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1960s | |
Marvin Gaye's, "I'll Be Doggone"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't want lunch
Original Lyrics: And I don't want much
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1970s | |
Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: On a morning from a bulldog movie
(later) By the Foodtown store near the market stores Original Lyrics: On a morning from a Bogart movie
(later) By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls |
Bay City Rollers', "Money Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: Lie like a function,
Just to see what you can get. Original Lyrics: Sly like a fox, yeah
Just to see what you can get. |
Donna Summer's, "Bad Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Sand dune
I'm talking about sand dune Original Lyrics: Bad girls
I'm talking about sad girls |
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George Ezra's, "Spectacular Rival"
Misheard Lyrics: Beautiful hunchback
Original Lyrics: Beautiful punch bag
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Golden Earring's, "Radar Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Wembley's comin' on strong
Original Lyrics: Brenda Lee's "Comin' On Strong"
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Mott The Hoople's, "All The Young Dudes"
Misheard Lyrics: Sea jive, wanna stay alive
When I'm 65. Original Lyrics: Speed jive, don't want to stay alive
When you're 25. |
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Neil Diamond's, "Forever in Blue Jeans"
Misheard Lyrics: And mommy talks
Original Lyrics: And money talks
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Paul McCartney's, "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey"
Misheard Lyrics: Bit of pie
Original Lyrics: Butter pie
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta leave it all behind and fade it through
Original Lyrics: Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth.
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Mielzaboob has the devil put aside for me
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub had a devil put aside for me
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Roxy Music's, "Love Is The Drug"
Misheard Lyrics: Stretched out type, conch-shaped feet
Original Lyrics: Stitched up tight, can't shake free.
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Starbuck's, "Moonlight Feels Right"
Misheard Lyrics: The winner loser luck in my direction
Original Lyrics: The wind blew some luck in my direction
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Stevie Wonder's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics: Thirteen months, no baby: broke the looking glass
Original Lyrics: Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass
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Sweet Sensation's, "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: Fancy screamer,
It's just one of those things you put down to experience. Original Lyrics: Sad sweet dreamer
It's just one of those things you put down to experience. |
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1980s | |
Black Lace's, "Aga Doo"
Misheard Lyrics: I got do do do
Push pineapple, shake a tree. Original Lyrics: Aga doo doo doo
Push pineapple, shake the tree. |
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Breathe's, "Hands to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight I need your sweet dress.
Original Lyrics: Tonight I need your sweet caress.
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Duran Duran's, "Last Chance On The Stairway"
Misheard Lyrics: Funny it's just like it seems like the voltage
Twisting out of sight. Original Lyrics: Funny it's just like a scene out of Voltaire
Twisting out of sight. |
Icicle Works', "Whisper to a Scream"
Misheard Lyrics: Sacrificing for a new Madonna
Original Lyrics: Sacrificing for a new Nirvana
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Toto's, "Make Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: Who said the prince of moon doesn't shine?
Original Lyrics: Who said the crimson moon doesn't shine?
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1990s | |
Arrested Development's, "People Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: And like I said before, I was nabbed by them
Original Lyrics: And like I said before, I was mad by then
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Arrested Development's, "People Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: I am everyday patrons
Original Lyrics: I am everyday people
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Backstreet Boys', "I'll Never Break Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I deserve a try honey, just a moment
(Later) As I lose, boy, you will get to know me a little more better Girl, that's the way love goes, baby baby And I know you're great, do let your feelings show Original Lyrics: I deserve a try honey, just one
(Later) As time goes by you will get to know me a little more better Girl, that's the way love goes, baby baby And I know you're afraid to let your feelings show |
Bananarama's, "Long Train Running"
Misheard Lyrics: Have an empty pail
Original Lyrics: Half a mile from here
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FireHouse's, "When I Look I to Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I see Paramus
Original Lyrics: I see forever
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Lisa Stansfield's, "Change"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause if I'm on Dailymotion
Original Lyrics: 'cause if I didn't love you
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: All those people are cold
Put them in the oven before they are old. Original Lyrics: All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold. |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, get a wash up.
Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're an all-star.
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're an All Star, get a shower, 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: She was lookin' kinda dumb,
With her finger in her thumb, And the shape of a hell on the forehead Original Lyrics: She was lookin' kinda dumb,
With her finger and her thumb, In the shape of an "L" on her forehead |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was lookin' kinda dumb,
With her finger in her thumb, And the shape of hell on the forehead Original Lyrics: She was lookin' kinda dumb,
With her finger and her thumb, In the shape of an "L" on her forehead |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was looking kind of dumb with her finger in her bum
Original Lyrics: She was looking kind of dumb With her finger and her thumb
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was looking kinda dumb with her finger up her bum
And the shape of an Elf on her forehead. Original Lyrics: She was looking kinda dumb
With her finger and her thumb In the shape of an "L" on her forehead. |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world was macaroni
Original Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
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2000s | |
As I Lay Dying's, "Wrath Upon Ourselves"
Misheard Lyrics: We're rising up in our last days Fuck every step, fuck every step you take
Original Lyrics: We would see hope in our last day For there is still, for there is still beauty
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LazyTown's, "You Are a Pirate!"
Misheard Lyrics: Until we celebrate
Original Lyrics: Until we sail away
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LeAnn Rimes', "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Under a lovely sky, gonna be with you and no one's gonna be allowed
(Later) Part of me is the starlight, starlight (Later) You know that you can't bite the moonlight or You know that you can't bark at the moonlight Original Lyrics: Under a lover's sky, gonna be with you and no one's gonna be around
(Later) Underneath the starlight, starlight (Later) You know that you can't fight the moonlight |
Saliva's, "Click Click Boom"
Misheard Lyrics: I put the p***y right to the line
Original Lyrics: I push the envelope to the line
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The Ataris', "Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: Your breasts get shattered in the sun
Original Lyrics: Your brown skin shining in the sun
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country | |
Chris Cagle's, "My Love Goes On and On"
Misheard Lyrics: Even if the periods are gone
Original Lyrics: Even when the pyramids are gone
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Darlene Austin's, "Take Me Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Touching the wanting of thy burning in my life
Original Lyrics: Touching the wanting I've got burning in my life
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Kellie Coffey's, "At the End of the Day"
Misheard Lyrics: I will laugh myself as I look out the bay window
Original Lyrics: I will ask myself as I look out the same window
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Wynonna Judd's, "No One Else on Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: You're burnin' me around
I can't deny you even when I kept you Even though we gad about Original Lyrics: You're burnin' me alive
I can't deny you even when I catch you Weavin' a weak alibi |
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Cannons', "Bad Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: I was living in a bad drink
Original Lyrics: I was living in a bad dream
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Ed Sheeran's, "Colourblind"
Misheard Lyrics: Can we get retarded?
Original Lyrics: Can we get started?
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The Irish Rovers', "Star of the County Down"
Misheard Lyrics: At Calamus dance I was in a trance
Original Lyrics: At the Lammas dance I was in the trance
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