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1960s | |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "I Have Confidence"
Misheard Lyrics: A Captain with seven children
Wants a fearsome rubber bat Original Lyrics: A Captain with seven children?
What's so fearsome about that? |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "I Have Confidence"
Misheard Lyrics: A Captain with seven children?
What's so fearsome, Mother Bat? Original Lyrics: A Captain with seven children?
What's so fearsome about that? |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "I Have Confidence"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a string of the things I am seeking.
or I'm a stream of the things I am seeking. Original Lyrics: I must dream of the things I am seeking.
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "I Have Confidence"
Misheard Lyrics: I've belonged to adventure
To do the things I've never did. Original Lyrics: I've always longed for adventure
To do the things I've never dared. |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "I Have Confidence"
Misheard Lyrics: Now here I'm pacing adventure.
Original Lyrics: Now here I'm facing adventure.
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "I Have Confidence"
Misheard Lyrics: Now here I'm pacing adventure.
Original Lyrics: Now here I'm facing adventure.
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "I Have Confidence"
Misheard Lyrics: Strength doesn't lie in numbers.
Strength doesn't lie in wells. Original Lyrics: Strength doesn't lie in numbers.
Strength doesn't lie in wealth. |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "I Have Confidence"
Misheard Lyrics: Strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers.
When you wake up, wake up! It's heavenly. All I trust I leave my heart to. or Strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers. When you wake up, wake up! It's heaven. All I trust I leave my heart to. or Strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers. When you wake up, wake up! It's healthy. All I trust I leave my heart to. Original Lyrics: Strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers.
When you wake up, wake up! It tells me, all I trust I leave my heart to. |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Brown paper packages tied up in springs
Original Lyrics: Brown paper packages tied up with strings
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Brown paper packages tied up with springs
Original Lyrics: Brown paper packages tied up with strings
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and Shih Tzus with Poodles Original Lyrics: Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Red paper packages
Original Lyrics: Brown paper packages
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: These are a few of my favorite Kings
Original Lyrics: These are a few of my favorite things
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: These are a few of my favorite dreams
Original Lyrics: These are a few of my favorite things
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm seasick
Original Lyrics: When the bee stings
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: When the bee sings
Original Lyrics: When the bee stings
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: When the dog barks, when the bee stinks
Original Lyrics: When the dog bites, when the bee stings
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: When the door bites, when the bee stings
Original Lyrics: When the dog bites, when the bee stings
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: When the door's tight
Original Lyrics: When the dog bites
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Whispers and kittens
Original Lyrics: Whiskers on kittens
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Whispers on kittens
Original Lyrics: Whiskers on kittens
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Wild geese that fly with no poop on their wings.
Original Lyrics: Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings.
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Woggies that fly with the moon on their wings
Original Lyrics: Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "The Sound of Music"
Misheard Lyrics: I know I will hear what I've heard in forlorn
Original Lyrics: I know I will hear what I've heard before
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "The Sound of Music"
Misheard Lyrics: I know I will hear what I've heard the four
Original Lyrics: I know I will hear what I've heard before
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "The Sound of Music"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
And the sing once a roar Original Lyrics: My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
And I'll sing once more |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "The Sound of Music"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
And the sing was born Original Lyrics: My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
And I'll sing once more |
Julie Andrews', "Cast of 'The Sound of Music'"
Misheard Lyrics: What's so fearsome, Mother Bat?
Original Lyrics: What's so fearsome about that?
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
Misheard Lyrics: Feelin' boozy
Original Lyrics: Feelin' groovy
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1970s | |
Johnny Nash's, "I Can See Clearly Now"
Misheard Lyrics: It's gonna be alright
Original Lyrics: It's gonna be a bright...
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "I'm Your Boogie Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a boozy man
Original Lyrics: I'm your boogie man
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Though escape from reality
Original Lyrics: No escape from reality
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I am an 80-cent man
Original Lyrics: I am an innocent man
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Men At Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics: My man from a land in Brussels, he was six foot tall and full of muscles
Original Lyrics: Buying bread from a man in Brussels, he was six foot four and full of muscles
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Van Halen's, "Panama"
Misheard Lyrics: PADDED BRA! PADDED BRA! PADDED BRA! PADDED BRA!
Original Lyrics: PANAMA! PANAMA! PANAMA! PANAMA!
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1990s | |
'N Sync's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics: So tell me what to do, wow
Original Lyrics: So tell me what to do now
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Backstreet Boys', "All I Have to Give"
Misheard Lyrics: Does his goose come from the heart?
Original Lyrics: Does his gifts come from the heart?
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Moby's, "Natural Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Lordy, traveled so hard
Original Lyrics: Oh Lordy, trouble so hard.
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Reel 2 Real's, "I Like to Move It"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm like a ghoulie, ghoulie
Original Lyrics: I like to move it, move it
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "More Than That"
Misheard Lyrics: To the truth of Between the Lions
or To the truth on Between the Lions Original Lyrics: To the truth between the lines
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Set Fire to the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'm so fine to the parade
or But I set my own beret Original Lyrics: But I set fire to the rain
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Commercial's, "Trolli Glow Wirms"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to Milan
or Welcome to New York Original Lyrics: Welcome to your land
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Flo Rida feat. David Guetta's, "Club Can't Handle Me"
Misheard Lyrics: F**king go wild, can't handle this plan
Original Lyrics: Stuntin' go wild, can't handle this plan
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis', "Downtown"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't want no beef booty
Original Lyrics: You don't want no beef, boy
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Miley Cyrus', "Wrecking Ball"
Misheard Lyrics: I came in like a lightning bolt
Original Lyrics: I came in like a wrecking ball
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Tyler Farr's, "Suffer In Peace"
Misheard Lyrics: Hang Ms. Harding on a rainbow
Original Lyrics: Hang this heartache on a rainbow
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xmas | |
Bing Crosby's, "White Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Many days with Mary Ann Wright
Original Lyrics: May your days be merry and bright
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Jackson 5's, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics: I saw mommy kicking Santa Claus
Original Lyrics: I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
(later) Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus |
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Another year older
Original Lyrics: Another year over
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Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Depends on cocktail rings
or Depends on Diamond rings Original Lyrics: Bells on bobtail ring
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