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1960s | |
The Drifters', "Save the Last Dance for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: So Barbie, save the last dance for me
Original Lyrics: So darling, save the last dance for me
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1970s | |
Luther Ingram's, "I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time of Storm)"
Misheard Lyrics: And when the rain starts to pour
Original Lyrics: And when the rain starts to fall
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Parliament's, "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)"
Misheard Lyrics: We rock the boat
Original Lyrics: We want the funk
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: The algebra has a devil for a sidekick leaf, for Leaf, for Leaf.
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me.
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The Specials', "A Message to You, Rudy"
Misheard Lyrics: Better think of your douching
Original Lyrics: Better think of your future
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The Specials', "Monkey Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Say a little something
Original Lyrics: Sing a little song
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Yes', "Roundabout"
Misheard Lyrics: Mullets come out of the sky and they stand there.
Original Lyrics: Mountains come out of the sky and just stand there
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1980s | |
Billy Idol's, "White Wedding"
Misheard Lyrics: Eat some rice cakes on a white wedding
Original Lyrics: It's a nice day for a white wedding
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Erasure's, "Drama!"
Misheard Lyrics: There are a million things that you can do
Like pick up a pen and paper or go torture a friend Original Lyrics: There are a myriad of things that you can do
Like pick up a pen and paper or go talk to a friend |
Irene Cara's, "The Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: If we can all be 3
We hold the pee Original Lyrics: If we can all be free
We hold the key |
Irene Cara's, "The Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: If we could see what we wanna see
or If we could see wannabes Original Lyrics: If we could see what we wanna be
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like a lepress
Above the surrogate eve. Original Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus
Above the Serengeti. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like cold embers
Above the Serengeti. Original Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus
Above the Serengeti. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises
Like a leopardess above the scavenger heat. Original Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises
Like Olympus above the Serengeti. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises
Like a lepress above the Serengeti. Original Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises
Like Olympus above the Serengeti. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I cast the rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I cleaned the drains down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I felt some rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I get deranged down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the AIDS down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I blessed the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess it rains down and I freak out.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I guessed it rains down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I kissed the rain now I'm in America
Original Lyrics: I bless the rain down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I kissed the rain now I'm in America
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I left the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss the gays down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time and do the things we never have Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time and do the things we never had |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I stopped a nomad on the way
Original Lyrics: I stopped an old man along the way
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I stopped an old battle 'long the way
Hoping to find some old forgotten words Or ancient mellow cheese. Original Lyrics: I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some old forgotten words Or ancient melodies. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I was castrated in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I was deranged down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd best the rains down in Africa.
or I miss the rains down in Africa. Original Lyrics: I bless the rain down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll catch some waves down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Listerine down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Mr. Rain down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm masquerade down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm masturbate down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm missing brains down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: It's gonna take you a lot to drag me away form you
There's nothing that a hundred men On Mars could ever do Original Lyrics: It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men Or more could ever do |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Our guest John Wayne's down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Sure as kill a male jar, oh rises
Like a leopard the sir and get me Original Lyrics: Sure as Kilimanjaro rises
Like Olympus above the Serengeti |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Wild dogs cry out in the night,
As Negro wrestlers longing for some solitary company Original Lyrics: Wild dogs cry out in the night,
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company |
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1990s | |
OMC's, "How Bizarre"
Misheard Lyrics: Weird bastard steps out and says that Elvis is in town
People jump in joy and the clouds have stuck around TV news and cameras, there's saucers in the sky Marie's police reporters ask where's foreign and wide Original Lyrics: Ringmaster steps out, says "The elephants left town"
People jump and jive and the clowns have stuck around TV news and cameras, there's choppers in the sky Marines, police, reporters ask where, for and why |
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xmas | |
Andy Williams', "Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season"
Misheard Lyrics: And don't forget to hang up your stock(ing)
Original Lyrics: And don't forget to hang up your sock
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Bing Crosby's, "Christmas in Killarney"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm handing you no Barbie
Original Lyrics: I'm handing you no blarney
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VeggieTales', "Can't Believe It's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Away we go with nosy cheeks and hot sausage blowing
Original Lyrics: Away we go with rosy cheeks and hearts a-glowing
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