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1960s | |
Frankie Valli's, "Can't Take My Eyes off You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna hug you so much
Original Lyrics: I wanna hold you so much
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Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "Stewball"
Misheard Lyrics: He never went to Wal-Mart
or He never loved a woman or He never was a wombat or He never was a robot Original Lyrics: He never drank water
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1970s | |
Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "So Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I stand here half asleep
Hoping you get into me Original Lyrics: Now I stand here helplessly
Hoping you get into me |
Billy Joel's, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm movin' on
or I'm movin' up Original Lyrics: I'm movin' out
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Part of the Plan"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunday will come on Thursday
Original Lyrics: Someday we'll all understand.
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Isaac Hayes', "Theme From "Shaft""
Misheard Lyrics: He's a complicated man
But no one understands him but his woman ("Down, Shaft!") Original Lyrics: He's a complicated man
But no one understands him but his woman (John Shaft) |
Jethro Tull's, "Thick as a Brick"
Misheard Lyrics: Your sperm’s in the butter
Original Lyrics: Your sperm’s in the gutter
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Little River Band's, "Lonesome Loser"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you heard about the monster cruiser?
Original Lyrics: Have you heard about the lonesome loser?
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Mott the Hoople's, "All the Young Dudes"
Misheard Lyrics: All the young dudes gimme the moves
Original Lyrics: All the young dudes gimme the news
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Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: That’s the night that the lights went out in dojo
or That’s the night that the lights went out in mojo Original Lyrics: That’s the night that the lights went out in Georgia
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1980s | |
Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader of the Band"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I’m in Colorado
Original Lyrics: In Diamond, CO
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Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians', "What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: Before I’m Judge Judy
Original Lyrics: Before I get too deep
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English Beat's, "Mirror in the Bathroom"
Misheard Lyrics: Miracle bathroom
Original Lyrics: Mirror in the bathroom
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: We’ll be saying, gonna save the song to Microsoft
Original Lyrics: Help me sing it! Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
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Peter Cetera's, "Glory of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like a night of Sunday horror
Original Lyrics: It's like a knight in shining armor
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Queen's, "A Kind of Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: They'll build a bridge inside your mind
It's jealousy, the doors of time Original Lyrics: The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time |
Squeeze's, "Is That Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The hotter, hotter, hotter it gets
Original Lyrics: The tougher, tougher, tougher it gets
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Squeeze's, "Tempted"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s my lover
or There’s my mother Original Lyrics: There’s no other
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Stevie Nicks and Don Henley's, "Leather and Lace"
Misheard Lyrics: Give to me your weather
Original Lyrics: Give to me your leather
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1990s | |
Aqua's, "Barbie Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Kiss me here, suck me there
Original Lyrics: Kiss me here, touch me there
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Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me why ain’t nothin' but a hard egg
Original Lyrics: Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache |
Blind Melon's, "Change"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing my song from here
Original Lyrics: See the sun from here
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Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: As I still watch movies
They won’t make of me while I'm there (Later) Still I remember the time when it's time to get you Original Lyrics: As I dream about movies
They won’t make of me when I'm dead (Later) Still I run out of time or it's hard to get through |
Cast of Barney & Friends', "Camp WannaRunnaRound"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't wanna run around
Original Lyrics: At Camp WannaRunnaRound
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Michael Bolton's, "Go the Distance"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ll be there Sunday
Original Lyrics: I’ll be there someday
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Radiohead's, "No Surprises"
Misheard Lyrics: This is my final fête
My final pretty Eggman Original Lyrics: This is my final fit
My final bellyache with |
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: In Bertha's shed it’s a lonely view
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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Sixpence None the Richer's, "There She Goes"
Misheard Lyrics: And I just can't go there
Original Lyrics: And I just can't contain
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my life, and it's now a medal
Original Lyrics: It's my life, and it's now or never
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Cast of Between the Lions', "Vowel Boot Camp"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes Y is a bowel, too
Original Lyrics: Sometimes Y is a vowel, too
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Kasabian's, "Reason Is Treason (Jacknife Lee Version)"
Misheard Lyrics: Groovy C**t, it's almost over.
Groovy C**t, has come so close to me Original Lyrics: Will be gone, it's almost over
Will be gone, has come so close to me |
Kid Cudi's, "Day 'N' Nite"
Misheard Lyrics: That Mr Magnet keeps attracting me
Original Lyrics: Madness the magnet keeps attracting me
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Linkin Park's, "Breaking the Habit"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm raping the Hobbits tonight
Original Lyrics: I'm breaking the habit tonight.
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Moby's, "Why Does My Heart Feel Bad?"
Misheard Lyrics: White is my heart
Original Lyrics: Why does my heart
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Music Together's, "John the Rabbit"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump the rabbit
Original Lyrics: John the Rabbit
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Yung Joc's, "It's Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Cubes on my d*** like it's full of Ben Frank's
Original Lyrics: Cubes on my neck, pockets full of Ben Frank's
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2010s | |
5 Seconds of Summer 's, "She's Kinda Hot "
Misheard Lyrics: We're eurighko
Original Lyrics: We're alright though
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Linkin Park's, "Castle of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Hardly everything Elf, I'm with you to breathing
Original Lyrics: Hardly everything else I need to be
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MGMT's, "Little Dark Age"
Misheard Lyrics: Police, I swear to god
Not simping for a child Original Lyrics: Policemen swear to god
Love's seeping from the guns |
Miguel's, "Sure Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Big Black Nipple Goddess
Original Lyrics: You could bet that
Never gotta sweat that |
Twenty One Pilots', "Holding On to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Annotate my face
Original Lyrics: Entertain my faith
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Post Malone's, "Chemical"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause my calico is chemical
No, my calico, it's chemical Original Lyrics: 'Cause I can't let go, it's chemical
No, I can't let go, it's chemical |
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