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1960s | |
Dionne Warwick's, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you know the way to spend a day?
Original Lyrics: Do you know the way to San Jose?
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The Beach Boys', "Good Vibrations"
Misheard Lyrics: I like the Kodachrome cushion wear
Original Lyrics: I like the colorful clothes she wears
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1970s | |
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody wants stunko farting
Original Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
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Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose's, "Too Late to Turn Back Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I've tried so hard to mess myself
Original Lyrics: I've tried so hard to convince myself
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Say women, they will come and they will go
When the rain once shares you, please you'll know Original Lyrics: Say women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know. |
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Kate Bush's, "Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics: Cool Heathcliff, my one dream
Why own me, you bastard Original Lyrics: Cruel Heathcliff, my one dream
My only master |
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Kate Bush's, "Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, he gets drunk, he gets lonely
Original Lyrics: Ooh, it gets dark, it gets lonely
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Sad Cafe's, "My Oh My"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been sick of Lillian loving in this bed you know
Original Lyrics: I've been sick of laying up in this bed you know
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big ole' Jed had a light on.
Original Lyrics: Big old jet airliner
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The Cast Of 'Hee Haw''s, "Gloom, Dispair and Agony On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Doom, despair and agony on me
Original Lyrics: Gloom, dispair and agony on me.
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The Ramones', "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: Potatoes in the back seat
Original Lyrics: Pulsating to the back beat
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Josh, keep it down now, this is Kerry.
Original Lyrics: Hush, hush, keep it down now
Voices carry. |
Bruce Hornsby and the Range's, "The Way It Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunday will never change
Original Lyrics: Some things will never change
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Megadeth's, "Peace Sells, But Who's Buying"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at me, I don't believe in God
Original Lyrics: What do you mean "I don't believe in God"?
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Green Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: About this planet there is something I know.
There's a very big difference between above and below. A friend or a bro, there's a bounty on the floor. Let you your seal fly a away like the soul of a 'fro. Here above land and man here's bland, and yes it doesn't croox the Ku Klux Klan. We got a government so twisted and bent, Bombs, thangs and guns that's how our money is spent. We got pee-pee heroin, greed and prostitution. Tension, aggravation, L. Ron Hubbard solution. Not to mention agricultural pollution. If you think a different way, you're in a mental institution, and that's a heartfelt shame, 'Cause everyone's crazy, everyone's the same, so why's there only Mary, Paul, and Moby to blame? Original Lyrics: About this planet there is something I know.
There's a very big difference between above and below. A friend, foe, or bro, leave your body on the floor. Let your spirit fly away like the soul of a crow. Here above land, man's laid his plan and yes it does include the Ku Klux Klan. We got a government so twisted and bent. Bombs, tanks and guns, that's how our money is spent. We've got V.D., heroin, greed and prostitution. Tension, aggravation, L. Ron Hubbard solution. Not to mention hard-core chemical pollution. If you think a different way you're in a mental institution, and that's a heartfelt shame. 'Cause everyone's crazy, everyone's the same, so why should only Larry, Curly and Moe be to blame? |
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The Lambrettas', "Poison Ivy"
Misheard Lyrics: The meat will make you jumpy
And booze will make you lumpy The way it rocks will make you jump and twitch The rhythm's gonna kill ya The slow backbeat will kill ya The Poison Ivy love will make you itch Original Lyrics: That beat will make you jumpy
And blues will make you lumpy The way it rocks will make you jump and twitch The rhythm's gonna fool ya The slow backbeat will cool ya But Poison Ivy Lord will make you itch |
The Romantics', "What I Like About You"
Misheard Lyrics: What I like about Drew
Original Lyrics: What I like about you
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Van Halen's, "I'll Wait"
Misheard Lyrics: You use your smile in the picture cells
Original Lyrics: Yeah, you just smile and the picture sells
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1990s | |
CIV's, "Choices Made"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need you to break my joystick
Original Lyrics: I don't need you to make my choices
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: Waah-Hee! There's nothing at here!
Original Lyrics: You're here,
There's nothing to fear |
Go West's, "King Of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cuz I'm the king of wishbone picking.
Original Lyrics: Because I'm the King of wishful thinking.
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Jimmy Eat World's, "Sweetness"
Misheard Lyrics: Strapped from the teflon-run blinds
Original Lyrics: Strap from the tether unwinds
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Manic Street Preachers', "Motorcycle Emptiness"
Misheard Lyrics: All we want from you are The Kinks you've given us
Original Lyrics: All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
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Manic Street Preachers', "Motorcycle Emptiness"
Misheard Lyrics: Honda be the loneliest
Motorcycle emptiness Original Lyrics: Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness |
Pearl Jam's, "Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'm playing guitar
Original Lyrics: But I'm glad we talked
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Snot's, "Deadfall"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah, f***in' summer love, sugar!
Original Lyrics: All f***in' summer long, sugar!
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Tag Team's, "Whoomp! There it Is!"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoops! There it is!
Original Lyrics: Whoomp! There it is!
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Vonda Shepard's, "Searchin' My Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: Been with my bride
Original Lyrics: Spinnin' my pride
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2000s | |
Ashley Tisdale's, "It's Alright, It's OK"
Misheard Lyrics: It's alright it's okay, the sun looks better without you!
Original Lyrics: It's alright, okay, I'm so much better without you.
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Girls Aloud's, "Wake Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Always thought you're dyed in the wool
Always thought that you were so cool Never realised that you've been s*** I think you're off your head Original Lyrics: Always feel we're fighting a war
Always thought that you were so cool Never realised that you've been shared I think you're off your head |
Girls Aloud's, "Wake Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd get up and out of my bed
Instead I'll drink some juice Original Lyrics: I'd get up and out of my bed
Instead I'll be subdued |
Girls Aloud's, "Wake Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: The TV light is broken all right
Original Lyrics: The TV life is working all right
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Ingrid Michaelson's, "Maybe"
Misheard Lyrics: All the capybaras in the world should meet
Original Lyrics: All the broken hearts in the world still beat
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Katy Perry's, "I Kissed a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I kissed a girl and I like Dick
Original Lyrics: I kissed a girl and I liked it
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Nadia Gifford's, "Just Shout It Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Edgar on the edge
Original Lyrics: and you're on the edge
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Rihanna's, "Shut Up And Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna ride that sucker in a limousine
Original Lyrics: Got a ride that's smoother than a limousine
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The Black Eyed Peas', "Pump It"
Misheard Lyrics: BET, we're wrapping it
Original Lyrics: BEP, we're rapping it
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Train's, "Cab"
Misheard Lyrics: Days are better, nights are still so cold
Original Lyrics: The days are better, the nights are still so lonely
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Vocaloid's, "Luka Luka Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: what a s****y motorcycle
Original Lyrics: watashi ni makasete
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Vocaloid's, "Popipo (English version)"
Misheard Lyrics: eat those bastards alive
Original Lyrics: it costs just two dollars
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2010s | |