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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Proud Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: Left a pork chop in the city
Original Lyrics: Left a good job in the city
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1970s | |
Albert Hammond's, "It Never Rains in Southern California"
Misheard Lyrics: It pours metaphors
Original Lyrics: It pours, man, it pours
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Allan Sherman's, "Moss Covered Three Handled Family Gredunza"
Misheard Lyrics: That hung when the family screamed
Original Lyrics: That hung on the family tree
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Andy Gibb's, "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Rockies higher than a mountain
Original Lyrics: Love is higher than a mountain
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Andy Gibb's, "An Everlasting Love"
Misheard Lyrics: May be an everlasting love with you
Original Lyrics: Maybe an everlasting love will do
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Billy Joel's, "My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a call from an old friend west of the rear coast
Original Lyrics: Got a call from an old friend we used to be real close
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Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting,
Those Chinks were fast as lightning Original Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting,
Those cats were fast as lightning |
Joni Mitchell's, "Edith and the Kingpin"
Misheard Lyrics: From big dumps of typewriters
Original Lyrics: From victims of typewriters
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Kenny Rogers and the First Edition's, "Something's Burning"
Misheard Lyrics: And here he comes
Original Lyrics: And here it comes
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Neil Diamond's, "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"
Misheard Lyrics: Take my hand in God
or Take my hand in guard Original Lyrics: Take my hand in yours
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: We wee will you rokil
Original Lyrics: We will we will rock you
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Terry Jacks', "Christina"
Misheard Lyrics: Christina, moving like a ribbon
Original Lyrics: Christina, moving like a river
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Terry Jacks', "Concrete Sea"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish that I was done there
Original Lyrics: I wish that I was down there
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Terry Jacks', "I'm Gonna Capture You"
Misheard Lyrics: Just by what people want
Original Lyrics: Just by what people are
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Terry Jacks', "I'm Gonna Capture You"
Misheard Lyrics: You'd better walk
Original Lyrics: You'd better run
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Terry Jacks', "I'm Gonna Love You Too"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't care what you sold me
Original Lyrics: I don't care what you told me
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Terry Jacks', "If You Go Away"
Misheard Lyrics: On this sunny day
Original Lyrics: On this summer day
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Terry Jacks', "Rock 'N' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: And she followed me to llamas
Original Lyrics: And she followed me to London
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1980s | |
Kim Carnes', "Room Enough for Two"
Misheard Lyrics: Has a city feud with a flu shot above
Original Lyrics: Has a city view with a blue sky above
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Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics: She's so comfortable
Original Lyrics: Jeux sans frontières
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Steely Dan's, "Glamour Profession"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Glamour Profession
Do you like concession? Original Lyrics: It's Glamour Profession
The L.A. Concession |
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The Christians', "Forgotten Town"
Misheard Lyrics: PU words echoing around my mind
Original Lyrics: Hear your words echoing around my mind
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The Psychedelic Furs', "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: And a cock on the wall
Original Lyrics: And a clock on the wall
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The Stranglers', "European Female"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew she was a beeline
Original Lyrics: I knew she was a feline
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The Stranglers', "Strange Little Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Leaving home and the country bear
Original Lyrics: Leaving home and the country fair
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The Stranglers', "Who Wants the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Got nothing from a dream
or Got nothing from a train Original Lyrics: Got nothing from a tree
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1990s | |
Commercial's, "UPN (Pre-Launch - Opera)"
Misheard Lyrics: Forget the packs, think facts
Trying something new Original Lyrics: Forget the past, think fast
Time for something new |
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Incognito's, "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's got a face but some don't know how to handle it
OR Everybody's got a plane but some don't know how to handle it Always reachin' out in vain just takin' the things not worth having But don't you worry 'bout a thing, don't you worry 'bout a thing, baby 'Cause I'll be standin' on the side when you take it high, oh When you get off your tree They say you'll starve if life's a tree and that you must go other places Just don't you feel too bad when you get a fool by smiling, baby Everybody needs a change A chance to check out the news, yeah Original Lyrics: Everybody's got a thing but some don't know how to handle it
Always reachin' out in vain just takin' the things not worth having But don't you worry 'bout a thing, don't you worry 'bout a thing, baby 'Cause I'll be standin' on the side when you check it out, oh When you get off your trip They say your style of life's a drag and that you must go other places Just don't you feel too bad when you get fooled by smiling faces Everybody needs a change A chance to check out the new, yeah |
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Manic Street Preachers', "Motorcycle Emptiness"
Misheard Lyrics: This happiness corrupt political shame
Original Lyrics: This happiness corrupt political sh*t
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Megadeth's, "Symphony Of Destruction"
Misheard Lyrics: We dance like Mary Lewis
Original Lyrics: We dance like marionettes
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Santana featuring Rob Thomas', "Smooth"
Misheard Lyrics: Out on the patio
Original Lyrics: Out on the barrio
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Tori Amos', "Crucify"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta have my supper ring so that I can have my cross
OR I gotta have myself a ring so that I can have my cross Original Lyrics: I gotta have my suffering so that I can have my cross
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2000s | |
Jennifer Lopez's, "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Even if you made jokes
Original Lyrics: Even if you were broke
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Joanne's, "Jackie"
Misheard Lyrics: Chuck, Chuck, Chuckie
In-fin-fin-finity Original Lyrics: Jack, Jack, Jackie
Say you, say you feel the same |
John Butler Trio's, "Better Than"
Misheard Lyrics: Last time that I was better than
Original Lyrics: Love's not about what's better than
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R. Kelly's, "I Wish"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm rich, I'm rich, I'm rich
Original Lyrics: I wish, I wish, I wish
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2010s | |
Maroon 5's, "What Lovers Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh poop a ship for you
Original Lyrics: Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh been wishin' for you
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Nicki Minaj's, "The Night is Still Young"
Misheard Lyrics: What is the journey?
Original Lyrics: What is the hurry?
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Dixie Chicks', "Cowboy Take Me Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Howard, take me away
Original Lyrics: Cowboy, take me away
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LeAnn Rimes', "Big Deal"
Misheard Lyrics: It's amazing
It's lovely You cannot ever let him go Original Lyrics: It's amazing
His loving I can't believe I let him go |
misc | |
Lil Nas X's, "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna sail like Joe Biden
Original Lyrics: I wanna sell what you're buying
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