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1950s | |
1960s | |
Jimi Hendrix's, "All Along The Watchtower"
Misheard Lyrics: There must be some kinda way outta here Say, they're jumping to the beef
Original Lyrics: There must be some kinda way outta here Said the joker to the thief
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Patsy Cline's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: Quincy
Oh, Quincy Jones is feeling so lonely Original Lyrics: Crazy
I'm crazy for feeling so lonely |
1970s | |
Carly Simon's, "You Belong To Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Tara, Tara you were fooling
Original Lyrics: Tell her, tell her you were fooling
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Ramble Tamble"
Misheard Lyrics: Blood in the water
Original Lyrics: Mud in the water
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David Essex's, "Coming Home"
Misheard Lyrics: To cause a corrosion
Original Lyrics: To cause a commotion
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be Ernest Hemingway
Original Lyrics: I wanna be with you everywhere
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Fleetwood Mac's, "You Make Loving Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: I never did believe in the master of magic
Original Lyrics: I never did believe in the ways of magic
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James Taylor's, "Handy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Here is the baby I want to say
Original Lyrics: Here is the main thing I want to say
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Neil Diamond's, "Beautiful Noise"
Misheard Lyrics: What a beautiful voice
Original Lyrics: What a beautiful noise
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Paul McCartney's, "Maybe I'm Amazed"
Misheard Lyrics: Or maybe I will pray for the way I love you
Original Lyrics: Or maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Caught in a haypile
Original Lyrics: Caught in a landslide
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The Manhattans', "Hurt"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I feel slowed down
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I feel so bad
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The Ritchie Family's, "The Best Disco in Town"
Misheard Lyrics: The hitch hiker of moo cow
Original Lyrics: The hit sounds of Motown
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The Stylistics', "You are Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: Human everything
Original Lyrics: You are everything
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The Who's, "Substitute"
Misheard Lyrics: Substitute your rice pilaf
Original Lyrics: Substitute your lies for fact
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1980s | |
Bee Gees', "You Win Again"
Misheard Lyrics: And Terry loves Garth
Original Lyrics: And tear this love apart
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Bros', "I Owe You Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll wash your supper with no feelings, no feelings at all
Original Lyrics: I'll watch you suffer with no feelings, no feelings at all
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Europe's, "The Final Countdown "
Misheard Lyrics: Believe in Christ
Original Lyrics: We're leaving ground
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Eurythmics', "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"
Misheard Lyrics: Whisper to
Original Lyrics: Listen to
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Kool & the Gang's, "Joanna"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in love and I won't die
Original Lyrics: I'm in love and I won't lie
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Peter Cetera and Amy Grant's, "The Next Time I Fall"
Misheard Lyrics: The best times I fall in love
Original Lyrics: The next time I fall in love
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Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Another one is Farrah Fawcett
Original Lyrics: Another one bites the dust
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Terence Trent D'Arby's, "Dance Little Sister"
Misheard Lyrics: Give up to the gross
Original Lyrics: Give up to the ghost
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The Cure's, "Close to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Something something something
Original Lyrics: Show me, show me, show me
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UB40's, "Maybe Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: Up in the hairy disguise
Original Lyrics: Up in the heavenly skies
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1990s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Streets of Philadelphia"
Misheard Lyrics: Limeade
Original Lyrics: Lyin' awake
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Cher's, "Love And Understanding"
Misheard Lyrics: Enough farts to find some love inside
Original Lyrics: Enough hearts to find some love inside
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Dave Matthews Band's, "Crash Into Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Touch your hips
Original Lyrics: Touch your lips
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Janet Jackson's, "Come Back to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Countdown to me
Original Lyrics: Come back to me
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Lit's, "My Own Worst Enemy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sleeping with my gloves on.
Original Lyrics: I'm sleeping with my clothes on.
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Natalie Merchant's, "Kind & Generous"
Misheard Lyrics: For your sombreros
Original Lyrics: For your selflessness
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UB40's, "Come Back Darling"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me another ride
Original Lyrics: Give me another try
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "My Happy Ending"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't leave me hanging and said he's so dead
Original Lyrics: Don't leave me hanging in a city so dead
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Lily Allen's, "Alfie"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, I only say it 'cause I care
So please can you stop bullying my hair? Original Lyrics: Oh, I only say it 'cause I care
So please can you stop pulling my hair? |
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Sean Paul's, "Temperature"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the right television, just shot an eel from the storm.
Original Lyrics: I got the right temperature
For shelter you from the storm. |
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2010s | |
Jonas Brothers', "Sucker"
Misheard Lyrics: We go to Paris
or We go to heaven Original Lyrics: We go together
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country | |
Lonestar's, "What About Now"
Misheard Lyrics: What about now? How about July?
Original Lyrics: What about now? How about tonight?
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Willie Nelson's, "Always on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: You were always on my wife
Original Lyrics: You were always on my mind
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