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1960s | |
Disney's The Jungle Book's, "The Bare Necessities"
Misheard Lyrics: Look for the bad necessities
Original Lyrics: Look for the bare necessities
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Gary Puckett and the Union Gap's, "Woman, Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: That’s really Kenny G
Original Lyrics: That’s really killing me
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Jefferson Airplane's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: They treat you like a gas
Original Lyrics: They treat you like a guest
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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles', "Shop Around"
Misheard Lyrics: My mother sold me
Original Lyrics: My mother told me
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TV Show Scripts', "Gomer Pyle, USMC"
Misheard Lyrics: Heh Heh! Heh! Adelaide! Adelaide!
Original Lyrics: Left! Right! Left! Righta, left! Righta left!
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: And you come to me with your Vaseline.
Original Lyrics: And you come to me on a summer breeze.
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Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning. Original Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning. |
Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Mr Grohl is singing 'Everlong'
Original Lyrics: Burning out his fuse up here alone
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Paul McCartney and Wings', "Let 'em In"
Misheard Lyrics: Martin Luther, still and gone
Original Lyrics: Martin Luther, Phil and Don
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The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics: At weekends we'd go dancing
Downstairs, all of us Original Lyrics: An' weekends we'd go dancing
Down Streatham on the bus |
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics: Never took no sh!t from no one, we were fools
Original Lyrics: Never took no sh!t from no one, we weren't fools
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The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics: Play me pool all night
Smoky Memphis Original Lyrics: Play me pool all night
Smoking menthols |
The Sweet's, "Rebel Rouser"
Misheard Lyrics: Inside out gonna burn tonight
'Cause the heat is on and the time is right Who is the face that's gonna set the pace? What a rocker, what a roller, I'm in outer space Come on, come on, will you come on strong With my knees all weak from your lightning streak Like a Sunday flash, supersonic crash The Episcopal Priest knock ya head over heels All right, all right, all right, all right Rebel rouser, rabble rouser High speed king, worship everything But the rebel rouser, rabble rouser Juvenile child ... He's got deep green eyes that can hypnotise Crazy sky high lies temper a disguise ... I'm a supersonic razor laser from the sky ... Original Lyrics: Inside out gonna burn tonight
'Cause the heat is on and the time is right Who is the face that's gonna set the pace? Oh I'm a rocker, I'm a roller, I'm outer space! Oh come on, come on, well you come on strong With my knees all weak from your lightning streak Like a thunder flash, supersonic crash He appears, you'll freeze Knock ya head over heels All right, all right, all right, all right Rebel rouser, rebel rouser High speed king, worship everything 'Bout the rebel rouser, rabble rouser Juvenile drive ... He's got u.v. eyes that can hypnotise And his sky high lies infra-red disguise ... I'm a supersonic racer laser from the sky |
Warren Zevon's, "Werewolves of London"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd like to meet Liz Taylor,
Original Lyrics: I'd like to meet his tailor!
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Wings', "Getting Closer"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm getting closer to my style Amanda.
Original Lyrics: I'm getting closer, my salamander
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Livin' on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Tommy's got his sex dream in heart
Original Lyrics: Tommy's got his six-string in hock
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Carl Carlton's, "She's a Bad Mama Jama"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got a picture
Original Lyrics: She's got a figure
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Glass Tiger's, "You're What I Look For"
Misheard Lyrics: You're what I look for
Your pulse could shoot a tight door Original Lyrics: You're what I look for
Je pense que je t'adore |
Honeymoon Suite's, "Stay in the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep your jolly inside
Original Lyrics: Keep your target in sight.
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Neil Young's, "Rockin’ in the Free World"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s colors on the screen
Original Lyrics: There’s colors on the street
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Rick Springfield's, "(If You Think You’re) Groovy"
Misheard Lyrics: If you think you’re Pooh bear
Original Lyrics: If you think you’re groovy
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Toni Basil's, "Mickey"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, Mickey, wannabe
or Oh, Mickey, wallaby Original Lyrics: Oh, Mickey, what a pity
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1990s | |
Babyface's, "When Can I See You"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear what you're singing
Original Lyrics: I hear what you're saying
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Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: I get knocked down
But I get up again And a harra zonna beats me down. then He drinks a whiskey drink He drinks a locker drink He drinks another drink He drinks a cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the bad times Original Lyrics: I get knocked down
But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down. then He drinks a whiskey drink He drinks a vodka drink He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times |
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Foo Fighters', "All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: On and on, I got nothing to get high
Original Lyrics: On and on, I got nothing to hide
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Madonna's, "Frozen"
Misheard Lyrics: You waste your time with pain and regret
Original Lyrics: You waste your time with hate and regret
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Rage Against The Machine's, "Down Rodeo"
Misheard Lyrics: With the shark card
Original Lyrics: With a shotgun
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The Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama I’m a chauffer
Original Lyrics: Mama I’ll show you
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The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: ahhhhhhhh sevenya mama mee sa mama
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama
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Theme Songs', "Pokemon"
Misheard Lyrics: These Pokémon should understand
Original Lyrics: Teach Pokémon to understand
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2000s | |
Dave Matthews Band's, "The Space Between"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s no home in you for me
Original Lyrics: There’s no hope in you for me
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Delta Goodrem's, "Predictable"
Misheard Lyrics: You're so unpredictable
Original Lyrics: You're just so predictable
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Feeder's, "Bullet"
Misheard Lyrics: So materialistic, all the sex
Original Lyrics: So materialistic, oversexed
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Gorillaz's, "Dirty Harry"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the reason why your throat feels looser
Original Lyrics: I'm the reason why you flipped your soosa
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Kasey Chambers', "Not Pretty Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: My, my, pretty in love
Original Lyrics: Am I not pretty enough
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2010s | |
Jonas Brothers', "What a Man Gotta Do"
Misheard Lyrics: So, what a man gotta do?
What a man gotta do? To be totally knocked up by you What a man gotta do? What a man gotta prove? To be totally knocked up by you Original Lyrics: So, what a man gotta do?
What a man gotta do? To be totally locked up by you What a man gotta do? What a man gotta prove? To be totally locked up by you |
Linkin Park's, "Until It Breaks"
Misheard Lyrics: I practice my weapon
Original Lyrics: It's a pretty smart weapon
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Michael Jackson's, "A Place With No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: To my pocket took my wallet on out with my bitches and Liberian girl this is the place that you chose to pee with me but you Thot you can pee in another world
Original Lyrics: To my pocket took my wallet on out with my pictures of my family and girl this is the place that you chose to be with me but you thought you can be in another world
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Movie Scripts', "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World"
Misheard Lyrics: Winner sucks my bong! One, two, three, four!
Original Lyrics: We are Sex Bob-Omb! One, two, three, four!
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country | |
Dolly Parton's, "Tennessee Homesick Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Eatin' grits and gravy and country ham, Go to church on Sunday, with dinner on at Gram's
Original Lyrics: Eatin' grits and gravy and country ham, Go to church on Sunday, with dinner on the ground
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Gail Davies', "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: From the breakfast party
To the silent final prayer Original Lyrics: From "Breakfast Barney"
To the sign-off prayer |
Gail Davies', "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: If your headset's forgetting
Original Lyrics: If your head says forget it
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Commercial's, "Google Pixel 6"
Misheard Lyrics: Re-order the all new Google Pixel 6
Original Lyrics: Pre-order the all new Google Pixel 6
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