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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Love Me Tender"
Misheard Lyrics: Love Mick Jagger, love me true
Original Lyrics: Love me tender, love me true
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1960s | |
B.J. Thomas', "Hooked on a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm high on burritos
Original Lyrics: I'm high on believing
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Jimi Hendrix's, "Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't care for me
I'm gonna kill myself Original Lyrics: You don't care for me
I don't care about that |
Simon & Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: Counting macaws on the New Jersey Turnpike
Original Lyrics: Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: Let us be lovers we'll marry our vultures together
Original Lyrics: Let us be lovers we'll marry our fortunes together
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: So I looked at the scenery,
She read her magazine, And the moonbows over an open field. Original Lyrics: So I looked at the scenery,
She read her magazine, And the moon rose over an open field. |
Simon & Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: This chicken seems like a dream to me now
Original Lyrics: Michigan seems like a dream to me now
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: Toss me off, Henriette, I wanna come on my raincoat
Original Lyrics: Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat
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1970s | |
Barbra Streisand's, "The Way We Were"
Misheard Lyrics: Standard features
Original Lyrics: Scattered pictures
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Jim Croce's, "I Got a Name"
Misheard Lyrics: The whippoorwill and the phoebe's cry.
Original Lyrics: The whippoorwill and the babies cry.
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: Wrestle champions
Original Lyrics: West Virginia
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The Main Ingredient's, "Everybody Plays the Fool"
Misheard Lyrics: It may be sexual, may be crude
Original Lyrics: It may be factual, may be cruel
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna see you alive in my sweet dreams
Original Lyrics: I wanna see you tonight in my sweet dreams
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Billy Ocean's, "There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry)"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm standing inside you
Original Lyrics: When I'm standing beside you
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: A totally glimpse of the heart
Original Lyrics: A total eclipse of the heart
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I really need you tonight, the rave is gonna start tonight, The rave is gonna start tonight
Original Lyrics: I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start tonight, Forever's gonna start tonight
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh love, it's like you're shadowing me all of the time
Original Lyrics: Love is like a shadow on me all of the time
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Once upon a time I was riding my bike, Now that it's falling apart
Original Lyrics: Once upon a time there was light in my life, Now there's only love in the dark
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Christopher Cross', "Say You'll Be Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: Scary night
Original Lyrics: Say You'll Be Mine
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Dire Straits', "So Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: The waiter and the gator in this mean ol town and you're so far away from me
Original Lyrics: Here I am again in this mean ol town, and you're so far away from me
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Guns N' Roses', "Mr. Brownstone"
Misheard Lyrics: So, the movie starts around seven
We go on stage around nine Original Lyrics: The show usually starts around seven
We go on stage around nine |
Michael Jackson's, "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: My forty days I go
Original Lyrics: My lonely days are gone
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Styx's, "Too Much Time on My Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: Tuna tacos by hand
Original Lyrics: Too much time on my hands
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1990s | |
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa's, "The King Of Queens"
Misheard Lyrics: I look like all unique
Original Lyrics: I look like all you need
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Collective Soul's, "December"
Misheard Lyrics: Why drink the water from my veins
Original Lyrics: Why drink the water from my hand
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Color Me Badd's, "All 4 Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna hold your ham
Original Lyrics: I wanna hold your hand
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Disney's 'The Lion King''s, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Women yada! Women, women yada
Original Lyrics: Ingonyama nengwe namabala
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Paula Abdul's, "The Promise of a New Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Zebra's calling
Original Lyrics: Eagle's calling
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Rednex's, "Cotton Eye Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd been Harry a long time ago
Original Lyrics: I'd been married a long time ago
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2000s | |
ATC's, "Around the World (La La La La La)"
Misheard Lyrics: As I am in the room, my insulation flows
Now wait to see the tomb around the ghetto goes (later) The kittens of the sound or The kisses of the soul Original Lyrics: Inside an empty room my inspiration flows
Now wait to hear the tune around my head it goes (later) The kisses of the sun |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: First chorus: Like Frank and said "I did it my way";
Second: Like Frank instead I did it my way Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said, I did it my way
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Modern Talking's, "Win the Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh come on, we, we can win your raise
Original Lyrics: Oh come on, we, we can win the race
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Modern Talking's, "Win the Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Only you can win your raise
Original Lyrics: Oh, you can win the race
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Modern Talking's, "Win the Race"
Misheard Lyrics: We can win your raise
Original Lyrics: We can win the race
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Rihanna's, "Pon de Replay"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the gal on the dance floor wantin' some more what
Original Lyrics: All the gyal pon the dance floor wantin' some more what
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Sarah Connor's, "Bounce"
Misheard Lyrics: Paunch, baby, out the door
Original Lyrics: Bounce, baby, out the door
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The Corrs', "Give Me a Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Answer, answer with you
Original Lyrics: Answer, answer me do
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Train's, "Meet Virginia"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't really wanna be unclean
Original Lyrics: I don't really wanna be the queen
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2010s | |
The Muppets and Frankie Bostello's, "Manah Manah"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh now, I know!
Original Lyrics: Mahna Mahna!
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country | |
Jim Reeves', "He'll Have to Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Put your sweet lips a little closer to the bowl
Original Lyrics: Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
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Shania Twain's, "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"
Misheard Lyrics: I've seen you out with Frida
Original Lyrics: I've seen you around with Rita
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Toby Keith's, "I Love This Bar"
Misheard Lyrics: I love this dog
or I love this bark Original Lyrics: I love this bar
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misc | |
Tate McRae's, "exes"
Misheard Lyrics: Changed my mind up like a sour gummy
Original Lyrics: Changed my mind up like it's origami
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