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1950s | |
Buddy Holly's, "It's So Easy"
Misheard Lyrics: It's so easy, abominable
Original Lyrics: It's so easy to fall in love
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1960s | |
Oliver's, "Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: All of the leaves have gangrene
Original Lyrics: All of the leaves have gone green
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Sandpipers', "Guantanamera"
Misheard Lyrics: One ton Maria my Hija one ton Maria
Original Lyrics: Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera.
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The Beach Boys', "Help Me, Rhonda"
Misheard Lyrics: Get her out of my home
Original Lyrics: Get her out of my heart
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1970s | |
Donna Summer's, "Hot Stuff"
Misheard Lyrics: Wanna share my love with a woman, lover
Wanna bring a white man back home Original Lyrics: Wanna share my love with a warm-blooded lover
Wanna bring a wild man back home |
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1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Ethyl, you shaved your pity
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Ethyl, you shaved your pussy
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll show you anthrax in the mailroom honey,
And have you home by nine. Original Lyrics: I'll show you how to fax in the mailroom honey,
And have you home by five. |
Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: If love ain't enough then hate her
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' in La Vida
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' it in La Vita, livin' it up as I'm goin' down
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator, livin' it up when I'm goin' down
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' it up live an angel
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Living in an elevator
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Living it up Las Vegas
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovin' an alligator
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovin' an old Potata
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovin' an old potato
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovin' it in La Vida
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovin' it up Lovita
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovin' that old Velveeta
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving an alligator or Living it up Lavita?
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving an alligator
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving an alligator
or Living it up Lavita? Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving it up with Velveeta
Original Lyrics: Love in an elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: Shaggy's in the elevator
Original Lyrics: Jackie's in the elevator
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Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics: She said I'll show you artifax in the mailroom, honey
And have you home by fire Original Lyrics: She said I'll show you how to fax in the mailroom, honey
And have you home by five |
Alice Cooper's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: But your lips are better than poison
Original Lyrics: But your lips are venomous poison
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Debbie Gibson's, "Electric Youth"
Misheard Lyrics: Coming up, coming natural
Original Lyrics: Coming up, coming on strong
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Erasure's, "A Little Respect"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be forever true
Original Lyrics: I'll be forever blue
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R.E.M.'s, "It's the End of the World As We Know It..."
Misheard Lyrics: The other night I cooked a cotton ball on a trip to Fife
Original Lyrics: The other night I drifted nice continental drift divide
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: They call us in West Palm Beach.
Original Lyrics: They call us irresponsible
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The Manhattan Transfer's, "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone"
Misheard Lyrics: Suddenly he hurt himself
Original Lyrics: Suddenly he heard this sound
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1990s | |
Babylon Zoo's, "Spaceman"
Misheard Lyrics: 100 smells, they consummate my home
Beyond the black horizon, trying to take control See my girl, she shivers in her home The sun is enterprising, trying to take us all (Later) Beat me up 'cause I can't breathe Original Lyrics: Pungent smells, they consummate my home
Beyond the black horizon, trying to take control See my girl, she shivers in her bones The sun and zenith rising, trying to take us all (Later) Beam me up 'cause I can't breathe |
Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson's, "Beauty and the Beast"
Misheard Lyrics: Searching for my son
Original Lyrics: Certain as the sun
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Collective Soul's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics: Halo let your light shine down
or Angel let your light shine down Original Lyrics: Heaven let your light shine down
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Elastica's, "Waking Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Waking up in bed, it has never been easy
Original Lyrics: Waking up and getting up has never been easy
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Pixies', "Debaser"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a Shrek and I lose ya
Original Lyrics: I am un chien Andalusia.
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Simply Red's, "Fairground"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking friends to movies alone
Measure up the fairground on the way It's always friends that feel so good Let me commence like all good men should or Let May commence like all good men should Measure up the fairground on the way Walk around for free in Rome Original Lyrics: Taking friends or moving alone
Pleasure at the fairground on the way It's always friends that feel so good Let's make amends like all good men should Pleasure at the fairground on the way Walk around, be free and roam |
Soundgarden's, "Rusty Cage"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not afraid, my rusticate
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna break my rusty cage
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Tag Team's, "Whoomp, There It Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Poop there it is!
Original Lyrics: Whoomp there it is
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2000s | |
Bob the Builder's, "Can We Fix It?"
Misheard Lyrics: Bob and the game
Original Lyrics: Bob and the gang
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Cast of Between the Lions', "Read the Signs"
Misheard Lyrics: Whipped cream
Original Lyrics: Wet paint
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Cast of Between the Lions', "Ten Little Words"
Misheard Lyrics: No bitches are above 'em
Original Lyrics: No big words are above 'em
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Cast of Bombay Dreams', "Salaam Bombay"
Misheard Lyrics: So long, Bombay, so long, Bombay
Original Lyrics: Salaam Bombay, Salaam Bombay
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Iron Maiden's, "Ghost Of The Navigator"
Misheard Lyrics: California by the way
Original Lyrics: Carried forward by the waves
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R. Kelly's, "U Saved Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And though you saw my falls
Original Lyrics: And though you saw my faults
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2010s | |
Pitbull's, "Give Me Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't care what they say, oh who cares, they're gay
Original Lyrics: Don't care what they say, or what games they play
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