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1960s | |
Commodores', "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics: Built like a Babylon
Original Lyrics: Built like an Amazon
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1970s | |
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I tried to make you something
Original Lyrics: Well, I tried to make it Sunday
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Donny Hathaway's, "This Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Trigger hand, trigger hand
Original Lyrics: Shake a hand, shake a hand
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Electric Light Orchestra & the Sunlight Shakers', "Shine a Little Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You shine a bit of love on my life
Original Lyrics: You shine a little love on my life
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Firefall's, "You Are the Wonan"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew it from the stars
Original Lyrics: I knew it from the start
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Wondering how they said could praise the dead
Original Lyrics: Warm beer and bread they say could raise the dead
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: Stepped on a rocket
Original Lyrics: Stepped on a pop-top
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John Paul Young's, "Love Is in the Air"
Misheard Lyrics: Linus and his gang
Original Lyrics: Love is in the air
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Jose Feliciano's, "Chico and the Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Chico, if you fly now
Original Lyrics: Chico, if you try now
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Styx's, "Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: F*** me clean and love me
Original Lyrics: Sparkling, clear and lovely
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The Doobie Brothers', "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunday morning in Somerset
Original Lyrics: Some are happy, some are sad
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The Doobie Brothers', "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: What the people need is the way to change their style
Original Lyrics: What the people need is a way to make them smile
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1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta get my tongue in right
Original Lyrics: Gotta get my timing right
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Jeffrey Osborne's, "On the Wings of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Puffin' above the clouds
Original Lyrics: Up and above the clouds
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The Go-Gos', "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: On it’s a seal.
Original Lyrics: Our lips are sealed.
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The Jets', "Crush on You"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a watch on you
Original Lyrics: I've got a crush on you
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Here's looking at 100 men on Park Avenue
Original Lyrics: There's nothing that 100 men or more could ever do
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I felt the rains down in Africa I miss the rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess the rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I kiss the rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I led some raids down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I left some brains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I like the way you smell of AeroGuard
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I lost my brain down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I masquerade down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I masturbate down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss Lorraine down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I blessed the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I trust the rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Sure as killer-man Jarrow rises Like Olympus above the Serengeti
Original Lyrics: Sure as Kilimanjaro rises Like Olympus above the Serengeti
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing that 100 men on Mars 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: With moonlit wings we fled the stars
That guide me toward salvation. Original Lyrics: The moonlit wings reflect the stars
That guide me towards salvation. |
1990s | |
2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman's, "California Love"
Misheard Lyrics: California, no time to party
In the city of L.A. In the city, you go to Ross Original Lyrics: California knows how to party
In the city of L.A. In the city of good ol' Watts |
Blur's, "Song 2"
Misheard Lyrics: I got my head shaved, by Agent Bocheck, it wasn't easy, but nothing is
Original Lyrics: I got my head shaved, by a jumbo jet, it wasn't easy, but nothing is
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Danzig's, "I Luciferi"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoa! I’m on the God damn phone!
Original Lyrics: Warm! I'm on a nine day fall!
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Jane Child's, "Don't Wanna Fall in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I didn't want a buddy hell
Original Lyrics: I didn't want nobody else
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Phil Collins', "Do You Remember?"
Misheard Lyrics: If we could drive
or If we could fly Original Lyrics: If we could try
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Soundgarden's, "Black Hole Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Black hole sun, once you're gone
Original Lyrics: Black hole sun, won't you come...
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2000s | |
Alter Bridge's, "Metalingus"
Misheard Lyrics: On this day, Woodrow Wilson is peeing!
Original Lyrics: On this day, it’s so real to me!
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Lenny Kravitz's, "I Belong to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Pass it on to you
Original Lyrics: I belong to you
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Linkin Park's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics: Guilty pie association
Original Lyrics: Guilty by association
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Modern Talking's, "Juliet"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll keep on dancing life, yeah
Original Lyrics: Oh, keep on dancing, lady
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2010s | |
Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin's, "I Like It"
Misheard Lyrics: Big dinner on top of the roof
Original Lyrics: Big Dipper on top of the roof
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misc | |
Doja Cat's, "Need to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't really got no tights
Original Lyrics: I don't really got no type
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xmas | |
Dean Martin's, "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Misheard Lyrics: I really can't pay
Original Lyrics: I really can't stay
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Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: In a wan whore's open sleigh
Original Lyrics: In a one-horse open sleigh
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Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: In a wan whore’s open sleigh
Original Lyrics: In a one-horse open sleigh
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