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1950s | |
Dean Martin's, "That's Amore"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a big Easter bunny
Original Lyrics: Like a big pizza pie
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The Coasters', "Poison Ivy"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna need a notion
For calamine lotion. Original Lyrics: You're gonna need an ocean
Of calamine lotion. |
1960s | |
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I am at Aunt Jemima
Original Lyrics: Here I am at Camp Granada
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Dean Martin's, "Everybody Loves Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: Something your kids just told me
Original Lyrics: Something in your kiss just told me
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Frank Sinatra's, "Strangers in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Exchanging glasses
Original Lyrics: Exchanging glances
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The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: I went down to Excelsior drug store
Original Lyrics: I went down to the Chelsea drug store
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1970s | |
Lynn Anderson's, "Rose Garden"
Misheard Lyrics: I beg your pardon,
I never said you had a huge hard-on Original Lyrics: I beg your pardon,
I never promised you a rose garden |
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: See the sly away in the kitchen
Ooh pickin' at the plates will do. Original Lyrics: See the smile awaitin' in the kitchen
Food cookin' and the plates for two |
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The Doobie Brothers', "Takin' It to the Streets"
Misheard Lyrics: Chick-fil-A to the street
Original Lyrics: Takin' it to the streets
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The Doobie Brothers', "Takin' It to the Streets"
Misheard Lyrics: Chicken feed to the street
Original Lyrics: Takin' it to the streets
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics: And we're living here in Hackettstown
Original Lyrics: And we're living here in Allentown
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Chicago's, "Hard Habit to Break"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a brick house to you, baby
Original Lyrics: I'm addicted to you, baby
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader of the Band"
Misheard Lyrics: The leader of the pack
Original Lyrics: The leader of the band
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Longer"
Misheard Lyrics: Not again there've been fishes in the ocean
Original Lyrics: Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
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Don Henley's, "Dirty Laundry"
Misheard Lyrics: Kick your mother up, kick your mother down,
Kick 'em with a stick, kick 'em all around Original Lyrics: Kick em when they're up, kick em when they're down,
Kick em when they're stiff, kick em all around |
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Metallica's, "Ride the Lightning"
Misheard Lyrics: Burning in Febreze
Original Lyrics: Burning in my brain
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R.E.M.'s, "It's the End of the World as We Know It"
Misheard Lyrics: VCR, VCR, VCR
Original Lyrics: Patriotic, patriotic, patriotic
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Stacey Q's, "Two of Hearts"
Misheard Lyrics: I never said I wasn't gonna kill nobody
Original Lyrics: I never said I wasn't gonna tell nobody
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Steve Winwood's, "Holding On"
Misheard Lyrics: Used to live in the nature zone
Original Lyrics: Used to live in the danger zone
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Stevie Nicks and Don Henley's, "Leather and Lace"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me your leather, Jake Grumby my babe
Original Lyrics: Give to me your leather, take from me my lace.
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Talk Talk's, "Life's What You Make It"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, I like what you're making
Original Lyrics: Baby, life's what you make it
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1990s | |
Ace of Base's, "Living in Danger"
Misheard Lyrics: Without no cents or logic
Original Lyrics: Without no sense of logic
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Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, little thing, let me light your candle 'cause
Mama, I'm sure, the here and now gets around. Original Lyrics: Hey, little thing, let me light your candle 'cause
Mama, I'm sure hard to handle, now, (it) gets around. |
Blur's, "Song 2"
Misheard Lyrics: I got my head changed by a jumbo jet
It wasn't easy but nothing is, no (Woo-hoo!) When I feel like lifting off Original Lyrics: I got my head checked by a jumbo jet
It wasn't easy but nothing is, no (Woo-hoo!) When I feel heavy metal |
Garbage's, "Special"
Misheard Lyrics: I thought you were essential
Original Lyrics: I thought you were special
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Ice-T's, "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a capital S migraine
Original Lyrics: I got a capitalist migraine
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Innocence's, "Let's Push It"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a hand, not your pass at sympathy
Original Lyrics: I need a hand, not your basic sympathy
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Janet Jackson's, "Rhythm Nation"
Misheard Lyrics: We are apart from a little nation
Original Lyrics: We are part of a Rhythm Nation
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Massive Attack's, "Unfinished Sympathy"
Misheard Lyrics: How can you have? I'd do without a night
Original Lyrics: How can you have a day without a night?
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Monica's, "For You I Will"
Misheard Lyrics: I will toss the ocean for you
Original Lyrics: I will cross the ocean for you
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Paul McCartney's, "Hope of Deliverance"
Misheard Lyrics: Cash on delivery
Original Lyrics: Hope of deliverance
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Pulp's, "Something Changed"
Misheard Lyrics: Just give us a kiss to celebrate a new today
Original Lyrics: Just give us a kiss to celebrate here today
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REM's, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Call me a child maker
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up.
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Soul II Soul's, "Back to Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me how to sign
or Show me how to sigh Original Lyrics: Show me how decide
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Steve Winwood's, "One and Only Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I will be your mother
Original Lyrics: I will be your lover
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2000s | |
AJJ's, "People Ii: The Reckoning"
Misheard Lyrics: Your bipolar Elvis,
It comes and it goes Original Lyrics: Your bipolar illness,
It comes and it goes |
Alanis Morissette's, "Hands Clean"
Misheard Lyrics: If it weren't for my detention
Original Lyrics: If it weren't for my attention
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Busted's, "Who's David?"
Misheard Lyrics: But you make a painter have to hide the lies
Original Lyrics: But your make-up ain't enough to hide the lies
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Sonic Adventure 2's, "Escape From The City (Follow Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Just give me what you can see
Original Lyrics: Trusting in what you can't see
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Sonic Adventure 2's, "Escape from the City (Follow Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Potluck that's great
Original Lyrics: Find that next stage
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The Black Eyed Peas', "Don't Phunk with My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh no no no, go f*** with my heart
Original Lyrics: Oh no no no, don't phunk with my heart
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Train's, "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you make it to Ricki Lake?
Original Lyrics: Did you make it to the milky way?
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Train's, "If It's Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And we're just sad that it's forever
Original Lyrics: And we decide that it's forever
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2010s | |
Post Malone's, "I Fall Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: Surprised when you called me a whore
Original Lyrics: Surprised when you caught me off guard
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country | |
Train's, "Save Me San Francisco"
Misheard Lyrics: At least they have a hella Five Below
or At least they have a hella high or low Original Lyrics: At least they'd have a hella fine merlot
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