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1950s | |
Kate Smith's, "America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: From sea to Chinese Sea
Original Lyrics: From sea to shining sea
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Me's, "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing"
Misheard Lyrics: Hark, the Horrid Angels sing,
Original Lyrics: Hark, the Herald Angels sing
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1960s | |
Ketty Lester's, "Love Letters"
Misheard Lyrics: Love led astray from the heart
Original Lyrics: Love letters straight from the heart
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Lou Christie's, "Lightnin' Strikes"
Misheard Lyrics: Whitening striking again
Original Lyrics: Lightning striking again
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Martha And The Vandellas', "Dancing In The Street"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't forget Pomona City
Original Lyrics: Don't forget the Motor City.
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Martha And The Vandellas', "Dancing In The Street"
Misheard Lyrics: It doesn't matter what you have
Just as long as you are there. Original Lyrics: It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there. |
The Crystals', "He's a Rebel"
Misheard Lyrics: He's my rebel Romanoff.
Original Lyrics: He's my rebel Romeo.
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The Kinks', "All Day and All of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not contempt to be with you in the game time
Original Lyrics: I'm not content to be with you in the daytime
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The Kinks', "Tired of Waiting for You"
Misheard Lyrics: So time
Timer waiting Timer waiting for you Original Lyrics: So tired
Tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you |
The Seekers', "Sinner Man"
Misheard Lyrics: The Lord took Sinner Man,
And shut him in a prison Original Lyrics: The Lord said,
"Sinner Man, you should've been a'prayin' " |
1970s | |
Bee Gees', "More Than a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Four-legged woman>Four legged woman to me.
Original Lyrics: More than a woman
More than a woman to me. |
Captain and Tennille's, "Muskrat Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Annie whirl, Annie twirl, Annie tango
Original Lyrics: And they whirl and they twirl and they tango
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Captain and Tennille's, "Muskrat Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Any whirl, any twirl, any tango
Original Lyrics: And they whirl and they twirl and they tango
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Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: your scabbard was halfway cocked
Original Lyrics: Your scarf, it was apricot.
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Chicago's, "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
Misheard Lyrics: "a Christian lady....
Original Lyrics: A pretty lady looked at me and said her diamond watch had stopped cold dead
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's, "Helpless"
Misheard Lyrics: A stream comes through with memory to spare,
Original Lyrics: With dream comfort memory to spare,
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Kiss', "Cold Gin"
Misheard Lyrics: Delilah's gone, I'm down and out
Original Lyrics: My heaters broke and I'm so tired I need some fuel to build a fire The girl next door, her lights are out yeah The landlords gone, I'm down and out
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Led Zeppelin's, "Immigrant Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Our only go will be the western show.
Original Lyrics: Our only goal will be the western shore
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Smokey Robinson's, "Cruisin'"
Misheard Lyrics: This is not a one nice thing
Original Lyrics: This is not a one-night stand
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The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: zen de nada sos
Original Lyrics: Sending out an S.O.S.
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Theme Songs', "Sesame Street"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunny day, sleepin' on clouds away
Original Lyrics: Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away
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Theme Songs', "Sesame Street"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunny day, sweepin' the cows away
Original Lyrics: Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away
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1980s | |
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't mess around with the guy in Central Park!
Original Lyrics: Don't masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no!
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Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Me in a red Corvette
Original Lyrics: Little red Corvette
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The Cast of 'Cats''s, "Macavity the Mystery Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: My cavity's not there!
Original Lyrics: Macavity's not there!
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Thomas Dolby's, "She Blinded Me with Science"
Misheard Lyrics: It's deeper than the ocean
AND I can feel the shimmy ree Original Lyrics: As deep as any ocean
AND I can hear machinery |
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Dare to Be Stupid"
Misheard Lyrics: Plug a gift horse in the mouth
Original Lyrics: Look a gift horse in the mouth
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1990s | |
Beastie Boys', "Body Movin'"
Misheard Lyrics: If you blow my cock
Original Lyrics: If you pull my card
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Bush's, "Everything Zen"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't believe in everything Zen
I don't believe in everything Zen I don't believe in everything, everything Original Lyrics: I don't believe that Elvis is dead
I don't believe that Elvis is dead I don't believe that Elvis is, Elvis is |
Ghost Town DJs', "My Boo"
Misheard Lyrics: Last night, I think of you. I want to be your leading baby
Original Lyrics: At night I think of you I want to be your lady baby
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Nirvana's, "Aneurysm"
Misheard Lyrics: she gives a boner straight to my heart
Original Lyrics: She keeps it pumpin' straight up my heart.
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RuPaul's, "Snapshot"
Misheard Lyrics: Snack shop
Take my picture, snack shop Original Lyrics: Snapshot
Take my picture, snapshot |
Smashing Pumpkins', "1979"
Misheard Lyrics: To feel Bob Hope in the land of a thousand... give support, Solomon.
Original Lyrics: We feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts
And poured cement |
The Beastie Boys', "Body Movin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a bottle of champagne, known to pop
Original Lyrics: Like a bottle of Chateau Neuf Du Pap
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2000s | |
Bullet for My Valentine's, "Scream Aim and Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to jump
Original Lyrics: Over the top
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Bullet for My Valentine's, "Scream Aim and Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Oil the chump
Original Lyrics: Over the top
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Fall Out Boy's, "I Don't Care"
Misheard Lyrics: Let the guitar scream like a fast chance
Original Lyrics: Let the guitar scream like a fascist
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Panic! At The Disco's, "Northern Downpour"
Misheard Lyrics: Look back at buzzfeed and that 1D meme
Original Lyrics: Look back at both feet and that winding knee
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Paramore's, "All I Wanted"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll beg you nice for money
Original Lyrics: I'll beg you nice from my knees
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Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's, "SUZZZZZY"
Misheard Lyrics: I can speak to God
Original Lyrics: I can see through that
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Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's, "SUZZZZZY"
Misheard Lyrics: you can't stop the crabs
Original Lyrics: you can't stop the collapse
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Tonight Alive's, "To Die For"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the sweet-ass sin
Original Lyrics: It's the sweetest sin
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Hello"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello from the other side
I must have fallen down and died Original Lyrics: Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times |
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Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell's, "Firestone"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave my arms alone.
Original Lyrics: We light up the world.
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: gotta love these Starbucks lovers
Original Lyrics: Got a long list of ex-lovers
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country | |
Martha And The Vandellas', "Dancing In The Street"
Misheard Lyrics: Up to Moe in DC now
Original Lyrics: Baltimore and DC now.
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "Christmas Is Coming"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas is coming, the moose is getting fat
Original Lyrics: Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
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