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1960s | |
Neil Sedaka's, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Mickey Mouse is hard on you
Original Lyrics: Breaking up is hard to do
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1970s | |
Elvis Presley's, "My Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Love has finally timed
Original Lyrics: Love has finally died
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Don't Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't stop singing "My Sharona"
Original Lyrics: Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
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John Lennon's, "#9 Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: I thought I could be
Original Lyrics: I thought I could hear
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Larry Groce's, "Junk Food Junkie"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm always back for more
Original Lyrics: I always ask for more
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Natalie Cole's, "Inseparable"
Misheard Lyrics: You bring out the water in me
Original Lyrics: You bring out the woman in me
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Ramones', "Rockaway Beach"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock-Rock-Rockaway Beat
Original Lyrics: Rock-Rock-Rockaway Beach
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The Natural Four's, "Can This Be Real"
Misheard Lyrics: Changed the sound of myself
Original Lyrics: Changed the sound of my song
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Tom T. Hall's, "I Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunday school in maiden hay
Original Lyrics: Sunday school in May and hay
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1980s | |
Billy Ocean's, "Love Is Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Memories of love on you
Original Lyrics: Memories of love I knew
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Billy Ocean's, "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
Misheard Lyrics: When the bowling gets tough
or When the Boeing gets tough Original Lyrics: When the going gets tough
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Boy George's, "Live My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Holding my shepherd
Original Lyrics: Holding my checkbook
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: In the eyes of Ebony
Original Lyrics: And the isles of Ebony.
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Gladys Knight and the Pips', "Love Overboard"
Misheard Lyrics: I start to sing
Original Lyrics: I start to sink
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Keith Sweat's, "I Want Her"
Misheard Lyrics: Seen you last time
Original Lyrics: Seen you last night
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Michael Jackson's, "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I've been working in '95
Original Lyrics: Well, I've been working from 9 to 5
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Nancy Martinez's, "For Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Another night, let's get a coat on
Original Lyrics: Another night, it's getting colder
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Natalie Cole's, "I Live for Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I wake up with no one for kids
Original Lyrics: I wake up with no one to kiss
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Peter Wolf's, "Come as You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Sign off channel 7
Original Lyrics: Sign out at the 7
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Sting's, "Be Still My Beating Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: It would be better to be cruel
or It would be better to be crude Original Lyrics: It would be better to be cool
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Sting's, "Russians"
Misheard Lyrics: In Europe and America there's a growing fear of listeria
Original Lyrics: In Europe and America there's a growing feeling of hysteria
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The Jacksons', "Can You Feel It"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess we're all the same, yes the bloody sight of me is inside of you
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we're all the same, yes, the blood inside me is inside you
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1990s | |
Bryan Adams', "There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you see the Price is Right?
Original Lyrics: Can't you see the time is right?
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George Michael and Elton John's, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just another rabbit from a hat
Original Lyrics: I'm just another fragment of your life
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Jesus Jones', "Real Real Real"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you fear reap?
Original Lyrics: Do you feel real?
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Keith Sweat's, "Keep It Comin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep it one time!
Original Lyrics: Kick it one time!
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Positive K's, "I Got a Man"
Misheard Lyrics: What's a girl IQ...
Original Lyrics: What's a girl like you...
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Shai's, "If I Ever Fall in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Your lips said "Hello" and I get high
Original Lyrics: Your lips said "Hello" and I said "Hi"
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Theme Songs', "Super Mario World Cartoon"
Misheard Lyrics: It's about a froggie blast
Original Lyrics: It's a blast from the past
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2000s | |
Jagged Edge's, "He Can't Love U"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't no hitter or nothing
Original Lyrics: I ain't no hater or nothing
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Jagged Edge's, "Promise"
Misheard Lyrics: That I will never eat
Original Lyrics: That I will never leave
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Jimmy Eat World's, "The Middle"
Misheard Lyrics: Elvis, Elvis
Original Lyrics: Everything, everything...
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Joe's, "I Wanna Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd like to know what makes you try
Original Lyrics: I'd like to know what makes you cry
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Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's give it the world
Original Lyrics: Let's give it a whirl
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Kid Rock's, "Only God Knows Why"
Misheard Lyrics: I need to rely myself
Original Lyrics: I need to rewind myself
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Marc Anthony's, "My Baby You"
Misheard Lyrics: I will sue you if you fall, I'll be right there in your car
Original Lyrics: I will soothe you if you fall, I'll be right there if you call
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My Chemical Romance 's, "Give 'Em Hell, Kid"
Misheard Lyrics: In the bathroom trucks of hey hey
Original Lyrics: In the best d**n dress I own
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My Chemical Romance's, "The Kids From Yesterday "
Misheard Lyrics: When wayward yawn we used to slay
Original Lyrics: When we were young we used to say
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Santana featuring the Product G&B's, "Maria Maria"
Misheard Lyrics: She fell in love with Easter eggs
Original Lyrics: She fell in love in East L.A.
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The Corrs featuring Bono's, "When the Stars Go Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing when the stars go bloom
Original Lyrics: Dancing when the stars go blue
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The Corrs', "Long Night"
Misheard Lyrics: You won't be a whore again
Original Lyrics: You won't be home again
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The Corrs', "Would You Be Happier"
Misheard Lyrics: Then you stump yourself tomorrow
Original Lyrics: Then you stumble on tomorrow
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country | |
George Strait's, "The Best Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Plastic cars was his thing
Original Lyrics: Classic cars was his thing
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Tim McGraw's, "My Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: I never had Noah
Original Lyrics: I never had no one
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misc | |
Dua Lipa's, "Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I used to think that I was in a store
Original Lyrics: I used to think that I was made of stone
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