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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "A Little Less Conversation"
Misheard Lyrics: Drifting through a submarine
Original Lyrics: Drifting through a summer breeze
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The Rolling Stones', "Paint It Black"
Misheard Lyrics: I see a wrinkle
Original Lyrics: I see a red door
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause we're living in a world of goose
Original Lyrics: 'cause we're living in a world of fools
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Bee Gees', "Too Much Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see my own Bodega
Original Lyrics: I can see beyond forever
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Blue Oyster Cult's, "(Don't Fear) the Reaper"
Misheard Lyrics: (Velveeta-rita)
Original Lyrics: (Don't fear the reaper)
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Carly Simon's, "Anticipation"
Misheard Lyrics: These are the foosball days
Original Lyrics: These are the good ole days
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Chic's, "Le Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh freaked out the freak
Said sheik! Original Lyrics: Ah..Freak Out! Le freak c’est chic
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's, "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: With teapots in the yard
Original Lyrics: With two cats in the yard
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Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got a luxury cruise
Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Love Is the Answer"
Misheard Lyrics: Major bride
Original Lyrics: Name your price
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Heart's, "Barracuda"
Misheard Lyrics: You better make up something, pick!
Original Lyrics: You better make up something quick!
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Queen's, "Now I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Down in the valley just as you and me
Original Lyrics: Down in the city just as you and me
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Queen's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Each morning I get out my diamonds.
Original Lyrics: Each morning I get up, I die a little.
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Rickie Lee Jones', "Young Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Your growth is happening somewhere
Original Lyrics: Young blood is happening somewhere
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Steely Dan's, "Reelin’ in the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you really in the limo?
Original Lyrics: Are you reelin’ in the years?
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love is like Brett Madison
Brett Madison is what I need Original Lyrics: Your love is like bad medicine
Bad medicine is what I need |
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love is like Ted Danson,
Ted Danson is what I need Shake it up, just like Ted Danson There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease Ted, Ted Danson Original Lyrics: Your love is like bad medicine
Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad medicine There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease Bad, bad medicine |
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love is like a bad Mexican,
Bad Mexican is what I need. Original Lyrics: Your love is like bad medicine,
Bad medicine is what I need. |
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love is like burning incense,
Burning incense is what I need. Original Lyrics: Your love is like bad medicine,
Bad medicine is what I need. |
Bon Jovi's, "I'll Be There for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Will last my broken heart life's breeding,
Besides your love, it's suicide. Original Lyrics: Well as my broken heart lies bleeding,
You say true love, it's suicide. |
Christopher Cross', "Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: I know it’s crazy, but it’s you
Original Lyrics: I know it’s crazy, but it’s true
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Commercial's, "WNEW-TV: Forty Years of Fine Tuning"
Misheard Lyrics: Forty years of Lampooning
Original Lyrics: Forty years of fine tuning
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Cyndi Lauper's, "All Through the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: And one sweet store
Original Lyrics: And once we start
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Depeche Mode's, "Just Can't Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can't get around
Original Lyrics: I just can't get enough
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Heart's, "These Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Every second of July
Original Lyrics: Every second of the night
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John Mellencamp's, "Cherry Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: And croquet was croquet
Original Lyrics: And groovin’ was groovin’
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John Mellencamp's, "Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I was bullying a small town
Original Lyrics: Well, I was born in a small town
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Journey's, "Be Good to Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm hangin' on by a box of Luvs.
Original Lyrics: I'm hangin' up my boxing gloves.
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Queen's, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: But touch my tears with your ears
Touch my wild world with your freak out tears Original Lyrics: But touch my tears with your lips
Touch my world with your fingertips |
The Bangles', "Manic Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just another rainy Monday
Original Lyrics: It's just another manic Monday
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Hand in My Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm hot, but I'm traveling
Original Lyrics: I'm high, but I'm grounded
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Bon Jovi's, "Damned"
Misheard Lyrics: Why don't you look at me?
(Because I'm afraid to pee) Original Lyrics: Why don't you look at me?
(Because I'm afraid to breathe) |
Bon Jovi's, "These Days"
Misheard Lyrics: These days the foxes are under the sea
Original Lyrics: These days the stars seem out of reach
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Def Leppard's, "Let's Get Rocked"
Misheard Lyrics: It was champagne, non-stop brick oven
Original Lyrics: It was Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven
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Michael Bolton's, "Love is a Wonderful Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no possession
Original Lyrics: Ain't no conjecture
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Breaking the Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a man cut from the row
Original Lyrics: I am a man cut from the know
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The Rembrandts', "I'll Be There for You"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you've been longer, too
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you're there for me, too
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2000s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Hands Clean"
Misheard Lyrics: If you weren't Snow White beyond your years
Original Lyrics: If you weren't so wise beyond your years
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Aqua's, "Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been an overload
Original Lyrics: I've been around the world
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Bon Jovi's, "Love's the Only Rule"
Misheard Lyrics: Alive like a lonely note Taco Train.
Original Lyrics: Alive like a lonely note from John Coltrane.
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Matchbox 20's, "Disease"
Misheard Lyrics: Your yellow heels and a black dress.
Original Lyrics: You're hell on wheels in a black dress.
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2010s | |
Maroon 5's, "Memories "
Misheard Lyrics: I can really torjust for ya
Original Lyrics: I'll carry these torches for ya
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Sara Bareilles', "King of Anything"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't know me
Original Lyrics: You are not me
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country | |
Shania Twain's, "That Don't Impress Me Much"
Misheard Lyrics: You got the rooks, but have you got the touch?
Original Lyrics: You got the looks, but have you got the touch?
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misc | |
Vocaloid's, "88★彡"
Misheard Lyrics: Yam or eggs or calamari?
Original Lyrics: Yamu o ezu mo karamawari?
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xmas | |
Burl Ives', "Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Ho ho the mistletoe
The humble you can see Somebody waits for you Is there one for me? Original Lyrics: Ho ho the mistletoe
Is hung where you can see Somebody waits for you Kiss her once for me |
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