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1960s | |
Arthur Brown's, "Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Fire, I beg you to burn, Fire, I beg you to learn, I'll see you in Berne.
Original Lyrics: Fire, I'll take you to burn, Fire I'll take you to learn, I'll see you burn.
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Canned Heat's, "Going Up the Country"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm going out to Churchill
Original Lyrics: I'm going up the country
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Marvin Gaye's, "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna stop (stop) and thanks again
Original Lyrics: I wanna stop (stop) and thank you baby
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Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics: And so we rise later
Original Lyrics: And so it was that later.
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: Stealing me
Original Lyrics: Still remains
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1970s | |
America's, "Tin Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Summer quick to take debate
Original Lyrics: Some are quick to take the bait
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Barry Manilow's, "It's a Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a baby girl
or It's a baby boy Original Lyrics: It's a miracle
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Diana Ross', "One Love in My Lifetime"
Misheard Lyrics: From faggots to bitches, here I am
Original Lyrics: From rags to riches, here I stand
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Dr. Hook's, "A Little Bit More"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me love your hired soldiers
Original Lyrics: Let me rub your tired shoulders
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Dr. Hook's, "Sharing the Night Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Chevy ride together
Original Lyrics: Sharing the night together
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Five Man Electrical Band's, "Signs"
Misheard Lyrics: Your kids don't do that
Original Lyrics: Do this, don't do that
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Helen Reddy's, "I Can't Hear You No More"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me your story, baby
Original Lyrics: Tell me you're sorry, baby
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Jefferson Starship's, "With Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Haven't been resigned
Original Lyrics: Heaven sent the sign
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Kenny Rogers', "She Believes in Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And she has taken me
Original Lyrics: And she has faith in me
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Kenny Rogers', "You Decorated My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You recreated my wife
Original Lyrics: You decorated my life
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Stevie Wonder's, "Living for the City"
Misheard Lyrics: Surrounded by photos that ain't so pretty
Original Lyrics: Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty
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The Guess Who's, "American Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need your gastrocnemius
Original Lyrics: I don't need your ghetto scenes
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The Manhattans', "Kiss and Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: We've been waiting here so long
or We've been waiters here so long Original Lyrics: We've been meeting here so long
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Never Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby says goodbye
Original Lyrics: Never say goodbye
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Cliff Richard's, "Some People"
Misheard Lyrics: Take crime in themselves
Original Lyrics: Take pride in themselves
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Dan Hill and Vonda Shepard's, "Can't We Try"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't we try just a little less crime?
Original Lyrics: Can't we try just a little less pride?
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Debbie Gibson's, "Only in My Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: It was only a human being
Original Lyrics: It was only in my dreams
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Heart's, "Who Will You Run To"
Misheard Lyrics: But you sure don't want Rihanna
Original Lyrics: But you sure don't want me in it
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Paul Young's, "Come Back and Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: The vacuum sucks for good this time
Original Lyrics: Come back and stay for good this time
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Richard Marx's, "Don't Mean Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: No victim, no cry
Original Lyrics: No victim, no crime
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The Smiths', "Girlfriend in a Coma"
Misheard Lyrics: I know, it's cereal
or I know, it's mysterious or I know, it's a serial Original Lyrics: I know, it's serious
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Wham!'s, "Careless Whisper"
Misheard Lyrics: Look what I found. Look what I found.
Original Lyrics: Now that you're gone. Now that you're gone.
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1990s | |
George Michael's, "Too Funky"
Misheard Lyrics: Been there, been there, been there
Original Lyrics: Baby, baby, baby
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House of Pain's, "Jump Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Joke around
or Choke around Original Lyrics: Jump around
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Jane's Addiction's, "Been Caught Stealing"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been colicky
Original Lyrics: I've been caught stealing
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The Breeders', "Cannonball"
Misheard Lyrics: Bigger than a wishing well
Original Lyrics: Spitting in a wishing well
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The Cover Girls', "Wishing on a Star"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm where she wants to be
Original Lyrics: I'm wishing on a dream
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The Notorious B.I.G.'s, "Hypnotize"
Misheard Lyrics: Billy, Billy, Billy, can't you see?
Original Lyrics: Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can't you see?
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Vanessa Williams', "Just for Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Was guilty sonic growl
Original Lyrics: Was built on solid ground
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2000s | |
LL Cool J's, "Luv U Better"
Misheard Lyrics: This is for my only one
Original Lyrics: This is for my number one
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Ronan Keating's, "Life Is a Rollercoaster"
Misheard Lyrics: High-speed rollercoaster
Original Lyrics: Life is a rollercoaster
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2010s | |
Sabaton's, "The Last Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: For the faithful, the way of the sword
Original Lyrics: For the faith, for the way of the sword
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