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1960s | |
Julie Andrews', "Do-Re-Mi"
Misheard Lyrics: A beer, a female beer
or A beard, a female beard Original Lyrics: A deer, a female deer
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Julie Andrews', "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Red paper packages
Original Lyrics: Brown paper packages
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Julie Andrews', "The Sound of Music"
Misheard Lyrics: The kids are alive
Original Lyrics: The hills are alive
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll be dancing once again on a paper trail
Original Lyrics: You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
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ABBA's, "Take a Chance with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Honey from a bee
Original Lyrics: Honey, I'm still free
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Alicia Bridges', "I Love the Nightlife"
Misheard Lyrics: Election
or Erection Original Lyrics: Action
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Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: And now it's alive, it's a kink
But you may look at other men TV Guide can understand The New York Times' our paper, man Original Lyrics: And now it's alright, it's okay
And you may look the other way We can try to understand The New York Times' effect on man |
Billy Joel's, "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you just the way you are, Wayne
Original Lyrics: I love you just the way you are, right
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Cher's, "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves"
Misheard Lyrics: Sell a couple bottles to Dr. Seuss
Original Lyrics: Sell a couple bottles of Dr. Good
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First Class', "Beach Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: B*tch baby, b*tch baby
Original Lyrics: Beach baby, beach baby
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Building a remedy for Christian virginity
Original Lyrics: A built-in remedy for Kruschev and Kennedy
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Raspberries 's, "Let's Go All The Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Please go away
Original Lyrics: (Synthesizer intro)let's go all the way
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Stevie Wonder's, "Sir Duke"
Misheard Lyrics: Music is a word that's in itself
Original Lyrics: Music is a world within itself
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1980s | |
Billy Ocean's, "Loverboy"
Misheard Lyrics: And to f*ck on
It's hard to stop Original Lyrics: I'm too far gone
It's hard to stop |
Billy Ocean's, "Loverboy"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't stand the both of you with somebody else
Gotta have your love, gotta have it all to myself Original Lyrics: Can't stand the thought of you with somebody else
Gotta have your love, gotta have it all to myself |
Disney's 'The Little Mermaid''s, "Poor Unfortunate Souls"
Misheard Lyrics: La Dolce to me!
Original Lyrics: La voce to me!
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Disney's 'The Little Mermaid''s, "Poor Unfortunate Souls"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes, I’m happy on complaint
Original Lyrics: Yes, I’ve had the odd complaint
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Foreigner's, "Waiting for a Girl Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been thinking about a girl like you, your loving will survive.
I've been thinking about someone new to make me feel alive. Yeah, thinking about a girl like you to come into my life. I've been waiting, thinking about you. Original Lyrics: I've been waiting for a girl like you, your loving will survive.
I've been waiting for someone new to make me feel alive. Yeah, waiting for a girl like you to come into my life. I've been waiting, waiting for you. |
Genesis', "That’s All"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s only a change, that’s all
Original Lyrics: It’s only a shame, that’s all
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Guns N' Roses', "Welcome to the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics: Breakout in the jungle
Original Lyrics: Welcome to the jungle
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Madonna's, "Papa Don't Preach"
Misheard Lyrics: I need your head, Daddy, please be strong
or I need your hand, Daddy, please be strong Original Lyrics: I need your help, Daddy, please be strong
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Queen's, "One Year of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Once in a mental moment in your arms
Original Lyrics: One sentimental moment in your arms
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Queen's, "Princes of the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring on the girls, baklava ah
Original Lyrics: Bring on the girls, come on, come on, come on
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Queen's, "Princes of the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics: No man could understand, my power is a nylon hand.
Original Lyrics: No man could understand, my power is in my own hand.
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Queen's, "Scandal"
Misheard Lyrics: And in the end, the story deeper must line
Deeper and deeper and deeper, it's time Original Lyrics: And in the end, the story deeper must hide
Deeper and deeper and deeper inside |
Queen's, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: I love my style
Original Lyrics: Our when love must die
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Head Over Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: It's on the floor
Original Lyrics: It's all your fault
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Gloria Estefan's, "Turn the Beat Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Love to hear compassion
Original Lyrics: Love to hear percussion
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Michelle Gayle's, "Sweetness"
Misheard Lyrics: Boy, your love is the bomb!
Original Lyrics: Boy, your love is divine
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Queen's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: I can fly, we are my friends
Original Lyrics: I can fly, my friends
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Queen's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: I can fly, you are my friend
Original Lyrics: I can fly, my friends
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Queen's, "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
Misheard Lyrics: When I look and I find, you don't take it
Original Lyrics: When I look and I find, no change
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Radiohead's, "The Bends"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I’d be skilled
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I’d be scared
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Semisonic's, "Closing Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I know who would let me take me home
Original Lyrics: I know who would want to take me home
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The Human League's, "Tell Me When"
Misheard Lyrics: Kelly took a lifeline
Original Lyrics: Kelly took a lifetime
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2000s | |
Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: This is how you rewind me of what I really am
Original Lyrics: This is how you remind me of what I really am
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O-Zone's, "Despre Tine"
Misheard Lyrics: Mattresses curtain in green
Dance Putin arouse the queen Original Lyrics: Mă trezesc cu tine-n gând
Despre tine vreau să cânt |
Rihanna's, "Pon De Replay"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake it to the movies, there’s a sun (Sun)
Everybody in the club want me to run? (Run) Original Lyrics: Shake it till the moon becomes a sun (Sun)
Everybody in the club, give me a run (Run) |
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2010s | |
Anna Kendrick's, "Cups (When I'm Gone)"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna miss me by my taco
Original Lyrics: You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh
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Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse"
Misheard Lyrics: So you wanna play with my dreams?
Original Lyrics: So you wanna play with magic?
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Lady Gaga's, "Born This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me some bootie and tell all your friends
So we can rejoice your truth Original Lyrics: Give yourself prudence and love your friends
Subway kid, rejoice your truth |
Nicki Minaj's, "Super Bass"
Misheard Lyrics: Zoomin' out the zoomin' out the way, yeah like Superman
Original Lyrics: Boom, boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass, yeah, that's that super bass
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misc | |
Dua Lipa's, "We're Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking to church, you and your will
Somebody else Original Lyrics: Not gonna judge you when you're with somebody else
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