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1960s | |
Friend & Lover's, "Reach Out Of The Darkness"
Misheard Lyrics: Freak out in the doghouse
Original Lyrics: Reach out of the darkness.
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1970s | |
Buzzcocks', "Promises"
Misheard Lyrics: How can you ever let me drown?
Original Lyrics: How can you ever let me down?
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Don McLean 's, "American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: Jack Black sat on a Candlestick.
Original Lyrics: Jack Flash sat on a Candlestick.
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Tavares', "Don't Take Away the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my piece of Iraq
Original Lyrics: It's my piece of the rock
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The Boomtown Rats', "Mary of the Fourth Form"
Misheard Lyrics: Shittin' in the front row
Original Lyrics: Sittin' in the front row
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The Jacksons', "Blame It on the Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics: Play it on the booty
Original Lyrics: Blame it on the boogie
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The Slickers', "Johnny Too Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: Walkin' down the road With a lever up your wazoo
Original Lyrics: Walkin' down the road With a ratchet in your waist
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1980s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Lost in France"
Misheard Lyrics: I had a feeling I can't complain
Original Lyrics: I had a feeling I can't explain
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Commercial's, "Certs"
Misheard Lyrics: Only Certs has a blistening drop of Retsyn
Original Lyrics: Only Certs has a glistening drop of Retsyn
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Eurythmics', "Sex Crime (Nineteen Eighty Four)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sex drive
Original Lyrics: Sex crime
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Huey Lewis & the News 's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Change your heart to a little white dove.
Original Lyrics: Change a hawk to a little white dove.
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Huey Lewis & the News 's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Make a one man weep, make another man sin/sting.
Original Lyrics: Make a one man weep, make another man sing.
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Roxette's, "Dressed for Success"
Misheard Lyrics: Get dressed for sunset
Original Lyrics: Get dressed for success
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Salt-N-Pepa's, "Twist and Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: You know your lips are good
Original Lyrics: You know you look so good
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Status Quo's, "The Wanderer"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm a wobbler
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm a wanderer
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The Jacksons', "Goin' Places"
Misheard Lyrics: The different positions
Original Lyrics: The different traditions
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Ultravox's, "Love's Great Adventure"
Misheard Lyrics: I smoked a million words
Original Lyrics: I spoke a million words
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1990s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Lay Down Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I can be stone cold
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I can be so cold
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Celine Dion's, "Think Twice"
Misheard Lyrics: A book in your eyes
Original Lyrics: I look in your eyes
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Goo Goo Dolls', "Black Balloon"
Misheard Lyrics: But all you need
Original Lyrics: But on your knees
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Kirk Franklin & God’s Property 's, "Stomp"
Misheard Lyrics: GP are you really bad?! (Oh yeah, we have the Chuck B. on yo hair)
Original Lyrics: GP Are you with me?! (Oh yeah, we having church, we ain't going nowhere)
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Paul Simon's, "The Obvious Child"
Misheard Lyrics: Why tonight the obvious child?
Original Lyrics: Why deny the obvious child?
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Prince's, "I Wish U Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Doubts of our condition
Original Lyrics: Doubts of our conviction
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Prince's, "New Power Generation"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay down your fucking weapon
Original Lyrics: Lay down your funky weapon
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Robbie Williams', "She's the One"
Misheard Lyrics: We were fine all alone
Original Lyrics: We were fine all along
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Shania Twain's, "Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Who Said "Happy Boots And Thunder?"
Original Lyrics: Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
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Sting's, "Demolition Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a Whopper nightmare
Original Lyrics: I'm a walking nightmare
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a-ha's, "Crying in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll never let you sing
Original Lyrics: I'll never let you see
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2000s | |
Charlotte Church's, "Call My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Your door knocking
Original Lyrics: Your door locking
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Christina Aguilera's, "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta love her
Gotta love her, baby Original Lyrics: Come on over
Come on over, baby |
John Cena's, "Basic Thugonamics"
Misheard Lyrics: So… you think you’re impeccable?
Original Lyrics: So… you think you’re untouchable?
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Sabaton's, "The Price of a Mile"
Misheard Lyrics: (last pre-chorus) That's the price of a mile.
Original Lyrics: There's no price for a mile.
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SteveSongs', "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain When She Comes"
Misheard Lyrics: She'll be ridin' 65 horses when she comes
Original Lyrics: She'll be ridin' 6 white horses when she comes
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The Hold Steady's, "Chill Out Tent"
Misheard Lyrics: I got really high
And then I kicked it in the chill out tent Original Lyrics: I got really high
And then I came to in the chill out tent |
2010s | |
Echosmith 's, "Cool Kids "
Misheard Lyrics: I wish that I could be like Calvin Coolidge.
Original Lyrics: I wish that I could be like The Cool Kids.
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Pink's, "Try"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta get off me try, try, try
Original Lyrics: Gotta get up and try, try, try
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Pink's, "Try"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta get open try, try, try
Original Lyrics: Gotta get up and try, try, try
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Sabaton's, "Shiroyama"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the nature of time that the new age comes in sin
Original Lyrics: It's the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin
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Sabaton's, "Lady of the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: She stands before you,
Oh, that medal shining bright. Original Lyrics: She stands before you,
All that metal shining bright. |
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