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1960s | |
Beach Boys', "Sloop John B."
Misheard Lyrics: The first mate, he got drunk
Shot in the Captain's bunk. Original Lyrics: The first mate, he got drunk
Broke in the Captain's trunk. |
Disney's The Jungle Book's, "The Bare Necessities"
Misheard Lyrics: Look for the hair accessories
Original Lyrics: Look for the bare necessities
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I am in London as well
Original Lyrics: Now I'm under their spell
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ABBA's, "Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I am in London as well
Original Lyrics: Now I'm under their spell
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Bill Withers', "Lovely Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Mother's Day, Mother's Day
Original Lyrics: Lovely day, lovely day
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Dana's, "All Kinds of Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: Cell phones and fishermen
Original Lyrics: Sailboats and fishermen
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Fox's, "S-S-S Single Bed"
Misheard Lyrics: P-P-P-Pull out the line
Original Lyrics: P-P-P-Pour out the wine
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Madness', "My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I found it hard to take
Original Lyrics: I found it hard to say
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Margo's, "I'll Forgive and Try to Forget"
Misheard Lyrics: With the moon through the trees it did shine
Original Lyrics: When the moon through the trees it did shine
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Meat Loaf's, "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me sleep on you, baby baby let me sleep on you.
Original Lyrics: Let me sleep on it baby baby let me sleep on it
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Peter Gabriel's, "Home Sweet Home"
Misheard Lyrics: When the insurance money came through
Seemed Daddy didn't know what to do Original Lyrics: When the insurance money came through
Seemed dirty, didn't know what to do |
Queen's, "Death on Two Legs"
Misheard Lyrics: You're just an old butter ball.
Original Lyrics: You're just an old barrow boy.
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Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons', "King Tut"
Misheard Lyrics: He ain't a crocodile
Original Lyrics: He ate a crocodile
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Suzi Quatro's, "Can the Can"
Misheard Lyrics: Get him while you're gay
Original Lyrics: Get him while you can
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The Beach Boys', "Cottonfields"
Misheard Lyrics: When I was a little bitchy baby
Original Lyrics: When I was a little bitty baby
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1980s | |
Bette Midler's, "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: I can fly higher than a libro
Original Lyrics: I can fly higher than an eagle
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Billy Idol's, "Rebel Yell"
Misheard Lyrics: She drove me like slavery
She won't sit by me. Original Lyrics: She don't like slavery
She won't sit and beg. |
Billy Idol's, "Rebel Yell"
Misheard Lyrics: She said I come baby
About a license for love And if it expires Rain hell from above Original Lyrics: She said come on baby
I got a license for love And if it expires Pray help from above |
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses At Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't mess around with the guy in shades, oh no.
Original Lyrics: Don't masquerade with the guy in the shades, oh no.
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Madonna's, "Burning Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not blind, and I don't
Original Lyrics: I'm not blind, and I know
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Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat it beat it
No one wants to beat it beat it Original Lyrics: Beat it beat it
No one wants to be defeated |
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: But Vegeta's not my son
Original Lyrics: But the kid is not my son
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Michael Jackson's, "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: You really tied me up
Original Lyrics: You really turn me on.
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Moving Pictures', "What About Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, there's a little boy wailing
Original Lyrics: Well, there's a little boy waiting
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll still have our troubles
or We'll still have our drama Original Lyrics: We'll still have each other
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Tears for Fears', "The Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Going far, getting away
Original Lyrics: Going far, getting nowhere
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Theme Songs', "Shining Time Station"
Misheard Lyrics: Follow the radar sun
Original Lyrics: Follow the Rainbow Sun
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Womack & Womack's, "Teardrops"
Misheard Lyrics: Whiskers in the powder room
Original Lyrics: Whispers in the powder room
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1990s | |
Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics: Donna's watching us
Original Lyrics: God is watching us
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Betty Boo's, "Let Me Take You There"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll take it easy, the fun goes down at mine
OR We'll take it easy, the sun goes down at mine Original Lyrics: We'll take it easy, the sun goes down at nine
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Jon Secada's, "Just Another Day"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna sit
OR I don't want this hate Original Lyrics: I don't wanna say it
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Kelis', "Caught Out There"
Misheard Lyrics: Last year, Valentine's Day
You were just born this way "Babe, I love you, love you (Yo, he's lying) and I swear" Held you when you were sick, heaving Original Lyrics: Last year, Valentine's Day
You would spoil me and say "Babe, I love you, love you (Yo, he's lying) and I swear" Held you when you were sick, even |
Mousse T's, "Horny"
Misheard Lyrics: I wrote a letter and I sent it to the Pope
The Pope just takes so long, so I've got to sing this song (Later) I search from time to time but I can't find my boobs I got so desperate that I sent a letter to the moon In New York City someone said they saw you sending the post But it was a matter now of a man that looked like you Original Lyrics: I wrote a letter and I sent it with the post
The post it takes so long, so I've got to sing this song (Later) I searched from town to town but I can't find my bird, ooh ooh I got so desperate that I sent a rocket to the moon In New York City someone said they saw you singing the blues But it was a man from Nowhere Land that looked like you |
Theme Songs', "Animaniacs"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the 10,000 Maniacs
Original Lyrics: It's time for Animaniacs
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Theme Songs', "The Busy World of Richard Scarry"
Misheard Lyrics: It's such a busy world of Busytown
Original Lyrics: It's such a busy world in Busytown
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Theme Songs', "Tiny Toon Adventures"
Misheard Lyrics: And now our song is on
Original Lyrics: And now our song is done
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2000s | |
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z's, "Crazy in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Got me looking so crazy right on
Original Lyrics: Got me looking so crazy right now
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Eminem's, "Shake That"
Misheard Lyrics: Animal boy
And his boy And his boy and his girl Haha, Nate Dogg! Original Lyrics: And my boy
And his boy And his boy, and his girl Haha, Nate Dogg! |
Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics: Though I try to hide it, it's clear
I walk the walls when you are not here Original Lyrics: Though I try to hide it, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near |
Mark McCabe's, "Maniac 2000"
Misheard Lyrics: All you guys better know the verse first
Original Lyrics: All you guys better know the first verse
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Theme Songs', "Fairly OddParents"
Misheard Lyrics: Timmy ain't your average kid
Original Lyrics: Timmy is an average kid
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2010s | |
Dustin Tebbutt's, "The Breach"
Misheard Lyrics: And gather all the Quavers
Original Lyrics: And gather all the quivers
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Sabaton's, "Metal Ripper"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on ninja take my hand!
Original Lyrics: Come on in child take my hand!
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misc | |
Madison Beer's, "Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking off our clothes like a violent crime scene
Original Lyrics: Taking off our gloves like a violent crime scene
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Traditional's, "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: Dream bag, sleep bag
Original Lyrics: Bring back, bring back
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Traditional's, "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: My bunny hops over the ocean
Original Lyrics: My Bonnie lies over the ocean
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