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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Jailhouse Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Goin' to the potty in the county jail
Original Lyrics: The warden threw a party in the county jail
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1960s | |
The Four Seasons', "Let's Hang On"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't cool off while I'm 30
Original Lyrics: Don't cool off while I'm burning
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1970s | |
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was cuckoo clocking
Original Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
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Paul McCartney's, "Maybe I'm Amazed"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, I'm amazed at the way you poopy all the time
Original Lyrics: Maybe, I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
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1980s | |
Bardo's, "One Step Further"
Misheard Lyrics: I could have taken one step further
And I would have been dead Original Lyrics: I could have taken one step further
And I would have been there |
Bobby Brown's, "My Prerogative"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my philosophy
Original Lyrics: It's my prerogative
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Icicle Works', "Whisper To A Scream"
Misheard Lyrics: Birds fly
In the eye of the pathos daughter Original Lyrics: Birds fly
In the eye of the faithless daughter |
Joe Jackson's, "You Can't Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't get what you want
Till you get what you want Original Lyrics: You can't get what you want
Till you know what you want |
Michael Jackson's, "Rock with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a mockingbird
Original Lyrics: I wanna rock with you
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Prince's, "Sign O' the Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Now he's doing whores
Original Lyrics: Now he's doing horse
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1990s | |
Crowded House's, "Weather With You"
Misheard Lyrics: Everywhere you go, you're always Jack the Ripper
Original Lyrics: Everywhere you go, always take the weather
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Destiny's Child's, "No, No, No"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, well, well, well, well
Original Lyrics: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Diana Ross', "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm shining like a candle in the dog
or I'm shining like a candle and a dog Original Lyrics: I'm shining like a candle in the dark
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm blue
If I was green I would die Original Lyrics: I'm blue
Da bee, da ba dee ba da die. |
Mariah Carey's, "Always Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Like you wanna be 3
Original Lyrics: Like you wanna be free
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Mariah Carey's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh why did you have to run a train on me?
Original Lyrics: Oh why did you have to run your game on me?
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Mariah Carey's, "Vision Of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And now I know I've succeeded
In finding the place I can see Original Lyrics: And now I know I've succeeded
In finding the place I conceived |
Paula Cole's, "I Don’t Want to Wait"
Misheard Lyrics: She had two piggies
Original Lyrics: She had two babies
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Sash! 's, "Mysterious Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Where we're counting the hours and days to the end of all time
And we're feeling the strange and we don't know why Shoot in one direction just one more time Don't say I'm thinking too much if you see what's behind And these are mysterious times, mysterious times No trick of the light Original Lyrics: Where we're counting the hours and days to the end of our time
And we're feeling the change and we don't know why Choose one direction just one more time Don't say I'm thinking too much if you see what's behind And these are mysterious times, mysterious times No trick of the mind |
Strike's, "U Sure Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Be sensitive
Bake for me or Bake me a heel or Set me free Original Lyrics: You sure do
Make me feel |
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Dance, Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: I only wanted the thing in the form of you
Crawling into bed with me Original Lyrics: I only want sympathy in the form of you
Crawling into bed with me |
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Gwen Stefani's, "What You Waiting For"
Misheard Lyrics: Fluctuating
Original Lyrics: What you waiting...
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KeSha's, "Tik Tok"
Misheard Lyrics: Tick tock, on the clock
Let me see your body drop Original Lyrics: Don’t stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up |
Oomph!'s, "Auf Kurs"
Misheard Lyrics: Protestant sperm,
Protestant sperm Original Lyrics: Kann ich dich spürn,
Kann ich dich spürn |
Pokemon's, "Pokemon Johto"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the best that you can see.
Original Lyrics: Be the best that you can be.
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Theme Songs', "Franny's Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be away to places never seen
Original Lyrics: I'll lead the way to places never seen
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Toni Braxton's, "He Wasn’t Man Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: But you married Jim
Original Lyrics: But you married him
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Jesus on the floor.
Original Lyrics: Tears are going to fall.
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David Guetta's, "Titanium (ft. Sia)"
Misheard Lyrics: You should have known, but apropos
Original Lyrics: You shoot me down, but I won't fall
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Justin Timberlake's, "Can't Stop the Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: He’s unforgiven
or He’s on the ceiling Original Lyrics: Can't stop the feeling
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm some punk gonna give it to you
Original Lyrics: 'Cause Uptown Funk gonna give it to you
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: I like girls they masturbate
Original Lyrics: Them good girls straight masterpieces
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm too hot (hot damn)
Make a dragon ball of retirement Original Lyrics: I'm too hot (hot damn)
Make a dragon wanna retire man |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Michelle fight for that white gold
Original Lyrics: Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Smoother than a fresh crossed hippy
Original Lyrics: Smoother than a fresh jar o' Skippy
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop, wait a minute
Fill my cup put some nigger 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: This s*** is ice cold
Original Lyrics: This hit, that ice cold
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Up-town funky walk
Uptown funky walk Original Lyrics: Up-town funk-you-up
Uptown funk-you-up |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Uptown funky butt, uptown up your butt
Original Lyrics: Uptown funk you up, uptown funk you up
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Miguel's, "Sure Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Big bad nipple gotta sniff that
Original Lyrics: You could bet that
Never gotta sweat that |
Theme Songs', "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a real fine cat!
Original Lyrics: He knows a lot about that!
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Joel Corry & Jax Jones ft. Charli XCX & Saweetie's, "Out Out"
Misheard Lyrics: If we’re going out out for the night
I wanna see your ass on the floor Original Lyrics: If we’re going out out for the night
Imma meet you down on the floor |
Latto's, "Big Energy"
Misheard Lyrics: Puss in Boots drinks Minute Maid
Original Lyrics: Pussy juicy, Minute Maid
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Taylor Swift's, "Anti-Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: I wake up streaming and streaming
Original Lyrics: I wake up screaming from dreaming
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Theme Songs', "Overture ('Bugs Bunny Show' theme song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh the cheers, oh the lights
This is it, from Brooklyn Heights Original Lyrics: Overture, curtain, lights
This is it, we'll hit the heights |