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1960s | |
Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: Exploding to space
or Exploring to space or Explore into space or It's floating in space Original Lyrics: Explode into space
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Steppenwolf's, "Magic Carpet Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Look inside for
Original Lyrics: Look inside, girl
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The Beach Boys', "Surfin' USA"
Misheard Lyrics: A bushy bushy barn hair do
Original Lyrics: A bushy bushy blonde hairdo
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The Four Tops', "Standing in the Shadows of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Didn't I teach you right, now baby, didn't I?
Original Lyrics: Didn't I treat you right, now baby, didn't I?
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1970s | |
Barry White's, "I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To"
Misheard Lyrics: Something and somebody
Original Lyrics: Nothing and nobody
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Barry White's, "Oh What a Night for Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: You're my million dollar angel
Original Lyrics: You're my million dollar baby
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake shake shake
Shake shake shake Fool egg Original Lyrics: Shake shake shake
Shake shake shake Shake your booty |
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm milking
Original Lyrics: I'm melting
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Pablo Cruise's, "Love Will Find a Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes we all feel a little change
Original Lyrics: Sometimes we all feel the need to change
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: The Elder Poop has a devil motorcycle.
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me.
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The Police's, "Next to You"
Misheard Lyrics: All I want is to be missing you
Original Lyrics: All I want is to be next to you
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1980s | |
Alvin and the Chipmunks', "We're the Chipmunks"
Misheard Lyrics: See the difference
Original Lyrics: We're the Chipmunks
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David Bowie's, "China Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: My little diner girl
or My little diamond girl Original Lyrics: My little China girl
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Depeche Mode's, "Shake the Disease"
Misheard Lyrics: Here is a plea; my love to you,
or From my love to you ... Now I’ve got things to do, I’ve asked it before, and I know you have too or I’ll ask it before… Original Lyrics: Here is a plea from my heart to you
... Now I've got things to do And I've said before that I know you have too |
Frank Sinatra's, "Theme from New York, New York"
Misheard Lyrics: These Middletown blues
Original Lyrics: These little town blues
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Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine's, "1-2-3"
Misheard Lyrics: 5-6-7 child
Original Lyrics: 5-6-7 times
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Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine's, "Can't Stay Away from You"
Misheard Lyrics: You know you're telling me it's true
Original Lyrics: You know you're telling me the truth
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Midnight Oil's, "Beds are Burning"
Misheard Lyrics: Out where the record broke
Original Lyrics: Out where the river broke
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Richard Marx's, "Don't Mean Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you open your card
Original Lyrics: Don't you open your heart
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Roxette's, "Listen to Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: When he's going for you
Original Lyrics: When he's calling for you
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1990s | |
Alice Cooper's, "Don’t Follow"
Misheard Lyrics: Say goodbye tomorrow
Original Lyrics: Say goodbye, don’t follow
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Barry White's, "Practice What You Preach"
Misheard Lyrics: So what do you run into?
Original Lyrics: So what do you wanna do?
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Enya's, "Caribbean Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: If all you told was turned too cold
Original Lyrics: If all you told was turned to gold
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Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me lock you by the break of day
Original Lyrics: Let me rock you by the break of day
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LFO's, "Summer Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Chinese poo makes me sick
Original Lyrics: Chinese food makes me sick
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Michael Jackson's, "In the Closet"
Misheard Lyrics: There's something about your baby
or There's something about a baby Original Lyrics: There's something about you, baby
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Michael Jackson's, "Will You Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the river joint
Original Lyrics: Like the River Jordan
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Next's, "I Still Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: I still love your game
Original Lyrics: I still love you babe
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R.E.M.'s, "Radio Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah, yo tune to that station
Original Lyrics: Ah, yo turn to that station
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Sarah McLachlan's, "When She Loved Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I was there to cover her
Original Lyrics: I was there to comfort her
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Tamia's, "So Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: I think you're truly someone special
Original Lyrics: I think you're truly something special
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2000s | |
Destiny's Child's, "Jumpin', Jumpin'"
Misheard Lyrics: The club is full of bombers and their pockets homegrown
Original Lyrics: The club is full of ballers and their pockets full grown
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Fergie's, "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: You're finally back on your flight to your New York hometown
Original Lyrics: You're probably back on your flight to your hometown
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Good Charlotte's, "Girls and Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: Girls don't like boys
Girls like chaos and money Original Lyrics: Girls don't like boys
Girls like cars and money. |
Janet Jackson's, "Someone to Call My Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be the nerd of his dreams
Original Lyrics: I'll be the girl of his dreams
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Slipknot's, "People=Shit"
Misheard Lyrics: Prêpare les brochette!
Original Lyrics: People equal shit!
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The Script's, "Before the Worst"
Misheard Lyrics: Before too late
Before too long Original Lyrics: Before today
Before too long |
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2010s | |
MAGIC!'s, "Rude"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause love my friend 'cause the answer is no
Original Lyrics: Tough luck my friend 'cause the answer is still no.
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Tiësto & Jonas Blue feat. Rita Ora's, "Ritual"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm always singing it like a prayer
Original Lyrics: And I'll always say ya name like a prayer
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misc | |
xmas | |
Mimi Webb's, "I'll Break My Heart Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Unbreak my heart again
Original Lyrics: I'll break my heart again
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