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1960s | |
The Beach Boys', "Surfin' USA"
Misheard Lyrics: If everybody had emotions
Original Lyrics: If everybody had an ocean
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The Mamas And The Papas', "Creeque Alley"
Misheard Lyrics: In a coffehouse in Hackensack
Original Lyrics: In a coffeehouse Sabastian sat
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1970s | |
Bad Company's, "Shooting Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t you know you are a pooping star
Original Lyrics: Don’t you know you are a shooting star
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Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose's, "Too Late to Turn Back Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Emily, Emily, Emily, I'm falling in love
Original Lyrics: I believe, I believe, I believe I'm falling in love
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Annie, where the windows? A dozen really matter to me.
Original Lyrics: Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me.
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1980s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Born in the USA"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm ten years rotting down the Row
Original Lyrics: I'm ten years burnin' down the road
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Doobie Brothers', "What a Fool Believes"
Misheard Lyrics: Anybody else but Shirley Jones
Original Lyrics: Anybody else would surely know
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Duran Duran's, "Save a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Save it 'til the morning laughter
Original Lyrics: Save it 'til the morning after
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: Burnin' up, burnin' up, burnin' up, up, butter
Original Lyrics: Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, ah-ah-adieu
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: C'est le nee, c'est le nee, c'est le nee
Original Lyrics: Sail away, sail away, sail away
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: Death death death death death death Death death death death Burn it up, burn it up, burn it all up I do, ooh
Original Lyrics: Deh deh deh deh deh deh, deh deh deh deh deh deh Turn it up turn it up turn it up, ah-ah-adieu, ooh
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: From Paris to Taree
Original Lyrics: From Bali to Cali
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: Say no way, say no way, say no way
Original Lyrics: Sail away, sail away, sail away
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a sale, there's a sale, Save the bay, save the bay, save the bay
Original Lyrics: Let me sail, Let me sail, sail away, sail away, sail away
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: We can steer, we can hear with the chickens of the wind. We can sigh, say goodbye to sadistic Pevensies.
Original Lyrics: We can steer, we can near With Rob Dickins at the wheel. We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and his dependencies.
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Genesis', "That's All"
Misheard Lyrics: It's only a shame, asshole
Original Lyrics: It's only a shame, that's all
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Huey Lewis And The News', "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: And from what I've seen I'm a livo
Original Lyrics: And from what I've seen I believe 'em
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John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band's, "On the Dark Side"
Misheard Lyrics: on the dog side
Original Lyrics: on the dark side
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me hear your potty talk
Original Lyrics: Let me hear your body talk
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Richard Marx's, "Should've Known Better"
Misheard Lyrics: Now love is just a painted memory
Original Lyrics: Now love is just a faded memory
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Rush's, "New World Man"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a seagull turning green
Original Lyrics: He's a signal turning green
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Technotronic's, "Pump Up The Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: Pump up the jam, pump it up
Why are your feet stamping? Original Lyrics: Pump up the jam, pump it up
While your feet are stomping |
The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: "It's like mental retardation!"
Original Lyrics: Fundamentally, he can't take it
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The Moody Blues', "The Voice"
Misheard Lyrics: And how many worms have I got today?
Original Lyrics: And how many words have I got to say?
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Tina Turner's, "We Don't Need Another Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't need another freedom
Original Lyrics: We don't need another hero
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Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics: All I want to do when I wake up in the morning is see you're alive
Original Lyrics: All I want to do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes
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Vincent Price's, "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Worse than the weirdos and orphans you drowned
Original Lyrics: Worse than the widows and orphans you drowned
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1990s | |
Celine Dion's, "Because You Loved Me"
Misheard Lyrics: For every tree you made come true
or For every tree you made come through Original Lyrics: For every dream you made come true
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Pearl Jam's, "Do The Evolution"
Misheard Lyrics: Why am I without a home? Why is there sun? Then why am I cold?
Original Lyrics: Admire me, admire my home Admire my son, he's my clone
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: Whispered the shades of alone with you
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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Shari Lewis', "Lamb Chop's Play-Along!"
Misheard Lyrics: If you like punny jokes
Original Lyrics: If you like funny jokes
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Spice Girls', "Who Do You Think You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: The top is high so your boots are forgotten
(Later) You're sending I in the wrong direction Original Lyrics: The top is high so your roots are forgotten
(Later) You're swelling out in the wrong direction |
The Cranberries', "Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: You misdefine me You misdefine me You misdefine me
Original Lyrics: You mystify me You mystify me You mystify me
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The Fugees', "Killing Me Softly"
Misheard Lyrics: This is record of the year
Original Lyrics: Refugees up in here
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The Fugees', "Ready Or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't run away from these spies I got, oh, baby
Hey, baby, 'cause I got a lot, oh, yeah And anywhere you go, my whole crew around the world, oh, baby Hey, baby, you can't hide from the blob, oh, no Original Lyrics: You can't run away from these styles I got, oh, baby
Hey, baby, 'cause I got a lot, oh, yeah And anywhere you go, my whole crew gonna know, oh, baby Hey, baby, you can't hide from the block, oh, no |
Tori Amos', "Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm only bringing salty pie.
Original Lyrics: Honey, bring it up close to my...
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2000s | |
Sabaton's, "Primo Victoria"
Misheard Lyrics: In the dawn, they will pay
With their lies as the price. or In the dawn, they will pay With allies as the price. Original Lyrics: In the dawn, they will pay
With their lives as the price |
Sabaton's, "Primo Victoria"
Misheard Lyrics: Yet soldiers has fallen before
Original Lyrics: Yet soldiers have fallen before
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2010s | |
Hozier's, "Too Sweet"
Misheard Lyrics: I take my whiskey and leave
or I take my whiskey lean Original Lyrics: I take my whiskey neat
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Fuck this, Styrofoam
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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The Script's, "Breakeven"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm falling to Jesus
Original Lyrics: I'm falling to pieces
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country | |
misc | |
Miguel's, "Sure Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: i can be the black boy you can be the cop
Original Lyrics: i can be the blackboard you can be the chalk
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