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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "One Broken Heart For Sale"
Misheard Lyrics: Who'll watch the fire-pot?
Original Lyrics: Who wants to buy a heart?
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics: There is something we can do
Original Lyrics: There is nothing we can do
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Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Who for our den
Original Lyrics: Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
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Fiddler's Dram's, "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)"
Misheard Lyrics: But on the way back I gobbled with Jack and we opened a bottle of cider
Original Lyrics: But on the way back I cuddled with Jack and we opened a bottle of cider
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Frankie Valli's, "Swearin’ to God"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh you can feel my cock
Original Lyrics: Oh you can fill my cup
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Harry Chapin's, "Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: She just looked for the widow
Original Lyrics: She just looked out the window
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Linda Ronstadt's, "When Will I Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been treated
Original Lyrics: I've been cheated
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Little River Band's, "It's a Long Way There"
Misheard Lyrics: Every night I walk around so s***ty
Original Lyrics: Every night I walk around the city
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Sister Sledge's, "Lost in Music "
Misheard Lyrics: We're lost in Munich, Maria Von Trapp,
No turning back, we're lost in Munich. We're lost in a Munich, The Hills are Alive! Original Lyrics: We're lost in music, caught in a trap
No turnin' back, we're lost in music We're lost in music, feel so alive |
Sister Sledge's, "Lost in Music"
Misheard Lyrics: We're lost in Munich, call the Von Trapps!
No turning back, we're lost in music, We're lost in music, the hills are alive! Original Lyrics: We're lost in music, caught in a trap
No turnin' back, we're lost in music We're lost in music, feel so alive |
Sly and the Family Stone's, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to thank you for letting me be myself again
Original Lyrics: I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
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1980s | |
Alphaville's, "Forever Young"
Misheard Lyrics: We can never surrender
Original Lyrics: We can never say never
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Breathe's, "How Can I Fall?"
Misheard Lyrics: Still my car is not always there
Original Lyrics: Still my heart is not always there
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Time After Time"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're lost, you can look and you will find men
Time after time Original Lyrics: If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
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Dire Straits', "Industrial Disease"
Misheard Lyrics: They got three speech-tourists, 40 cent trucks
Original Lyrics: They got free speech, tourists, police in trucks
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Dire Straits', "Industrial Disease"
Misheard Lyrics: Which dogs got rabies, before man got the fleas?
Original Lyrics: Watchdog's got rabies, the foreman got the fleas
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Frankie Smith's, "Double Dutch Bus"
Misheard Lyrics: When I gotta do my fucking walk
Original Lyrics: When I gotta do my funky walk
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Jim Steinman's, "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
Misheard Lyrics: That’s when rock and roll dreams come true
Original Lyrics: That’s when rock and roll dreams come through
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Madonna's, "True Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Boo-Boo, baby I love you
Original Lyrics: True Blue, baby I love you
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Men at Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Where men are slow and much younger
Original Lyrics: Where beer does flow and men chunder.
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Ray Parker Jr.'s, "That Old Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I tried hard to fuck at it
Original Lyrics: I tried hard to forget it
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The Jacksons', "State of Shock"
Misheard Lyrics: I like Ben Stein
Original Lyrics: I like your style
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U2's, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: I can’t believe the nudes today
Original Lyrics: I can’t believe the news today
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1990s | |
Blur's, "Coffee+TV"
Misheard Lyrics: And you can't find the dog
Original Lyrics: And you can't find the door
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Britney Spears', "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can’t win
Original Lyrics: I just can’t sleep
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Edwin McCain's, "I Could Not Ask for More"
Misheard Lyrics: Every prayer is an a**hole
Original Lyrics: Every prayer has been answered
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Journey's, "When You Love a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Many love a woman
Original Lyrics: When you love a woman
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Their lives are again, their lives are full of sperm
Original Lyrics: Oh, and their lives again,
Their lives will pull us through |
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Rage Against The Machine's, "People of the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Not a zillion angels does the ethnic cleanse
Original Lyrics: Now the City of Angels does the ethnic cleanse
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2000s | |
3 Doors Down's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could be in debt
Original Lyrics: If I could be like that
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Evanescence's, "My Immortal"
Misheard Lyrics: Time could not be fate
Original Lyrics: Time could not erase
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Limp Bizkit's, "Behind Blue Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: My lover's vengeance that's never free
Original Lyrics: My love is vengeance that's never free
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Madonna's, "Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Music makes the beagles come together
or Music makes the eagles come together Original Lyrics: Music makes the people come together
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Three Days Grace's, "Home"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause I know you're not here
Original Lyrics: 'cause I know you're not there
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Three Days Grace's, "I Hate Everything About You"
Misheard Lyrics: 5...8...better things about you
Original Lyrics: I...hate...everything about you
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2010s | |
Andrew McMahon's, "Cecilia and the Satellite"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t be afraid, Cecilia, I’m the side of light
Original Lyrics: Don’t be afraid, Cecilia, I’m the satellite
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Sia's, "Unstoppable"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a virgin with no brakes.
Original Lyrics: I'm a Porsche with no brakes.
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Theme Songs', "Financial Safari"
Misheard Lyrics: Roast beef…roast beef…
Original Lyrics: Coach Pete…Coach Pete…
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Tyrantti's, "Tyrantti"
Misheard Lyrics: Vinyyli tuhkaksi muuttuu Maatuu lihat ja luut
Original Lyrics: Idylli tuhkaksi muuttuu Maatuu lihat ja luut
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ODESZA & Izzy Bizu's, "Forgive Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me a change, baby Give me a change, baby Give me a change, baby Find me in your arms
Original Lyrics: Give me a chance, baby Give me a chance, baby Give me a chance, baby Find me in your heart
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