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1960s | |
Jimmy Cliff's, "Wonderful World, Beautiful People"
Misheard Lyrics: Need to be pretty
Original Lyrics: Things could be pretty
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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 |
1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing Queen, eat a bean off the tambourine
Original Lyrics: Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the dancing queen, something green
Original Lyrics: You are the dancing queen, young and sweet
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You can bounce, you can dive,
Having the jump of your life Original Lyrics: You can dance, you can jive,
Having the time of your life |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Youngest queen, only seventeen
Original Lyrics: Young and sweet, only seventeen
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Your adhesive will turn him on.
Original Lyrics: You're a teaser, you turn 'em on.
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Bob Marley's, "Stir It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Little darlin’, Cheerios
Original Lyrics: Little darlin', stir it up.
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Cat Stevens', "Morning Has Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: Mornings in Brooklyn
Original Lyrics: Morning has broken
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Gonzalez's, "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: I haven't stopped dancing yet
Since we sang "Happy Birthday" Original Lyrics: I haven't stopped dancing yet
Since we met on our first date |
John Denver's, "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
Misheard Lyrics: If I had a toy
or If I had a game That I could play with you (later) If I had a tail That I could pin you Original Lyrics: If I had a day
That I could give you (later) If I had a tale That I could tell you |
KC and the Sunshine Band's, "Get Down Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Downton Abbey
Original Lyrics: Get down tonight
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "That's the Way (I Like It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Answer me
Original Lyrics: That's the way
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The Ramones', "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Misheard 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. Original 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. |
1980s | |
Chris deBurgh's, "The Lady in Red"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm wailin' in bed
Original Lyrics: the lady in red
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Jeffrey Osborne's, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Cameo-o-o
Original Lyrics: Can you woo woo woo?
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Prince's, "1999"
Misheard Lyrics: Call me over, oops, Hammer time
Original Lyrics: Party over, oops, outta time
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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 Police's, "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Pulse engine
Original Lyrics: Don't stand so...
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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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1990s | |
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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Eric Clapton's, "My Father's Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: That father's mine
Original Lyrics: My father's eyes
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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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Green Day's, "When I Come Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard you crying out
Original Lyrics: I heard you crying loud
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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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No Doubt's, "Spider Webs"
Misheard Lyrics: Way down in Djibouti, leave a message and I’ll call you back.
Original Lyrics: Oh life is boring, leave a message and I’ll call you back.
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Prince's, "7"
Misheard Lyrics: Monday all 7 will die
or Sunday all 7 will die or Someday all 7 will die Original Lyrics: One day all 7 will die
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2000s | |
Aaliyah's, "Try Again"
Misheard Lyrics: If the person don't succeed
Original Lyrics: If at first you don't succeed
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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: 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" |
Dante Thomas', "Miss California"
Misheard Lyrics: Jesus California, hottest girl in west L.A.
Original Lyrics: She's Miss California, hottest girl in west L.A.
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Evan and Jaron's, "Crazy for This Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm crazy for this bird
or I'm crazy for this nerd Original Lyrics: I'm crazy for this girl
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Lenny Kravitz's, "Calling All Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: Calling all agents
Original Lyrics: Calling all angels
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Modern Talking's, "Win the Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh he, he will take the trace
Original Lyrics: Oh he, he will take the chance
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Modern Talking's, "Win the Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, only the strong to fight
We'll stay by the sign Original Lyrics: Oh, only the strong survive
We'll stay by your side |
Modern Talking's, "Win the Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, only the strong to ride
We'll stay by the sign Original Lyrics: Oh, only the strong survive
We'll stay by your side |
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's, "Dough-Nuts Town Map"
Misheard Lyrics: chocolate town
Original Lyrics: of a town
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Queens of the Stone Age's, "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar But..."
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme churro, gimme some more
Original Lyrics: Gimme toro, gimme some more
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2010s | |
DJ Khaled's, "Wild Thoughts"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm with you, all I get is rock dust
Original Lyrics: When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
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Jess Glynne's, "I’ll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: I would wait forever
Original Lyrics: the rhythm of your heart
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Vocaloid's, "Calm Before The Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: a black coffee, a mug of it
Original Lyrics: I'll grab a coffee, a magazine
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Vocaloid's, "Calm Before The Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: calm before the store
Original Lyrics: calm before the storm
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country | |
Billy Ray Cyrus', "Storm in the Heartland"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a storm in the harbor
Original Lyrics: There's a storm in the heartland
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Tenille Arts', "Girl to Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: You went from thinkin' 'bout her, to talkin' 'bout forever
Original Lyrics: You went from thinkin' better, to talkin' 'bout forever
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misc | |
Commercial's, "Junk for Joy"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't need to jump for joy!
Don't need to jump for joy! Original Lyrics: Donate to Junk for Joy!
Donate to Junk for Joy! |
Traditional's, "You are My Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: Please don't kick my sunshine away
Original Lyrics: Please don't take my sunshine away
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xmas | |
Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: But deliver us from eagles
Original Lyrics: But deliver us from evil
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Traditional's, "Once in Royal David's City"
Misheard Lyrics: Mary was that muggle mild
Original Lyrics: Mary was that mother mild
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