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1960s | |
Ian & Sylvia's, "Four Strong Winds"
Misheard Lyrics: But with him, who's that?
A hundred times or more Original Lyrics: But we've been through that
A hundred times or more |
The Eligibles', "The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle"
Misheard Lyrics: Not a single rotary
Original Lyrics: Not a single luxury
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1970s | |
Bob Seger's, "Night Moves"
Misheard Lyrics: We were getting our s***
Original Lyrics: We were getting our share
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Commercial 's, "Hate Hurts You"
Misheard Lyrics: An acid delay rose
Original Lyrics: An acid that corrodes
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Queen's, "Sheer Heart Attack"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, you're just seventeen
And all you want to do is drink a beer Original Lyrics: Well, you're just seventeen
And all you want to do is disappear |
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You (Fast Version)"
Misheard Lyrics: We will, we will, sock you, sock you.
Original Lyrics: We will, we will, rock you, rock you.
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Buddy you're an old man, poor boy
Pleading be your rise Gonna make you some pizza someday. Original Lyrics: Buddy you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes Gonna make you some peace someday. |
Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna make you a zombie someday
Original Lyrics: Gonna make you some peace someday
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna make you some beef someday
Original Lyrics: Gonna make you some peace someday
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Kicking the cat all over the place
Original Lyrics: Kicking your can all over the place
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Kicking your cat all over the place
Original Lyrics: Kicking your can all over the place
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Kicking your trash all over the place
Original Lyrics: Kicking your can all over the place
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Playing with her eyes
Gonna make you zombie someday Original Lyrics: Pleading with your eyes
Gonna make you some piece someday |
Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Shaking your blubber all over the place
Original Lyrics: Waving your banner all over the place
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody better put your back into your face
Original Lyrics: Somebody better put you back into your place
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Sonny, you're a young man, hard man just singing along,
Waiting for a girl to dance to your song Mud on your face, you big disgrace Waving your can all over the place Original Lyrics: Buddy you're a young man, hard man
Shoutin' on the streets Gonna take on the world someday You got blood on your face, you big disgrace Wavin' your banner all over the place |
Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Waving your can all over the place
Original Lyrics: Waving your banner all over the place
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Waving your can all over the place
Original Lyrics: Waving your banner all over the place
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Waving your feather all over the place
Original Lyrics: Waving your banner all over the place
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: We will, we will f*** you
Original Lyrics: We will, we will rock you
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: We will, we will rob you.
Original Lyrics: We will, we will rock you.
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: We will, we will, sock you, we will, we will, sock you.
Original Lyrics: We will, we will, rock you, we will, we will, rock you.
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Wheel will, Wheel will Rocker
Original Lyrics: We will, we will rock you
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: You big disc brakes!
Original Lyrics: You big disgrace!
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: You got butt on your face, your big goose egg
Original Lyrics: You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Somebody better push a bag into your face! Original Lyrics: You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place! |
Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: There go Jed and Lionel
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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1980s | |
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "Like a Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Lava rock
Original Lyrics: Like a rock
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Cyndi Lauper's, "She Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: I bombed, you bombed, and they bombed
Original Lyrics: I bop, you bop, and they bop
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Back in Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Pterodactyl, where are we going this time?
Original Lyrics: Tell me doctor, where are we going this time?
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: But did I just stain your eyes
Original Lyrics: But it might just save your life
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Tougher than Simon's bricks like cream,
Corduroys are a bad girls dream Original Lyrics: Tougher than diamonds, whips like cream,
Stronger and harder than a bad girls dream |
Jennifer Rush's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I am surprised but I'm ready to love
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I am frightened but I'm ready to learn
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Ozzy Osbourne's, "Goodbye to Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodbye to Romans, goodbye to France
Original Lyrics: Goodbye to romance, goodbye to friends
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Ozzy Osbourne's, "Goodbye to Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodbye to Romans.
Original Lyrics: Goodbye to romance.
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Paul Simon's, "Mother and Child Reunion"
Misheard Lyrics: But the mother and child reunion is only an ocean away.
Original Lyrics: But the mother and child reunion is only a motion away.
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Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Flesh! Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! He hates every one of us!
Original Lyrics: Flash! Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! He saves every one of us!
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Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Stand for every Mother Goose
Original Lyrics: Stand for everyone of us
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Sade's, "Your Love Is King"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love is king drown you in my bath.
Original Lyrics: Your love is king. Crown you in my heart.
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Talking Heads', "Burning Down the House"
Misheard Lyrics: Barney’s in the house
Original Lyrics: Burning down the house
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The Cars', "You Might Think"
Misheard Lyrics: You might sink is hysterical
Original Lyrics: You might think it's hysterical
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1990s | |
R.E.M.'s, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: According to wriggler
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up.
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Soundgarden's, "Fell on Black Days"
Misheard Lyrics: S*** on my chest
Original Lyrics: I sure don't mind the change.
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2000s | |
System of a Down's, "Toxicity"
Misheard Lyrics: When I became the sun, I showed everybody my man parts
Original Lyrics: When I became the sun I shone life into the man's hearts
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2010s | |
Deftones', "Diamond eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Chirons rain across the sky
Original Lyrics: Diamonds rain across the sky
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Deftones', "Diamond eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Chirons rain across the sky
Original Lyrics: Diamonds rain across the sky
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Lukas Graham's, "7 Yeears"
Misheard Lyrics: I made a man so happy when I rolled the little ones
Original Lyrics: I made the man so happy when I wrote a letter once
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리 채-연's, "Knock"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it killing like
Knock, na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na na-na na-na Knocking on you, oh heart Original Lyrics: 이제 깨어나
Knock, na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na na-na na-na Knocking on your heart |