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1950s | |
Theme Songs', "Overture (Bugs Bunny Show Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Overture, cure the lights
Original Lyrics: Overture, curtain, lights.
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1960s | |
Joe Cocker's, "Feelin' Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been an all nighter
Original Lyrics: I'm feelin' alright
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The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew she would meet her conniption
Original Lyrics: I knew she would meet her connection
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me (All Night Long)"
Misheard Lyrics: You took me on my lawn
Original Lyrics: You shook me all night long
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Albert Hammond's, "It Never Rains in Southern California"
Misheard Lyrics: But boy do they wallop
Original Lyrics: But boy do they warn ya
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Cliff Richard's, "Devil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She's just a devil woman
Medieval undermind. Original Lyrics: She's just a devil woman
With evil on her mind. |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Wild West Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: And a witch I was
Original Lyrics: And I wish I was
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Marshall Tucker Band's, "Can't You See"
Misheard Lyrics: A mean ol' woman, Lord
Never told me goodbye Original Lyrics: A big old woman, y'all
Never told me goodbye |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Mr. Bojangles"
Misheard Lyrics: Mr. Bodacious
Original Lyrics: Mr. Bojangles
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Oak Ridge Boys', "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"
Misheard Lyrics: There ain't no time for lazy bitches
Original Lyrics: There ain't no time for lengthy speeches
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Misheard Lyrics: And paint his arms brown
Original Lyrics: And pain is all around
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The Doors', "Riders on the Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a dog without a bone
And packhorse out on loan Original Lyrics: Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan |
Theme Songs', "One Day at a Time"
Misheard Lyrics: So wop on the beat
Original Lyrics: So up on your feet
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Thin Lizzy's, "The Boys Are Back in Town"
Misheard Lyrics: The boys are big in town.
Original Lyrics: The boys are back in town
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Village People's, "In the Navy"
Misheard Lyrics: Where can you learn to fly planes or to skin dive
Original Lyrics: Where can you learn to fly, play in sports, and skin dive
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "This is the Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Joe Biden's gonna change
Original Lyrics: But time is gonna change
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Bob Seger's, "Fire Lake"
Misheard Lyrics: You remember Uncle Joe
He's the one who was afraid to cut the cheese Original Lyrics: You remember Uncle Joe
He's the one who was afraid to cut the cake |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Here Is the News"
Misheard Lyrics: Another Apple TV adventure
Original Lyrics: Another action filled adventure
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Jennifer Rush's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Whenever you’re weak for me
Original Lyrics: Whenever you reach for me
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Level 42's, "Something About You"
Misheard Lyrics: But making me steaks
Original Lyrics: But making mistakes
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Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: And if put Masky, how I'm feeler?
Don't tell me not to dive to sea. Original Lyrics: And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see. |
Sting's, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't control an independent hawk.
Original Lyrics: You can't control an independent heart.
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Thompson Twins', "Hold Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: We're tacky and told
Original Lyrics: We're tattered and torn
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UB40's, "Red Red Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Red, red wine, a ghost to my head
Original Lyrics: Red, red wine goes to my head
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1990s | |
China Black's, "Searching"
Misheard Lyrics: All the many ropes I've travelled
Crossed so far and dumped so much Original Lyrics: All the many roads I've travelled
Come so far and done so much |
Deacon Blue's, "Hang Your Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Their dreams are a broken spider
All the times you try to string (Later) People swore he's only joking There's no promise said No light is ever shared between the loving and the dead Original Lyrics: Their dreams are broke and inspired
All the times you try to scream (Later) People swore he's only choking There's no promises No light is ever shed between the living and the dead |
Meat Loaf's, "(I'd Do Anything for Love) But I Won't Do That"
Misheard Lyrics: If I get too hard
Original Lyrics: If I get too hot
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Megadeth's, "Rust in Peace... Polaris"
Misheard Lyrics: When we're deceased
Original Lyrics: When will this cease?
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Rolling Stones', "Start Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're sportier
Original Lyrics: If you start me up
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Saint Etienne's, "The Bad Photographer"
Misheard Lyrics: And when I'm on the phone
Original Lyrics: And when I'm all alone
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Tina Moore's, "Never Gonna Let You Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Never gonna let you go 'cause you're my baby
Football for a million is good, I'm telling you, boy Now that I've got you back, I'll never let you go Hold me and hold me good! (Later) I'll give you love everyday on a special train Original Lyrics: Never gonna let you go 'cause you're my baby
Worth more than a million in gold, I'm telling you, boy Now that I've got you back, I'll never let you go Won't be a fool anymore (Later) I'll give you love everyday, ooh, what a special way |
Ziggy Marley's, "Believe in Yourself (Arthur theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: What a motherhood kind of day!
Original Lyrics: What a wonderful kind of day!
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2000s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in love with a bunny
Original Lyrics: I'm in love with your body
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Madonna's, "Hung Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Turbo style, so slowly
Original Lyrics: Time goes by so slowly
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Nickelback's, "Someday"
Misheard Lyrics: So we could end up straying
Original Lyrics: So we could end up staying
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Ronan Keating's, "LIfe Is A Rollercoaster"
Misheard Lyrics: Our love is a mystery
Girl, let's get decided Hey baby, you've really got me flying tonight Hey sugar, you almost got us pushed in a fight Original Lyrics: Our love is a mystery
Girl, let's get inside it Hey baby, you've really got me flying tonight Hey sugar, you almost got us punched in a fight |
Saint Etienne's, "Boy Is Crying"
Misheard Lyrics: Hope that they will grow
Original Lyrics: Hope that they will go
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Saint Etienne's, "Side Streets"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like a noble zone
Original Lyrics: It's like a no-go zone
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Saint Etienne's, "Soft Like Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, do you want me?
Original Lyrics: Hey, do you wanna be...
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Slipknot's, "Pulse of the Maggot"
Misheard Lyrics: It isn't just a one sided virgin.
Original Lyrics: It isn't just a one sided version
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Sugababes', "Hole in the Head"
Misheard Lyrics: It's late at night with my candy crew
(Later) Don't you dare tell me of what you see I won't take that Original Lyrics: It's late at night, I'm caught in a groove
(Later) Don't you dare come back Can't you see I won't take that? |
2010s | |
Christina Perri's, "A Thousand Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Time, strength, skill
Original Lyrics: Time stands still
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The Script featuring will.i.am's, "Hall of Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: Be a Kentuckian
Original Lyrics: Be a champion
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country | |
John Denver's, "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm leavin' on a freight train.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane.
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John Denver's, "Me and My Uncle"
Misheard Lyrics: Two days in the saddle, my butt it hurt.
Original Lyrics: Two days in the saddle, my body hurt.
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Lee Ann Womack's, "I Hope You Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t let some helping heart leave you bitter.
Original Lyrics: Don’t let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
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misc | |
Tones and I's, "Dance Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: Panasonic, Panasonic, Panasonic
Original Lyrics: Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me
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