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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Who'll Stop the Rain?"
Misheard Lyrics: Babya plans the New Year
Original Lyrics: Five year plans and new deals
Wrapped in golden chains. |
The Youngbloods', "Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, Tinker Bell
Original Lyrics: Come on, people now
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1970s | |
Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: The year of the can
Original Lyrics: The year of the cat
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Andy Gibb's, "Shadow Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: I need that sweet temptation
Original Lyrics: I need that sweet sensation
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Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: But the Kazachouk, he danced really wunderbar.
Original Lyrics: But the Kaiser chuckled hey that's really wunderbar.
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Chicago's, "25 or 6 to 4"
Misheard Lyrics: Waiting for the triple play
Original Lyrics: Waiting for the break of day
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Climax Blues Band's, "Couldn't Get It Right"
Misheard Lyrics: But I take off looking for a sign
Original Lyrics: But I kept on looking for a sign
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Dan Hill's, "Sometimes When We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just an underwriter
Original Lyrics: I'm just another writer
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Nazareth's, "Bad Bad Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a bad, bad boy
And I'm gonna feel your Mum Original Lyrics: I'm a bad, bad boy
And I'm gonna steal your love |
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Slade's, "My Friend Stan"
Misheard Lyrics: My friend Stan’s got a fungal old man
Oh yeah Original Lyrics: My friend Stan’s got a funny old man
Oh yeah |
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Sniff 'n' The Tears', "Driver's Seat"
Misheard Lyrics: Journey was sweet
Original Lyrics: Jenny was sweet
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Stevie Wonder's, "I Wish"
Misheard Lyrics: Brother says he's tellin' 'bout you playin' doctor with that nurse
Original Lyrics: Brother says he's tellin' 'bout you playin' doctor with that girl
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T. Rex's, "Bang A Gong (Get It On)"
Misheard Lyrics: Well you're dirty and sweet
Clad in black, a hunchback and I love you Original Lyrics: Well you're dirty and sweet
Clad in black, don't look back and I love you |
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1980s | |
9.9's, "All of Me for All of You"
Misheard Lyrics: All of view for all of me
Original Lyrics: All of you for all of me
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Commercial's, "McGruff the Crime Dog (Users are Losers)"
Misheard Lyrics: Users of YouTube
Original Lyrics: Users are losers
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Hot Chocolate's, "It Started with a Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: I remember every little thing
Like fighting with the gay crowd Original Lyrics: I remember every little thing
Like fighting in the playground |
KC and the Sunshine Band's, "Please Don’t Go"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ve had to trick-or-treat
Original Lyrics: I’ve had one dream come true
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Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: Sister's saying in her sleep
Original Lyrics: Sister's sighing in her sleep
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Peter Cetera and Amy Grant's, "The Next Time I Fall"
Misheard Lyrics: 'til the morning was right
Original Lyrics: 'til the moment was right
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Peter Wolf's, "Lights Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing in the dark to the radio glow
Original Lyrics: Dancing in the dark to the radio of love
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Stevie Ray Vaughan's, "Crossfire"
Misheard Lyrics: 2 for 2, every night
Original Lyrics: Tooth for tooth, eye for an eye
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Stevie Wonder's, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: No autumn wind
or No autumn breeze Original Lyrics: No Halloween
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Sting's, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
Misheard Lyrics: Fleet, Fleet, C.B. Fleet
Original Lyrics: Free, free, set them free
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The Human League's, "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep being isolated
Original Lyrics: Keep feeling fascination
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The Human League's, "Human"
Misheard Lyrics: To fill the world with Entenmann's
Original Lyrics: To fill this space of emptiness
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The Pointer Sisters', "Jump (For My Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: And be my touch
Original Lyrics: And feel my touch
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The Vapors', "Turning Japanese"
Misheard Lyrics: I touch your picture
Original Lyrics: I got your picture
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1990s | |
Craig Mack's, "Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: To your gut, Danger Girl's Butt
Original Lyrics: To your gut, did your girl's butt
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Craig Mack's, "Flava in Ya Ear"
Misheard Lyrics: To your gut, Danger Girl's Butt
Original Lyrics: To your gut, did your girl's butt
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DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's, "Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: Solar, solar, solar panel
Original Lyrics: Summer, summer, summertime
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Dana Dawson's, "3 Is Family"
Misheard Lyrics: I know there'll be plenty mountains to find
Original Lyrics: I know there'll be plenty mountains to climb
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Folk Implosion's, "Natural One"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the one natural one, take it easy
Or you can take it in stride Original Lyrics: I'm the one natural one, make it easy
We can take it inside |
Janet Jackson's, "Come Back to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh my my, I've waited
Original Lyrics: All my life, I've waited
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Janet Jackson's, "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
Misheard Lyrics: Our friends think we're not the same
Original Lyrics: Our friends think we're opposites
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Pras Michel featuring Mya and Ol' Dirty Bastard's, "Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are)"
Misheard Lyrics: Coming from above
Original Lyrics: Coming from afar
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Easily"
Misheard Lyrics: Roaming through the woods because there's order in the back.
Original Lyrics: Throw me to the wolves because there's order in the pack.
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2000s | |
Fatman Scoop's, "Be Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: Fatman Scoop said F*** DA CLAN!!!
Original Lyrics: Fatman Scoop, Crooklyn Clan!
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Janet Jackson's, "Doesn't Really Matter"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing nothing nothing for me
Original Lyrics: Nutty nutty nutty for me
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Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles', "'03 Bonnie and Clyde"
Misheard Lyrics: It's me and my doofus
Original Lyrics: It's me and my girlfriend
and It's me and my boyfriend |
No Doubt's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It's funny how I've blown myself an avenue
Original Lyrics: It's funny how I blind myself, I never knew
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Suck My Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Most motherf***ers never go downstairs
Original Lyrics: Most motherf***ers have a cold-ass stare.
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Savage Garden's, "Affirmation"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe the sun should never set upon the Northern bends
Original Lyrics: I believe the sun should never set upon an argument.
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September's, "Cry for You"
Misheard Lyrics: You filled the duty of the day
OR You filled the Judy of the day Original Lyrics: You killed the beauty of today
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2010s | |
ATB featuring Sean Ryan's, "When It Ends It Starts Again"
Misheard Lyrics: We're alive and we're all gay
Original Lyrics: We're alive and we're okay
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Commercial's, "Trolli Glow Wirms"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to our land
We're crawling down your hand Come in near it's fun in here Trolli, Trolli, Trolli Original Lyrics: Welcome to our land
Sorry 'bout your hand It's better here, it's fun in here Trolli, Trolli, Trolli |
Sara Bareilles', "King of Anything"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me go to bed, babe
Original Lyrics: Let me hold your crown, babe
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country | |
Dolly Parton's, "I Will Always Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Been asleep, been awake
Original Lyrics: Bittersweet memories
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