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1960s | |
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles', "Mickey's Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: Humpty Dumpty died
Original Lyrics: Lum de lum de la
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The Searchers', "Needles and Pins"
Misheard Lyrics: Because of all my crime
Original Lyrics: Because of all my pride
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1970s | |
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "After the Love Has Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: After the night has come
Original Lyrics: After the love has gone
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Give up on the postcard
Don't stop till you get enough Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough. |
Pablo Cruise's, "Don't Want to Live Without It"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes it sees my mattress
Original Lyrics: Sometimes it seems like magic
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Pablo Cruise's, "I Want You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Yesterday I soar
Original Lyrics: Yesterday I swore
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Steely Dan's, "Reelin' in the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you really in the yeast, stowin' away the time.
Are you gatherin' up the teats, have you had enough of mime? Original Lyrics: Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time?
Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine? |
The Beatles', "Let It Be"
Misheard Lyrics: Speaking words of lizards
or Speaking words of wizards Original Lyrics: Speaking words of wisdom
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1980s | |
Journey's, "Who's Crying Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Voila, he's been fired
Original Lyrics: One love feeds the fire
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Judas Priest's, "Turbo Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm your turtle lover
or I'm your tuna lover or I'm your tuba lover Original Lyrics: I'm your turbo lover
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Lionel Richie's, "Running with the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Playing in the jungle
Original Lyrics: Playing in the shadows
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Paul McCartney's, "My Brave Face"
Misheard Lyrics: My great my great my great friend
Original Lyrics: My brave, my brave, my brave face
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Roxy Music's, "Jealous Guy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sorry that a major cried
Original Lyrics: I'm sorry that I made you cry
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Sheena Easton's, "You Could Have Been with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Is he a man or a baby diaper?
Original Lyrics: Is he a man or a paper tiger?
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Technotronic's, "Pump Up The Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh wow, a place to stay
Get your booty on the club tonight. Original Lyrics: I don't want a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight. |
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1990s | |
Cher's, "Walking in Memphis"
Misheard Lyrics: Now there's a cutie, they did not see him
Original Lyrics: Now security they did not see him
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En Vogue's, "Give Him Something He Can Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: But nothing's long
Original Lyrics: But nothing's wrong
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Jimmy Nail's, "Ain't No Doubt"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no doubt, it's plain to see
Fallout boy's no good for me 1234 acetone I'm a darn school boy, ask for more Original Lyrics: Ain't no doubt, it's plain to see
A woman like you is no good for me Your heart beating at another door I'm a darn fool for to ask for more |
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The Corrs', "So Young"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause we said so long
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we are so young
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2000s | |
Colbie Caillat's, "Bubbly"
Misheard Lyrics: Just take your Tums
Original Lyrics: Just take your time
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Gorillaz's, "Dare"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn it up,
Turn it up etc... It's there. Original Lyrics: It's coming up, it's coming up
It's coming up, it's coming up It's coming up, it's coming up It's dare |
Nelly Furtado's, "I'm Like a Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: And though my love is weird
Original Lyrics: And though my love is rare
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Radiohead's, "15 Step"
Misheard Lyrics: Fifteen steps, then s**t drops
Original Lyrics: Fifteen steps, then a sheer drop
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Sara Bareilles', "Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not gonna fly to Russia
Original Lyrics: I'm not gonna write you a love song
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2010s | |
Chris Malinchak's, "So Good To Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You're my constipation
Original Lyrics: You're my consolation
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Colbie Caillat's, "I Do"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me wanna sing
or You make me wanna say it Original Lyrics: You make me wanna say
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Sara Bareilles', "King of Anything"
Misheard Lyrics: You were mocking
or You were knocking Original Lyrics: You are not me
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christian | |
Thousand Foot Krutch's, "Courtesy Call"
Misheard Lyrics: Decision lasts more than a courtesy call
Original Lyrics: This is your last warning, a courtesy call
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misc | |
Noah Kahan's, "Stick Season"
Misheard Lyrics: And I socked your mom, she forgot that I existed
Original Lyrics: And I saw your mom, she forgot that I existed
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xmas | |
Backstreet Boys', "It's Christmas Time Again"
Misheard Lyrics: It's feeding time again
or It's changing time again Original Lyrics: It's Christmas time again
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Elton John's, "Cold as Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: The millennium year
Original Lyrics: In the middle of the year
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John Lennon's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: A very Merry Christmas and a Jappy New Year
Original Lyrics: A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
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Mitch Miller and the Gang's, "Must Be Santa"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be Sarah
Original Lyrics: Must be Santa
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