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1960s | |
Jefferson Airplane's, "White Rabbit"
Misheard Lyrics: And the one that someone gives you
Original Lyrics: And the one that mother gives you
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Neil Diamond's, "I’m a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I saw her tales
Original Lyrics: Then I saw her face
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The Cowsills', "Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: And spaghetti
or Estelle Getty Original Lyrics: And spaghettied
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1970s | |
Anita Ward's, "Ring My Bell"
Misheard Lyrics: You can pee my bed
Original Lyrics: You can ring my bell
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Cast of Annie's, "Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: December comes out tomorrow
Original Lyrics: The sun will come out tomorrow
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Dan Hill's, "Sometimes When We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna hold you 'til I dine
Original Lyrics: I wanna hold you 'til I die
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Donna Summer's, "Love to Love You Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: When you read so close to me
Original Lyrics: When you lean so close to me
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Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Get a little actors in
Original Lyrics: Get a little action in
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "That Smell"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you smell that smell?
The smell that surrounds you Original Lyrics: Can't you smell that smell?
The smell of death surrounds you. |
Steely Dan's, "Do It Again"
Misheard Lyrics: In the man of milk and honey
Original Lyrics: In the land of milk and honey
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The Cars', "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Always with some other guy
It's just a perfume alibi Original Lyrics: Always it's some other guy
It's just a broken lullaby |
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The Emotions', "Best of My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Going in and out of Jason
Original Lyrics: Going in and out of changes
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Van Morrison's, "Moondance"
Misheard Lyrics: You know the mad hatter
Original Lyrics: You know the night's magic
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1980s | |
Dan Hill and Vonda Shepard's, "Can't We Try"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm singing on the telephone
Original Lyrics: I see you on the telephone
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Debbie Gibson's, "Lost in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I get love in your eyes
Original Lyrics: I get lost in your eyes
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Eurythmics', "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be talking to an eejit
Original Lyrics: Must be talking to an angel
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "Relax"
Misheard Lyrics: When you gonna go?
Original Lyrics: When you gonna come?
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Ozzy Osbourne's, "Crazy Train"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight I'm in love
Original Lyrics: To learn how to love
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Phil Collins', "Don't Lose My Number"
Misheard Lyrics: Dylan, did you lose my number?
Original Lyrics: Billy, don't you lose my number
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Simply Red's, "Holding Back the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll keep on and on
Sometimes Original Lyrics: I'll keep holding on
So tight |
The Hooters', "And We Danced"
Misheard Lyrics: Slipped away for a moment
OR Stripped away for a moment Original Lyrics: Swept away for a moment
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U2's, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Misheard Lyrics: This silly world
Original Lyrics: These city walls
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U2's, "Where the Streets Have No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: There's more I can do
Original Lyrics: It's all I can do
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Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t hang me on the bottom line
Original Lyrics: Don’t hang me on the borderline
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Wham!'s, "Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: Does this one last forever?
Original Lyrics: Does this once, twice forever
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1990s | |
Brian McKnight's, "Back at One"
Misheard Lyrics: Say farewell to the Dark Knight
Original Lyrics: Say farewell to the dark of night
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Celine Dion's, "Because You Loved Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You were my ice when I couldn't see
You saw the pest that was in me Lifted me up when I couldn't reach You gave me fame 'cause you believed (Later) My world ain't so bad a place because of you Original Lyrics: You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me Lifted me up when I couldn't reach You gave me faith 'cause you believed (Later) My world is a better place because of you |
Joan Osborne's, "One of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: Molly Dodd was one of us
Original Lyrics: What if God was one of us?
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Little Richard's, "Ride on the Magic School Bus"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a lap at your detention
Original Lyrics: Take a left at your intestine
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Mariah Carey's, "Emotions"
Misheard Lyrics: Higher than the 7th floor
Original Lyrics: Higher than the heavens above
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: With the birds in the shed it's a lonely view
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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Simply Red's, "Say You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Being one of those gray sunsets
Original Lyrics: Being one of those grains of sand
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2000s | |
Bowling for Soup's, "1985"
Misheard Lyrics: Her jeans went out the door
Original Lyrics: Her dreams went out the door
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DMX's, "Party Up (Up In Here)"
Misheard Lyrics: Y’all gone make me loose my spine up in here up in here
Y’all gone make me get the gout up in here up in here Y’all gone make me act a tool up in here up in here Y’all gone make me have loose stool up in here up in here Original Lyrics: Y'all gonna make me lose my mind
Up in here, up in here. Y'all gonna make me go all out up in here, up in here. Y'all gonna make me act a fool up in here, up in here. Y'all gonna make me lose my cool up in here, up in here. |
Keane's, "Somewhere Only We Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, centipede, where have you gone?
Original Lyrics: Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
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Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: Why the CIA not wanna wash?
The Colombians are ancient Original Lyrics: Why the CIA wanna watch us?
Colombians and Haitians |
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2010s | |
City and Colour's, "The Grand Optimist"
Misheard Lyrics: You give him buttons sometimes
Original Lyrics: You give him burdensome times
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Ellie Goulding's, "Love Me Like You Do"
Misheard Lyrics: My hair's spinning around, I can't see clear no more
Original Lyrics: My head's spinning around, I can't see clear no more
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Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics: I s*** in last night's clothes
Original Lyrics: I slept in last night's clothes
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Of Mice and Men's, "You're Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: There's always hope for the weary
Original Lyrics: There's always hope for the willing
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Sam Smith's, "I'm Not the Only One"
Misheard Lyrics: You've made me realize my deepest fear
But I have been tearing us up Original Lyrics: You've made me realize my deepest fear
By lying and tearing us up |
Sia's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics: (I’m hurt; she’s killed!)
Original Lyrics: (I love cheap thrills!)
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Weezer's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I bless the reeds down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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