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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: You ain't nothin' but a hangover.
Original Lyrics: You ain't nothin' but hound dog.
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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a baboon on a riot
Original Lyrics: There's a bad moon on the rise.
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's, "Carry On"
Misheard Lyrics: to sing the blues you've got to let the Jews carry on
Original Lyrics: to sing the blues you've got to live the tunes and carry on
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The Beatles', "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Misheard Lyrics: He was sweaty as a goat today
Sgt. Peppers ought to have a shave Original Lyrics: It was twenty years ago today
Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play. |
Theme Songs', "Spiderman (cartoon)"
Misheard Lyrics: Can'tcha see? just like eyes
Original Lyrics: Catches thieves just like flies
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Theme Songs', "Spiderman (cartoon)"
Misheard Lyrics: Catches fleas just like flies
Original Lyrics: Catches thieves just like flies
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Theme Songs', "Spiderman (cartoon)"
Misheard Lyrics: Catches thieves just likewise
Original Lyrics: Catches thieves just like flies
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1970s | |
Bread's, "Baby I'm-a Want You"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I don't love you
Original Lyrics: Baby I'm-a want you
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Grateful Dead's, "Truckin'"
Misheard Lyrics: If the public don't get you, then the light man will!
Original Lyrics: If the thunder don't get you, then the lightning will!
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John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You fill up my sad sacks
Original Lyrics: You fill up my senses
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Little Feat's, "Willin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Joan Of Arc
Original Lyrics: I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonopah
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: And little girly whirly with her hair all curly
Asked if I needed a run Original Lyrics: And little Early Pearly came by in her curly-wurly
And asked me if I needed a ride. |
T-Rex's, "Metal Guru"
Misheard Lyrics: Medical Rue, is a Jew
Original Lyrics: Metal Guru, is it you?
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The Cars', "Moving in Stereo"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to sing
or Let's just say... Original Lyrics: Life's the same
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The Hollies', "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"
Misheard Lyrics: Just good bye now beautiful doll
Original Lyrics: Just a five-nine beautiful tall
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The Rolling Stones', "Start Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: In Yugoslavia!
In Yugoslavia you'll never starve! Original Lyrics: If you can start me up
If you can start me up I'll never stop. |
Theme Songs', "Movin' On Up (The Jeffersons)"
Misheard Lyrics: Kids don't cry in the kitchen
Original Lyrics: Fish don't fry in the kitchen
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Trooper's, "Santa Maria"
Misheard Lyrics: Cruisin' on a sunny boat
Original Lyrics: Cruisin' on a sardine boat
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1980s | |
Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
Misheard Lyrics: I smell like asshole
Original Lyrics: I smell like I sound
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Patti LaBelle's, "Stir it Up"
Misheard Lyrics: If I have a peg to borrow
I'm not gonna tape it anymore Original Lyrics: If I have to beg or borrow
I'm not gonna take it anymore |
Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics: She says "F*** you all."
or She's so punctual. Original Lyrics: Jeux sans frontiers.
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Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Break free of higher love
Original Lyrics: Bring me a higher love.
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Tears For Fears', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my own desire, it's my only loss
Original Lyrics: It's my own desire, it's my own remorse
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Whitesnake's, "Here I Go Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've never known. Like a drifter I was born to wear cologne. Original Lyrics: Here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've never known. Like a drifter I was born to walk alone. |
1990s | |
DJ Luck And MC Neat's, "With a Little Bit of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Allah with the rinsing song
Original Lyrics: Hollerin' the rinsin' sound.
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Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: It's enough to make kinks' and faggots' bonds
Original Lyrics: It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
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Elton John's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: The circle of lights
Original Lyrics: the circle of life
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Michael Jackson's, "Black or White"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't scared of your brother
Original Lyrics: I ain't scared of you, brother
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Nirvana's, "Lounge Act"
Misheard Lyrics: Truth covered in security.
Original Lyrics: Truth covered insecurity.
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Snow's, "Informer"
Misheard Lyrics: Fader, uh don't you know,
I'm a player I'm lick your boom boom now (Song has a Jewish context) Original Lyrics: Informer, you no say
Daddy me Snow me I'll go blame A licky Boom Boom Down. |
Soundgarden's, "Superunknown"
Misheard Lyrics: First it steals your mom and then it steals you
Original Lyrics: First it steals your mind and then it steals your...
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Spice Girls', "2 Become 1"
Misheard Lyrics: At least I'm in love like I've never been in love before
Original Lyrics: I need some love like I never needed love before
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Television's, "A Word from Us Kids (from Arthur)"
Misheard Lyrics: And now a word from Moss Kids
Original Lyrics: And now a word from us kids
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Tom Jones', "Black Betty"
Misheard Lyrics: Oooh Black Medic, Amberlamps!
Original Lyrics: Woah, Black Betty (bam a lam).
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2000s | |
Mika's, "Love Today"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl dresses like a kid for fun, licks her lips like there's something on them
Original Lyrics: Carry dresses like a kid for fun, licks her lips like they're something other
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Mika's, "Love Today"
Misheard Lyrics: You're so clueless, you're just like your mother
Original Lyrics: Is it cause you're just like your mother?
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Motorhead's, "Ace Of Spades"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'm born to lose and God bless the fools
Original Lyrics: You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "Unwritten"
Misheard Lyrics: Release your inner bitch and feel the rain on your skin.
Original Lyrics: Release your inhibitions. Feel the rain on your skin
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Panic! At the Disco's, "This Is Gospel"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the pedo mama
Original Lyrics: This is the beat of my heart
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2010s | |
One Direction's, "Midnight Memories"
Misheard Lyrics: Big ass party with the karate kitchen
Original Lyrics: Big house party with the crowded kitchen
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Studio Union 's, "That's All I Need "
Misheard Lyrics: But if I know that you've un-dust-toot
Original Lyrics: But if I know that you've understood
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Studio Union 's, "That's All I Need "
Misheard Lyrics: But others they do despair, but the world ain't always fair
Original Lyrics: But others they do just girl, but the world ain't always fair
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Studio Union 's, "That's All I Need "
Misheard Lyrics: But you looking for paradise and you've got to pay the price
Original Lyrics: But you look for pearls or dice and you've got to pay the price
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Studio Union 's, "That's All I Need "
Misheard Lyrics: Or maybe it's not always been good enough
Original Lyrics: And maybe it's not always been good, no
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Studio Union 's, "That's All I Need "
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes of you we know than there's more than their shaft
Original Lyrics: Sometimes the rules below, they take more than their share
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country | |
Lonestar's, "What About Now?"
Misheard Lyrics: We can change these dreams down the interstate
Original Lyrics: We can chase these dreams down the interstate
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Patsy Cline's, "I'm Hungry for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the devil hunts for bears
Original Lyrics: Like the devil hunts for bad
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misc | |
The Black Keys', "Gold on the Ceiling"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no doubt in my mind
Original Lyrics: Ain't no guard in my house
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