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1960s | |
Dionne Warwick's, "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics: After you do, hell never bone ya
Original Lyrics: After you do, he'll never phone ya
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The Four Seasons', "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: (They don't fly)
Original Lyrics: (They don't cry)
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics: Jersey needs lunch money
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
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Barbra Streisand's, "The Main Event/Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: Hooray! Hooray!
Original Lyrics: Hurry, hurry
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Chicago's, "Saturday in the Park"
Misheard Lyrics: I think it was a faulty lie
Original Lyrics: I think it was the 4th of July
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Elton John and Kiki Dee's, "Don’t Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody goes there
Original Lyrics: Nobody knows it
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Elton John's, "The Bitch Is Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Times are changin' now, the pork and fat
Original Lyrics: Times are changin', now the poor get fat
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Harry Nilsson's, "Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: No, I can't forget the seagull
Original Lyrics: No, I can't forget this feeling
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Kraftwerk's, "The Robots"
Misheard Lyrics: We're functioning our tuba tick
Original Lyrics: We're functioning automatic
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Paul Simon's, "Kodachrome"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama, don't take my chokehold
Original Lyrics: Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Playin' in the street
Gonna eat a Big Mac someday Original Lyrics: Playin' in the street
Gonna be a big man someday |
Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Voiding your bladder all over the place
Original Lyrics: Waving your banner all over the place
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Rezillos', "Destination Venus"
Misheard Lyrics: Destination Venus,
More than dog sh*t lies between us Original Lyrics: Destination Venus,
More than darkness lies between us |
Stephen Stills', "Love The One You're With"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a law in the fifteenth house, and these apply with a girl.
Original Lyrics: And there's a rose in a fisted glove. The eagle flies with the dove.
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The Poppy Family's, "Which Way You Goin' Billy?"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll say you're wine
Original Lyrics: I'll stay your wife
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The Stylistics', "Betcha By Golly Wow"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever will my love for you
Original Lyrics: And never will my love for you
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1980s | |
Average White Band's, "Let's Go Round Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's go round the bend
Original Lyrics: Let's go round again
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Belinda Carlisle's, "Heaven is a Place on Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make a burial place on Earth
Original Lyrics: We'll make heaven a place on Earth
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Billy Ocean's, "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"
Misheard Lyrics: When the goin' gets tough, the tough get ready!
Original Lyrics: When the goin' gets tough, the tough get rough, yeah!
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses At Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't mess around with the guy ain't shaved no mo
Original Lyrics: Don't masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I want my sunglasses at night
Original Lyrics: I wear my sunglasses at night
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Dead or Alive's, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m washed out, washed out
Original Lyrics: I want some, want some
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Depeche Mode's, "Personal Jesus"
Misheard Lyrics: Retards touch me
Original Lyrics: Reach out, touch faith
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Too high to get over
Too low to get under You're stuck in the middle You're playin' the fiddle Original Lyrics: Too high to get over
Too low to get under You're stuck in the middle And the pain is thunder. |
Slayer's, "Angel Of Death"
Misheard Lyrics: Sewn together, Joanie heads
Original Lyrics: Sewn together Joining heads
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Tina Turner's, "The Best"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me a lifetime of trousers and a world of flames.
Original Lyrics: Give me a lifetime of promises and a world of dreams.
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1990s | |
Blondie's, "Maria"
Misheard Lyrics: Smooth as silk, cool ass air
(Later) A diva, I blame Maria A million and one kind of lies I've seen this thing before With my best friend Dan the boy next door Full of love and full of fire Original Lyrics: Smooth as silk, cool as air
(Later) Latina, Ave Maria A million and one candle lights I've seen this thing before In my best friend and the boy next door Fool for love and fool on fire |
Lou Bega's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics: People like the LSD
Original Lyrics: Beer bust like I had last week
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Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm getting stranger fears
OR It's getting stranger in here Original Lyrics: Games, changes and fears
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: A mosquito, and a Beedrill! Yeah!
Original Lyrics: A mosquito, my libido! Yeah!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Can’t Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: So smart, she’s living in the ozone
Original Lyrics: So smart, she’s leaving me to ozone
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Ricky Martin's, "Livin La Vida Loca"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue kicks in the candlelight
Original Lyrics: New kicks in the candlelight
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Screaming Trees', "Nearly Lost You"
Misheard Lyrics: Call me back to my cell
Original Lyrics: Call me back to myself
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TV Show Scripts', "Clarissa Explains It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Your mother and I aren't farting
Original Lyrics: Your mother and I aren't fighting
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Travis', "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
Misheard Lyrics: Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was 70? Why does it always rain on me? Even when the sun is shinning I can't avoid the lighting I can't stand myself I'm being held up by Invisible Min Still left on a shelf when I've got my mind on something else Original Lyrics: Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was 17? Why does it always rain on me? Even when the sun is shinning I can't avoid the lightning I can't stand myself I'm being held up by invisible men Still life on a shelf when I've got my mind on something else |
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2000s | |
Alexisonfire's, "The Northern"
Misheard Lyrics: All join in, all
Original Lyrics: Roll, Jordan, roll
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Commercial's, "Nicktoons"
Misheard Lyrics: They're not just dog toons
Original Lyrics: They're not just cartoons
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Hilary and Haylie Duff's, "Our Lips are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: It doesn't matter, Hemingway
Original Lyrics: It doesn't matter anyway
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna say it one time I’m not gonna stop
Original Lyrics: Mama se mama sa, mama cu sa.
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Mylo's, "Drop the Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: When I talk I'm gonna talk of the pressure
Original Lyrics: Motherfuckers, gonna drop the pressure.
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: We’re gonna miss you, rolling in the deep.
Original Lyrics: You’re gonna wish you never had met me.
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Kelly Clarkson's, "Whole Lotta Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a strong fatass chick with classic confidence
Original Lyrics: I’m a strong badass chick with classic confidence
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Lana Del Rey's, "Velvet Crowbar"
Misheard Lyrics: My baby's on his eighth wife,darlin'
Original Lyrics: My baby's on his eighth life,darlin'
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country | |
Dolly Parton's, "I Will Always Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Each step of L.A.
Original Lyrics: Each step of the way
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's, "Islands in the Stream"
Misheard Lyrics: Pirates in the sea
Original Lyrics: Islands in the stream
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's, "Islands in the Stream"
Misheard Lyrics: Pirates in the stream
Original Lyrics: Islands in the stream
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Willie Nelson's, "On the Road Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Knowing places like I've never been
Original Lyrics: Going places that I've never been
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