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1960s | |
Johnny Tillotson's, "(Wait 'til You See) My Gidget"
Misheard Lyrics: You're headed for the Biggie fries
Original Lyrics: You're headed for a big surprise
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Voulez-Vous"
Misheard Lyrics: Life is chancy, voulez vous.
Original Lyrics: La question c'est voulez-vous
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Bad Company's, "Ready for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Medical love. Radical love
Original Lyrics: Ready for love
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Genesis', "The Carpet Crawlers"
Misheard Lyrics: And the evil pack lift up their picture
Original Lyrics: And the eager pack lift up their pitchers.
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Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in milk and cows
Wear your ‘fro Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles
Where you from? |
Neil Diamond's, "Soolaimon"
Misheard Lyrics: Su- Su-leiman Sule- Sule- Suleiman
Original Lyrics: Soolaimon
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Sister Sledge's, "We Are Family"
Misheard Lyrics: Just let me staple the vicor, we're giving love in a femidom
Original Lyrics: Just let me state for the record, we're giving love in a family close
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Stealers Wheel's, "Stuck in the Middle With You"
Misheard Lyrics: Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am,
How can I level with you? Original Lyrics: Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am Stuck in the middle with you |
The Four Seasons', "December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh I got a funky feeling when she was
Original Lyrics: Oh I got a funny feeling when she walked
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The Partridge Family's, "Come On Get Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make you Hot Wheels
Original Lyrics: We'll make you happy
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The Partridge Family's, "I Think I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: I put my pillow to my bed
Original Lyrics: I hold my pillow to my head
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The Partridge Family's, "When We're Singin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Danny got Ruby to sell our Zonk
Original Lyrics: Danny got Reuben to sell our song
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Highway to Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' easy; livin' free.
See him anchored on a one way ride. Original Lyrics: Livin' easy, lovin' free
Season ticket on a one way ride. |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Circle in the Sand"
Misheard Lyrics: Circus of the Stars
Original Lyrics: Circle in the sand
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Bryan Adams', "Summer of '69"
Misheard Lyrics: Me and my baby in '69.
Original Lyrics: Me and my baby in a '69.
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Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
Misheard Lyrics: Butt in the ground, I break from the crowd
Original Lyrics: Burning the ground, I break from the crowd
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Duran Duran's, "Save a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Save ya breath for the morning after
Original Lyrics: Say a prayer for the morning after
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Send in the shoes
Original Lyrics: Set in your shoes
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General Public's, "Tenderness"
Misheard Lyrics: Ring sparkled on that finger
Original Lyrics: Rings, but none on that finger
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Hall & Oates', "Private Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got my eyes
For watching you Because you're every woman I've got my eyes For watching you Friday Nights Original Lyrics: Private Eyes
They're watching you They see your every move Private Eyes They're watching you Private Eyes |
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "I Wonder if I Take You Home"
Misheard Lyrics: I wonder if I think you're wrong
Original Lyrics: I wonder if I take you home
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Metallica's, "Seek and Destroy"
Misheard Lyrics: There are many Bothans who died
Original Lyrics: There's an evil feeling in our brains
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Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Dig if you will the picture, of me, Marvin Gaye and the kids
Original Lyrics: Dig if you will at a picture, of you and I engaged in a kiss
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Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics: Mano es paces. True.
Original Lyrics: I know this much is true.
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Squeeze's, "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pulling muscles from the shell
Original Lyrics: Pulling mussels from the shell
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Squeeze's, "Tempted"
Misheard Lyrics: I said to my reflection, "Let's get out of this plane"
Original Lyrics: I said to my reflection, "Let's get out of this place"
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Squeeze's, "Tempted"
Misheard Lyrics: I said to my reflection, "Let's get out of this plate"
Original Lyrics: I said to my reflection, "Let's get out of this place"
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Steve Winwood's, "Back in the High Life Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me closer, close to mine, we'll hope for the same thing
Original Lyrics: All the doors that closed one time will open up again
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Talking Heads', "And She Was"
Misheard Lyrics: She was taking of a black dress
Original Lyrics: She was checking off an address
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Terence Trent D'Arby's, "Wishing Well"
Misheard Lyrics: A wishing well, a bunch of odd shapes
Original Lyrics: A wishing well of butterfly tears
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1990s | |
Massive Attack's, "Teardrop"
Misheard Lyrics: Feathers on my breath.
Original Lyrics: Fearless on my breath
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Michael Jackson's, "Stranger in Moscow"
Misheard Lyrics: We're sucking dick, baby
Original Lyrics: We're talking danger, baby
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Pearl Jam's, "Even Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: Even though,
Moths are all like butterflies, He don't know, so he chases them away Original Lyrics: Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies,
He don't know, so he chases them away |
R. Kelly's, "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)"
Misheard Lyrics: I had to be a food
Original Lyrics: I had to be a fool
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R. Kelly's, "Sex Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, take off your cloves and come on
Original Lyrics: Baby, take off your clothes and come on
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R. Kelly's, "When a Woman's Fed Up"
Misheard Lyrics: She was raised in Vietnam right outside of Chicago
Original Lyrics: She was raised in Illinois right outside of Chicago
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R. Kelly's, "Your Body's Callin'"
Misheard Lyrics: My potty's callin' for you
Original Lyrics: My body's callin' for you
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REM's, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Conin shall wake her up
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: With a bloody s*** it's a lonely view
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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Santana featuring Rob Thomas', "Smooth"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna kiss ya
Original Lyrics: My Monequita
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The Presidents of the United States of America's, "Cleveland Rocks"
Misheard Lyrics: Seven kids and a pony up there
Original Lyrics: Seven kids and a phony affair
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2000s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "The Big Bang Theory Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: (Rebuilt the periods)
Original Lyrics: (We built the pyramids)
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Bowling For Soup's, "Phineas and Ferb Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Painting a cotton nerd
Original Lyrics: Painting a continent
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Evanescence's, "Call Me When You're Sober"
Misheard Lyrics: How could I a bird of paradise
How could I, you were never mine. Original Lyrics: How could I have burned paradise?
How could I, you were never mine. |
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Underoath's, "Anyone Can Dig a Hole..."
Misheard Lyrics: I'm left alone climbing through the dark
Original Lyrics: I'm left alone climbing to the top
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