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1960s | |
Lulu's, "To Sir, with Love"
Misheard Lyrics: If you want to decide
Original Lyrics: If you wanted the sky
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The Band's, "Chest Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: whenever my mind's on Louise
Original Lyrics: and as my mind unweaves
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The Rolling Stones', "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics: Jimmy Con, Jimmy Con, Jimmy Con, Jimmy Con
Original Lyrics: Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes
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1970s | |
Barry White's, "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you see me through?
Original Lyrics: Can't you see if you...
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Bette Midler's, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: He's the booty-ooty-ooty boy in capital B
Original Lyrics: He's the boogie woogie bugle boy from company B
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Bette Midler's, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: He's the booty-ooty-ooty boy in capital C
Original Lyrics: He's the boogie woogie bugle boy from company C
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Saturday Night Special"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a black can do
Original Lyrics: Like a black cat do
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "What's Your Name?"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch your step
Original Lyrics: What's your name?
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Randy Newman's, "Short People"
Misheard Lyrics: Short people got no measles
Original Lyrics: Short people got no reason
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Some of these make me feel fine
Original Lyrics: Summer breeze makes me feel fine
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Squeeze's, "Cool for Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: And meanwhile at the station there's a couple of likely lads
Who smell like Estes Fauvre, and they're very cool for cats Original Lyrics: And meanwhile at the station there's a couple of likely lads
Who swear like, "How's your father?" and they're very cool for cats |
Sweet's, "Blockbuster"
Misheard Lyrics: Does anyone know the way?
There's got to be a way To the bus stop Original Lyrics: Does anyone know the way?
There's got to be a way To block Buster |
The Temptations', "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: It was just my aggravation
Original Lyrics: It was just my imagination
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1980s | |
DeBarge's, "Rhythm of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: The Moulin Rouge is going on
Original Lyrics: Ooh, there's too much going on
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DeBarge's, "Who's Holding Donna Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me this is just a train
Original Lyrics: Tell me this is just a dream
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Donna Allen's, "Serious"
Misheard Lyrics: You sure make me fail
Original Lyrics: You sure make me feel
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The Breakfast Club's, "Right on Track"
Misheard Lyrics: Right on, crack!
Original Lyrics: Right on track
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Thompson Twins', "Get That Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah playin' with food
Original Lyrics: Yeah playin' it cool
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1990s | |
Babylon Zoo's, "Spaceman"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a party between us
Original Lyrics: There's a fire between us
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Babylon Zoo's, "The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Mother she signs
Original Lyrics: Mother she sighs
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Color Me Badd's, "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a saxophone
Original Lyrics: I wanna sex you up
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Mariah Carey's, "Always Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: No way you're ever gonna shame me
Original Lyrics: No way you're ever gonna shake me
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Mariah Carey's, "Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: And you cast your feels aside
Original Lyrics: And you cast your fears aside
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Mark Morrison's, "Return of the Mack"
Misheard Lyrics: And emancipate my swine
Original Lyrics: Running things to keep my swing
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Meat Loaf's, "Not a Dry Eye in the House"
Misheard Lyrics: Act 2 - I fell in love with dudes
Original Lyrics: Act 2 - I fell in love with you
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Peter Gabriel's, "Shaking The Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: They can support you when you’re old and gray
Original Lyrics: They can support you when you’re on your way
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R. Kelly's, "Bump 'n' Grind"
Misheard Lyrics: My mom's telling me no
Original Lyrics: My mind's telling me no
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Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics: And I wish on a snort
Original Lyrics: And I wish on a star
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Selena's, "I Could Fall in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I could phone at home with you
Original Lyrics: I could fall in love with you
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The Levellers', "Just the One"
Misheard Lyrics: You know you shouldn't prove it
Original Lyrics: You know you shouldn't do it
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Weezer's, "Buddy Holly"
Misheard Lyrics: And your fairy tales at home
Original Lyrics: And you're Mary Tyler Moore
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2000s | |
Jennifer Lopez's, "Jenny from the Block"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the cluck
Original Lyrics: I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block
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S Club 7's, "Never Had A Dream Come True"
Misheard Lyrics: And tomorrow has broken dreams
Original Lyrics: And tomorrow can never be
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Sash!'s, "Just Around the Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: Would it be a world that's worth living in
Without anything that's worth a cent or Without anything, that's what it is or Without anything, that's what I said (Later) Don't concentrate or Do go too straight Original Lyrics: Would it be a world that's worth living in
Without anything that's worth a thing (Later) Don't go too straight |
Taylor Swift's, "Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: I fell in love with a careless man's purple daughter
Original Lyrics: I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter
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The Kooks', "She Moves In Her Own Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes, I wish that we never made it
Through all the surface We kept them up instead of Kickin' us back down to the surface Original Lyrics: Yes, I wish that we never made it
Through all the summers We kept them up instead of Kickin' us back down to the suburbs |
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2010s | |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop, wait a minute
Fill my cup put some be uttered in it Original Lyrics: Stop, wait a minute
Fill my cup put some liquor in it |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Them good girls, straight master beaters.
Original Lyrics: Them good girls, straight masterpieces.
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Uptown funky wump, uptown funky wump.
Original Lyrics: Uptown funk you up, uptown funk you up.
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country | |
Tim McGraw's, "Live Like You Were Dying"
Misheard Lyrics: And I smoked weed, oh
Original Lyrics: And I spoke sweeter
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Ty Herndon's, "I Want My Goodbye Back"
Misheard Lyrics: He asked me for your number, now his necktie is black
Original Lyrics: He asked me for your number, now his left eye is black
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misc | |
Metallica's, "Lux Æterna"
Misheard Lyrics: Those beetle numpties
Original Lyrics: Full speed or nothin'
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