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1960s | |
Fontella Bass', "Rescue Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you see that you owe me?
Original Lyrics: Can't you see that I'm lonely?
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The Monkees', "(Theme from) the Monkees"
Misheard Lyrics: Antiques for sale - they monkey around
Original Lyrics: And people say we monkey around
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The Newbeats', "Bread and Butter"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear you like bread and butter
I hear you like toast and jam Original Lyrics: He likes bread and butter
He likes toast and jam |
1970s | |
ABBA's, "Mamma Mia"
Misheard Lyrics: But I suddenly lose the trolls
Original Lyrics: But I suddenly lose control
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ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics: Where are those appetites?
Original Lyrics: Where are those happy times?
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Bay City Rollers', "Money Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: Dines like a fortune, just to see what she can get
... Living (living, living) her faces with a frown Original Lyrics: Snide like a fox, yeah, just to see what you can get
... Living (living, living) like a princess with a frown |
Blondie's, "Heart Of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Mucho Liz Truss, love’s gone behind
Original Lyrics: Mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics: But Cool Whip blown across your mind
Original Lyrics: But cold winds blow across your mind
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Rockaria!"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm willing
or Oh really or Whoa Nellie Original Lyrics: I'm ready
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
Misheard Lyrics: Then the boys from above
Original Lyrics: Then a voice from above
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Neil Sedaka's, "Standing on the Inside"
Misheard Lyrics: Every waking moment I just wanna sing in the nude
Original Lyrics: Every waking moment I just wanna sing the new-ews
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The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: But if you try sunshine
Original Lyrics: But if you try sometimes
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Theme Songs', "One Day at a Time"
Misheard Lyrics: So walk on your feet
Original Lyrics: So up on your feet
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1980s | |
Billy Idol's, "Dancing with Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing with Marcel
Original Lyrics: Dancing with myself
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Corey Hart's, "Dancin' with My Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics: Shadows on the lake are monster reet
Original Lyrics: Shadows on the lake are obsolete
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Corey Hart's, "Spot You in a Coalmine"
Misheard Lyrics: You, you got the marking on my heart
Original Lyrics: You, you got the market on my heart
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Corey Hart's, "Still in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And there's too much Rome
Original Lyrics: And there's too much room
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Patrick Swayze's, "She's Like the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a bull in the lead
Original Lyrics: Just a fool to believe
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Toyah's, "It's a Mystery"
Misheard Lyrics: A shot in the dark
The vicar wedged a mark in history Is it a mystery to you? Original Lyrics: A shot in the dark
The big question mark in history Is it a mystery to you? |
Twisted Sister's, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't pick contestant three
Original Lyrics: Don't pick on destiny
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1990s | |
Corey Hart's, "92 Days of Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Demonstration in the gardens
Original Lyrics: Devastation in the gardens
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Corey Hart's, "Always"
Misheard Lyrics: Mr. Moolah shine on us forever
Original Lyrics: Mystic moonlight shine on us forever
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Corey Hart's, "Baby When I Call Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics: We were both two kids living on you
Original Lyrics: We were both two kids living on youth
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Corey Hart's, "Bang! (Starting Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: I like Ted Danson's here
Original Lyrics: I like the dancers here
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Corey Hart's, "Black Cloud Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Would I lay me down and dine?
Original Lyrics: Would I lay me down and die?
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Corey Hart's, "Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the hidden treasure Disney has found
Original Lyrics: You're the hidden treasure destiny has found
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Corey Hart's, "Third of June"
Misheard Lyrics: Is there a Quiznos I can't see?
Original Lyrics: Is there a wisdom I can't see?
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M2M's, "Don't Say You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't say your a*se is in a hurry
OR Don't sell your a*se in a hurry OR Don't say "Oh I say" in a hurry Original Lyrics: Don't say your heart's in a hurry
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Rage Against the Machine's, "Bulls on Parade"
Misheard Lyrics: They rally round your family with a pocket full of shelves
Original Lyrics: They rally round your family with a pocket full of shells
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Richard Marx's, "Hazard"
Misheard Lyrics: I undercame a hazard when I was just seven.
Original Lyrics: My mother came to Hazard when I was just seven.
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Theme Songs', "Dexter's Laboratory"
Misheard Lyrics: Past the golden door
Original Lyrics: Past the bolted door
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Urban Cookie Collective's, "The Key, The Secret"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got the key to another rave
Original Lyrics: I've got the key to another way
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Xpansions', "Move Your Body (Elevation)"
Misheard Lyrics: Punjab body
Original Lyrics: Move your body
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2000s | |
A*Teens', "Halfway Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause even if I ain't
Original Lyrics: 'cause even if I am
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Commercial's, "FoxBox"
Misheard Lyrics: Look inside the FoxBox
Original Lyrics: What's inside the FoxBox?
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Commercial's, "FoxBox"
Misheard Lyrics: What's inside the Fox in Socks?
Original Lyrics: What's inside the FoxBox?
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Good Charlotte's, "I Just Wanna Live"
Misheard Lyrics: I just won a ribbon
Original Lyrics: I just wanna live
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Good Charlotte's, "We Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybelline
or Maybellene Original Lyrics: We believe
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Puddle of Mudd's, "Basement"
Misheard Lyrics: Why won't you wave goodbye
Original Lyrics: Well I'll watch you wave goodbye
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Theme Songs', "Cyberchase"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll stay together all the time
Original Lyrics: We'll stick together all the time
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Theme Songs', "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Sagwa is my best friend
or Someone is my best friend Original Lyrics: Sagwa, you're my best friend
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2010s | |
DJ Khaled's, "Wild Thoughts"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard you calling me a f****t
Original Lyrics: I hope you know I'm for the takin'
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DJ Khaled's, "Wild Thoughts"
Misheard Lyrics: When I’m with you all I get is white noise
Original Lyrics: When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Little Bunny Foo Foo"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not like a rabbit, too
Original Lyrics: I don't like your attitude
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