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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "A Little Less Conversation"
Misheard Lyrics: A little less understanding
Original Lyrics: A little less conversation
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The Animals', "Bring It On Home to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be your agility
Original Lyrics: I'll give you jewelry
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: You should be guessing, yeah
Original Lyrics: You should be dancing, yeah
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Cher's, "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves"
Misheard Lyrics: PCs, bits-16
Original Lyrics: Gypsys, tramps and thieves
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Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose's, "Treat Her Like a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Who can see?
Original Lyrics: Look and see
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Queen's, "You're My Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh you're making me live
Original Lyrics: Ooh, you make me live
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Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a black faggot woman
Original Lyrics: Got a black magic woman
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Tommy James', "Draggin' the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Drivin' around
Original Lyrics: Draggin' the line
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1980s | |
Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne's, "You're a Friend of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: The trip to hell and back compared to where we've been.
Original Lyrics: A trip to hell ain't bad compared to where we've been.
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: New York Lottery
Original Lyrics: Pour your sugar on me
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let’s Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Let’s groom tonight
Original Lyrics: Let’s groove tonight
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George Michael's, "I Want Your Sex"
Misheard Lyrics: Picky-picky-picky come on
Original Lyrics: C-c-c-c-c-c-come on
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Juice Newton's, "Angel of the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: And if we're victims of the knife
I won't be binded by the life Original Lyrics: And if we're victims of the night
I won't be blinded by the light |
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The Christians', "Forgotten Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever I'm enduring
Original Lyrics: Can end what I'm enduring
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The Christians', "Forgotten Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Hairy women are on my mind
Original Lyrics: Hear your words echoing around my mind
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Watchtower's, "The Eldritch"
Misheard Lyrics: Journey to the Mountain of Egg Foo Yung!
Original Lyrics: Drawn into the nocturnal empire.
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Wham's, "Club Tropicana"
Misheard Lyrics: Club Tropicana drinks are pee
Original Lyrics: Club Tropicana drinks are free
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1990s | |
'N Sync's, "Tearin' Up My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're a part of Felix, too
Original Lyrics: We're apart, I feel it, too
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Cedarmont Kids', "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Misheard Lyrics: It found her in school one day
Original Lyrics: It followed her to school one day
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Cedarmont Kids', "Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be?"
Misheard Lyrics: He promised to buy me a basket of cosies
Original Lyrics: He promised to buy me a basket of posies
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Cedarmont Kids', "Roll Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Move over, move over
Original Lyrics: Roll over, roll over
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Cedarmont Kids', "Shoo, Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: Shoo, fly, why bother me?
Original Lyrics: Shoo, fly, don't bother me
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Celine Dion's, "Only One Road"
Misheard Lyrics: And many dreams lost along the way, can't be still
I guess they always will When love was too much to bear, I just left him there He was standing face to face with this heart of mine Original Lyrics: And many dreams lost along the way, haunt me still
I guess they always will When love was too much to bear, I just left it there Here I stand face to face, with this heart of mine |
EMF's, "Unbelievable"
Misheard Lyrics: You're on the leader's board
Original Lyrics: You're unbelievable
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Gin Blossoms', "Follow You Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Anywhere you go, I'll swallow it down
Original Lyrics: Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down
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Movie Scripts', "Sabrina (1995)"
Misheard Lyrics: I would like to perform a toast
Original Lyrics: I would like to propose a toast
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Next 's, "I Still Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: What we said last time
Original Lyrics: What we said last night
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: somebody once told me the world was macaroni
Original Lyrics: somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
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Smashing Pumpkins', "1979"
Misheard Lyrics: With the headlines pointed at the dawn
or With the head lice pointed at the dawn Original Lyrics: With the headlights pointed at the dawn
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Take That's, "Back for Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a fist of pure emotion, got a hand of shattered dreams
Original Lyrics: Got a fist of pure emotion, got a head of shattered dreams
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Will Smith's, "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"
Misheard Lyrics: Anyway the anime
Original Lyrics: Illway the an-may
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2000s | |
Animal Collective's, "Daily Routine"
Misheard Lyrics: I sing along and regret
Original Lyrics: Bouncing along every crack
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Animal Collective's, "Daily Routine"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a signal in my head
Original Lyrics: Just a sec more in my bed
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Chris Cornell's, "Ground Zero"
Misheard Lyrics: And we're almost brown
Original Lyrics: And we almost drown
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Daughtry's, "Feels Like Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: And it feels like July
Original Lyrics: And it feels like tonight
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Leona Lewis', "Better in Time"
Misheard Lyrics: It's been the longest winner without you
Original Lyrics: It's been the longest winter without you
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Pink's, "Don't Let Me Get Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It's better to know yourself
Original Lyrics: It's bad when you annoy yourself
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2010s | |
Portugal the Man's, "Feel It Still"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you a Hare Krishna
Original Lyrics: rebel with a kick stand
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country | |
Dolly Parton's, "Jolene"
Misheard Lyrics: Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe lean
Original Lyrics: Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
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LeAnn Rimes', "Looking Through Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at this guy
Original Lyrics: Look at the sky
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misc | |
Miley Cyrus', "Midnight Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't put the devil on my tongue
Original Lyrics: Can't bite the devil on my tongue
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Traditional's, "Pop Goes the Weasel"
Misheard Lyrics: A penny for a meter
Original Lyrics: A penny for a needle
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xmas | |
Elton John's, "Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas)"
Misheard Lyrics: The fat-jack jolly Fred Claus is here
Original Lyrics: Your fat and jolly friend draws near
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