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1960s | |
Bobbie Gentry's, "Ode to Billie Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: And throwin' men into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge...
Original Lyrics: And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge
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Frank Sinatra's, "Strangers in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: To Roman people
Original Lyrics: Two lonely people
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The Doors', "The Soft Parade"
Misheard Lyrics: Petition the Lord with crab
Original Lyrics: Petition the Lord with prayer
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1970s | |
10cc's, "The Worst Band in the World"
Misheard Lyrics: If God would play guitar with Valentino on the drums Then we'd be nothing more than a bunch of gutter bums
Original Lyrics: If Garbo played guitar with Valentino on the drums Then we'd be nothing more than a bunch of dharma bums
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Nick Lowe's, "Cruel to Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta be drooling all the time
Original Lyrics: You gotta be cruel to be kind
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold the seedy vo-tech to you
Original Lyrics: Hopelessly devoted to you
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jungle Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You swim in my butt when it's warm
Original Lyrics: You swim in my blood when it's warm
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The Specials', "Little Bitch"
Misheard Lyrics: Your bum-coloured PVC wedlock maxi pad
Original Lyrics: Your plum-coloured PVC wet-look maxi mac
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics: Blissed out
Original Lyrics: Breakdown
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Toto's, "Hold the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not in the words that you told me, swear words
Original Lyrics: It's not in the words that you told me, girl
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Living easy, lovin' free
She's a gay girl on a one way ride. Original Lyrics: Livin' easy, lovin' free
Season ticket on a one way ride. |
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Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: We didn’t stop the fire.
Original Lyrics: We didn't start the fire.
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Eddy Grant's, "Electric Avenue"
Misheard Lyrics: And they still can’t feel everyone
Original Lyrics: And they still can’t feed everyone
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INXS's, "What You Need"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know, it's not easy
When you got a WASP upon that line Original Lyrics: Don't you know, it's not easy
When you gotta walk upon that line |
Madonna's, "Express Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t go for such a fast baby
Original Lyrics: Don’t go for second best, baby
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Melissa Manchester's, "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Misheard Lyrics: All the girls been spreadin' the word
Original Lyrics: How that girl's been spreadin' the word
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Mike + the Mechanics', "The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics: I know that I'm a sausage
Original Lyrics: I know that I'm a hostage
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Natalie Cole's, "Miss You Like Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess you like painting, guess you like painting
Original Lyrics: I miss you like crazy, miss you like crazy
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Pet Shop Boys', "Rent"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you, you’re plain violent
Original Lyrics: I love you, you pay my rent
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Sananda Maitreya's, "If You Let Me Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: If you love me Stalin
Original Lyrics: If you let me stay
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The Belle Stars', "Sign of the Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Time to be at home
Original Lyrics: Time to be alone
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The Belle Stars', "Sweet Memory"
Misheard Lyrics: Many times of crime
Original Lyrics: Many times I tried
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The Belle Stars', "The Clapping Song"
Misheard Lyrics: My mother sold me
Original Lyrics: My mother told me
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Tommy Tutone's, "867-5309/Jenny"
Misheard Lyrics: Jenny, I’m not your mother
or Jenny, I’m not your father Original Lyrics: Jenny, I got your number
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Ironic"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s a feline in your home anyway
Original Lyrics: It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
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Peter Gabriel's, "Shaking The Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Wasting your time, dreaming of a better life
Original Lyrics: Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life
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2000s | |
Black Label Society's, "13 Years of Grief"
Misheard Lyrics: You are only five years old with a wife and two kids
Original Lyrics: Thirty five years old with a wife and two kids
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Bloodhound Gang's, "The Bad Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the lost catacombs of Egypt, only God knows when we'll stop
Hieroglyphics, let me be specific, I wanna be down in your sausage But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean meets Small Cr*p Advisory Original Lyrics: Like the lost catacombs of Egypt, only God knows where we stuck it
Hieroglyphics, let me be Pacific, I wanna be down in your south seas But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean means Small Craft Advisory |
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance on meatballs
Cat f****ing a handbag Yours, only yours I wanna see you dancing It's no lie Lisa in the crowd said "Look, Harry had me caramel dancing!" Original Lyrics: Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder Gr som vi gr Ta ngra steg t vnster Lyssna och lr Missa inte chansen Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen |
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Lisa in the crowd said
"Look, Harry had a vagina malfunction." Original Lyrics: Missa inte chansen
Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen |
Christina Aguilera's, "Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying hard to fill the empty nest
Original Lyrics: Trying hard to fill the emptiness
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Gorillaz's, "Clint Eastwood"
Misheard Lyrics: I got sunshine and I'm bad
Original Lyrics: I got sunshine in a bag
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Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles', "'03 Bonnie and Clyde"
Misheard Lyrics: It's me and my bookends
Original Lyrics: It's me and my boyfriend
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The Black Angels', "Black Grease"
Misheard Lyrics: Mmm you're a storm, the summer marching on
Moody and controlled, sly animal But you're alright, you come to me in time Ya make me realize, I'm not the kind to sty But I kill, kill, kill, kill I kill what I can, dear So just kill, kill, kill, kill Give me what you had, dear So, you cut me in that store Showed me things galore Made me want much more And I denied, the things I saw inside The things I saw inside, what really got my ice And you kill, kill, kill, kill Just kill what you have And I blew, blew, blew, blew Live what I can give So surprised, Cassini butterflies Ya help me realize, ya come along for rides You're just so kind, but evil will unwind And make me see that fine line between me in time Original Lyrics: You're a storm, you're so emotional
Moody and controlled, sly and involved You're alright, you come to me in times You make me realize I'm not the kindest guy But I give, give, give, give I give what I can give So just give, give, give, give Give me what you have, dear Slow, you kept me in that storm You showed me things galore Made me want much more And I denied, the things I saw inside The things I saw inside is what really caught my eye And you give, give, give, give Just give what you can And I'll live, live, live, live Live while I can, dear You're so surprised, you see me put up fights You hear me realize, you come along for rides You're just so kind, the eagle with red wine You made me see that bright eye between me and time |
Toni Braxton's, "He Wasn't Man Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: What are you singing?
Original Lyrics: What are you thinking?
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Usher ft. Lil' Jon and Ludacris', "Yeah!"
Misheard Lyrics: I saw this shorty, she put her desk up on me
OR I saw this shorty, she put her desktop on me Original Lyrics: I saw this shorty, she was checking up on me
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Zeigeist's, "Cuffs"
Misheard Lyrics: If your grandma hits like this
Original Lyrics: If you grab my hands like this
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2010s | |
Jess Glynne ft. H.E.R.'s, "Thursday"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm gonna love Wubbzy
Original Lyrics: And I'm gonna love what I see
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Joni Mitchell's, "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: They paved paradise and put a f**king lot
Original Lyrics: Paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
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Khalid and Marshmello's, "Numb"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to get numb
And f*** it where I’m from Original Lyrics: I want to get numb
And forget where I’m from |
Linkin Park's, "Burn It Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're building it, oh, this brick is back down
We're building it, oh, this burning down We can't wait to burn it to the collide Original Lyrics: We're building it up to break it back down
We're building it up to burn it down We can't wait to burn it to the ground |
Rival, Cadium, & Harley Bird's, "Seasons"
Misheard Lyrics: The seasons come and go like thoughts of youth
They change but in a psycho Maybe this time next year You reaper for no reason Original Lyrics: The seasons come and go like thoughts of you
They change but in a cycle Maybe this time next year You'll reappear for no reason |
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The Script's, "Six Degrees of Separation"
Misheard Lyrics: Tarot cards, jams and scones
Original Lyrics: Tarot cards, gems and stones
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Zac Efron and Zendaya's, "Rewrite the Stars"
Misheard Lyrics: And there are tenors that we can't walk through
Original Lyrics: And there are doors that we can't walk through
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Zoe Wees', "Control"
Misheard Lyrics: Spinning round in space, greasing up my chest
Original Lyrics: Spinnin' out in space pressing on my chest
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Camila Cabello & Ed Sheeran's, "Bam Bam"
Misheard Lyrics: But when everything went south, no
Original Lyrics: But not everything works out, no
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets', "Tally-Ho"
Misheard Lyrics: More dynamite, satellites without a freakin' sea of communication
Original Lyrics: More dynamite, satellites to add to my frequency of communication
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