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1960s | |
Jimi Hendrix's, "All Along The Watchtower"
Misheard Lyrics: Business men, they drink my wine, come and take my earth
Original Lyrics: Business men, they drink my wine. Plowmen dig my earth
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1970s | |
Carpenters', "I Need to Be in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's keep it sinful
Original Lyrics: Let's keep it simple
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Carpenters', "Sweet Sweet Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: I always whisper a little prank
Original Lyrics: I always whisper a little prayer
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Mickey Gilley's, "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I know Robert Redford, even Omaha
Original Lyrics: I know Robert Redford, even overhauls.
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Samantha Sang's, "Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: In the words of a Brooklyn park
Original Lyrics: In the words of a broken heart
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Supertramp's, "Goodbye Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodbye Millie
or Goodbye Milly Original Lyrics: Goodbye Mary
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The Guess Who's, "No Time"
Misheard Lyrics: No time for the Californians
Original Lyrics: No time for the killing floor
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1980s | |
ABBA's, "Lay All Your Love on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It was like shooting a city cop
Original Lyrics: It was like shooting a sitting duck
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ABBA's, "The Winner Takes It All"
Misheard Lyrics: The loser has a ball
Original Lyrics: The loser has to fall
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Belinda Carisle's, "Mad About You"
Misheard Lyrics: Mad about dudes
Original Lyrics: Mad about you
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Billy Joel's, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: But it's still what belongs to me
Original Lyrics: But it's still rock and roll to me
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John Stewart and Stevie Nicks', "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Driving home a cab Singing to my soul
Original Lyrics: Driving over Kanan Singing to my soul
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Madonna's, "Into the Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Get into your group
Original Lyrics: Get into the groove
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Fishin' in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Springer's almost over and the summer's come And the days are getting long
Original Lyrics: Spring is almost over and the summer's coming The days are getting long
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Richard Marx's, "Hold on to the Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: Just for a mile
Original Lyrics: Just for a while
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Scorpions', "Big City Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: You keep Burger King
Original Lyrics: You keep me burning
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: Have a some-a Renata
Original Lyrics: Have-a some marinara
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1990s | |
Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson's, "Beauty and the Beast"
Misheard Lyrics: Searchin' for the song
Original Lyrics: Certain as the sun
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Fatboy Slim's, "Praise You"
Misheard Lyrics: I have to praise you, Dr. Seuss
Original Lyrics: I have to praise you like I should
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Gin Blossoms', "Follow You Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Anywhere you go, I'll borrow your car
Original Lyrics: Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down
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House of Pain's, "Jump Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I better get the stack up or I'll give you a whole full of lack up
Original Lyrics: I won't tear the sack up Punk you'd better back up
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Jewel's, "Foolish Games"
Misheard Lyrics: And these college games
Original Lyrics: And these foolish games
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Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville's, "All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like we're proven this time
Original Lyrics: I feel like we're frozen in time
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Michael Jackson's, "In the Closet"
Misheard Lyrics: There are no seagulls
Original Lyrics: There are no secrets
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Michael Jackson's, "You Rock My World"
Misheard Lyrics: The way I want
Original Lyrics: The way I walk
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New Radicals', "You Get What You Give"
Misheard Lyrics: One day I slept
Original Lyrics: One dance left
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Sister Hazel's, "All for You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll say what it is
Original Lyrics: It's hard to say what it is
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Stone Temple Pilots', "Sex Type Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I will, I will, I will
Original Lyrics: I am, I am, I am
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U2's, "Mysterious Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: She loves this mysterious place
Original Lyrics: She moves in mysterious ways
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Wade Hayes 's, "Old Enough To Know Better"
Misheard Lyrics: Monday morning I wake up with a hammer in my head.
Original Lyrics: Monday morning I wake up with a hammer in my hand.
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2000s | |
Frankie J's, "How to Deal"
Misheard Lyrics: How do you go when...
Original Lyrics: How do you cope when...
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KT Tunstall's, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: With a big dead horse and a cherry tree
Original Lyrics: With a big black horse and the cherry tree
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Nuyorican Soul's, "Runaway (Armand Van Helden Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: Bacon fries, bacon fries
Original Lyrics: Play them vibes, play them vibes
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2010s | |
Dierks Bentley 's, "Bad Angel "
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I know I shit my Pants now.
Original Lyrics: Well, I know I should not gamble.
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Imagine Dragons', "I Bet My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I gave you help through all the years
or I gave you health through all the years Original Lyrics: I gave you hell through all the years
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Taylor Swift's, "Ready For It"
Misheard Lyrics: Merchant to this Taylor
Original Lyrics: Burton to his Taylor.
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Taylor Swift's, "Ready For It"
Misheard Lyrics: The cupcakes baguette
Original Lyrics: Let the games begin
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Taylor Swift's, "Ready For It"
Misheard Lyrics: The cupcakes forget
Original Lyrics: Let the games begin
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misc | |
Pink's, "Trustfall"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a touchphone, baby
Original Lyrics: It's a trustfall, baby
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