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1960s | |
Barrett Strong's, "Money (That's What I Want)"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love can be summer grill
Original Lyrics: Your love can be such a thrill
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Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up in Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: And I stopped in for a billion
Original Lyrics: And I stopped in for a beer
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Led Zeppelin's, "Livin' Lovin Maid"
Misheard Lyrics: Toolin' 'round town in her Aid Cadillac
Original Lyrics: Missus Cool rides out in her aged Cadillac.
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The Righteous Brothers', "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"
Misheard Lyrics: Let you look away
Original Lyrics: Let you walk away
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1970s | |
Carpenters', "Rainy Days and Mondays"
Misheard Lyrics: Some kind of royal crown
Original Lyrics: Some kind of lonely clown
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Chilliwack's, "Crazy Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: She can make a man a woman
Original Lyrics: She can make a man a ruin
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1980s | |
ABBA's, "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: Head over heels, setting the pace
Running to God, setting the world ablaze She's a stream, if you know what I mean Original Lyrics: Head over heels, setting the pace
Running the gauntlet in a whirl of lace She's extreme, if you know what I mean |
Agnetha Faltskog's, "The Heat Is On"
Misheard Lyrics: Steady 'cause the heat is on
Original Lyrics: Daddy yeah, the heat is on
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Asia's, "Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: One shilling buck came screaming through the dark
Original Lyrics: One screaming bark came screaming through the dark
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Commercial's, "Amtrak"
Misheard Lyrics: Baltimore
Baltimore Baltimore Amtrak Original Lyrics: All aboard
All aboard All aboard Amtrak |
Cyndi Lauper's, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: They just love you
Original Lyrics: They just wanna
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Time After Time"
Misheard Lyrics: After my teacher says
Original Lyrics: After my picture fades
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Cyndi Lauper's, "True Colors"
Misheard Lyrics: I see your two colors shining through
Original Lyrics: I see your true colors shining through
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John Mellencamp's, "Jack and Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: Dribble off those Bobby Brooks
Original Lyrics: Dribble off those Bobby Brooks slacks, let me do what I please.
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Michael Sembello's, "Maniac"
Misheard Lyrics: And she's guessing like she's never guessed before
Original Lyrics: And she's dancing like she's never danced before
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Queen's, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Who dances to love forever?
Oh, I love my style Original Lyrics: Who dares to love forever?
Oh, when love must die |
Roxette's, "Listen to Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Before you tell him to dime
Original Lyrics: Before you tell him goodbye
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The Power Station's, "Some Like It Hot"
Misheard Lyrics: Some like to bark and some swim when the heat is on
Original Lyrics: Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on
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U2's, "Where the Streets Have No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Rice Krispies Treats have no name
Original Lyrics: Where the streets have no name
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Yazz's, "The Only Way Is Up"
Misheard Lyrics: We've been broken down to the lowest terms
Being on the bottom line, sure, it is some fun Original Lyrics: We've been broken down to the lowest turn
Being on the bottom line sure ain't no fun |
1990s | |
Commercial's, "PAX TV"
Misheard Lyrics: Share it with someone you want
or Share it with someone you know or Share it with someone to love Original Lyrics: Share it with someone you love
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Green Day's, "Redundant"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I annoy tsss..pick Lost my coins
Original Lyrics: Now I cannot speak, I lost my voice
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Green Day's, "Redundant"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I annoy tsss..pick, lost my coins
Original Lyrics: Now I cannot speak, I lost my voice
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Green Day's, "Redundant"
Misheard Lyrics: We're living in a repetition
Containing the same old stick again Now a look in started a convention Like a propulsion guy over game over game over You are a monster Original Lyrics: We're living in repetition
Content in the same old shtick again Now the routine's turnin' to contention Like a production line goin' over and over and over Rollercoaster |
Green Day's, "Redundant"
Misheard Lyrics: Were living in a repetition Containing the same old stick again Now a look in started a convention Like a propulsion guuuuy over game over game over you are a monster
Original Lyrics: Were living in repetition Content in the same old shtick again Now the routine's turnin' to contention Like a production line goin' over and over and over rollercoaster
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Janet Jackson's, "Rhythm Nation"
Misheard Lyrics: We are a part of a legal nation
Original Lyrics: We are a part of a rhythm nation
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: I walk on walls Being your friends Smallest girls to the tent She soiled the walls sell the short She's tall enough says dirty words
Original Lyrics: Load up on guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over board and self -assured Oh no I know a dirty word
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You "
Misheard Lyrics: Too much love will kill you, just as sure as none at home
Original Lyrics: Too much love will kill you, just as sure as none at all
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: And the pain will make you amazing You're the victim of your crying
Original Lyrics: And the pain will make you crazy You're the victim of your crime
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: And the pain will make you blazing You're the victim of your crying
Original Lyrics: And the pain will make you crazy You're the victim of your crime
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: And the pain will make you lazing You're the victim of your crying
Original Lyrics: And the pain will make you crazy You're the victim of your crime
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: And the pain will make you racing You're the victim of your crying
Original Lyrics: And the pain will make you crazy You're the victim of your crime
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: It'll drain the power that's sing you Make you plead and scream and call
Original Lyrics: It'll drain the power that's in you Make you plead and scream and crawl
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: Too much love will kill you, just as sure as none at home
Original Lyrics: Too much love will kill you, just as sure as none at all
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: You'd give your life, you'd sell your song But here it goes a friend
Original Lyrics: You'd give your life, you'd sell your soul But here it comes again
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Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: You'd give your life, you'd sell your song But here it goes again
Original Lyrics: You'd give your life, you'd sell your soul But here it comes again
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Right Said Fred's, "I'm Too Sexy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm immoral, you know what I mean?
Original Lyrics: I'm a model, you know what I mean?
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2000s | |
Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: All across the alien mashup
Original Lyrics: All across the alien nation
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: All across the alien mashup
Original Lyrics: All across the alienation.
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Guns N Roses', "Shackler's Revenge"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't believe in the reaper (I don't believe him)
I don't believe in the reaper (I don't believe it) Original Lyrics: I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)
I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe in) |
2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Castle on the Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: Over the cars on Solsbury Hill
or Over the cars on One Tree Hill Original Lyrics: Over the castle on the hill
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Fun.'s, "Some Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: I sold my soul for this?
Washed my hands of God for this? Original Lyrics: I sold my soul for this?
Washed my hands of that for this? |
Rita Ora's, "Anywhere"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll find the stars and something new
Original Lyrics: We'll find the start to something new
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Taylor Swift's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen for the best
My reputation's never be good so You just like beef with me Original Lyrics: This ain't for the best
My reputation's never been worse, so You must like me for me |
country | |
Dolly Parton's, "Here You Come Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Miracles again
Original Lyrics: Here you come again
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Dolly Parton's, "Tennessee Homesick Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight I'd sleep in my old pillow bed
Original Lyrics: Tonight I'd sleep in my old feather bed
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Texas Tornadoes', "(Hey Baby) Que Paso"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, Baby, kick my door!
Original Lyrics: Hey, Baby, que paso?
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