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1960s | |
Dobie Gray's, "Out On The Floor"
Misheard Lyrics: I get my d*ck out on the floor
Original Lyrics: I get my kicks out on the floor
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The Rolling Stones', "Gimme Shelter"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a tag away
Original Lyrics: It's just a shot away
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1970s | |
Andrew Gold's, "Thank You for Being a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you drew a forest
Original Lyrics: And if you threw a party
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Anita Ward's, "Ring My Bell"
Misheard Lyrics: You can ring noel
Original Lyrics: You can ring my bell
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Arlo Guthrie's, "The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: Feelin' cocky with the old men in the club car
Original Lyrics: Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car
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Bee Gees', "Lonely Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Where would I be without an omen?
Original Lyrics: Where would I be without my woman?
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Cream's, "White Room"
Misheard Lyrics: In the white room With black cultures
Original Lyrics: In the white room With black curtains
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David Bowie's, "Suffragette City"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a mean ugly man but you can't afford a ticket
Original Lyrics: Ah don't lean on me man
'Cause you can't afford the ticket I'm back from Suffragette City. |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Roll Over Beethoven"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, early in the mornin' I'll be givin' you a porkin'
While I'm wearin' my blue suede shoes Hey, diddle diddle, gonna have a fiddle I ain't got nothing to lose Original Lyrics: Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you the warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes Hey, diddle diddle, gonna play my fiddle I ain't got nothing to lose |
Human League's, "Almost Medieval"
Misheard Lyrics: Now it seems a galling matter
Falling off this rotting ladder Original Lyrics: Now it seems I'm going madder
Falling off this rotting ladder |
Human League's, "Almost Medieval"
Misheard Lyrics: Soft lenses, girly glasses
Original Lyrics: Soft lenses, grow to glasses
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Mungo Jerry's, "In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: You can shush my love and touch the sky
Original Lyrics: You can stretch right up and touch the sky
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Peter Gabriel's, "Animal Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Being accosted on an island
Original Lyrics: Been across to Northern Ireland
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Peter Gabriel's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Embarrass my heartsick when I see my Mona Lisa
Original Lyrics: In Paris my heart sinks when I see the Mona Lisa
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Pink Floyd's, "Wish You Were Here"
Misheard Lyrics: A walk on part in the war, for a libro in a cage
Original Lyrics: A walk on part in the war, for a lead role in a cage
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Queen's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I cried and I cried and I cried
Original Lyrics: I tried and I tried and I tried
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Stealers Wheel's, "Stuck in the Middle with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Gophers to the right
Original Lyrics: Jokers to the right
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The Doors', "Riders On The Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: Hector alamode 🤣🤣
Original Lyrics: An actor out on loan.
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The Rolling Stones', "Beast of Burden"
Misheard Lyrics: Never leave your pizza burnin'
Original Lyrics: Never be your beast of burden
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Tommy Bolin's, "Post Toastee"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave the corpse in the pit
Original Lyrics: Leave the chorus in the pit
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1980s | |
Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Play some Boggle
Original Lyrics: Take a bottle
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Howard Jones', "What is Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Why should I die?
Original Lyrics: Why should I mind?
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Joey Scarbury's, "Believe it or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: I never thought I could be so hee hee hee
Original Lyrics: I never thought I could be so free
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Billie Jean is not my daughter
Original Lyrics: Billie Jean is at my door
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Squeeze's, "Is That Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a kitten kitten kitten disguise
Original Lyrics: It's a cupid cupid cupid disguise
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The Moody Blues', "The Voice"
Misheard Lyrics: I need to walk the Golden Road
Original Lyrics: I need to learn the golden rule
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "Livin' On the Edge"
Misheard Lyrics: We're livin' on the air
Original Lyrics: We're livin' on the edge
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Alien Ant Farm's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: Ariel, you okay?
Original Lyrics: Annie, are you okay?
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Cast of "The Nightmare Before Christmas"'s, "This Is Halloween"
Misheard Lyrics: tender love lives everywhere
Original Lyrics: tender lumplings everywhere
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Cast of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas''s, "This Is Halloween"
Misheard Lyrics: This is Halloween
Red and black and slightly green Original Lyrics: This is Halloween
Red and black and slimy green. |
Deee Lite's, "Groove Is in the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Brutus is in the House.
Original Lyrics: Groove is in the heart.
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: If I was green I would die
Original Lyrics: Ah ba dee, ah ba die
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Everything But the Girl's, "Love Is Strange"
Misheard Lyrics: Many people take it for a gay
Original Lyrics: Many people take it for a game
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Kris Kross', "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics: How high? Real high So your tits will flop.
Original Lyrics: How high? Real high Cause I'm just so fly
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Nicki French's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're living in a pomegranate, giving up stuff
Original Lyrics: We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
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REM's, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Tony's a baker er
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up.
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Scatman John's, "Scatman"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm hard like wood
Original Lyrics: And my heart like wood.
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U2's, "Zooropa"
Misheard Lyrics: You got directions
To get you through the night Original Lyrics: You got the right shoes
To get you through the night |
U2's, "Zooropa"
Misheard Lyrics: You got the Russians
To get you through the night Original Lyrics: You got the right shoes
To get you through the night |
2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: And honestly you'll promise me I'm never going to find you naked
Original Lyrics: And honestly, you'll promise me
I'm never gonna find you fakin'. |
DDR 's, "Boom Boom Dollar"
Misheard Lyrics: Boom, boom, boom, boom; at your order
Original Lyrics: Boom, boom, boom, boom; back's to the wall, now
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Kaiser Chiefs', "Ruby"
Misheard Lyrics: Really, really, really, really?
Original Lyrics: Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
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2010s | |
Charlie Puth's, "Attention"
Misheard Lyrics: Throwing that turtle on my knee
Original Lyrics: Throwing that dirt all on my name
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Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson's, "Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics: Thanks for stringing me along
Original Lyrics: Life was stringing me along
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Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson's, "Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics: When your laugh is on the radio
When you hold me tight and I let go I'm sorry if you saw too much Original Lyrics: Like a love song on the radio
Will you hold me tight and not let go? I'm sorry if it's all too much |
Lizzo's, "Good as Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Come now, come drag your ass
Original Lyrics: Come now, come dry your eyes
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time to the good dope days
Original Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days
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