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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Jailhouse Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: One two party in the county jail
Original Lyrics: The warden threw a party in the county jail
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Frankie Laine's, "Rawhide"
Misheard Lyrics: Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
or Rudy, Rudy, Rudy Original Lyrics: Rollin', rollin', rollin'
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Johnny Western's, "The Ballad of Palladin"
Misheard Lyrics: Family, family, far, far from home
Original Lyrics: Palladin, Palladin, far, far from home
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1960s | |
John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics: Judy in the skies, on acid.
Original Lyrics: Judy in disguise, with glasses.
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The Beatles', "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Misheard Lyrics: Dempsey in disguise with firemen
Original Lyrics: Lucy in the sky with diamonds
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The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Daydream"
Misheard Lyrics: What a day to be in Beijing
Original Lyrics: What a day for a daydream
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1970s | |
Carpenters', "Please Mr. Postman"
Misheard Lyrics: Please, please, it's a ghost, man
Original Lyrics: Please, please, Mr. Postman
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Rita Coolidge's, "You"
Misheard Lyrics: Shining white and shining fart
Original Lyrics: Shining bright and shining far
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1980s | |
A-Ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be gum, in a deity!
Original Lyrics: I'll be gone in a day or two
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A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be coming for your level, okay
Original Lyrics: I'll be coming for your love, okay.
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A-ha's, "Take on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Sam Neill is to say, I'm odds and ends for a pea!
Original Lyrics: So needless to say I'm odds and ends
But I'll be |
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Belinda Carlisle's, "Circle in the Sand"
Misheard Lyrics: We can bounce together
Original Lyrics: We are bound together
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Heart's, "Even It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Heavin' it up, heavin' it up
Original Lyrics: Even it up, even it up
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INXS's, "Beautiful Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Dickies in the corner
Original Lyrics: Niki's in the corner..
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1990s | |
Deborah Cox's, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody is a Bee Gee
Original Lyrics: Nobody's supposed to be here
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Extreme's, "More Than Words"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not that I warned you not to say
Original Lyrics: It's not that I want you not to say
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Monica's, "The First Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I sure meet a moose
Original Lyrics: I should make a move
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Pantera's, "Primal Concrete Sludge"
Misheard Lyrics: Come and pee with me,
Lick my twisted stream Original Lyrics: Come and be with me,
Live my twisted dream |
Shawn Colvin's, "Sunny Came Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh my, into the fire
Original Lyrics: My mind into the fire
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Sheryl Crow's, "My Favorite Mistake"
Misheard Lyrics: When you go on my nose
Original Lyrics: When you go all I know is
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The Verve's, "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause it's a bittersweet sin/sing for me
Original Lyrics: 'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony
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The Verve's, "Bittersweet Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a slave to your mummy, then you die.
Original Lyrics: You're a slave to the money, then you die.
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Theme Songs', "Rolie Polie Olie"
Misheard Lyrics: He's blowing-owing-owing
Original Lyrics: He's Rolie Polie Olie
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Theme Songs', "Theodore Tugboat"
Misheard Lyrics: Theodore's family
Original Lyrics: Theodore, Emily
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2000s | |
Crossfade's, "Cold"
Misheard Lyrics: I never meant to be, so go
Original Lyrics: I never meant to be so cold
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Daniel Bedingfield's, "Gotta Get Thru This"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm watching Judge Judy
Original Lyrics: I gotta get thru this
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Jennifer Love Hewitt's, "BareNaked"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Mary Jane
or I'm Baby Jane Original Lyrics: I'm getting jaded
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Lyfe Jennings', "Must Be Nice"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone who loves the shore
Original Lyrics: Someone who loves you for sho'
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Sabaton's, "Aces in Exile"
Misheard Lyrics: We fall on the Reich with the claws of the eagle
Original Lyrics: With the claw of the Reich,
With the claw of the eagle. |
Theme Songs', "Clifford the Big Red Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: Clifford's immortal
Original Lyrics: Clifford's so loyal
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Theme Songs', "It's a Big Big World"
Misheard Lyrics: Really young for you and me
Original Lyrics: Big enough for you and me
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Theme Songs', "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Sagwa, you're aggressive
or Sagwa, you're progressive or Sagwa, you're offensive Original Lyrics: Sagwa, you're my best friend
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Three Days Grace's, "Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's stop a Wayob, a Wayob.
Original Lyrics: Let's start a riot, a riot.
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Toby Keith's, "Lost You Anyway"
Misheard Lyrics: I’d lost you, Hemingway.
Original Lyrics: I’d lost you anyway.
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2010s | |
Gorillaz's, "Rhinestone Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: That's a lie, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick
Original Lyrics: That's electric tric tric tric tric tric tric
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Gotye's, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Have your friends collect your inconsistent change of number
Original Lyrics: Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
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country | |
Roger Miller's, "King of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Kmart on the road
Original Lyrics: King of the road
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xmas | |
Backstreet Boys', "It's Christmas Time Again"
Misheard Lyrics: It's breakfast time again
Original Lyrics: It's Christmas time again
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Bing Crosby's, "Mele Kalikimaka"
Misheard Lyrics: Mele Kalikimaka is the righteous way
Original Lyrics: Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way
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Brenda Lee's, "Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Tigger bell, Tigger bell, Tigger bell rock
Original Lyrics: Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
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Carpenters', "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas passes gas
Original Lyrics: Christmas past is past
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Traditional's, "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics: Go Tommy on the mountain
Original Lyrics: Go tell it on the mountain
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Traditional's, "Over the River and Through the Woods"
Misheard Lyrics: Only the women go through the woods
Original Lyrics: Over the river and through the woods
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U2's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: Presenting "Deck the Halls"
Original Lyrics: They're singing "Deck the Halls"
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