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1960s | |
Simon and Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics: Going to the camp to gangsturbate.
Original Lyrics: Going to the candidates' debate.
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1970s | |
Amii Stewart's, "Knock on Wood"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd better rock, rock, rock on you
Original Lyrics: I'd better knock, knock, knock on wood
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Bay City Rollers', "Bye Bye Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't put it off any younger
Original Lyrics: Can't put it off any longer
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Bee Gees', "More Than A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Strawberry woman
Strawberry woman to me Original Lyrics: More than a woman
More than a woman to me. |
Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Rice eater, rice eater
Original Lyrics: Night fever, night fever
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Born to Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, we were home to run
Original Lyrics: Baby, we were born to run
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Listening to begoins
Original Lyrics: Listening to Buck Owens
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Eddie Holman's, "Hey There Lonely Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: No one that cares
Original Lyrics: No one can kiss
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Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope you don't lie
Original Lyrics: I hope you don't mind
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Gilbert O'Sullivan's, "Get Down"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a fag out, baby
Original Lyrics: You're a bad dog, baby
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The Isley Brothers', "That Lady, Part 1"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's X-rated?
Original Lyrics: Who's that lady?
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1980s | |
Buckner & Garcia's, "Pac-Man Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a cat; it's on my finger and my shoulder's hurting too
Original Lyrics: I've got a callus on my finger and my shoulder's hurting too
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Donna Summer's, "She Works Hard for the Money"
Misheard Lyrics: So you better treat her wife
Original Lyrics: So you better treat her right
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Guns N Roses', "Civil War"
Misheard Lyrics: What We've got here is Failure DaPlukey
Original Lyrics: What We've got here is Failure To Communicate
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INXS's, "Never Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: We will never tell us upon
Original Lyrics: We will never tear us apart
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Journey's, "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
Misheard Lyrics: So gay, love will find you
Original Lyrics: Someday, love will find you
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Luther Vandross', "Never Too Much"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't feel myself
or I can feel myself Original Lyrics: I can't fool myself
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Thompson Twins', "You Take Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to survive
Original Lyrics: I work to survive
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1990s | |
A Tribe Called Quest's, "Electric Relaxation"
Misheard Lyrics: Relax yourself, it'll be sublime
Original Lyrics: Relax yourself girl, please settle down.
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Barenaked Ladies', "It's All Been Done"
Misheard Lyrics: And I bathed you
Original Lyrics: And I begged you
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Barenaked Ladies', "Jane"
Misheard Lyrics: (She thinks it's Cool Whip)
Original Lyrics: (She thinks it's cooler)
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C+C Music Factory's, "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."
Misheard Lyrics: Things that make you go mmmm...
or Things that make you go eww... or Things that make you go ooh... Original Lyrics: Things That Make You Go Hmmm...
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Ice Cream"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love is bitter than ice cream
Original Lyrics: Your love is better than ice cream
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Sarah McLachlan's, "The Path of Thorns (Terms)"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew you wanted some jelly
Original Lyrics: I knew you wanted to tell me
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Vanilla Ice's, "Rollin' in My 5.0"
Misheard Lyrics: Aww yeah, Vanilla Ice is in your face
Original Lyrics: Aww yeah, Vanilla Ice is in the place
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2000s | |
Cascada's, "Everytime We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: I want this to retch
Original Lyrics: I want this to last
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Erykah Badu's, "Bag Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: If you stop breathing, yeah
You won't be living, yeah You'll feel so much better, so much better, baby Original Lyrics: If you start breathing, yeah
You won't believe it, yeah You'll feel so much better, so much better, baby |
Fall Out Boy's, "Phoenix"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I'll raise you like a penis.
Original Lyrics: Then I'll raise you like a phoenix.
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Fergie's, "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: It's hard to be Big Bird now
And Big Bird don't cry Original Lyrics: It's hard to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry |
John Mayer's, "Daughters"
Misheard Lyrics: Fathers be good to your doctors
Original Lyrics: Fathers be good to your daughters
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Luther Vandross', "Dance with My Father"
Misheard Lyrics: Back when I was a chef
Original Lyrics: Back when I was a child
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Stupid"
Misheard Lyrics: Love has made me a food
Original Lyrics: Love has made me a fool
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Smash Mouth's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I saw her kids
Original Lyrics: Then I saw her face
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U2's, "Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of"
Misheard Lyrics: You got stuck in a motel
Original Lyrics: You got stuck in a moment
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2010s | |
Kelly Clarkson's, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Misheard Lyrics: Think you've had the last life
Original Lyrics: Think you've had the last laugh
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Taylor Swift's, "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"
Misheard Lyrics: And so I took an axe to a mended van
Original Lyrics: And so I took an axe to a mended fence
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country | |
Rosanne Cash's, "Seven Year Ache"
Misheard Lyrics: spending your dimes to be something you’re not…
Original Lyrics: splitting your dice to be something you’re not
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misc | |
Elton John and Dua Lipa's, "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I thought it, but I can't take it
Original Lyrics: Well, I thought it, but I kept it hid
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Harry Styles', "As It Was"
Misheard Lyrics: You know it's not ashamed as it was
or You know it's not a shame as it was or You know it's not insane as it was Original Lyrics: You know it's not the same as it was
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Olivia Rodrigo's, "Good 4 U"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you can be a better man for your brand new car, Well, good for you you look happy in hell.
Original Lyrics: Now you can be a better man for your brand-new girl (girl), Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy.
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