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1950s | |
Van Morrison's, "Brown Eyed Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Days when the race came
Original Lyrics: Days when the rains came
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Van Morrison's, "Moondance"
Misheard Lyrics: To the sound of the leaves that just blow
Original Lyrics: To the sound of the breezes that blow
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1960s | |
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics: And so we walked away,
As the miracle occurred. Original Lyrics: And so it was that later
As the miller told its tale |
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1970s | |
Badfinger's, "Day After Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking out from my laundry room
Original Lyrics: Looking out from my lonely room
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Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: I got hair on my back.
I got high in Milwaukee. Original Lyrics: I got fire in my mind
I got higher in my walking. |
Diana Ross', "Touch Me in the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: Didn’t we take the jungle?
It’s a place that no one’s ever been Original Lyrics: Didn’t we take each other
To a place that no one’s ever been? |
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause I live and drink this Philadelphia screen bug
Original Lyrics: 'cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "The Circle Is Small"
Misheard Lyrics: You think it's fine to do things I cannot say
Original Lyrics: You think it's fine to do things I cannot see
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Temptation
Original Lyrics: Sensation
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The 5th Dimension's, "One Less Bell to Answer"
Misheard Lyrics: Walrus failed to answer
Original Lyrics: One Less Bell to Answer
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics: She cut the motor clean
Original Lyrics: She kept her motor clean
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Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Misheard Lyrics: She touched my meat with painted on jeans
Original Lyrics: She dashed by me, in painted on jeans
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David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics: Sordid details for the win
Original Lyrics: Sordid details following
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David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics: They got a message from the Action Man
"I'm heavy, hope you're heavy too" Original Lyrics: They got a message from the Action Man
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too" |
Don Henley's, "Dirty Laundry"
Misheard Lyrics: We all know that grandpa's king
Original Lyrics: We all know that crap is king
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Echo And The Bunnymen's, "Lips Like Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics: Who’s gonna win it?
Original Lyrics: Loser and winner
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Expose's, "When I Looked at Him"
Misheard Lyrics: I will always be awaiting in the night.
I like having you by my side. Original Lyrics: I will always fear awaking in the night
And not having you by my side. |
Joey Scarbury's, "Theme from the Greatest American Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Believe it or not, it’s just green
Original Lyrics: Believe it or not, it’s just me
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Doctor Beat"
Misheard Lyrics: Won’t you help me adopt a bee?
Original Lyrics: Won’t you help me Doctor Beat
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Scorpions', "Dynamite"
Misheard Lyrics: Shoot my heat into your Butt-head
And give you all my socks Original Lyrics: Shoot my heat into your body
And give you all my size |
Skid Row's, "I Remember You"
Misheard Lyrics: We’ve had our share of pot pies
or We’ve had our share of hot times Original Lyrics: We’ve had our share of hard times
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The Alan Parsons Project's, "Eye in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the orangey sky
Original Lyrics: I am the eye in the sky
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The Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: On the Florida Keys
or At the Florida Keys or From the Florida Keys Original Lyrics: Off the Florida Keys
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World Party's, "Ship of Fools"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to sail with just shave our food
Original Lyrics: I don't want to sail with this ship of fools
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1990s | |
Beck's, "Loser"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a loser baby, so why don't you cure me?
Original Lyrics: I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?
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Bobby Brown's, "Every Little Step"
Misheard Lyrics: My name is Bobby and not uncle Sam
Original Lyrics: My name is Bobby and I pump up the jam
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Cherry Poppin’ Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Douche douche riot
Original Lyrics: Zoot Suit Riot
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Jamiroquai's, "Canned Heat"
Misheard Lyrics: But then my chance to get to heaven is slim
(Later) Got canned heat in my heels tonight, Big Ben Original Lyrics: But then my chance to get to heaven slipped
(Later) Got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby |
Roxette's, "June Afternoon"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a pride June Afternoon
Original Lyrics: It's a bright June afternoon
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Scorpions', "Dynamite"
Misheard Lyrics: Shoot my heat into your Butt-head
And give you all my socks Original Lyrics: Shoot my heat into your body
And give you all my size |
The Brian Setzer Orchestra's, "Jump, Jive an’ Wail"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta duck, dive and then you wait
Original Lyrics: You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
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Tony Di Bart's, "The Real Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Had a part-time job but I never felt complete, yeah (Later) Come on, sue my mind
Original Lyrics: Had a part-time love but I never fell completely (Later) Come on, soothe my mind
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Weezer's, "Buddy Holly"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't care what they say about a segway
I don't care about that Original Lyrics: I don't care what they say about us anyway
I don't care 'bout that. |
Will Smith's, "Miami"
Misheard Lyrics: Let’s go to Miami
Original Lyrics: Welcome to Miami
(later) I’m going to Miami |
2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a girl in love for her
Original Lyrics: He wasn’t good enough for her
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Billie Piper's, "Day And Night"
Misheard Lyrics: And that makes day and night, babe
Original Lyrics: And that's the day and night, babe
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Kris Allen's, "Live Like We're Dying"
Misheard Lyrics: You never see a crash test head on
Original Lyrics: You never see a crash 'til it's head on
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LeapFrog's Fridge DJ's, "Annie-Ooh"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody ooh
Original Lyrics: Annie-annie-ooh
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LeapFrog's, "Touch the Letter, Hear the Sound"
Misheard Lyrics: Touch the letter, hear the found
Original Lyrics: Touch the letter, hear the sound
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2010s | |
David Guetta's, "Play Hard"
Misheard Lyrics: We makin’ niggas we makin’ moves
Original Lyrics: We makin’ it 'cause we makin’ moves
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Kendrick Lamar's, "HUMBLE."
Misheard Lyrics: Supremacy, we like to keep it on a high note
Original Lyrics: Soprano C, we like to keep it on a high note
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Maroon 5's, "Animals"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like we can't stop, we're animes
Original Lyrics: It's like we can't stop, we're enemies
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Post Malone's, "I Like You (A Happier Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be your friend, but you showed up in a Benz
Original Lyrics: I wanna be your friend, go shoppin' in a Benz
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Scorpions', "We Built This House"
Misheard Lyrics: And the wind blow hot like a hammer on these walls
Original Lyrics: And the wind blew hot like a hammer on these walls
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Scorpions', "We Built This House"
Misheard Lyrics: We built this house in Iraq, in Iraq
This house in Iraq, in Iraq Original Lyrics: We built this house on a rock, on a rock
This house on a rock, on a rock |
misc | |
Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
Misheard Lyrics: I love goat cheese, give me cookies, they give us gonorrhea
Original Lyrics: Sors salutis, et virtutis, michi nunc contraria,
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Countess Coloratura's, "Spectacle"
Misheard Lyrics: Glitter eyes, pixelize
Original Lyrics: Glitter eyes, big surprise
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