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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Hard Headed Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, a heart-melted woman
Original Lyrics: Well, a hard headed woman
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1960s | |
Led Zeppelin's, "Dazed and Confused"
Misheard Lyrics: Bringing home my hard earned pain
Original Lyrics: Bringing home my hard earned pay
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The Beatles', "Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Stare it down
And nourish what comes near you Original Lyrics: Sdaeh rieht edih dna nur yeht
Semoc niar eht fi |
The Doors', "Summer's Almost Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: Morning found us calmly unaware
Millburn gold into our hair Original Lyrics: Morning found us calmly unaware
Noon burned gold into our hair |
The Kinks', "You Really Got Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You really got me knowing
or You really got me growing or You really got me groaning or You really got me schooling Original Lyrics: You really got me going
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics: Chiquitita, you and I know
How the holidays come and they go and the scars they're leaving You'll be dancing once again in the paper trail OR You'll be dancing once again in the fairytale Original Lyrics: Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end |
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Commercial's, "Little Debbie"
Misheard Lyrics: Little Debbie is not for you
Original Lyrics: Little Debbie has a snack for you
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Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
Misheard Lyrics: Wrong! Do it again!
Wrong! Do it again! If you don't beat your meat, You can't have any pussy How can you have any pussy if you don't beat your meat? Original Lyrics: Wrong! Do it again!
Wrong! Do it again! If you don't eat your meat, You can't have any pudding How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat? |
The Trammps', "Disco Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics: I couldn't get enough
So I had to sulk and strut (Ooh-ooh-ooh) ... That is when my spot got hot Original Lyrics: I couldn't get enough
Till I had to self-destruct (Ooh-ooh-ooh) ... That is when my spark got hot |
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "This Night"
Misheard Lyrics: This night gives laughs forever
Original Lyrics: This night can last forever
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Breathe's, "Hands to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight, you calm my Breastnuts Nest
Original Lyrics: Tonight, you calm my restlessness
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Heart's, "These Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: On the second of July
Original Lyrics: Every second of the night
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Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Break me in hired love.
Original Lyrics: Bring me a higher love.
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Sting's, "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free"
Misheard Lyrics: Or a weapon boy
Original Lyrics: Or a whippin' boy
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Survivor's, "Eye of the Tiger"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the eye of Godiva
Original Lyrics: It's the eye of the tiger
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Terence Trent D'Arby's, "Wishing Well"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish you were a butterfly team
Original Lyrics: A wishing well of butterfly tears
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The Fixx's, "Are We Ourselves?"
Misheard Lyrics: Halloween, Halloween, Halloween ourselves
Original Lyrics: Are we, are we, are we ourselves?
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The Knack's, "Baby Talks Dirty"
Misheard Lyrics: You know my baby talks nasty
Original Lyrics: You know my baby walks nasty
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The Knack's, "Good Girls Don't"
Misheard Lyrics: School board staff
Original Lyrics: School boy stuff
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The Smiths', "Stop Me If You Heard This One Before"
Misheard Lyrics: I was too late
Original Lyrics: I was delayed
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UB40's, "Love Is All Is Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: But you left it a little delayed
Original Lyrics: But you left it a little too late
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1990s | |
Cast of Arthur's, "A Word from Us Kids"
Misheard Lyrics: And now a word for most kids
Original Lyrics: And now a word from us kids
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Commercial's, "Welcome Home to a CBS Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome home to CBS 9
Original Lyrics: Welcome home to a CBS night
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Deacon Blue's, "Twist And Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: So you'll turn the weird world upside down to find the things that you never wanted to see
A pale girl in a blue room Original Lyrics: So you'll turn the big world upside down to find the things that you never wanted
I see a pale girl in a blue room |
Elton John's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: And some of us sail through our truffles and some have to live with the stars
Original Lyrics: And some of us sail through our troubles and some have to live with the scars
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Stabbing Westward's, "Save Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: So just say to yourself
Original Lyrics: So just save yourself
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Sting's, "Fields of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Among the fields of Varley lol
Original Lyrics: Upon the fields of barley
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The Charlatans', "The Only One I Know"
Misheard Lyrics: The only one I know is right where she said she'd be
Original Lyrics: The only one I know is mine when she stitches me
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The Offspring's, "The Kids Aren’t Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: Was she really dead?
Original Lyrics: Well, she really did
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UB40's, "Until My Dying Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I know your sequin
Original Lyrics: Now I know your secret
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Whitney Houston's, "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I will fight for you baby
Hold on and enjoy the ride I'm not in no hurry We can fight all night baby It's your move now baby Baby, let's fight Original Lyrics: I will fly for you baby
Hold on and enjoy the ride I'm not in no hurry We can fly all night baby It's your move now baby Baby, let's fly |
2000s | |
Deepest Blue's, "Is It a Sin"
Misheard Lyrics: And now it's like a settled story
Original Lyrics: And now it's like a sad old story
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Madonna's, "What It Feels Like for a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: What it feels like in this world, Florida
or What it feels like in this world, Foreigner Original Lyrics: What it feels like in this world for a girl
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Phoenix's, "Lisztomania"
Misheard Lyrics: A list of many, yeah
The class will see it grow. Like a ride, like a ride, oh! Not easily offended I oughta let it go From the next to the massive Original Lyrics: A Lisztomania
Think less, but see it grow Like a riot, like a riot, oh! Not easily offended Know how to let it go From the mess to the masses |
Switchfoot's, "Dare You to Move"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to the fire
Original Lyrics: Welcome to the fallout
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2010s | |
Imagine Dragons', "Demons"
Misheard Lyrics: It's where my demons hunt.
Original Lyrics: It's where my demons hide.
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Sia's, "Unstoppable"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a portion with no breaks.
Original Lyrics: I'm a Porsche with no brakes
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misc | |
Glass Animals', "Heat Waves"
Misheard Lyrics: Heat waves been freaking me out
Original Lyrics: Heat waves been faking me out
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xmas | |
Elvis Presley's, "Blue Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Won’t be the same deal
Original Lyrics: Won’t be the same, dear
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Warwick, NY
Original Lyrics: War is over
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