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1950s | |
The Chordettes', "Lollipop"
Misheard Lyrics: Her kiss is sweeter than her appetite
Original Lyrics: Her kiss is sweeter than an apple pie
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1960s | |
Five Man Electrical Band's, "Private Train"
Misheard Lyrics: See, she's got pliers in her hair
Original Lyrics: See, she's got flowers in her hair
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The Band's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I swear by the boy below my feet
Original Lyrics: I swear by the mud below my feet
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The Beatles', "I Am the Walrus"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the walrus
Go cook a Jew Original Lyrics: I am the walrus
Goo goo g’joob |
The Stone Poneys', "Different Drum"
Misheard Lyrics: You and I drumming to the beat of a different drum
Original Lyrics: You and I travel to the beat of a different drum
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Tom Jones', "Green Green Grass of Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Down the road I look and there runs Mary,
Hair of gold and nips like cherries Original Lyrics: Down the road I look and there runs Mary,
Hair of gold and lips like cherries |
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Love You Inside Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Loves you inside your house
Original Lyrics: Loves you inside and out
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Bonnie Tyler's, "It’s a Heartache"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing but a foolish day
Original Lyrics: Nothing but a foolish game
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Bread's, "Let Your Love Go"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a raisin for the life that you live
Original Lyrics: There's a reason for the life that you live
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Bread's, "Sweet Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics: And you never heard me to phone
Original Lyrics: And it never hurt me to fall
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Chris Rea's, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Poo if you think it's over
Original Lyrics: Fool if you think it's over
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Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Burnin' on the strings I've ever known
Original Lyrics: Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
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Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Burning all the things I've ever known.
Original Lyrics: Burning up his fuse up here alone
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Eric Clapton's, "Cocaine"
Misheard Lyrics: She don't mind, she don't mind, she don't mind, okay.
Original Lyrics: She don't lie, She don't lie, She don't lie, Cocaine
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Five Man Electrical Band's, "Absolutely Right"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm lockin' up your door
Original Lyrics: I'm knockin' on your door
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Five Man Electrical Band's, "I'm a Stranger Here"
Misheard Lyrics: We got the airplane
Original Lyrics: We got the aeroplane
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Five Man Electrical Band's, "Julianna"
Misheard Lyrics: I think about you day and night
Original Lyrics: I think about you every night
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Five Man Electrical Band's, "Money Back Guarantee"
Misheard Lyrics: He said my new invention went to the shore
Original Lyrics: He said my new invention will do your chores
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Five Man Electrical Band's, "Werewolf"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it Stevie Wonder
Original Lyrics: Is it any wonder
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Jethro Tull's, "Christmas Song "
Misheard Lyrics: You're missing the point, nature does not need making
Original Lyrics: You're missing the point I'm sure does not need making
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Jethro Tull's, "Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: And if I just messed up your thought displeasures
Original Lyrics: And if I just messed up your thoughtless pleasures,
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Roberta Flack's, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Misheard Lyrics: I felt the earth move in my head
Original Lyrics: I felt the earth move in my hand
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Roxy Music's, "Pyjamarama"
Misheard Lyrics: Couldn't sleep awake last night
Original Lyrics: Couldn't sleep a wink last night
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Supertramp's, "Give a Little Bit"
Misheard Lyrics: (Wash me, wash me)
Original Lyrics: (What you need, what you need)
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The Moody Blues', "Story in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Striking matches
Original Lyrics: Throwing ashes
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1980s | |
Madonna's, "Express Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t go for suffrage, baby
Original Lyrics: Don’t go for second best, baby
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Michael Jackson's, "Off the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics: And just join yourself
Original Lyrics: And just enjoy yourself
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Shakespear's Sister's, "You're History"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, you made your bet
Original Lyrics: Well, you made your bed
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1990s | |
Celine Dion's, "Immortality"
Misheard Lyrics: Chanter, c'est who I am.
Original Lyrics: So this is who I am.
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Madonna's, "The Power of Good-Bye"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s no rain shower
Original Lyrics: There’s no greater power
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New Radicals', "You Get What You Give"
Misheard Lyrics: This one is gonna fall through
Original Lyrics: This world is gonna pull through
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Shakespear's Sister's, "Goodbye Cruel World"
Misheard Lyrics: So bye-bye, Mister Ed
Original Lyrics: So bye-bye, Mr. A
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Shakespear's Sister's, "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
Misheard Lyrics: And as I stumbled through last night's Dunkin' dreams
Original Lyrics: And as I stumbled through last night's drunken debris
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Shakespear's Sister's, "I Can Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey boys, it's of steel
Original Lyrics: Hey boys, it's a steal
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The Pogues', "Tuesday Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: Would be dreaming of me
Alive with you on Tuesday morning Original Lyrics: Would be dreaming of me
Lying with you on a Tuesday morning |
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2000s | |
Justin Timberlake's, "Sexyback"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's your sexy yow?
Original Lyrics: Get your sexy on.
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Skye Sweetnam's, "Tangled Up in Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You think that you love me
Original Lyrics: You think that you know me
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The All-American Rejects', "Dirty Little Secret"
Misheard Lyrics: My sturdy little secret
Original Lyrics: My dirty little secret
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The All-American Rejects', "Move Along"
Misheard Lyrics: Home Alone, Home Alone
Original Lyrics: Move along, move along
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2010s | |
Maroon 5's, "Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re sugar, yes please
Original Lyrics: You’re sugar, you’re sweet
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Post Malone's, "Sunflower"
Misheard Lyrics: You’ll be left in the dust
Unless I stockpile ya Original Lyrics: You’ll be left in the dust
Unless I stuck by ya |
country | |
Johnny Horton's, "Sink the Bismarck"
Misheard Lyrics: We gotta sink the Bismark 'cause the world will all be f___ed
Original Lyrics: We gotta sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us
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misc | |
Rolf Harris', "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport"
Misheard Lyrics: Tiny kangaroo downsport
Original Lyrics: Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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Traditional's, "Hail to Britannia "
Misheard Lyrics: Hokey-pokey, penny a loaf
Tasty pudding pie Original Lyrics: Hokey-pokey, penny a loaf
Taste before you buy |