana's gonna come tonight
Original Lyrics: Forever's gonna start tonight
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Garbage's, "Only Happy When It Rains"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm only happy when it's constipating
or I'm only happy when I'm constipate Original Lyrics: I'm only happy when it's complicated
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2000s | |
Jess Harnell's, "MacGoogles Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to swap the blog
Original Lyrics: I like a swampy bog
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Keith Urban's, "You’ll Think of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your Cat and Levi Strauss
Original Lyrics: Take your cat and leave my sweater
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2010s | |
Katy Perry's, "California Gurls"
Misheard Lyrics: But nothing comes close to The Golden Girls
Original Lyrics: But nothing comes close to the golden coast
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Katy Perry's, "California Gurls"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't want salad and tomatoes
Original Lyrics: We don't mind sand in our stilettos
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Katy Perry's, "California Gurls"
Misheard Lyrics: We got an olive
Original Lyrics: We got it on lock
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Keith Urban's, "Cop Car"
Misheard Lyrics: I fell in love in the back of a Cup Car
Original Lyrics: I fell in love in the back of a cop car
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xmas | |
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: He sees you when you're sleepy
Original Lyrics: He sees you when you're sleeping
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Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: He's making a list and checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's caught head lice Original Lyrics: He's making a list and checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice |
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Omicron is coming to town
Original Lyrics: Santa Claus is coming to town
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Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: They're gonna build a toilet town
All around the Christmas tree. Original Lyrics: They're gonna build a toyland town
All around the Christmas tree. |
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: You better not plow
Original Lyrics: You better not pout
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Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: You better not shout
Original Lyrics: You better watch out
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Dean Martin's, "A Marshmallow World"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a mystery day
or It's a mystery date Original Lyrics: It's a whipped cream day
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Gene Autry's, "Here Comes Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics: Nighttime Santa Claus Lane
Original Lyrics: Right down Santa Claus Lane
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Gene Autry's, "Up on the Housetop"
Misheard Lyrics: Up on the housetop, quick quick quick
Original Lyrics: Up on the housetop, click click click
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Gloria Estefan's, "Love on Layaway"
Misheard Lyrics: Make my drinks come too
Original Lyrics: Make my dreams come true
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Mariah Carey's, "O Holy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Fall on your niece, oh, hear the angels' voices
Oh, night divide, oh, night when Christ was bored. Original Lyrics: Fall on your knees, oh, hear the angel voices
Oh, night divine, oh, night when Christ was born. |
The Crystals', "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: He knows when you're away
Original Lyrics: He knows when you're awake
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The Crystals', "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: He's gonna find out who's rowin' on ice!
Original Lyrics: He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
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The Crystals', "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Little Jack Horner
Original Lyrics: Little tin horns
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The Crystals', "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Little tin whores
Original Lyrics: Little tin horns
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The Crystals', "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Sarah frog is caught in a jar.
Original Lyrics: Santa Claus is coming to town.
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The Crystals', "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: The kids and girls in Toyland will have a Jewish leaf
Original Lyrics: The kids in girl and boy land will have a jubilee
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The Crystals', "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: You better not bounce
Original Lyrics: You better not pout
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The Crystals', "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: You better not pow
Original Lyrics: You better not pout
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The Crystals', "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: They're gonna build a toilet
Original Lyrics: They're gonna build a toyland
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The Kinks', "Father Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Give all the toys to the Make-a-Wish boys
Original Lyrics: Give all the toys to the little rich boys
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra's, "Christmas Canon"
Misheard Lyrics: Honest life, honest life, honest for this Christmas night
Original Lyrics: On this night, on this night, on this very Christmas night
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