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1950s | |
The Five Satins', "In the Still of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Shut up and show me those, shut up and show me those..
Original Lyrics: Shoo doo shoo be doo
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1960s | |
Donovan's, "Season of the Witch"
Misheard Lyrics: When I look for my widow
Original Lyrics: When I look out my window
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1970s | |
Genesis', "Entangled"
Misheard Lyrics: Oreo cookies on the ground
Original Lyrics: Aerial views of the ground
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Paul And Linda Mccartney's, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Misheard Lyrics: And a pumpkin pie
Original Lyrics: And a butter pie
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The Alan Parsons Project's, "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether"
Misheard Lyrics: Find the end of the radar
Original Lyrics: Find the end of the rainbow
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The Alan Parsons Project's, "Damned If I Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't sleep at all at night
Original Lyrics: Can't sleep alone at night
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The Alan Parsons Project's, "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: If I wear eyeglasses
Original Lyrics: If I was high class
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1980s | |
Dead or Alive's, "Lover Come Back to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep it right down
Original Lyrics: Kick it right down
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Disney's The Little Mermaid's, "Under the Sea"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna see
or I'm gonna sing Original Lyrics: Under the Sea
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Elton John's, "Kiss the Bride"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I fought it, but I can get hit
Original Lyrics: Well, I thought it, but I kept it hid
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Elton John's, "Levon"
Misheard Lyrics: And tease us, he wants to show his penis
Original Lyrics: And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
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Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: And now it seems at Barnes & Noble stores
Original Lyrics: And now it seems I'm falling, falling for her
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Greg Kihn Band's, "The Breakup Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Bitches don't write my dad anymore.
Original Lyrics: They just don't write 'em like that anymore.
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Stray Cats', "Rock This Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna move this down
Original Lyrics: We're gonna rock this town
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Stray Cats', "Stray Cat Strut"
Misheard Lyrics: At Pembroke Pines, I don't care
Original Lyrics: I'm flat broke but I don't care
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The Alan Parsons Project's, "Don't Answer Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Stay on your hiney
Original Lyrics: Stay on your island
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1990s | |
Cake's, "The Distance"
Misheard Lyrics: Restless for a while
or Breastless for a while or Pregnant for a while Original Lyrics: Reckless and wild
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Cast Of The Nightmare Before Christmas', "This Is Halloween"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas, Halloween
Original Lyrics: This Is Halloween
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Crystal Waters', "Say...If You Feel Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm watching Star Trek
or I'm watching Soul Train Original Lyrics: I want your body shaking
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Phil Collins', "Strangers Like Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And you're something to me
Original Lyrics: And yet nothing to me
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Phil Collins', "You'll Be in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You're beginning to fart
Original Lyrics: You'll Be in My Heart
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Reel 2 Real's, "I Like to Move It"
Misheard Lyrics: I like a horror movie
Original Lyrics: I like to move it, move it
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Sheryl Crow's, "If It Makes You Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: It can't be on JAG
Original Lyrics: It can't be that bad
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: And all that's living is old, only superstars crinkle gold
Original Lyrics: And all that glitters is gold Only shooting stars break the mold
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're a rock star, got it goin' on, get laid
Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're a rock star, got it going on, get laid
Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're an All Star, get your strain on, get laid.
Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're an All Star, get your game on, get paid.
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're an all star, get your game on get laid
Hey now, you're a porn star, get the show on get paid Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're an all star, get your game on go play
Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on get paid |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, that shop has tools in the shed
Original Lyrics: I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: In the shake ended up on her forehead
Original Lyrics: In the shape of an L on her forehead
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: In the shape of an Elf on the bunk-beads
Original Lyrics: In the shape of an L on your forehead
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was lookin' kind of dumb
With her finger in her thumb And the shape of her nail on her forehead. Original Lyrics: She was lookin' kind of dumb
With her finger and her thumb In the shape of an L on her forehead. |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: So what's wrong with faking the Backstreets?
Original Lyrics: So what's wrong with taking the back streets?
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: The Ice Tea State is getting pretty thin
Original Lyrics: The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
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2000s | |
Chris Brown's, "With You"
Misheard Lyrics: Will you, will you, will you, will you, will you?
Original Lyrics: With you, with you, with you, with you, with you
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John Mayer's, "Waiting on the World to Change"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on willing
or Keep on wheeling Original Lyrics: Keep on waiting
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Wee Sing's, "Creeping, Creeping"
Misheard Lyrics: Creature feature
Original Lyrics: Creeping, Creeping
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Wonder Pets', "Wonder Pets, We Love You!"
Misheard Lyrics: And all that you knew
Original Lyrics: And all that you do
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2010s | |
Pinkfong's, "Halloween Is Almost Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Valerie is almost here and I can hardly wait
Original Lyrics: Halloween is almost here and I can hardly wait
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Selena Gomez's, "Love You Like a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I, I love you like I love some baby And why can't you beep beep beep beep beep beep beep
Original Lyrics: I, I love you like a love song baby And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
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