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1960s | |
Dusty Springfield's, "I Only Wanna Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I fell into the opera
Original Lyrics: I fell into your open arms
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Dusty Springfield's, "Son of a Preacher Man"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the sign I'm a teacher, man?
Original Lyrics: Was the son of a preacher man
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1970s | |
America's, "Ventura Highway"
Misheard Lyrics: And a Gaylord lizard in the air
Original Lyrics: Alligator lizards in the air
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "Hollywood Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: All those big city lights
Original Lyrics: All those big city nights
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Cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's, "I Want It Now/Oompa Loompa"
Misheard Lyrics: 10,000 tons of Irish Spring
Original Lyrics: 10,000 tons of ice cream
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Joan Baez's, "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Virgil Kane is my name and I rode on the bamboo train.
Original Lyrics: Virgil Kane is my name and I rode on the Danville train.
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Little River Band's, "Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: I think it's only parachute say to you
Original Lyrics: I think it's only fair I should say to you
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Rush's, "Fly by Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Change my mind again
or Say you're mine again Original Lyrics: Change my life again
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Steely Dan's, "Josie"
Misheard Lyrics: When Jersey comes home
or New Jersey comes home Original Lyrics: When Josie comes home
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The Wombles', "The Wombling Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Making good use of the things that we find,
Things that the everyday c*nts leave behind Original Lyrics: Making good use of the things that we find,
Things that the everyday folks leave behind |
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1980s | |
Scandal's, "The Warrior"
Misheard Lyrics: And hard to hard, you'll win.
Original Lyrics: And heart to heart, you'll win.
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: They call us in West Palm Beach
Original Lyrics: They call us irresponsible
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The Cars', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: ..thinking nothing's wrong, but now..
Original Lyrics: Thinking nothing’s wrong, but bye…
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: High chance of rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I bless the rains down in America
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I cast the brains down at Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I stopped the nomad along the way
Original Lyrics: I stopped an old man along the way
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll catch some rays down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I've seen the rain come down from Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Sure as Kilimanjaro rises
Like an Empress above the Serengeti Original Lyrics: Sure as Kilimanjaro rises
Like Olympus above the Serengeti |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Sure is Kilimanjaro risin'
Above the leopard among the Sara Kaneez. Original Lyrics: Sure as Kilimanjaro rises
Like Olympus above the Serengeti. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Sure is killing me, Jaro,
Rises like a leopard, above the Sarah Kanneez. Original Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro
Rises like Olympus above the Serengeti. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing that a hundred men en masse could ever do
Original Lyrics: There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
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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 |
1990s | |
Aaliyah's, "At Your Best (You are Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: What you need to know
Original Lyrics: What you think you know
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Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not fair to remind me
Original Lyrics: It's not fair to deny it
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Bell Biv DeVoe's, "Something in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll let you try
or I'll let you drive Original Lyrics: I'll lick you dry
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Britney Spears', "Baby One More Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me how you want to do me.
Original Lyrics: Show me how you want it to be.
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Gloria Estefan And 'N Sync's, "Music of My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You wanted a dog
or You wanted a doll Original Lyrics: You open the door
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Immature's, "Never Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: And that's why I wanna save this one
Original Lyrics: And that's why I wanna sing this song
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Mint Condition's, "What Kind of Man Would I Be"
Misheard Lyrics: If you feel ashamed
or If you've been insane Original Lyrics: If you did the same
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The Breeders', "Cannonball"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm spinning in a wishing well
Original Lyrics: Spitting in a wishing well
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2000s | |
Anna Nalick's, "Breathe (2 AM)"
Misheard Lyrics: Cups on the table
Original Lyrics: Cars on the cable
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Ashanti's, "Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I couldn't read if he ever said
Original Lyrics: I couldn't breathe if he ever said
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Justin Timberlake's, "Like I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Justin Bieber
Original Lyrics: Just be limber
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Missy Elliott's, "Work It"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm on the eclipse line
Original Lyrics: I'm on the request line
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Nguyễn Hưng's, "Trái Tim Bên Lề"
Misheard Lyrics: Then you're flying dark your answer more
Original Lyrics: Tình yêu anh đã cho em rồi
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Sean Paul's, "Gimme the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Just Pedialyte
Original Lyrics: Just gimme the light
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Sean Paul's, "We Be Burnin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Realize it right now we wanna place one
(later) Realize it 'til you recognize it Original Lyrics: Legalize it right now we wanna blaze one
(later) Legalize it, time to recognize it |
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: We push and pull like a magnitude
Original Lyrics: We push and pull like a magnet do
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Fuel's, "Hemorrhage"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave the needle in my hands, in my hands again
Original Lyrics: Leave love bleeding in my hands in my hands again
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Taylor Swift's, "Call It What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: Starry a** parking in my darkest nights
Original Lyrics: Starry eyes sparking up my darkest night
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xmas | |
Boney M's, "Mary's Boy Child"
Misheard Lyrics: Mary's boy child Jackie Chan
Was born on Christmas day Original Lyrics: Mary's boy child Jesus Christ
Was born on Christmas day |
Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I know what a ghoul I've been
Original Lyrics: Now I know what a fool I've been
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