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1950s | |
Dean Martin's, "Volare"
Misheard Lyrics: Let us leave this confusion
And all this illusion behind Original Lyrics: Let us leave the confusion
And all disillusion behind |
The Everly Brothers', "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Wee, wee, wee
Original Lyrics: Dream, dream, dream
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1960s | |
Lou Christie's, "Lightnin' Strikes"
Misheard Lyrics: (Backing vocals). "Rene Arnoux". (the ex-formula 1 racing driver)
Original Lyrics: (Ma-me-ah-oo)
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Simon and Garfunkel's, "The Boxer"
Misheard Lyrics: Asking only worthless wages
I come looking for a job but I get new offers Original Lyrics: Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job but I get no offers |
The Four Seasons', "Sherry"
Misheard Lyrics: Shelley, Shelley baby
Original Lyrics: Sherry, sherry baby
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty jeans, tight black jeans
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay me down and she's so branded
Original Lyrics: Lay me down in sheets of linen
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay me down in sheep of lanolin
Original Lyrics: Lay me down in sheets of linen
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Pretty eyes, privates mine
Original Lyrics: Pretty eyed, pirate smile
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Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not one of those who can easen their hide.
Original Lyrics: I'm not one of those who can easily hide.
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Fleetwood Mac's, "I Don't Wanna Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to know the reason why I love you, so I'm walking down the line
Original Lyrics: I don't want to know the reasons why love keeps right on walking on down the line
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Leo Sayer's, "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: You put a smell on me
Original Lyrics: You put a spell on me
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Schoolhouse Rock's, "Electricity, Electricity"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're in the door and you want to sing
Original Lyrics: When you're in the dark and you want to see
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Schoolhouse Rock's, "Interjections!"
Misheard Lyrics: He cured indigestion
Original Lyrics: He cured the infection
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The Who's, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to the can
Original Lyrics: Welcome to the camp
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Wee Sing's, "Bluebird"
Misheard Lyrics: Pluto, pluto through my window
Original Lyrics: Bluebird, bluebird through my window
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1980s | |
Commercial's, "Campbell's Soup"
Misheard Lyrics: Campbell's soup is good for you
(And keeps getting bigger) Original Lyrics: Campbell's soup is good food
(And keeps getting better) |
Commercial's, "Mountain Dew (Dew It Country Cool!)"
Misheard Lyrics: Doin' it 'cause we could!
Original Lyrics: Doin' it country cool!
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Howard Jones', "What Is Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Modern love anyway
Original Lyrics: What is love anyway?
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Kenny Rogers', "Through the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: You turned my wraparound
Original Lyrics: You turned my life around
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Steve Miller Band's, "Abracadabra"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a, I’m a cadaver
Original Lyrics: Abra-abracadabra
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1990s | |
2 Unlimited's, "Get Ready for This"
Misheard Lyrics: We’re doing limited
Original Lyrics: We’re 2 Unlimited
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Blues Traveler's, "Theme from Roseanne (Season 9)"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a magnet with a drum
Original Lyrics: Or the rabbit with the drum
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C+C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me the Newsweek
Original Lyrics: Give me the music
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Celine Dion's, "Let's Talk About Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Melissa & Doug
Original Lyrics: Let's talk about love
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Commercial's, "Papa John's"
Misheard Lyrics: Bigger ingredients. Bigger pizza.
Original Lyrics: Better ingredients. Better pizza.
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Kim Appleby's, "Mama"
Misheard Lyrics: All the boys would sit and stare
I wonder if they're really dead Original Lyrics: All the boys would sit and stare
I wonder if they really cared |
Livin' Joy's, "Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel the hands and lips of everybody
Whisper "You love tea," say that you're lumpy Please just let me down and now believe me Am I dreaming? Original Lyrics: I feel your hands, your lips, the heat of your body
Whisper your love to me, say that you love me Please just love me down and never leave me I'm a dreamer |
Loreena McKennitt's, "The Mummers' Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: When the ash and oak, and the virgin ewe
Are dressed in ribbons fair. Original Lyrics: When the ash and oak, and the birch and yew
Are dressed in ribbons fair. |
Pato Banton's, "Baby Come Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I should have not been out blurting
OR I should have not been out burping OR I should have not been out hurting Original Lyrics: I shoulda not been out flirting
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Savage Garden's, "Truly Madly Deeply"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be your train, I'll be your witch, I'll be your friend to be
Original Lyrics: I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy
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Shabba Ranks', "Mr. Loverman"
Misheard Lyrics: Now is the chance to show me emotion
I've waited so long, you'd better come on a straw Mr. Loverman, hit me with it (Later) Shabba, my lover, know we've got tonight OR Shabba, my lover, now we've got tonight Original Lyrics: Now is the chance to show me your motion
I've waited so long, you'd better come on strong Mr. Loverman, thrill me with it (Later) Champion lover, no ease up tonight |
The Outhere Brothers', "Boom Boom Boom"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl you booty like a clown
Original Lyrics: Girl your booty is so round
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Xpansions', "Move Your Body (Elevation)"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, trabaje!
Original Lyrics: Move your body
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2000s | |
Beenie Man featuring Janet Jackson's, "Feel It Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: It's alright if you're vegan, boy
Original Lyrics: It's alright if you feel it boy
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Buckwheat Boyz's, "Peanut Butter Jelly Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Weight it
Original Lyrics: where he at
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Peacekeeper"
Misheard Lyrics: Every one will suffer the fiery blade
Original Lyrics: Every one will suffer the fire we've made
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Green Day's, "Minority"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a sh*t runs from the hole.
Original Lyrics: Like a sheep runs from the heard.
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Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Concrete Jungle Tomato.
Original Lyrics: Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.
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Sonata Arctica's, "Ain't Your Fairytale"
Misheard Lyrics: Look me in the eyes, Sebulba
Original Lyrics: Look me in the eyes, oh wolver
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The Cheeky Girls', "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)"
Misheard Lyrics: I never riverdance, where do you go
I never riverdance, what do you do I never riverdance, what’s in your mind I never riverdance, if you’ll be mine Original Lyrics: I never ever ask: "Where do you go?"
I never ever ask: "What do you do?" I never ever ask what’s in your mind I never ever ask if you’ll be mine |
2010s | |
Alessia Cara's, "Scars to Your Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause covergirl's on crime after the face is made
Original Lyrics: 'Cause covergirls don't cry
After their face is made |
Christina Perri's, "A Thousand Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Time, strength, skill
Original Lyrics: Time stands still
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Doja Cat's, "Go to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: He text me an eggplant,
I text him a penis Original Lyrics: He text me an eggplant
I text him a peanut |
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country | |
Tanya Tucker's, "Blood Red and Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Daddy said, "Now come, girl
We're headed down the road to a dust-up" Original Lyrics: Daddy said, "Now come, girl
We're headed down the road to Augusta" |
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