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1950s | |
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: a wing my way a wing my way
Original Lyrics: A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
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1970s | |
Brotherhood of Man's, "Save Your Kisses for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Though it hurts to blow away
Original Lyrics: Though it hurts to go away
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Cat Stevens', "Morning Has Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: Minus the sunlight, minus the morning
Original Lyrics: Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
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Dana's, "All Kinds of Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: All kinds of everything remind me of poo
Original Lyrics: All kinds of everything remind me of you
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Elvis Presley's, "The Wonder of You"
Misheard Lyrics: When everything I do is long
Original Lyrics: When everything I do is wrong
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Izhar Cohen & Alpha Beta's, "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be a polar bear
Original Lyrics: A-ba-ni-bi o-bo-he-bev
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Loggins and Messina's, "My Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Got nose that I love my music
Original Lyrics: God knows that I love my music
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Loggins and Messina's, "Thinking of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Something inside for me
Original Lyrics: Something inside of me
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Ricky Nelson's, "Garden Party"
Misheard Lyrics: Yokel brought a warnin'
And over in the corner, much to my surprise Mr. Hughes hittin' Dylan's shoes, wearing his disguise Original Lyrics: Yoko brought her walrus
And over in the corner, much to my surprise Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise |
Slik's, "Forever and Ever"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't let Obama become just a friend
Original Lyrics: Don't let a lover become just a friend
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Stevie Wonder's, "Sir Duke"
Misheard Lyrics: You can feel it, Europa
Original Lyrics: You can feel it all over
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XTC's, "Cross Wires"
Misheard Lyrics: Everything's disposable, everything's gravy
Original Lyrics: Everything is buzz buzz, everything is beep beep
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Back In Black"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm Daniel McQuaig and I'm beatin' the log!
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm back on the track
And I'm beatin' the flack. |
Killing Joke's, "Eighties"
Misheard Lyrics: By day we run, by night we dance with girls
Original Lyrics: By day we run, by night we dance, we do
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Killing Joke's, "Eighties"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got the face, I'll change it back again
Original Lyrics: I've got the best, I'll take all I can get
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Michael Jackson's, "Rock with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna knock with you
Original Lyrics: I wanna rock with you
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Pretenders', "Show Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me the meaning of the world
Original Lyrics: Show me the meaning of the word
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Robin Beck's, "First Time"
Misheard Lyrics: And when something happens that words can't defy
Only then do you know you're in love for the very first time Original Lyrics: And when something happens that words can't define
Only then do you know you're in love for the very first time |
The Housemartins', "Caravan of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's time to stand up and fart
(Later) We'll be living in a world of peace and the day when every woman is free Original Lyrics: It's time to stand up and fight
(Later) We'll be living in a world of peace and the day when everyone is free |
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1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics: That brings you laughter in life
Original Lyrics: That makes you larger than life
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Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics: That brings you laughter in life
Original Lyrics: That makes you larger than life
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Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: It's enough to make thieves and metaphors
Original Lyrics: It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
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Elton John's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: The surgeon of rights
Original Lyrics: The Circle of Life
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Elton John's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics: A fart flying from your hands
In the instant that you loathe someone Original Lyrics: Fire flying from your hands
In the instant that you love someone |
Kidsongs', "The Kidsongs TV Show Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: We want our theme song
Original Lyrics: We want our Kidsongs
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Michael Jackson's, "You Are Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone tell me why the bi*ch had to go and leave my world so cold
Original Lyrics: Someone tell me why did you have to go and leave my world so cold
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Michelle Gayle's, "Happy Just to Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I'll change my name to Cybill
Original Lyrics: I think I'll change my name to a symbol
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Sponge's, "Molly (Sixteen Candles)"
Misheard Lyrics: Soup from Campbell’s down the drain
Original Lyrics: Sixteen candles down the drain
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The Offspring's, "Self Esteem"
Misheard Lyrics: Breakfast for the things I could say
Original Lyrics: Practiced for the things I could say
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2000s | |
Anberlin's, "(The Symphony of) Blase"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you so naive to rag and bone?
Original Lyrics: Are you so naive to right and wrong?
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Dixie Chicks', "Cowboy Take Me Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Fattesy girl as high as you can
Original Lyrics: Fly this girl as high as you can
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Peacekeeper"
Misheard Lyrics: Pete Seeger, take your time
Original Lyrics: Peacekeeper, take your time
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Hellogoodbye's, "Here (In Your Arms)"
Misheard Lyrics: We said "Hello..."
Original Lyrics: Whispers "Hello..."
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Imogen Heap's, "Hide And Seek"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's cross the avenue
Original Lyrics: This can't be happening
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Imogen Heap's, "Hide and Seek"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreams of solving machines
Original Lyrics: Trains and sewing machines
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Lenny Kravitz's, "Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been surfing for you
Original Lyrics: I've been searching for you
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Meshuggah's, "Rational Gaze"
Misheard Lyrics: We're open minded
Original Lyrics: We've all been blinded
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Scissor Sisters', "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't feel like textin', textin'
Original Lyrics: I don't feel like dancin', dancin'
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Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman turn black Original Lyrics: Oh baby, when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad. |
2010s | |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Coolio! Get the stretch!
Original Lyrics: Julio! Get the stretch!
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Sam Hunt's, "Body Like a Back Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Barney likes a back rub
Original Lyrics: Body like a back road
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Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been gripping on reality
or I've been tripping in the alleyway Original Lyrics: How your love is affecting our reality
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Trace Adkins', "You're Gonna Miss This"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna wish these things
Original Lyrics: You're gonna wish these days
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misc | |
Chlöe's, "Have Mercy"
Misheard Lyrics: I can eat your upper things
Original Lyrics: I can teach you a couple things
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Lauren Spencer-Smith's, "Fingers Crossed"
Misheard Lyrics: All the hours spanking it in vice
Original Lyrics: All the hours spent giving advice
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