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1960s | |
1970s | |
Alan Thicke's, "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes"
Misheard Lyrics: Amanda's gone; she's a mannequin
Original Lyrics: A man is born; he's a man of means
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Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: He's taking a nap, taking a nap
Original Lyrics: Stayin' alive, stayin' alive
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Bob Welch's, "Ebony Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Your eyes can't be blond
Original Lyrics: Your eyes got me blind
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Bob Welch's, "Sentimental Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: 14 jobs and the game of Pictionary
Original Lyrics: 14 joys and a will to be merry
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Carpenters', "Bless the Beasts and Children"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep them spayed
Original Lyrics: Keep them safe
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Gloria Loring's, "The Facts of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: The pantomime
Original Lyrics: The Facts of Life
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M's, "Pop Muzik"
Misheard Lyrics: Talk, talk, talk boobies
or Talk, talk, talk boozy Original Lyrics: Pop, pop, pop muzik
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Pink Floyd's, "Young Lust"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I hear your daddy's a woman;
Ooh, I hear your daddy's a clown. Original Lyrics: Ooh, I need a dirty woman
Ooh I need a dirty girl |
Steely Dan's, "Don't Take Me Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Hollywood key person
Original Lyrics: I'm a book-keeper's son.
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1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving it in Lavender
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: She said I'll show you how to fax in the mailroom, honey
And have you hold my thighs Original Lyrics: She said I'll show you how to fax in the mailroom, honey
And have you home by five |
Chicago's, "Hard Habit to Break"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a hard hat to wear
Original Lyrics: You're a hard habit to break
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Corey Hart's, "Never Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics: You can never select a whore
Original Lyrics: You can never surrender
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Fine Young Cannibals', "She Drives Me Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: She drives me to Paris and goes to jail
Original Lyrics: She drives me crazy like no one else
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Gary Numan's, "War Songs"
Misheard Lyrics: I like my something but I'm barely alive
(OR) I like myself and but I'm barely alive Original Lyrics: I like my sunbed but it burns me alive
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Gary Numan's, "War Songs"
Misheard Lyrics: Will you remember when Spot lies down
Original Lyrics: Will you remember when the sparkle dies down
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Joan Jett's, "Bad Reputation"
Misheard Lyrics: Go and do what you want to do
And that’s what I’m gonna do Original Lyrics: A girl can do what she wants to do
And that’s what I’m gonna do |
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Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a smoke out girl
Original Lyrics: Just a small town girl
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Kim Mitchell's, "Go For Soda"
Misheard Lyrics: Might as well go for a soda
It's better than sweaters, It's better than lies Original Lyrics: Might as well go for a soda
It's better than slander, It's better than lies. |
M/A/R/R/S's, "Pump Up the Volume"
Misheard Lyrics: Rhythmatic systematic world control
Magnetic kinetic connect your soul Original Lyrics: Automatic push-button remote control
Synthetic genetics command your soul |
Pat Benatar's, "We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: Now there's no booking for you
Original Lyrics: Now there's no looking forward
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Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Another one buys a Datsun
Original Lyrics: Another one bites the dust
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Real Life's, "Send Me an Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: Send me your neighbours... right now
Original Lyrics: Send me an angel... right now
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Police don't like it
or Sheriff don't like it Original Lyrics: Sharif don't like it
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The Smiths', "Ask"
Misheard Lyrics: Chinese is nice and Chinese can stop you from doing all the things in life you'd like to.
Original Lyrics: Shyness is nice and shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life you'd like to.
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Tom Tom Club's, "Wordy Rappinghood"
Misheard Lyrics: What are woods worth?
Original Lyrics: What are words worth?
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1990s | |
Alias', "More Than Words Can Say"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll suck your cock in the morning
Original Lyrics: At 6:00 in the morning
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Andrew Gold's, "Final Frontier (Mad About You theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me lies
Original Lyrics: Tell me why
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Blackstreet and Mya's, "Take Me There"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me to that great chase
Original Lyrics: Take me to that great place
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Lenny Kravitz's, "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: We've got to have a rubber duck
Original Lyrics: We've got to hug and rub-a-dub
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MC Hammer's, "Addams Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: But Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (Amen)
Original Lyrics: But Wednesday, Pugsley, Gomez, Fester (oh man)
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Martika's, "Martika's Kitchen"
Misheard Lyrics: You bring the Noid
Original Lyrics: You bring the noise
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's, "Pandora's Box"
Misheard Lyrics: You're still a shame
or You're still insane Original Lyrics: You're still the same
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2000s | |
Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at me pussy cat doll
Original Lyrics: Another loser anthem
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2010s | |
Nicki Minaj's, "Starships"
Misheard Lyrics: I never been to San Francisco
Original Lyrics: We're higher than a motherf*****
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Tim McGraw's, "Southern Voice"
Misheard Lyrics: Meg Ryan won it, Billy Graham saved it
Original Lyrics: Bear Bryant won it, Billy Graham saved it
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country | |
Bill Engvall's, "Here's Your Sign"
Misheard Lyrics: We're talking about the laundry man
Original Lyrics: We're talking about the modern man
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misc | |
Commercial's, "Burger King Whopper Whopper"
Misheard Lyrics: Flame grilled taste with perfect toppers I won't mistake
Original Lyrics: Flame grilled taste with perfect toppers
I rule this day |
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