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1960s | |
? and the Mysterians', "96 Tears"
Misheard Lyrics: Too many pictures
Original Lyrics: Too many teardrops
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Gerry and the Pacemakers', "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: And our sweet silver soul of a luck
Original Lyrics: And the sweet silver song of a lark
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Gerry and the Pacemakers', "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: And our sweet silver soul of a lucky
Original Lyrics: And the sweet silver song of a lark
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Gerry and the Pacemakers', "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: And the sweet silver song of a luck
Original Lyrics: And the sweet silver song of a lark
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Gerry and the Pacemakers', "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: And the sweet silver song of a lucky
Original Lyrics: And the sweet silver song of a lark
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Neil Diamond's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: When I needed suction on my brain.
Original Lyrics: When I needed sunshine, I got rain.
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The Troggs', "Wild Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: You make my gosling
Original Lyrics: You make my heart sing
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1970s | |
10cc's, "The Things We Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Too many Brooklyn gods have fallen in the river
Original Lyrics: Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river
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ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a teacher, tell me what's wrong
You're a champion by your own sorrow or You're a chicken by your own sorrow (later) She's a teacher, tell me the truth There is no way you can tonight Original Lyrics: Chiquitita, tell me the truth
You're enchanted by your own sorrow (later) Chiquitita, tell me the truth There is no way you can deny it |
Bobby Caldwell's, "What You Won't Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Book of love
Original Lyrics: Do for love
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Bread's, "Baby I'm a Want You"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I'm a wombat
Original Lyrics: Baby I'm a want you
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Bryan Ferry's, "The Price of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It costs you more than your toupee
Original Lyrics: It costs you more when you're to blame
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Earth, Wind, and Fire's, "After the Love Has Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: After the love has gone
How could you leave me up To not let me stay around? Oh, after the love has gone It used to be right it's wrong The love that's lost has been found? Original Lyrics: After the love has gone
How could you lead me on And not let me stay around? Oh, after the love has gone What used to be right is wrong Can love that's lost be found? |
Elton John's, "Levon"
Misheard Lyrics: When a neon sign said, "God is dead, and the wall's begun."
Original Lyrics: When the New York Times said, "God is dead, and the war's begun."
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Five Man Electrical Band's, "Signs"
Misheard Lyrics: And the sign said: “Long haired freedom people we don’t apply”
Original Lyrics: And the sign said: “Long haired freaky people need not apply”
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Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes', "If You Don’t Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics: You will never, never, never owe me
Original Lyrics: You will never, never, never know me
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Led Zeppelin's, "Immigrant Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Always sleeping, pushing on;
I wanna go where there’s a rest to shout. Original Lyrics: On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore. |
Led Zeppelin's, "Immigrant Song"
Misheard Lyrics: From the midnight sun where the harsh winds blow
Original Lyrics: With the midnight sun where the hot springs flow...
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Led Zeppelin's, "Immigrant Song"
Misheard Lyrics: So now you better stop, your weepy hearts are ruined.
Original Lyrics: So now, you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruin.
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Led Zeppelin's, "When the Levee Breaks"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, you shouldn't have gone
Original Lyrics: Goin' to Chicago
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Mr. Bojangles"
Misheard Lyrics: But most my time is spent behind these county bars
'Cause of 5 drinks of beer Original Lyrics: But most my time is spent behind these county bars
'Cause I drinks a bit |
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: The elder poop has a devil motorcycle for me
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub had a devil put aside for me
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1980s | |
Barry Manilow's, "Read 'em and Weep"
Misheard Lyrics: And everything's great
Original Lyrics: And everything's blank
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Bruce Hornsby and the Range's, "The Way It Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Standing in line, Muppet time
or Standing in line, market time or Standing in line, Mountain Time Waiting for the warfare time (later) Well, they passed the lord in '64 To kittens who ain’t got a little more Original Lyrics: Standing in line, marking time
Waiting for the welfare dime (later) Well, they passed a law in '64 To give those who ain’t got a little more |
Don Henley's, "The End of the Innocense"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the end of Middlesex
Original Lyrics: This is the end of the innocence
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Lionel Richie's, "Stuck on You"
Misheard Lyrics: Lisa’s on my way
Original Lyrics: Guess I’m on my way
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Nirvana's, "Negative Creep"
Misheard Lyrics: Dying little girl ain't a girl no more
Original Lyrics: Daddy’s little girl ain’t a girl no more
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Oliver De Coque's, "Identity"
Misheard Lyrics: I dress like sheep f***ing
Original Lyrics: I dress like chief or king
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Pat Benatar's, "Love Is a Battlefield"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't we just know it?
Original Lyrics: Both of us know it
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Taylor Dayne's, "Tell It to My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't watch Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics: I don't want to lose
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Taylor Dayne's, "Tell It to My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't watch Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics: I don't want to lose
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1990s | |
Counting Crows', "A Long December"
Misheard Lyrics: A royal December and there's reason to the king
Original Lyrics: A long December and there's reason to believe
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Manic Street Preachers', "Faster"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a narky get
Original Lyrics: I am an architect
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Manic Street Preachers', "Slash 'n' Burn"
Misheard Lyrics: Too much comfort to get, iechyd da!
Original Lyrics: Too much comfort to get decadent
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Stone Temple Pilots', "Big Empty"
Misheard Lyrics: Driving faster than a cock
Original Lyrics: Driving faster in my car
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The Wallflowers', "6th Avenue Heartache"
Misheard Lyrics: Silently, the shots ring out
A string of crime, screens on loud (later) Sunday steam, like silly hats in dreams Original Lyrics: Sirens ring, the shots ring out
A stranger cries, screams out loud (later) Subway steam, like silhouettes in dreams |
2000s | |
Britney Spears', "If U Seek Amy"
Misheard Lyrics: But at the Barnes & Noble,
They're begging if you seek Amy Original Lyrics: But all of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy |
Counting Crows', "Accidentally in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Gobble, gobble
Original Lyrics: Come on, come on
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Counting Crows', "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: You big paradise! You put up with f***in’ lies!
Original Lyrics: They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
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Taylor Swift's, "Picture to Burn"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll tell mine you're gay
Original Lyrics: You won't mind if I say
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2010s | |
Commercial's, "Wayfair"
Misheard Lyrics: Nikki, you got just what I need
or Mickey, you got just what I need or Ricky, you got just what I need Original Lyrics: Wayfair, you got just what I need
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Bill Engvall's, "Here’s Your Sign"
Misheard Lyrics: Why didn’t they get the teacher?
Original Lyrics: Why didn’t they get the picture?
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Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande's, "Rain On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd rather be dead, but at least I'm alive
Original Lyrics: I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive
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