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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Blue Suede Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics: Sit on my face
Original Lyrics: Step on my face
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1960s | |
Cyrkle's, "Red Rubber Ball"
Misheard Lyrics: You never cared for Secret Sergeant Pine
Original Lyrics: You never cared for secrets I'd confide
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Joe Cocker's, "Feelin' Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm greedy all night
Original Lyrics: I'm feelin' alright
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The Beatles', "You Can't Do That"
Misheard Lyrics: But if they see, they're talking that way, they're laughing that way
Original Lyrics: But if they'd seen You're talking that way they'd laugh in my face
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Tony Bennett's, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
Misheard Lyrics: High over here, it comes to me
Original Lyrics: High on a hill, it calls to me
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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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Carly Simon's, "Anticipation"
Misheard Lyrics: These are the football days
Original Lyrics: These are the good ole days
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Glen Campbell's, "Rhinestone Cowboy"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a Lysol cowboy
Original Lyrics: Like a rhinestone cowboy
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "Rainy Day People"
Misheard Lyrics: Take it or leave it, or try to relieve it
or Take it or leave it, or try to relive it Original Lyrics: Take it or leave it, or try to believe it
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Robert John's, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Gosh, by golly
Original Lyrics: Hush, my darling
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Robert Palmer's, "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a bad case of Mother Goose
Original Lyrics: I got a bad case of loving you
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Steely Dan's, "Reelin' In The Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you gatherin' up the teeth
or Are you gatherin' up the teas Original Lyrics: Are you gatherin' up the tears
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The Spinners', "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: And I wonder what it is I feel for you
Original Lyrics: And I wonder what 80 years I feel for you
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1980s | |
38 Special's, "Hold On Loosely"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch I Love Lucy
Original Lyrics: Just hold on loosely
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Alice Cooper's, "How You Gonna See Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: How you gonna see me now?
Please don't see me ugly face. Original Lyrics: How you gonna see me now?
Please don't see me ugly, babe |
Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics: They threw another routine right in our face.
Original Lyrics: They threw an American flag in our face.
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Christopher Cross', "Arthur's Theme (Best Than 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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Missing Persons', "Destination Unknown"
Misheard Lyrics: You care for yourself
Original Lyrics: You tell yourself
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Paul Mccartney And Michael Jackson's, "Say Say Say"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby Theudius, you know I'm crying.
Original Lyrics: Baby through the years, you know I'm crying.
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Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Your heart's been aching
Original Lyrics: Your aunt's been naked
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1990s | |
Cast of Barney & Friends', "Good Manners"
Misheard Lyrics: Good matters
Original Lyrics: Good manners
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Londonbeat's, "I've Been Thinking About You"
Misheard Lyrics: Chihuahua
Original Lyrics: Sha-pow-wow
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Queen's, "I Can't Live with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Anger's breaking from the hurt in sight
Original Lyrics: Anger's breaking from the hurt inside
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Queen's, "I Can't Live with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Passions screaming hotter
Doing what I gotta do, yeah Original Lyrics: Passions screaming hotter
Doing what we gotta do, yeah |
Queen's, "I Can't Live with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Passions screaming hotter
Doing what you gonna do, yeah Original Lyrics: Passions screaming hotter
Doing what we gotta do, yeah |
Queen's, "I Can't Live with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Passions screaming hotter
Doing what you gotta do, yeah Original Lyrics: Passions screaming hotter
Doing what we gotta do, yeah |
Queen's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll face it with a grip, I'm never given up
Original Lyrics: I'll face it with a grin, I'm never giving in
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Queen's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll face it with a grip, I'm never giving it
Original Lyrics: I'll face it with a grin, I'm never giving in
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Scorpions', "Wind Of Change"
Misheard Lyrics: Follow the most one, down to Donkey Kong.
Original Lyrics: I follow the Moskava, Down to Gorky Park.
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2000s | |
Blink 182's, "I Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll waste your time, mommy,
You're already the voice inside my hand (I miss you, I miss you) Original Lyrics: Don't waste your time on me,
You're already the voice inside my head (I miss you, I miss you) |
Blink 182's, "I Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll waste your time, mommy,
You're already the voice inside my year (I miss you, I miss you) Original Lyrics: Don't waste your time on me,
You're already the voice inside my head (I miss you, I miss you) |
Blink 182's, "I Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll waste your time, mommy,
You're already the voice inside my'yead (I miss you, I miss you) Original Lyrics: Don't waste your time on me,
You're already the voice inside my head (I miss you, I miss you) |
Maroon 5's, "Sunday Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: Soon this morning rain is falling
Original Lyrics: Sunday morning rain is falling
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Rhapsody's, "The Mystic Prophecy of the Demonknight"
Misheard Lyrics: to find the little birds
Original Lyrics: to find the written words
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Rob Thomas', "Lonely No More"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna be Rolie Polie Olie
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna be lonely no more
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The Ataris', "The Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody overload
Original Lyrics: Nobody on the run
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2010s | |
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: Well rub a Mexican monkey
Original Lyrics: We're up all night to get lucky
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Jess Glynne & Jax Jones', "One Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Fifth tornado when you least expect it
Original Lyrics: Flips one eighty when you least expect it
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John Legend's, "All of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And I saw Disney
or And I'm so busy Original Lyrics: And I'm so dizzy
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Kendrick Lamar's, "HUMBLE."
Misheard Lyrics: You say with my boob it tastes like Kool-Aid
Original Lyrics: D'USSÉ with my boo bae tastes like Kool-Aid
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Lorde's, "Team"
Misheard Lyrics: We're only settler's teens
Original Lyrics: We're on each other's team
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Taylor Swift's, "Cruel Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: Always waiting for you just to cut to the moan
Original Lyrics: Always waiting for you just to cut to the bone
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Taylor Swift's, "Cruel Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s a cruel summer, shampoo
Original Lyrics: It’s a cruel summer, it’s cool
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country | |
Toby Keith And Willie Nelson's, "Beer for My Horses"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody threw up in the building
Original Lyrics: Somebody blew up the building
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misc | |
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's, "I'm Good (Blue)"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need to tweeduh, tweedle dee
Original Lyrics: I don't need to sit in VIP
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Taylor Swift's, "Karma"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm on the side of the street bean
Original Lyrics: And I keep my side of the street clean
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