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1960s | |
The Doors', "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Time that we can only lose
Original Lyrics: Try now we can only lose
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1970s | |
Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreaming of my chubby in my old blue jeans
Original Lyrics: Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: Daniel, my brother
You are more than me. Original Lyrics: Daniel, my brother
You are older than me. |
Gordon Lightfoot's, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Misheard Lyrics: The legend lives on; gonna chip a wall on down
Off the pig leg they call getcha gooey Original Lyrics: The legend lives on; from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitchigumi. |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "What's Your Name?"
Misheard Lyrics: Poonin' the tang, little girl!
Original Lyrics: Shouldn't you stay, little girl?
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Pablo Cruise's, "Love Will Find a Way"
Misheard Lyrics: So be heartbroken
Original Lyrics: So keep your heart open
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Pablo Cruise's, "Whatcha Gonna Do?"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatcha gonna do when she has good times?
Original Lyrics: Whatcha gonna do when she says goodbye?
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Pilot's, "January"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me sad with your lies
Original Lyrics: You make me sad with your eyes
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1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)"
Misheard Lyrics: Bad! Bad! Dude looks like a lady!
Original Lyrics: (saxophone bleat, saxophone bleat) Dude looks like a lady!
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Beastie Boys', "Brass Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: This girl walked by; she gave me the eye
I reached in the locker grabbed the spinach pie.... Original Lyrics: This girl walked by; she gave me the eye
I reached in the locker grabbed the Spanish Fly.. |
Elton John's, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: So I guess that's why Nicole had the poo's
Original Lyrics: So I guess that's why they call it the blues.
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Elton John's, "Kiss the Bride"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't wanna kiss the bride
Original Lyrics: I wanna kiss the bride
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J. Geils Band's, "Centerfold"
Misheard Lyrics: Something had a hold on me when Angel passed notes by.
Original Lyrics: Something had a hold on me when Angel passed close by.
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Ronnie Hudson's, "West Coast Poplock"
Misheard Lyrics: Licking in my city's bins
Original Lyrics: Lincoln and Mercedes-Benz
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Slayer's, "Raining Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: And all the Subarus may have stalled.
Original Lyrics: Abolish the rules made of stone.
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like a runway dove
Original Lyrics: Just like a white-winged dove
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Survivor's, "I Can't Hold Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Left my suit at the Taco Bell
Original Lyrics: Girl, it's too late to turn back now
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Tina Turner's, "One of the Living"
Misheard Lyrics: And if we can’t stay together
Original Lyrics: And if we can’t stick together
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Tina Turner's, "Steamy Windows"
Misheard Lyrics: All systems are overboard
Original Lyrics: All systems on overload
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Tina Turner's, "Two People"
Misheard Lyrics: Are people trying to keep a love on you
Original Lyrics: Are people trying to keep a love anew
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Tina Turner's, "What You Get Is What You See"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t even cry
Original Lyrics: Don’t even try
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Whitney Houston's, "How Will I Know?"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's get into my eyes, take me to the clowns above
(Later) Falling in love is all very sweet Original Lyrics: Looks into my eyes, take me to the clouds above
(Later) Falling in love is so bittersweet |
1990s | |
Aqua's, "Good Morning Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: And Lorraine comes down
Original Lyrics: And the rain comes down
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Aqua's, "Turn Back Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Passing through the see-saw
Original Lyrics: Passing through the season
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Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: It's enough to make kings and vagabongs bleed the very best.
Original Lyrics: It's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best.
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Enigma's, "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be a friend
Original Lyrics: Don't be afraid
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Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, a tadpole
OR Ooh, a tadpole OR Oh my God, no Original Lyrics: Ooh la kah koh
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Sydney Youngblood's, "I'd Rather Go Blind"
Misheard Lyrics: A rat'll go blind
Original Lyrics: I'd rather go blind
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The Lightning Seeds', "The Life Of Riley"
Misheard Lyrics: We're sailing blind
Through certain bad things, certainly Original Lyrics: We're sailing blind
But it's certain nothing's certain |
2000s | |
Aqua's, "Cartoon Heroes"
Misheard Lyrics: Flame by flame to the extreme
Original Lyrics: Frame by frame to the extreme
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Las Ketchup's, "The Ketchup Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I said a hey, ha, a hey a hey
You said a hey you nay you know why My hubby and a boggie And a minimi me Original Lyrics: Aserejé ja de jé de jebe
Tu de jebere sebiunouva Majabi an de bugui An de buididipí. |
Mika's, "Grace Kelly"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got an entrance in mind
Original Lyrics: I've gone identity mad
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2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "Marry You"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it the look in your eyes
Or is it these dancing shoes? Original Lyrics: Is it the look in your eyes
Or is it this dancing juice? |
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misc | |
Tones and I's, "Dance Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: You told me, you told me, you told me
Original Lyrics: Move for me, move for me, move for me
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Traditional's, "Hickory Dickory Dock"
Misheard Lyrics: Piggly Wiggly Stores
Original Lyrics: Hickory Dickory Dock
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xmas | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Shave your ass for everyone
Original Lyrics: Raise a glass for everyone
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Bing Crosby's, "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're Stellaluna and died
Original Lyrics: If you got pneumonia and died
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Chris Rea's, "Driving Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Omicron for Christmas
Original Lyrics: Driving home for Christmas
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Relient K's, "I Celebrate the Day"
Misheard Lyrics: You realize that you would be my sailor
Original Lyrics: You realize that you would be my savior
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The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl's, "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't make it an hour long, I built my dreams around you
Original Lyrics: Can't make it all alone, I built my dreams around you
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Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics: Deck the halls with weed and molly lalala la la la
Original Lyrics: Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la!
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Treetop Sisters', "Nicki and the Crew"
Misheard Lyrics: Night Court, Night Court Christmas
Original Lyrics: Night before, night before Christmas
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Wes Brown's, "Snowed In with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Foreign snow makes a blanket of why
Original Lyrics: Falling snow makes a blanket of white
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