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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Willy and the poor boys are playing, underneath your tacky feet.
Original Lyrics: Willy and the poor boys are playing, being a nickel, tap your feet.
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Jan and Dean's, "Surf City"
Misheard Lyrics: Two girls and every boy
Original Lyrics: Two girls for every boy
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The Beach Boys', "Sloop John B"
Misheard Lyrics: We come on with Snoop Doggy
Original Lyrics: We come on the Sloop John B
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The Beach Boys', "Sloop John B"
Misheard Lyrics: We come out with Snoop Doggy
Original Lyrics: We come on the Sloop John B
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The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"
Misheard Lyrics: Say that you're wrong and get the other one right
Original Lyrics: Say yes to one and let the other one ride
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking into Mickey Mouse
Original Lyrics: Walking through an empty house
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Baccara's, "Yes Sir I Can Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes sir, I have boogers
Original Lyrics: Yes sir, I can boogie
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Burton Cummings', "Stand Tall"
Misheard Lyrics: Stacked tall, and don’t you fall
Original Lyrics: Stand tall, and don’t you fall
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Carpenters', "Superstar"
Misheard Lyrics: I felt in love with you
Original Lyrics: I fell in love with you
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Climax Blues Band's, "Couldn’t Get It Right"
Misheard Lyrics: People looking for a sign in the middle of the night
Original Lyrics: But I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
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Elton John and Kiki Dee's, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I gave you my fleas
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I gave you my key
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Gino Vannelli's, "I Just Wanna Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: I just gotta stop ‘til you’re loved
Original Lyrics: I just gotta stop for your love
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Gladys Knight and the Pips', "Midnight Train to Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s reading (reading)
Original Lyrics: She’s leaving (leaving)
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Neil Diamond's, "I Am I Said"
Misheard Lyrics: Elly's fine, the sun shines most the time.
Original Lyrics: L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time.
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Sanford Townsend Band's, "Oriental Gate"
Misheard Lyrics: But that firefighter in my soul
Original Lyrics: But that fire burnin’ in my soul
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Steely Dan's, "Deacon Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: You say it’s a crazy thing
Original Lyrics: You say it’s a crazy scheme
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "It's Still Rock and Roll to me"
Misheard Lyrics: Greek sidewinders
Original Lyrics: Pink sidewinders
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Born in the USA"
Misheard Lyrics: He had a woman he loved in Saigon
or He had a woman he left in Saigon Original Lyrics: He had a little girl in Saigon
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Hall & Oates', "Say It Isn't So"
Misheard Lyrics: Who propped you up when you were stopped low motivation
Had you underground Original Lyrics: Who propped you up when you were stopped low motivation
Had you on the ground |
Joy Division's, "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: Love will tell us apart
Original Lyrics: Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Juice Newton's, "Queen of Hearts"
Misheard Lyrics: Laying out another line
Thinkin' 'bout a life unkind Original Lyrics: Laying out another lie
Thinking 'bout a life of crime. |
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Paul Simon's, "Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After T"
Misheard Lyrics: The bad winds, the moon glow, the Oreos and the fireside.
Original Lyrics: The penguins, the moonglows, the orioles, and the five satins.
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Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's, "It Takes Two"
Misheard Lyrics: It pays you to make a thing go right
Original Lyrics: It takes two to make a thing go right
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The Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: That monster atmosphere
Original Lyrics: That Montserrat mystique
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The Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s a place in the Poconos
Original Lyrics: There’s a place called Kokomo
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Tina Turner's, "What's Love Got to Do with It"
Misheard Lyrics: Boxing gloves got to do, got to do with it
Original Lyrics: What's love got to do, got to do with it?
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1990s | |
Cathy Dennis', "Touch Me (All Night Long)"
Misheard Lyrics: Kiss and hold you
Original Lyrics: Kiss and hug you
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Elton John's, "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: And I get surprised
Original Lyrics: And I can't describe
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Korn's, "Ball Tongue"
Misheard Lyrics: How can you f*** without me? You larrikin.
Original Lyrics: How can you f***ing doubt me? But not again.
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: Here we are now in containers
Original Lyrics: Here we are now entertain us
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R.E.M.'s, "Everybody Hurts"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't throw your ham
Original Lyrics: Don't throw your hand
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Rednex's, "Cotton Eye Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: Can I kick the Cotton Eye Joe
I'd be married long time ago Original Lyrics: If it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe
I'd have been married a long time ago |
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: The sommelier is down and wine is all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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The Inbreds', "Any Sense of Time"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a clown, surely you're no shrimp
Original Lyrics: He's a cramp, surely you're no tramp
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2000s | |
Beyonce's, "Irreplaceable"
Misheard Lyrics: You must not know of me
Original Lyrics: You must not know about me
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Ludacris', "How Low"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I might show you girls a dinosaur
Original Lyrics: Then I might show you girls a thang or two
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Mary J. Blige's, "No More Drama"
Misheard Lyrics: Frozen heart again
Original Lyrics: Broken heart again
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2010s | |
Lizzo's, "Good As Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: I do my hair toss, pick my nose , scratch my fuckin pussy Smellin rank as hell
Original Lyrics: I do my hair toss, check my nails.Baby, how you feelin'?(Feelin' good as hell)
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Marty Robbins', "Return to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Forgive me; amply say you are mine.
Original Lyrics: Forgive me and please say you are mine.
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Dua Lipa's, "Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm never really letting you go
Original Lyrics: 'Cause now there ain't no letting you go
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Tones and I's, "Dance Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: Dune buggy, dune buggy, dune buggy
Original Lyrics: Move for me, move for me, move for me
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