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1950s | |
1960s | |
Jimmy Cliff's, "Wonderful World, Beautiful People"
Misheard Lyrics: That nobody can me be
Original Lyrics: That nobody can reveal
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The Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, and our good times start and end With our $1.01 to spend
Original Lyrics: Oh, and our good times start and end Without dollar one to spend
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a teaser, you turn 'em on,
Leave 'em burning, and then you're God. Original Lyrics: You're a teaser, you turn 'em on,
Leave 'em burning, and then you're gone. |
Gonzalez's, "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: I haven't stopped dancing yet,
Since I sat on that hot plate Original Lyrics: I haven't stopped dancing yet,
Since we met on our first date |
The Ramones', "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: They're forming in a straight line
They're going through a tight wind The kids are losing their minds The Blitzkrieg Bop They're piling in the back seat They're generating steam heat Pulsating to the back beat The Blitzkrieg Bop. Original Lyrics: They're forming in a straight line
They're going through a time wind Git to lick a lamdmine The Blitzkrieg Bop They're piling in the back seat They're generating dee heat go sate in the back seat The Blitzkrieg Bop. |
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1980s | |
ABBA's, "Happy New Year"
Misheard Lyrics: If we don't, we might as well f*ck off and die
Original Lyrics: If we don't, we might as well lay down and die
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Bronski Beat's, "Smalltown Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: You never cried to them, just two years old
Original Lyrics: You never cried to them, just to your soul
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Pat Benatar's, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: Hitler is my Pet Shark
or Hitler is a best shot Original Lyrics: Hit me with your best shot
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Suzanne Vega's, "Tom's Diner"
Misheard Lyrics: Says the man in helicopter
Original Lyrics: says the man behind the counter
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The Smiths', "Panic"
Misheard Lyrics: Hopes may rise under Grasmere
Original Lyrics: Hopes may rise on the Grasmeres.
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U2's, "Where the Streets Have No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: A license to rust
Original Lyrics: Our love turns to rust
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1990s | |
Aqua's, "Barbie Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on potty, let’s go potty
Original Lyrics: Come on Barbie, let’s go party
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Bryan Adams', "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me as my aunt
Original Lyrics: Take me as I am
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Cliff Richard's, "The Millennium Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: But deliver us from eagles
Original Lyrics: But deliver us from evil
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Disney's 'The Lion King''s, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll surrenda, comedy chihuahua
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi baba.
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Enrique Iglesias', "Bailamos"
Misheard Lyrics: Let Delilah take you over
Original Lyrics: Let the rhythm take you over
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Green Day's, "Pulling Teeth"
Misheard Lyrics: Boy, now am I aroused
Original Lyrics: For now I’ll lie around
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Journey's, "When You Love a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Ready for a moment?
or Ready for a Mormon? or Ready for a robot? Original Lyrics: When You Love a Woman
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: For Tommy and Gina milked that cow
Original Lyrics: For Tommy and Gina, who never backed down
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: For Tommy and Gina who milked that cow
Original Lyrics: For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to make your own bread!
Original Lyrics: Got to make your own breaks
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't gonna live forever
I just can't live without a lie, it's my life Original Lyrics: I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive, it's my life |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I just wanna live an island life
Original Lyrics: I just wanna live while I'm alive
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I think he said I did it my way.
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said "I did it my way."
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll freakin' say "I did it my way"
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said I did it my way
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take a s*** and did it my way
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said I did it my way
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm breakin' s***. I did it my way
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said I did it my way
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my wife, it's now or never.
I ain't going to see her ever. Original Lyrics: It's my life, it's now or never.
I ain't going to live forever. |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's sing a song for the broken hearted.
Original Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken hearted.
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Blucher said, I did it my way
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said, I did it my way
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Frank instead I did it my way
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said I did it my way
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Frankie's shed I did it my way.
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said I did it my way.
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Like I said I'll do it my way
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said I did it my way
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankenstein, I did it my way Original Lyrics: My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way" |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: That freaky shit I did it my way
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said I did it my way
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken hearted
And silent prayer for fifty parties Original Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken hearted
A silent prayer for faith-departed |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken potty
Original Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken hearted
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken potty
A silent sound when the baby farted. Original Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
No silent prayer for faith departed. |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This ain't a song for the mentally retarded
Original Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This is for ones who stood and drowned.
Original Lyrics: This is for the ones, who stood their ground.
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the song for the guy who farted
Original Lyrics: This is the song for the broken hearted
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Your heart is like an open highway And breaking it, I did it my way
Original Lyrics: My heart is like an open highway Like Frankie said "I did it my way"
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Dante Thomas', "Miss California"
Misheard Lyrics: Jesus California Hottest girl in west LA
Original Lyrics: She's Miss California Hottest girl in west LA
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Train's, "Calling All Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: calling all agents
Original Lyrics: calling all angels
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2010s | |
Mardi Gras', "Iko Iko"
Misheard Lyrics: Checking my fee no days
Original Lyrics: Jockamo fina ana-ne
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xmas | |
Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Me? I guess I had a soldier to cry on
Original Lyrics: Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
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