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1960s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "Luck Be a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Luck be a baby tonight
Original Lyrics: Luck be a lady tonight
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1970s | |
Boney M.'s, "Gotta Go Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Having 40 items
Original Lyrics: Heading for the islands
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Carly Simon's, "I've Got To Have You"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreaming while my hair whisperin' softer
Than a whisper on your cheek Original Lyrics: Dreaming while my hair was blowin'
Softer than a whisper on your cheek |
Grateful Dead's, "Friend of the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics: I lit out of Reno; I was travelin’ with twenty pounds
Original Lyrics: I lit out from Reno; I was trailed by 20 hounds
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock 'n' Roll is not for losers
Original Lyrics: Rock 'n' Roll ain't noise pollution
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Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This could be love, peacocks
Original Lyrics: This could be love, because
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses At Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't mess a bed with a bled on sled oh no
Original Lyrics: Don't masquerade with the guy in chains, oh no.
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Don Henley's, "The Boys Of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: I can tell you my lovely loo will still be strong.
Original Lyrics: I can tell you my love for you will still be strong.
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Enya's, "Evening Falls"
Misheard Lyrics: Carry me to my own, to where I can grow sober
Original Lyrics: Carry me to my own, to where I can cross over
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Godley & Creme's, "Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me wanna fly
Original Lyrics: You make me wanna cry
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Kenny Loggins', "Danger Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna take a right into the danger zone
Original Lyrics: Gonna take you right into the Danger Zone
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Lionel Richie's, "Hello"
Misheard Lyrics: I sometimes see you pass out outside my door
Original Lyrics: I sometimes see you pass outside my door
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Lionel Richie's, "Say You, Say Me"
Misheard Lyrics: See you, see me
Original Lyrics: Say you, say me
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Love and Rockets', "So Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: But your hair is long and ground
Original Lyrics: But your hair is long and brown
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Stevie Wonder's, "Go Home"
Misheard Lyrics: She had a real good ma
Original Lyrics: She had a real good man
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1990s | |
Blue's Clues', "We are Gonna Play Blue's Clues"
Misheard Lyrics: We are gonna win Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics: We are gonna play Blue's Clues
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Candlebox's, "Far Behind"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunday we can take our time
Original Lyrics: Someday we can take our time
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Del Amitri's, "Always The Last To Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Or if he's cool I'll be the last to know
Or if he's bleeding with you, like I bleeded with you Original Lyrics: Or if he's cruel I'll be the last to know
Or if he's pleading with you, like I pleaded with you |
Destiny's Child's, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
Misheard Lyrics: At first we started out real cruel
(Later) And you have the honesty to even come and step to me Ask to hold some money from me until you get your cheque next week You try to live, good-for-nothing type of brother Silly me, why haven't I found another? Ah bother, when times get hard I need someone to help me out Instead of a squirt like you who don't know what a man's about Cannot pay my bills Cannot pay my telephone bills Original Lyrics: At first we started out real cool
(Later) And you have the audacity to even come and step to me Ask to hold some money from me until you get your cheque next week You trifling, good-for-nothing type of brother Silly me, why haven't I found another? A baller, when times get hard I need someone to help me out Instead of a scrub like you who don't know what a man's about Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my telephone bills? |
Elton John's, "Made in England"
Misheard Lyrics: I had Robert Mitchum
Original Lyrics: I had Little Richard
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Johnny Gill's, "Wrap My Body Tight"
Misheard Lyrics: I couldn't scream
or I couldn't speak Original Lyrics: I couldn't sleep
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Lisa Stansfield's, "Set Your Loving Free"
Misheard Lyrics: You've come to fart to see who you are
(Later) Throw off your bride and shove me inside Original Lyrics: You've come this far to see who you are
(Later) Throw off your pride and show me inside |
Rage Against the Machine's, "Guerrilla Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a Casper
Original Lyrics: Like a casket
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Shakespear's Sister's, "I Don't Care"
Misheard Lyrics: In a boring attic, I spoke came Victoria
(Later) It looks good to me Original Lyrics: In a borealic iceberg came Victoria
(Later) And not the goods for me |
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The Levellers', "15 Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Forgiven from fifteen years ago, the past has gone away
Original Lyrics: The girl from fifteen years ago has packed and gone away
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Toad the Wet Sprocket's, "Fall Down"
Misheard Lyrics: When the leaves fall down
Original Lyrics: When will we fall down?
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Vanessa Williams', "Colors of the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue horn moon?
Original Lyrics: Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
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Wreckx-N-Effect's, "Rump Shaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Just shake your hump
Original Lyrics: Just shake your rump
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2000s | |
Aaliyah's, "Try Again"
Misheard Lyrics: If at first you don't sleep
Original Lyrics: If at first you don't succeed
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Cast of Sesame Street's, "Elmo's World"
Misheard Lyrics: Ra, ra, ra, ra
Original Lyrics: La, la, la, la
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Jennifer Lopez ft. 50 Cent's, "I'm Gonna Be Alright (Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: The reason there's two parrots in each of your ears
Original Lyrics: The reason there's two carats in each of your ears
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Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don’t Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: You make a woman cometh
or You make a woman come back or You make a woman your man Original Lyrics: You make a woman go mad
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2010s | |
Arcade Fire's, "Rococo"
Misheard Lyrics: The seem wild, but they ascertain
Original Lyrics: They seem wild, but they are so tame
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Arcade Fire's, "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
Misheard Lyrics: We rode our bikes to the nearest park
Sat on the nurseries and kissed in the dark or Sat on the nurses and kissed in the dark Original Lyrics: We rode our bikes to the nearest park
Sat under the swings and kissed in the dark |
Celldweller's, "Eon (Drop Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: That's right, I'm a white but not an egg!
Original Lyrics: Birthright, I won't wait another eon!
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Commercial's, "PBS Kids Spotlight"
Misheard Lyrics: It's time to shine tonight
Original Lyrics: It's time to shine a light
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Panic! At the Disco's, "Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics: In a rumor or less
Original Lyrics: To the room where I’m blessed
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christian | |
Bob Carlisle's, "Butterfly Kisses"
Misheard Lyrics: Those butterfly kittens
Original Lyrics: Those butterfly kisses
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country | |
Martina McBride's, "What Do I Have to Do"
Misheard Lyrics: This is my third time
Original Lyrics: This is my third town
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Black Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: Waitin' on another black summer duet
Original Lyrics: Waitin' on another black summer to end
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Traditional's, "Asleep in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Twenty brave men are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware!
Original Lyrics: Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware!
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