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1960s | |
Cast of Oliver!'s, "Reviewing the Situation"
Misheard Lyrics: Reviewing the centurion
Original Lyrics: Reviewing the situation
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: And when you dancin' jazz
Original Lyrics: And when you get the chance
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Bay City Rollers', "The Way I Feel Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me see you when I go
Original Lyrics: Let me see you in the glow
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Bay City Rollers', "You Made Me Believe in Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe that love is gone
Original Lyrics: I believe that love has gone
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "Mainstreet"
Misheard Lyrics: In the food halls
Original Lyrics: In the pool halls
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Chicago's, "Saturday in the Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Seven days in the park
Original Lyrics: Saturday in the park
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Elton John 's, "Step Into Christmas "
Misheard Lyrics: Sad, sad-sad Christmas
Original Lyrics: Step into Christmas
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Kansas', "Carry on Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics: Now your wife's no longer happy.
Surely heartache waits for you. Original Lyrics: Now your life's no longer empty, surely heaven waits for you
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: A little man's vagina went down to gauge a minor!!!!!!
Original Lyrics: Met a man from China
Went down to Geisha Minah |
Real Thing's, "You to Me Are Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: To you I guess I'm just a crown who picks you up each time you're down
Original Lyrics: To you I guess I'm just a clown who picks you up each time you're down
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1980s | |
Bob Seger's, "Roll Me Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I was tired of my own boys
Original Lyrics: I was tired of my own voice
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Def Leppard's, "Armageddon It"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm your jelly men, yes I'm your jelly man
Original Lyrics: Armageddon It! Yes, I'm a gettin' it.
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John Mellencamp's, "Jack And Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: Diane’s jacket’s on the backseat of Jackie’s car
Original Lyrics: Diane's debutante on the backseat of Jackie's car
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John Mellencamp's, "Jack And Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: Jackie sits back, to flex his nostrils a moment.
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean. Original Lyrics: Jackie sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean |
1990s | |
Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion's, "Tell Him"
Misheard Lyrics: What if there's another one he's stinking of?
(Later) Love is like a stormy glove in the hearts of those who know It's a steady flame, that crow Fear the fire with all the passion, you can shine Tonight love will assume its plates This never time cannot erase Yoplait will lead love where it has to go OR Yoplait, well, it loves wearing hearts to go Original Lyrics: What if there's another one he's thinking of?
(Later) Love is light that surely glows in the hearts of those who know It's a steady flame that grows Feed the fire with all the passion you can show Tonight love will assume its place This memory time cannot erase Your faith will lead love where it has to go |
Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to keep my chi androgynous
Original Lyrics: You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today.
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Bryan Adams', "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll search for more
Original Lyrics: You'll search no more
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Commercial's, "Discovery Channel"
Misheard Lyrics: Explore your love
Original Lyrics: Explore your world
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George Michael and Elton John's, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: What's in this rain, my evening when I met you
(Later) I can't find over black or white The sooner I, the sooner I feel Don't discard me, baby no, just because you think I'm in your heart But these cuts I have, baby love to help them heal Original Lyrics: But you misread my meanin' when I met you
(Later) I can't find, oh, the right romantic line But see me once and see the way I feel Don't discard me, baby no, just because you think I mean you harm But these cuts I have, they need love to help them heal |
Jon Secada's, "Just Another Day"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want a saint
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna say
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Michael Jackson's, "Black or White"
Misheard Lyrics: Constant grief in human relations
(Later) But if your feelings find me, baby It don't matter if you're black or white Original Lyrics: Causing grief in human relations
(Later) But if you're thinkin' about my baby It don't matter if you're black or white |
The Wallflowers', "One Headlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, trundle it up
Nothing is forever. Original Lyrics: Come on try a little
Nothing is forever. |
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2000s | |
Animal Collective's, "Applesauce"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like a little Heineken roll
Original Lyrics: I feel like a little honey can roll
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Bon Jovi's, "Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: I used to be the condom guy
Original Lyrics: I used to be the kind of guy
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Darkness', "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells end)"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas time, don't wet the bell end
Original Lyrics: Christmas time, don't let the bells end
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2010s | |
Animal Collective's, "New Town Burnout"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm naked
Original Lyrics: When I make it
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DJ Snake's, "Turn Down for What"
Misheard Lyrics: Firin' down another round of shots
Original Lyrics: Fire up that loud, another round of shots
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Justin Bieber's, "Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: Can we both say the words and forgive this?
Original Lyrics: Can we both say the words and forget this?
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country | |
Commercial 's, "Dinty Moore"
Misheard Lyrics: Dinty Moore is the Beale of Beers
or Dinty Moore is the Beer of Heels Original Lyrics: Dinty Moore is the Beer of Meals
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xmas | |
Barenaked Ladies', "Green Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Bundle up against the pole
Original Lyrics: Bundle up against the cold
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Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper's, "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: You better not shout
Original Lyrics: You better watch out
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Josh Groban's, "Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: Like bears in the distance
Original Lyrics: Like bells in the distance
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Norah Jones', "Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)"
Misheard Lyrics: Can’t hear singing
Original Lyrics: Can’t you see?
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Queen's, "Thank God It's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: We've had our Cheryl Tiegs
Original Lyrics: We've had our share of tears
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S Club 7's, "Perfect Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: So hold on, it won't be wrong
Original Lyrics: So hold on, it won't be long
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The Temptations', "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Rupert!
Original Lyrics: Hey Rudolph!
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Thurl Ravenscroft's, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Misheard Lyrics: You really are up here
Original Lyrics: You really are a heel
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Christmas All Over Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas is a rocket time
Original Lyrics: Christmas is a rockin' time
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Traditional's, "I Saw Three Ships"
Misheard Lyrics: I saw tree s*** concealing
Original Lyrics: I saw three ships come sailing in
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