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1960s | |
Diana Ross and the Supremes', "Stop! In the Name of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Mickey Mouse
Original Lyrics: Think it over
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Frank Sinatra's, "Summer Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: All summer long, we sang a song
And then we sold our golden sand Two amigos and the summer wind Black painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by Original Lyrics: All summer long, we sang a song
And then we strolled on golden sand Two sweethearts and the summer wind Like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by |
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics: God bless the police
Original Lyrics: God bless you please
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The Guess Who's, "The New Mother Nature"
Misheard Lyrics: Here's to you, Mother Nature, taking over
Original Lyrics: It's the new mother nature taking over
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)"
Misheard Lyrics: No one to hear my train
Original Lyrics: No one to hear my prayer
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America's, "A Horse with No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: All the devils that can't remember your name
Original Lyrics: In the desert, you can't remember your name
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "We've Got Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I love your pants
Original Lyrics: I know your plans
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Gerry Rafferty's, "Right Down the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: I know how much I’ll eat on you
Original Lyrics: I know how much I lean on you
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Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
Misheard Lyrics: Walk like a dork
Original Lyrics: Walk out the door
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Jim Croce's, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"
Misheard Lyrics: Meaner than a junkyard doll
Original Lyrics: Meaner than a junkyard dog
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Orleans', "Still the One"
Misheard Lyrics: I just want you to go
Original Lyrics: I just wanted to go
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Queen's, "Don’t Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Giuseppe, Giuseppe
Original Lyrics: Don’t stop me, don’t stop me
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Rod Stewart's, "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"
Misheard Lyrics: Upstairs before tonight's too old
Original Lyrics: Upstairs before the night's too old
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The Who's, "Join Together"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't have to pay
Original Lyrics: You don't have to play
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1980s | |
America's, "The Border"
Misheard Lyrics: If we're connected to the border
Original Lyrics: If we can make it to the border
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Belinda Carlisle's, "Mad About You"
Misheard Lyrics: While the city’s steep
Original Lyrics: While the city sleeps
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Bon Jovi's, "Living on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: We got each other and that's enough for love
Original Lyrics: We got each other and that's a lot for love
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Christopher Cross', "Ride Like the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: To make it your cornholio
Original Lyrics: Make it to the border of Mexico
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Time After Time"
Misheard Lyrics: If you fall, I will crash
Original Lyrics: If you fall, I will catch
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Def Leppard's, "Armageddon It"
Misheard Lyrics: Boolay Boolay come get this stuff
Constipations got our rears too ruff Original Lyrics: Pull it, pull it, come on trigger the gun
Because the best is a yet to come |
Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' like a bomb baby come and get it on
Liver onion lover in a red eye Fong Original Lyrics: Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon get it on
Livin' like a lover with a radar phone |
Depeche Mode's, "People are People"
Misheard Lyrics: People of people
Original Lyrics: People are people
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Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come On Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I must say on the double
(Come on Eileen) Toora loora toora loo rye ay And we can sing just like our fathers Come on Eileen, oh I swear underneath At this moment, you mean everything You in that dress, my thoughts I confess Which are dirty, ah, come on Eileen ... Ah come on let's, take up everything You wear that dress, Eileen, tell him yes Ah come on let's, ah, come on Eileen You wear that dress, Eileen, tell him yes Ah, come on let's, ah come on Eileen, please Come on Eileen, to the right ay Come on Eileen, to the right ay Now you have grown, and now you have shown Oh, Eileen So come on Eileen, too the right ay Come on Eileen, too the right ay now I must say more than never Original Lyrics: Now I must say more than ever
(Come on Eileen) Toora loora toora loo rye ay And we can sing just like our fathers Come on Eileen, oh I swear what he means At this moment, you mean everything You in that dress, my thoughts I confess Verge on dirty, ah, come on Eileen ... Ah come on let's, take off everything Pretty red dress, Eileen, tell him yes Ah come on let's, ah, come on Eileen That pretty red dress, Eileen, tell him yes Ah, come on let's, ah come on Eileen, please Come on Eileen, too loo rye ay Come on Eileen, too loo rye ay Now you have grown, and now you have shown Oh, Eileen Said Come on Eileen, too loo rye ay Come on Eileen, too loo rye ay Now I must say more than ever |
Duran Duran's, "Is There Something I Should Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Is there something I should sing?
Original Lyrics: Is there something I should say?
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Huey Lewis and the News', "If This is It"
Misheard Lyrics: It's physic love
Original Lyrics: If this is love
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John Mellencamp's, "Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I was bowling in a small town
Original Lyrics: Well, I was born in a small town
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Men at Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Because I come from the man of plenty
Original Lyrics: Because I come from the land of plenty
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New Order's, "Blue Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: And I thought I heard you worse
Original Lyrics: And I thought I heard your words
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Pretenders', "Precious"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I’m a president
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I’m precious
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Rod Stewart's, "Downtown Train"
Misheard Lyrics: On a charter train
Original Lyrics: On a downtown train
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Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring me an iron mug
Original Lyrics: Bring me a higher love
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The Clash's, "The Magnificent Seven"
Misheard Lyrics: What have we bought?
or What have we brought? Original Lyrics: What have we got?
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The Romantics', "Talking in Your Sleep"
Misheard Lyrics: And I know that at night
Original Lyrics: And I know that I might
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1990s | |
Disney's 'The Lion King''s, "Circle Of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey ya I'm a penguin I'm a llama
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi baba.
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Milli Vanilli's, "Girl, You Know It's True"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like, suck my d*ck, and that's oh so true
Original Lyrics: It lightens up my day, and that's oh so true
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Rod Stewart's, "Have I Told You Lately"
Misheard Lyrics: You filled my heart with Aladdin
Original Lyrics: You filled my heart with gladness
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Van Halen's, "Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Mr. Clean knows the rhythm
Original Lyrics: Miss the beat, you lose the rhythm
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2000s | |
Bonecrusher's, "Never Scared"
Misheard Lyrics: Outside of the club and ya think I’m a pawn
So I turn to my doby wack slide and s*** on the lawn I told them rubber duckers, I am never there Original Lyrics: So I'm outside of the club and he think I'm a puuuuuuuunk
So I go to my loaded TEC-9 that's off in the truuuuuuuunk I told that motherf***er, I ain't never scared |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A bloody con cotex chock full of mullet
Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
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Meck's, "Thunder in My Heart Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Whip me Baby
I’m all yours Original Lyrics: Take me baby
I’m all yours |
Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland's, "Dilemma"
Misheard Lyrics: Even when I meet my boo
Original Lyrics: Even when I'm with my boo
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The Shins', "Australia"
Misheard Lyrics: You hear another chord, you don't know how long I have been
Watching the lion's den Original Lyrics: You're Himmler in your coat, you don't know how long I have been
Watching the lantern dim |
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Thinking Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics: So baby now take me in to your lemon arms
Original Lyrics: So honey, now, take me in to your loving arms
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country | |
Eli Young Band's, "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, I can hear em' playing.
I can hear the ringin' on a beautiful guitar Oh, I can hear em singing Keep on dreaming Even if it breaks your heart Original Lyrics: Oh, I can hear em' playing.
I can hear the ringing of a beat up old guitar Oh, I can hear em singing Keep on dreaming Even if it breaks your heart |
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