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1950s | |
Jerry Lee Lewis', "Great Balls of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: I laughed at love 'cause I thought it was money
Original Lyrics: I laughed at love 'cause I thought it was funny
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Words"
Misheard Lyrics: It's only words, and words are all alike
Original Lyrics: It's only words, and words are all I have
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Bob Welch's, "Sentimental Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Sentimental demo man
Original Lyrics: Sentimental gentle wind
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David Bowie's, "Space Oddity"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I sitting next to Pigpen?
Original Lyrics: Am I sitting in a tin can
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don’t Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ll tell you a song
Original Lyrics: I’ll tell you once more
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Genesis', "Follow You Follow Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Just one single sheet
Original Lyrics: Just one single tear
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Genesis', "That’s All"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s only the shape, that’s all!
Original Lyrics: It’s only a shame, that’s all!
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Led Zeppelin's, "Black Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: A feeble-headed woman ain't got no soul.
Original Lyrics: A feeble-head woman ain't got no soul.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Gimmie Three Steps"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey fat fellow with the hair colored yellow
Original Lyrics: Hey fab fellow with the hair colored yellow.
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Pink Floyd's, "Brain Damage"
Misheard Lyrics: And if the tangerine starts playing different tunes
Original Lyrics: And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
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Ted Nugent's, "Cat Scratch Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Cat scratched beaver
Original Lyrics: Cat scratch fever
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1980s | |
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) the Time of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: And I owe it all for you
Original Lyrics: And I owe it all to you
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Time After Time"
Misheard Lyrics: If you phone, I will cash
Original Lyrics: If you fall, I will catch
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M/A/R/R/S's, "Pump Up the Volume"
Misheard Lyrics: Pump up to college
Original Lyrics: Pump up the volume
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New Order's, "Blue Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: Hikin' at a shallow bay
Original Lyrics: I can and shall obey
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Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Enard I will lick push pop
Original Lyrics: Never gonna give you up
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Stray Cats', "Rock This Town"
Misheard Lyrics: And change of a dime for the jukebox
Original Lyrics: And change of a dollar for the jukebox
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Stray Cats', "Stray Cat Strut"
Misheard Lyrics: I got feedback at Barnes & Noble
Original Lyrics: I’m a feline casanova
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The Bangles', "Walk Like an Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics: Looks like an addiction
Original Lyrics: Walk like an Egyptian
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The Rolling Stones', "Start Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: You can start me up without a spark
Original Lyrics: You can start me up, I'll never stop
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ZZ Top's, "Rough Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the one who can fake belief
Original Lyrics: I am the one who can fade the heat
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1990s | |
10,000 Maniacs', "Hey Jack Kerouac"
Misheard Lyrics: And the cheers she tried
Original Lyrics: And the tears she cried
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Alanis Morissette's, "Head Over Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: You already gunned me over
Original Lyrics: You already won me over
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Amy Grant's, "Baby Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: The birds above are singing a new age chorus
Original Lyrics: The birds above are singing you a chorus
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Cedarmont Kids', "Pop! Goes the Weasel!"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh pay me for a spool of thread
Oh pay me for a needle Original Lyrics: A penny for a spool of thread
A penny for a needle |
Cyndi Lauper's, "The World Is Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: Called to the touch and hard on us all
(Later) As I steal up the night and the joke of the air (Later) When each color I know is a thunderous crow Original Lyrics: Cold to the touch and hard on the soul
(Later) As the still of the night and the choke of the air (Later) When each color rang out in a thunderous chrome |
Depeche Mode's, "Barrel of a Gun"
Misheard Lyrics: Longing for some rest in Vietnam
Original Lyrics: Longing for some rest and feeling numb
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Diana Ross', "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna make you see just what I want
Original Lyrics: I wanna make you see just what I was
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Dr. Alban's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop seeing me
OR Stop telling me Original Lyrics: Stop yelling at me
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Filter's, "Hey Man Nice Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: What a goose shot man
Original Lyrics: What a good shot man
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Kate Bush's, "Heads We're Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, tails in the air
But the penny pendulum it starts dancing Original Lyrics: All tails in the air
But the penny landed with its head dancing |
Lutricia McNeal's, "Stranded"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I don't wanna feel upended
OR 'Cause I don't wanna feel offended (Later) 'Cause I miss you more than ever Original Lyrics: 'Cause I don't wanna feel abandoned
(Later) 'Cause I need you more than ever |
R.E.M.'s, "Orange Crush"
Misheard Lyrics: We are ancient stars for free.
Original Lyrics: We are agents of the free.
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Salt-N-Pepa's, "Shoop"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't know how you do the boo-boo that you do
Original Lyrics: Don't know how you do the voodoo that you do
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Spice Girls', "2 Become 1"
Misheard Lyrics: S***ty games that you were playing
Original Lyrics: Silly games that you were playing
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Sugar Ray's, "Every Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: Every morning there's a bankroll
Original Lyrics: Every morning there's a halo
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Sugar Ray's, "Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: Spread your love on flight
Original Lyrics: Spread your love and fly
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Take That's, "It Only Takes A Minute"
Misheard Lyrics: So baby can’t you make it Justin Bieber time
Original Lyrics: So baby can’t you make me just a little time
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The Offspring's, "All I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: Do-nut waaaaarrs
Son at waaaaarrrr Original Lyrics: It's all I want
It's all I want |
The Scorpions', "Wind of Change"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me, to the midget of the moment
Original Lyrics: Take me, to the magic of the moment
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Voice of the Beehive's, "Monsters and Angels "
Misheard Lyrics: There is sugar and their assault
Original Lyrics: There is sugar and there is salt
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2000s | |
Filter's, "Take a Picture"
Misheard Lyrics: Could you wear my T-shirt?
or Could you tell my teacher? Original Lyrics: Could you take my picture?
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2010s | |
Maroon 5's, "Misery"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, you really got me fat
Original Lyrics: Girl, you really got me bad
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misc | |
Ella Henderson's, "21 Reasons (With Nathan Dawe) "
Misheard Lyrics: And I ate your face
Original Lyrics: And I hate your friends
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