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1960s | |
Joe Cocker's, "With a Little Help from My Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you need any moment?
or Do you need any woman? or Do you need any Mormon? or Do you need any robot? Original Lyrics: Do you need anybody?
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Ssgt. Barry Sadler's, "Ballad of the Green Berets"
Misheard Lyrics: The brave men of the dream parade
Original Lyrics: The brave men of the Green Berets
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Ssgt. Barry Sadler's, "Ballad of the Green Berets"
Misheard Lyrics: The brave men of the dream prade
Original Lyrics: The brave men of the Green Berets
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1970s | |
Arlo Guthrie's, "The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: Good morning, my uncle, how are you?
Original Lyrics: Good morning, America, how are you?
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Barry Manilow's, "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause the freedom is gone
or 'Cause the filling is gone or 'Cause the villain is gone Original Lyrics: 'Cause the feeling is gone
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Barry White's, "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't be confused
Original Lyrics: Can't you see it's you
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Billy Joel's, "Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics: You got the liquors? Darn much too late.
Original Lyrics: You Catholic girls start much too late.
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Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was cocoa puffing
Original Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
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Cheap Trick's, "Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics: Samantha, Samantha
Original Lyrics: Surrender, surrender
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Elton John and Kiki Dee's, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I couldn't if I drive
or I couldn't if I fly Original Lyrics: I couldn't if I tried
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Norman Greenbaum's, "Spirit in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: That's where I'm gonna go where I try
Original Lyrics: That's where I wanna go when I die
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Slade's, "Cum on Feel the Noize"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I don't mean no better
Original Lyrics: Well, I'm a mean go getter
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The Moody Blues', "Isn't Life Strange"
Misheard Lyrics: I turn the page
Original Lyrics: A turn of the page
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Wild Cherry's, "Play That Funky Music"
Misheard Lyrics: And pooping to the groupie
Original Lyrics: And moving to the grooving
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1980s | |
Berlin's, "The Metro"
Misheard Lyrics: I remember hitting you for loving me
Original Lyrics: I remember hating you for loving me
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Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) the Time of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This could be love, people
Original Lyrics: This could be love, because...
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I build my sandcastles at night
Original Lyrics: I wear my sunglasses at night
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Elaine Paige And Barbara Dickinson's, "I Know Him So Well"
Misheard Lyrics: Wasn't it gold?
or Wasn't it gone? Original Lyrics: Wasn't it good?
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Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: Who am I? A piece of meat?
Original Lyrics: Who am I to disagree?
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Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes', "Up Where We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: Some hang on in Italy
or So hang on in Italy Original Lyrics: Some hang on to used to be
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John Waite's, "Missing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Next to you, next to you
Original Lyrics: Missing you, missing you
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Murray Head's, "One Night in Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics: On your roller coaster
Original Lyrics: And the world's your cloister
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The Stranglers', "Golden Brown"
Misheard Lyrics: Never a clown with golden crown
Original Lyrics: Never a frown with golden brown
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Twisted Sister's, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Misheard Lyrics: Read my golden ticket
Original Lyrics: We're not gonna take it
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Ironic"
Misheard Lyrics: And isn't it platonic...
Original Lyrics: And isn't it ironic...
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Bell Biv DeVoe's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: That bullish poison
Original Lyrics: That girl is poison
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Jennifer Paige's, "Crush"
Misheard Lyrics: It doesn't take a summer test
Original Lyrics: It doesn't take a scientist
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LL Cool J's, "Mama Said Knock You Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you dare scare
Original Lyrics: Don't you dare stare
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Mariah Carey's, "My All"
Misheard Lyrics: Without Obama's side
Original Lyrics: Without you by my side
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Wreckx-N-Effect's, "Rump Shaker"
Misheard Lyrics: (Just shake it up!)
Original Lyrics: (Just shake your rump!)
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2000s | |
Relient K's, "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I never shouldn't cross it
Original Lyrics: Well, I never should have crossed it
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Sugar Ray's, "When It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: All the favorite TV shows
And Gone Like the Wind Original Lyrics: All the favorite TV shows
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The All American Rejects', "It Ends Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: It ends in July
Original Lyrics: It ends tonight
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2010s | |
country | |
George Strait's, "Check Yes or No"
Misheard Lyrics: Up and down the whore
Original Lyrics: Up and down the hall
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misc | |
Jonasu's, "Black Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: You work your photo on me
Original Lyrics: You work your voodoo on me
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