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1960s | |
1970s | |
A Taste of Honey's, "Boogie Oogie Oogie"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't do it alone
Original Lyrics: You can't boogie no more
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Blues Image's, "Ride, Captain, Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: 73 in Memphis
On the San Francisco Bay. Original Lyrics: 73 men sailed up
From the San Francisco Bay. |
Cat Stevens', "Morning Has Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: Born of the wrong light
Original Lyrics: Born of the one light
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John Denver's, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Thank God I'm Puppet Boy!
Original Lyrics: Thank God I'm a country boy!
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Leif Garrett's, "I Was Made for Dancin’"
Misheard Lyrics: I was late for dancin’
Original Lyrics: I was made for dancin’
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Little River Band's, "Happy Anniversary"
Misheard Lyrics: You need a bigger house from above, oh
Original Lyrics: You need a little help from above, oh
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Paul Simon's, "Kodachrome"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got an eye for the camera!
Original Lyrics: I've got a Nikon camera
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Plastic Bertrand's, "Ca Plane Pour Moi"
Misheard Lyrics: Sad, glad, boom, wah
Original Lyrics: Ca plane pour moi
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The Bellamy Brothers', "Let Your Love Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: Why I'm feeling so hot
Original Lyrics: Why I'm feeling so high
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Keeping The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics: Fresh pack of Lucky's and a mint Carl Simpson
Original Lyrics: Bought a fresh pack of Luckys and a mint called Sen-Sen.
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Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics: You love angels
Original Lyrics: You love nature
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Genesis', "That's All"
Misheard Lyrics: It's always the same, it's just a shame
You asshole! Original Lyrics: It's always the same, it's just a shame
And that's all. |
Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers', "Just the Two of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: We can make it if we die
Original Lyrics: We can make it if we try
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Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Hog the bathtub just to please you.
Original Lyrics: All the better just to please you.
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm go say one mo time, I'm not gone stop!
Original Lyrics: Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
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Mötley Crüe's, "Kickstart My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart, my God
Kickstart my heart Original Lyrics: My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart |
Paul McCartney's, "No More Lonely Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: You're on Guiding Light
Original Lyrics: You're my guiding light
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REM's, "Begin the Begin"
Misheard Lyrics: I looked for it and I found it
Miles Standish proud, paginate me Original Lyrics: I looked for it and I found it
Miles Standish proud, congratulate me |
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Rick Springfield's, "Love Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: You better love salami
Original Lyrics: You better love somebody
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The Georgia Satellites', "Battleship Chains"
Misheard Lyrics: Tied down with masking tape
Original Lyrics: Tied down with battleship chains
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Underworld's, "Change the Weather"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheese the weather
Original Lyrics: Change the weather
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1990s | |
Commercial's, "McDonald's"
Misheard Lyrics: Did somebody say Madonna?
Original Lyrics: Did somebody say McDonald's?
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Nightcrawlers 's, "Push The Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Their lives are a game
Original Lyrics: Their lives again
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Phil Collins', "Both Sides of the Story"
Misheard Lyrics: No one is washing now
Original Lyrics: No one is watching now
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R.E.M.'s, "Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: Stare in the place that you were
Original Lyrics: Stand in the place where you were
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Smash Mouth's, "Walkin' on the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Surprises running out
Original Lyrics: Supplies are running out
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Soundgarden's, "Spoonman"
Misheard Lyrics: Save me, I'm together with your pets
Original Lyrics: Save me, I'm together with your plans
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The Verve's, "History"
Misheard Lyrics: Behind where the old times does flow
Original Lyrics: Behind where the old Thames does flow
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The Verve's, "On Your Own"
Misheard Lyrics: That I need you, you are shaving
Original Lyrics: That I need you, you are changing
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The Verve's, "This is Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Stood at the top of a pill
Original Lyrics: Stood at the top of a hill
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Tool's, "Sober"
Misheard Lyrics: I am just a witless lawyer
Original Lyrics: I am just a worthless liar
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2000s | |
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z's, "Crazy in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I love to stare so deep in your eyes
Original Lyrics: I look and stare so deep in your eyes
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Eminem's, "Without Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Could start a revolution, illuminary
Original Lyrics: Could start a revolution, pollutin' the airwaves
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Eminem's, "Without Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You waited for him to start the day
Because I'm back, I'm on the rag, inoculating Original Lyrics: You waited this long, now stop debating
'Cause I'm back, I'm on the rag and ovulating |
Evan and Jaron's, "Crazy for This Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm crazy for this turd
Original Lyrics: I'm crazy for this girl
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo's, "Creme Savers"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh la la creme
Original Lyrics: Creme la la creme
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Pink's, "There You Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Just because I let you grow
Original Lyrics: Just because I let you go
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The Verve's, "Love Is Noise"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome home to a maid in China
Original Lyrics: ...walk on soles that are made in China?
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2010s | |
Major Lazer feat. Pharrell's, "Aerosol Can"
Misheard Lyrics: Bangin' on the dance like orang-utan
Original Lyrics: Bangin' on that a** like orang-utan
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