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1960s | |
The Moody Blues', "Nights in White Satin"
Misheard Lyrics: Another day's useless penny is spent.
Original Lyrics: Another day's useless energy spent
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1970s | |
Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adore You"
Misheard Lyrics: My eyes of Georgia
Original Lyrics: My eyes adored you
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Jackson Browne's, "Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: Now the motor don't mind.
Original Lyrics: Now the promoter don't mind
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Jackson Browne's, "Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: We've got country & western, all of us, are improved.
Original Lyrics: Now we got country and western, on the bus, R&B.
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Jackson Browne's, "The Load Out/Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: The movie schedule to appear
Original Lyrics: But we'll be scheduled to appear
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Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Hot dog I say gulla man
I don't want to beatza President of America Original Lyrics: Hot dog I say cool it man
I don't want to be the President of America |
Queen's, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Chick's all over like my jellied fish
Original Lyrics: Shakes all over like a jellyfish
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Queen's, "You're My Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: You stood my n***er
Original Lyrics: You stood by me girl
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Styx's, "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take the long nights, in Barsola
Original Lyrics: I'll take the long nights, impossible odds
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Sweet Sensation's, "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: Golden retriever
It's just one of those things you put down to experience. Original Lyrics: Sad sweet dreamer
It's just one of those things you put down to experience. |
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: YouTube, sing then read, Crayola and candy
Original Lyrics: U-2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Dancing in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: These gums are higher
Even if we're just dancing with a dork Original Lyrics: This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's got a hungry hop
Original Lyrics: Everybody's got a hungry heart
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Queen's, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Why love must dive
Original Lyrics: When love must die
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Q's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen naughty people, come gather 'round, gotta get me a gay pan
Original Lyrics: Listen all you people, come gather 'round, gotta get me a game plan
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Supertramp's, "It's Raining Again"
Misheard Lyrics: C'mon you little Fido
No need to get a dido Original Lyrics: C'mon you little fighter
No need to get uptighter |
Tears for Fears', "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: My mother and my fathers used to beat me to death
While dreaming of adoption Original Lyrics: My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean in air
And dreaming I'm a doctor |
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UB40's, "Rat in My Kitchen"
Misheard Lyrics: There's rocks in the kitchen, what I'mma gonna do?
I'm gonna Flintstone run, that's what I'mma gonna do. Original Lyrics: There's a rat in my kitchen, what am I gonna do?
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do. |
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1990s | |
"Weird Al" Yankovic's, "Bedrock Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Realized I was living in the stone age
No fax, no silly little phone-age Original Lyrics: Realized I was living in the stone age
No fax, no cellular phone-age |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Streets of Philadelphia"
Misheard Lyrics: I was cruising back and I couldn't tell how I fell
Original Lyrics: I was bruised and battered, I couldn't tell what I felt
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EMF's, "Unbelievable"
Misheard Lyrics: Your Alain Prost just gives you away
Original Lyrics: Your purple prose just gives you away
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Stardust's, "Music Sounds Better with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Move baby
I feel right Music sounds better with you Original Lyrics: Oooh baby
I feel like The music sounds better with you. |
TLC's, "Waterfalls"
Misheard Lyrics: Long John Jason waterfalls.
Original Lyrics: Don't go chasin' waterfalls.
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Wreckx-N-Effect's, "Rump Shaker"
Misheard Lyrics: All I wanna do zooma zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom, just shake ya butt.
Original Lyrics: All I wanna do zooma zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom, just shake ya rump.
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2000s | |
Amy Winehouse's, "Tears Dry on Their Own"
Misheard Lyrics: All I had is a video
Original Lyrics: All I can ever be to you
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Drowning Pool's, "Let the Bodies Hit The Floor"
Misheard Lyrics: Let the body set the flow.
Original Lyrics: Let the bodies hit the floor
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Elton John's, "Original Sin"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh yeah, it's all in my Original Sin
Original Lyrics: Oh you were always my Original Sin
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Flyleaf's, "All Around Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Chamfering this hard-bad ceiling
Original Lyrics: Savoring this heart that's healing
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Jessica Simpson's, "A Little Bit"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit goes the wrong way
Original Lyrics: A little bit goes a long way
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Jessica Simpson's, "I Think I'm in Love with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Boy I think that I'm in luck with you
Original Lyrics: Boy I think that that I'm in love with you
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Jessica Simpson's, "Sweetest Sin"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the sweetest thing
Original Lyrics: You're the sweetest sin
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Jessica Simpson's, "Take My Breath Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovers know no shit
Original Lyrics: Lovers know no shame
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Jessica Simpson's, "With You"
Misheard Lyrics: And nothing but a teacher
Original Lyrics: And nothing but a T-shirt on
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Jethro Tull's, "Ring Out Solstice Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Not let the snausages begin
Winter is a glass on the chicken Seven maids moon seven times Now to let the granny and the lime Ring out these bells Ring out these sausage bells Ring sauce's bells Joystick and believe the mistletoe Fight the holly, open a window Seven threw his nostrils seven times Sing the song the bells won't let me chime Ring out these bells Ring out these sausage bells Ring sauce's bells Ring out (ring out) these sausage bells Ring out (ring out) the sauce's bells Take me to the distance is the sun Dreadful at the still the planet Tron Seven maids moving seven times Sing the song the bells don't let me chime Ring out those bells Ring out these sausage bells Ring sauce's bells Ring on, ring out Ring on, ring out Ring on, ring out Ring on, ring out Original Lyrics: Now is the solstice of the year, winter is the glad song that you hear.
Seven maids move in seven time. Have the lads up ready in a line. Ring out these bells. Ring out, ring solstice bells. Ring solstice bells. Join together beneath the mistletoe By the holy oak whereon it grows. Seven druids dance in seven time. Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming. Ring out these bells. Ring out, ring solstice bells. Ring solstice bells. Praise be to the distant sister sun, joyful as the silver planets run. Seven maids move in seven time. Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming. Ring out those bells. Ring out, ring solstice bells. Ring solstice bells. Ring on, ring out. Ring on, ring out. |
Junior Senior's, "Move Your Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody I'm moving my feet and tonight yeah
Original Lyrics: Everybody, move your feet and feel united
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Panic! At the Disco's, "9 In The Afternoon"
Misheard Lyrics: You cook as you can, so you do
Original Lyrics: You could 'cause you can so you do.
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The Offspring's, "All I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: So pack up your room, back up your boxers
Original Lyrics: So back off your rules, back off your jive 'cause
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2010s | |
Beyonce's, "Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics: If you leave me you gotta go blind
Original Lyrics: If you leave me you outta your mind
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Beyonce's, "Schoolin' Life"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'm great at writing these liquor love letters
Original Lyrics: But I'm great at writing physical love letters
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Demonaz's, "March of the Norse"
Misheard Lyrics: Women of iron, women of might
Original Lyrics: We're men of iron, we're men of might
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: F-ck this, fire gum
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm on television my one solution is my queen
'Cause she's beestrung, yeah yeah Original Lyrics: When I need motivation my one solution is my queen
'Cause she stays strong, yeah yeah |
country | |
Shania Twain's, "From This Moment On"
Misheard Lyrics: From this moment, aww
Original Lyrics: From this moment on
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xmas | |
John Lennon's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: For Nero the zero
Original Lyrics: For near and the dear ones
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Jose Feliciano's, "Feliz Navidad"
Misheard Lyrics: Billy's naughty tot
Original Lyrics: Feliz Navidad
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Traditional's, "Good King Wenceslas"
Misheard Lyrics: When a woman came in sight
Original Lyrics: When a poor man came in sight
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Traditional's, "Good King Wenceslas"
Misheard Lyrics: on a toaster strudel
Original Lyrics: though the frost was cruel/gathering winter fuel
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Traditional's, "The First Noel"
Misheard Lyrics: Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere
Original Lyrics: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
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