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1950s | |
Webb Pierce's, "Drifting Texas Sand"
Misheard Lyrics: A candy land down by the Rio Grande.
Original Lyrics: A sandy land down by the Rio Grande.
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1960s | |
Beatles', "You Never Give Me Your Money"
Misheard Lyrics: Had a job and got the sack
Original Lyrics: Army jobber, got the sack
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Pete Seeger's, "Guantanamera"
Misheard Lyrics: One-ton tomato
I ate a one-ton tomato Original Lyrics: Guantanamera Guajira Guantanamera
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The Youngbloods', "Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, Peter Pan
Original Lyrics: Come on, people now
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Theme Songs', "Spiderman (cartoon)"
Misheard Lyrics: Catches thieves with his thighs
Original Lyrics: Catches thieves just like flies
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1970s | |
AC/DC 's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty Geese Eating The Thunder Chips Or Dirty Trees And Those Thunder Cheese Or Dirty Geese In The Thunder Trees
Original Lyrics: Dirty Deeds And They’re Done Dirt Cheap
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Billy Joel's, "She's Always a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She hides from a child
(later) Yeah, she steers like a thief Original Lyrics: She hides like a child
(later) Yeah, she steals like a thief |
Don McLean's, "American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: Jack be nigger, jack be quick
Original Lyrics: Jack be nimble, jack be quick
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Genesis', "Watcher of the Skies"
Misheard Lyrics: Do they play, I swear?
Original Lyrics: Do they play elsewhere?
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Paper Lace's, "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Come back and make me your rice
Original Lyrics: Come back and make me your wife
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Paper Lace's, "The Night Chicago Died"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard my mama died
Original Lyrics: I heard my mama cry
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Ray Price's, "For The Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Hear the whisper of the raindrops blowing south against the window.
Original Lyrics: Hear the whisper of the raindrops, blowing soft against the window.
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The Michael Zager Band's, "Let's All Chant"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh golly, by golly
Original Lyrics: Your body, my body
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Van Halen's, "Runnin' With The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes I'm living in a freeze-packed deal
Original Lyrics: Yes I'm living at a pace that kills
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White Plains', "My Baby Loves Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics: My baby's not Russian
Original Lyrics: My baby loves lovin'
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1980s | |
Beastie Boys', "You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dad never quit, smokes two packs a day.
Original Lyrics: That hypocrite smokes two packs a day.
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Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: British peeromania
Original Lyrics: British Beatlemania
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Bon Jovi's, "Livin' On A Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Tommy’s out on Sixth Street high
Original Lyrics: Tommy got his six-string in hock
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Bon Jovi's, "Livin' on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: He used to make the toxic touch
Original Lyrics: He used to make it talk so tough
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Bon Jovi's, "Livin' on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: You live for the virus I know that you got
Original Lyrics: You live for the fight when that's all that you've got.
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Dead or Alive's, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Misheard Lyrics: I want some, guess what?
Original Lyrics: I want some, want some
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George Michael's, "Father Figure"
Misheard Lyrics: I will be your Chinese food
Original Lyrics: I will be your father figure
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M/A/R/R/S's, "Pump Up the Volume"
Misheard Lyrics: Troublesome sisters
Original Lyrics: Brothers and sisters
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REO Speedwagon's, "One Lonely Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm only white
Original Lyrics: One lonely night
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Roxette's, "Goodbye To You"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodbye to empty cunts
Original Lyrics: Goodbye to empty cards
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T'Pau's, "China in Your Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: Madonna in the band
Original Lyrics: China in your hand
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Terence Trent D'Arby's, "Wishing Well"
Misheard Lyrics: A witchy well
Original Lyrics: A wishing well
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The Clash's, "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
Misheard Lyrics: It will be Dumbo
Original Lyrics: It will be double
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "I Love Rocky Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Hi-lo rocky road
Original Lyrics: I love rocky road
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1990s | |
Bone Thugs N Harmony's, "Thuggish Ruggish Bone"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the nugget fuck it song
Original Lyrics: It's the thuggish ruggish bone.
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Danzig's, "Mother"
Misheard Lyrics: Not a fastest sea of light
Original Lyrics: Not about to see your light.
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George Michael's, "Fastlove"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're looking for pasta
Original Lyrics: If you're looking for fastlove
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Go West's, "King of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics: I am at Kmart, what she thinking?
Original Lyrics: I am the king of wishful thinking
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "Wishing I Was There"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be pissing off
Original Lyrics: I'll be wishing I
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Planet Soul's, "Set U Free"
Misheard Lyrics: Come into my parasol
Original Lyrics: Come into my Planet Soul
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Sweet Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics: Is a cold brew
Original Lyrics: Is a cold room
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Sixpence None the Richer's, "Kiss Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Beneath the Mickey Mouse hat
Original Lyrics: Beneath the milky twilight
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2000s | |
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance on my balls
Cats having fun in a handbag Yours Only Yours I wanna stay on instant It's no lie Lisa in the crowd said look harry had a vaning malfunction Original Lyrics: Dansa med ossKlappa era hnderGr som vi grTa ngra steg t vnsterLyssna och lrMissa inte chansenNu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
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Flo Rida's, "Right Round"
Misheard Lyrics: You spin my hair right now, right now
Original Lyrics: You spin my head right round, right round
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Kelly Clarkson's, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: Nightline won't stop without you
Original Lyrics: My life would suck without you
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Kylie Minogue's, "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: 73
or '73 Original Lyrics: Set me free
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2010s | |
Dierks Bentley's, "Woman, Amen"
Misheard Lyrics: Every night I should pee on my Knees.
Original Lyrics: Every night I should be on my Knees.
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christian | |
Skillet's, "Back from the Dead"
Misheard Lyrics: I scratch and bleed, just to say I love you
Original Lyrics: I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
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John Michael Montgomery's, "I Can Love You Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: If you want ten minutes
Original Lyrics: If you want tenderness
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