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1960s | |
Led Zeppelin's, "Whole Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics: All the good time baby, baby
I've been nert-nert-nert-dead Original Lyrics: All the good times baby, baby
I've been yearning |
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1970s | |
Supertramp's, "Goodbye Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodbye Larry, goodbye Jim
Original Lyrics: Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane
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Three Dog Night's, "Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Jeremiah was a good dog
Original Lyrics: Jeremiah was a bullfrog
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Three Dog Night's, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
Misheard Lyrics: That ain’t the way to have funk, no!
Original Lyrics: That ain’t the way to have fun, no!
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't love a Band Aid
Original Lyrics: You give love a bad name
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David Bowie's, "China Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: My little Island Girl
Original Lyrics: My little China Girl
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Freddie Mercury's, "Living on My Own"
Misheard Lyrics: I get so no nee no nee no nee no nee yeah,
Got to put some meat on my head Original Lyrics: I get so lonely lonely lonely lonely yeah,
Got to be some good times ahead |
Freddie Mercury's, "Love Kills"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a living bastard ruining your heart line
Original Lyrics: It's just a living pastime ruling your heart line
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Freddie Mercury's, "The Great Pretender"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh yes, I'm the great green Teddy Bear
Original Lyrics: Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
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Pete Townshend's, "Face the Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Budweiser men who’ve been through it all
Original Lyrics: From wiser men who’ve been through it all
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Pete Townshend's, "Let My Love Open the Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Let Brian open the door
or Let Bryan open the door or Let Ryan open the door Original Lyrics: Let my love open the door
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Queen's, "A Kind of Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: The bell that rings inside your mind
Is charging the dawn of time Original Lyrics: The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time |
Queen's, "Breakthru"
Misheard Lyrics: F*** when only reach you, f*** and make you smile
Original Lyrics: If I could only reach you, if I could make you smile
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Queen's, "Breakthru"
Misheard Lyrics: Fuck when only reach you, f*** and make you smile
Original Lyrics: If I could only reach you, if I could make you smile
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Queen's, "Breakthru"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm outta control, I want to Russia hands on into this ecstasy
Original Lyrics: I'm outta control, I want to rush headlong into this ecstasy
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Queen's, "Breakthru"
Misheard Lyrics: That would really be a grapefruit
Original Lyrics: That would really be a breakthru
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Queen's, "Friends Will Be Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: It's so easy now, 'cause he got friends you can trust
Original Lyrics: It's so easy now, 'cause you've got friends you can trust
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Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, Mister Seagull, on an empty street
Original Lyrics: Adventure seeker, on an empty street
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Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics: I want it off, I want it off, I want it off and I want it down
Original Lyrics: I want it all, I want it all, I want it all and I want it now
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Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Just an addy cleaver light on his feet
A young fighters screaming with no trying four down With the playing a hang up, can't see a way out Original Lyrics: Just an alley creeper, light on his feet
A young fighter screaming, with no time for doubt With the pain and anger can't see a way out |
Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Just an anti-cleaver, light on his feet
Original Lyrics: Just an ally-creeper, light on his feet
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Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen, naughty people!
Original Lyrics: Listen, all you people
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Queen's, "Scandal"
Misheard Lyrics: And in the end, the story deeper must find
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, "The Invisible Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Incredible how I can see right to you
Original Lyrics: It's criminal how I can see right through you
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Queen's, "The Invisible Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Right man, right man!
Original Lyrics: Brian May, Brian May!
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Queen's, "The Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics: That time will come, one day to see
When we can all be France Original Lyrics: That time will come, one day you'll see
When we can all be friends |
Queen's, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever, it's not too late
Original Lyrics: Forever is our today
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Rod Stewart's, "Passion"
Misheard Lyrics: Paris and Bangkok, passion
A lotta people pay tax, passion Original Lyrics: Paris and Bangkok, passion
A lotta people ain't got, passion |
1990s | |
Bryan Adams', "Can’t Stop This Thing We Started"
Misheard Lyrics: Can’t stop being in Wisconsin
Original Lyrics: Can’t stop this thing we started
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Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: I slay the monster hut.
That's the gangsta's paradise. Original Lyrics: Been spending most their lives
Livin' in the Gangsta's Paradise. |
Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no time to figure out directions
Racin' with the wind, you better hold on tight. Original Lyrics: Ain't no time to figure wrong from right
'Cause reason's out the window better hold on tight. |
Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your Russian hands off
Original Lyrics: And you're rushing headlong
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Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your Russian hedgehog.
Original Lyrics: And you're rushing headlong.
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Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: He used to be a man with his dick in his hand.
Original Lyrics: He used to be a man with a stick in his hand.
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Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you got sued by the laundromat.
Original Lyrics: Now you got soup in the laundry bag.
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Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you've got yourself and the Lord to blame.
Original Lyrics: Now you've got soup in the laundry bag.
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Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: There used to be a man with his cock in his hand.
Original Lyrics: There used to be a man with a stick in his hand.
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Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: You're in a Russian headlock
Original Lyrics: You're rushing headlong
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: You know there's no making sense of it
Everywhere I go I'm about to lose Original Lyrics: No, there's no making sense of it
Every way I go I'm bound to lose |
Real McCoy's, "Another Night"
Misheard Lyrics: A lullaby, another dream
Original Lyrics: Another night, another dream
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2000s | |
2010s | |
Maroon 5's, "Moves Like Jagger"
Misheard Lyrics: I watch Blue's Clues like Jagger
Original Lyrics: I wanna move like Jagger
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Queensryche's, "Chapters"
Misheard Lyrics: Drifts away like a traveling chode
Original Lyrics: Drifts away like a traveling show
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country | |
Billy Ray Cyrus', "Achy Breaky Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t kill my heart
Original Lyrics: Don’t tell my heart
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George Strait's, "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
Misheard Lyrics: And that's why I hang my head in Tennessee
Original Lyrics: And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee
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