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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Viva Las Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics: Aesop's last fable
Original Lyrics: Viva Las Vegas
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Mel Carter's, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
Misheard Lyrics: But they never spit in the dark with you, love!
Original Lyrics: But they never stood in the dark with you, love.
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The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics: If I had a set of wheels
Original Lyrics: If I had a set of wings
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1970s | |
Al Green's, "I'm Still in Love with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't restrain myself
Original Lyrics: I can't explain myself
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Bloodstone's, "Natural High"
Misheard Lyrics: Take to the spies on a natural high
Original Lyrics: Take to the sky on a natural high
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Carly Simon & James Taylor's, "Mockingbird"
Misheard Lyrics: He's gonna buy me a rocking horse
Original Lyrics: He's gonna buy me a mockingbird
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Dave Mason's, "We Just Disagree"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you got a place to sing?
Original Lyrics: Have you got a place to stay?
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Big ego woman
Original Lyrics: E-evil woman
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James Taylor's, "Fire and Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ve seen soggy days that I thought would never end
Original Lyrics: I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
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John Sebastian's, "Welcome Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Break your back, break your back, break your back
Original Lyrics: Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back
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Ozark Mountain Daredevils', "Jackie Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: What's a game girl if you watch Blue's Clues?
Original Lyrics: What's a game girl if you never lose?
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Peter Frampton's, "Show Me the Way"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to call AAA
Original Lyrics: I want you to show me the way
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Smokie's, "Living Next Door to Alice"
Misheard Lyrics: And she said, "I know how the hell
Get over Alice" Original Lyrics: And she said, "I know how to help
Get over Alice" |
Stevie Wonder's, "Love’s in Need of Love Today"
Misheard Lyrics: (Right of way)
Original Lyrics: (Right away)
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T-Rex's, "Bang A Gong (Get It On)"
Misheard Lyrics: That's the truth with your cloak full of e-girls
Original Lyrics: That's the truth with your coat full of eagles
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1980s | |
Anne Murray's, "Blessed are the Believers"
Misheard Lyrics: A cheer in my eye
Original Lyrics: A tear in my eye
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Anne Murray's, "Could I Have This Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: You're all I'll ever meet
Original Lyrics: You're all I'll ever need
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Anne Murray's, "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Tear up, sleepy team
Original Lyrics: Cheer up, sleepy Jean
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's got 100 hooves
Original Lyrics: Everybody's got a hungry heart
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INXS's, "New Sensation"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you ready for a new soul station?
Original Lyrics: Are you ready for a new sensation?
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Conga"
Misheard Lyrics: Let your body feel the beat
Original Lyrics: Let your body feel the heat
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Paul Young's, "Love of the Common People"
Misheard Lyrics: She’ll get Biden
Original Lyrics: She’ll get by
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Tom Tom Club's, "Genius of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in heaven
With my boyfriend; my Latin boyfriend Original Lyrics: I'm in Heaven
With my boyfriend; my laughing boyfriend. |
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1990s | |
Bill Whelan's, "Home of the Heartland"
Misheard Lyrics: Pie in the sky
or Eye in the sky Original Lyrics: High in the sky
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Bill Whelan's, "Riverdance"
Misheard Lyrics: In my hunger and search for you
Original Lyrics: In my hungering search for you
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Chante Moore's, "Chante's Got a Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Chantel's got a man
Original Lyrics: Chante's Got a Man
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Fastball's, "Out of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: I was waiting for an invitation
Original Lyrics: I was waiting for an indication
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Fastball's, "Out of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: It wasn't out of my head
Original Lyrics: Was it out of my head?
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Happy Mondays', "Step On"
Misheard Lyrics: He can’t stand natural fire
Original Lyrics: Gonna stamp out your fire
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No Se featuring Menelik's, "Quelle Aventure"
Misheard Lyrics: In circles tender
Original Lyrics: Et se contender
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Oleander's, "Why I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics: They need their skates
Original Lyrics: They need their space
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2000s | |
Coldplay's, "Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause you were all linen
Original Lyrics: 'cause you were all yellow
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Dido's, "Thank You"
Misheard Lyrics: Bitch don’t call up wondering why I got out of bed at all.
Original Lyrics: My teas gone cold
I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all. |
Nickelback's, "Burn It to the Ground"
Misheard Lyrics: All in Forsyth
Original Lyrics: All in balls out
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Nickelback's, "If Today Was Your Last Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you leave old fiction in the facts?
Original Lyrics: Would you leave old pictures in the past?
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Nickelback's, "Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at this polar bear
Original Lyrics: Look at this photograph
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Pink's, "Just Like a Pill"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just like a bear
Original Lyrics: I'm just like a pill
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Samantha Mumba's, "Gotta Tell You"
Misheard Lyrics: Didn't tell your kids tonight
Original Lyrics: Didn't tell you this tonight
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2010s | |