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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a river flows, surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes, something's not meant to be! Original Lyrics: Like a river flows, surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes, some things are meant to be. |
Elvis Presley's, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Shall I sing?
Original Lyrics: Shall I stay?
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Elvis Presley's, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Shall I sleep, would it be a sin?
Original Lyrics: Shall I stay, would it be a sin?
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Elvis Presley's, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Shall I sleep?
Original Lyrics: Shall I see...
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1970s | |
Bread's, "Diary"
Misheard Lyrics: And started dreaming about me
Original Lyrics: And started reading about me
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Kiss', "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Misheard Lyrics: You keep on checking
Original Lyrics: You keep on shouting
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LaBelle's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics: Reba Lady McEntire
Original Lyrics: Creole Lady Marmalade
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Pablo Cruise's, "Love Will Find a Way"
Misheard Lyrics: So be the one hopin'
Original Lyrics: So keep your heart open
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Pretenders', "Stop Your Sobbing"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta stop surfing now
Original Lyrics: Gotta stop sobbing now
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Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties all year! Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today So look out for their cooties all year! Original Lyrics: Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties, oh yeah! Fat bottomed girls, they'll be riding today So look out for those beauties, oh yeah! |
Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Bisexual, bisexual, bisexual
Original Lyrics: Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle
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Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Bisexual, bisexual, bisexual, I want to ride my bisexual
Original Lyrics: Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle, I want to ride my bicycle
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Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: George was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars.
Original Lyrics: Jaws was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars.
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Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: Hot Dog! I say Kool-Aid Man
Original Lyrics: Hot dog I say cool it man
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Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't believe in Peter Pan, Cap'n Crunch, or Superman,
All I wanna do is bicycle! Original Lyrics: I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman,
All I wanna do is bicycle! |
Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't believe in Peter Pan, Captain Crunch, or Superman,
All I wanna do is bicycle! Original Lyrics: I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman,
All I wanna do is bicycle! |
Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't believe in Peter Pan, Jesus Christ, or Superman,
All I wanna do is bicycle! Original Lyrics: I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman,
All I wanna do is bicycle! |
Queen's, "Drowse"
Misheard Lyrics: More in the poo hole than we did in the school hall
Original Lyrics: More in the pool hall than we did in the school hall
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Queen's, "Drowse"
Misheard Lyrics: Thoughts of your liquorice years
Original Lyrics: Thoughts of your middle aged years
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Queen's, "Flick of the Wrist"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby you've been hanged
Original Lyrics: Baby you've been had
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Queen's, "Now I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't worry baby I'll save myself
Original Lyrics: Don't worry baby I'm safe and sound
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Queen's, "Stone Cold Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a river going round an IKEA outta town
And I'm sweating like a dry fish bowl Original Lyrics: There's a rumour going round, gotta clear outta town
And I'm smelling like a dry fish bone |
The Beatles', "The Long and Winding Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Below the winding road
Original Lyrics: The long and winding road
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The Brothers Johnson's, "Strawberry Letter 23"
Misheard Lyrics: Address it to you
Original Lyrics: A present from you
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1980s | |
Pretenders', "Don't Get Me Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics: Whenever you were a guy
Original Lyrics: Whenever you walk by
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Queen's, "Back Chat"
Misheard Lyrics: You been all my energy
Original Lyrics: You burn all my energy
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Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Dispatch War Rocket agents to bring back his body
Original Lyrics: Dispatch War Rocket AJAX to bring back his body
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Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Dispatch water kanajax to bring back his body
Original Lyrics: Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body
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Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Flash - a-ahhh... he's a billy goat!
Original Lyrics: Flash - a-ahhh... he's a miracle!
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Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Flash! aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!
He sells a free Warner bus! Original Lyrics: Flash! aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!
He'll save everyone of us! |
Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Flesh! Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!
He hates every one of us! Original Lyrics: Flash! Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!
He saves every one of us! |
Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: He saves all his mothers
Every man, every woman, every child He's a mighty flash Original Lyrics: He saves with a mighty hand
Every man, every woman, every child He's a mighty flash |
Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: It's that war rocket agent, do bring back his body
Original Lyrics: Dispatch Warlock and Ajax to bring back his body
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Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: This fax war upon ajax, to bring back his body.
Original Lyrics: Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body.
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Queen's, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever, it's not today
Original Lyrics: Forever is our today
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Queen's, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Who is forever anywhere?
Original Lyrics: Who waits forever anyway?
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Queen's, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Who waits forever anywhere?
Original Lyrics: Who waits forever anyway?
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Richard Marx's, "Hold On to the Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish that I could give you love
Original Lyrics: I wish that I could give you more
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Roxette's, "Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics: She's just a little bit strange for us
Original Lyrics: She's just a little bit dangerous
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Sheriff's, "When I'm with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I get tears when I'm with you
or Ooh, I get jeers when I'm with you Original Lyrics: Ooh, I get chills when I'm with you
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1990s | |
Jann Arden's, "Insensitive"
Misheard Lyrics: Some advice to Gabe
Original Lyrics: Some advice to give
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Mr. Big's, "To Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Shut up, little girl
Original Lyrics: Stand up, little girl
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2000s | |
country | |
Stonewall Jackson's, "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"
Misheard Lyrics: I couldn't wait to do my sinnin'
Original Lyrics: I couldn't wait to do my sentence
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misc | |
Lizzo's, "About Damn Time"
Misheard Lyrics: In a minute I'mma need a cinnamon roll man or woman to pump me up
Original Lyrics: In a minute I'mma need a sentimental man or woman to pump me up
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