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1960s | |
Robert Knight's, "Everlasting Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Hopscotch to play
Original Lyrics: Hearts go astray
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1970s | |
Cast of Grease's, "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee"
Misheard Lyrics: Lost my virginity
Original Lyrics: Lousy with virginity
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Cast of a Chorus Line's, "One"
Misheard Lyrics: One simpler temptation
Original Lyrics: One singular sensation
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Ringo Starr's, "No No Song"
Misheard Lyrics: It only makes me sleep
Original Lyrics: It only makes me sneeze
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1980s | |
After the Fire's, "Der Kommisar"
Misheard Lyrics: Chop! chop! chop! chop!
Original Lyrics: Cha! cha! cha! cha!
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Cast of Cats', "Magical Mr. Mistoffelees"
Misheard Lyrics: Never was in Paris
Original Lyrics: Never was there ever
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Cast of Les Miserables', "Master of the House"
Misheard Lyrics: Monster in the house; kitten in the zoo
Original Lyrics: Master of the house; keeper of the zoo
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Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come On Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics: What a relief
Original Lyrics: Come on Eileen
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Sergio Mendes', "Never Gonna Let You Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Play pat-a-cake and games to give you more
Original Lyrics: To dedicate myself to giving more
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "My Bologna"
Misheard Lyrics: Ask for Ryan
or Ask for Brian or Ask for Bryan Original Lyrics: Oscar Mayer
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Thank U"
Misheard Lyrics: Thank you lovely nurse
Original Lyrics: Thank you nothingness
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Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodbye my friend
I know you can't be searching, come on I can still fell you here, it's not the end We gotta keep it strong before the pain cell's interfere Original Lyrics: Goodbye my friend
I know you're gone, you said you're gone But I can still feel you here, it's not the end We gotta keep it strong before the pain turns into fear |
Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to keep it strong before the painters interfere.
Original Lyrics: Got to keep it strong before the pain turns into fear.
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Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to keep it strong before the peyterns interfere.
Original Lyrics: Got to keep it strong before the pain turns into fear.
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Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you're gonna such-a-cum
But I can still feel you're hear Original Lyrics: I know you're gone and said you're gone
But I can still feel you're here |
Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you've got a surgeon coming I can still fear you here
Original Lyrics: I know your going searching although I can still feel you here
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Fall on-to the ground the party's all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: I see golden brown, there are bodies all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down, and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be my brother.
Original Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover.
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be my butter, you gotta get with my fins,
(Later) Bakin' is too easy, but that's the way it is, So what you think about that, now you know how I feed Original Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
(Later) Takin' is too easy, but that's the way it is, So whatcha think 'bout that, now you know how I feel |
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, E equals M C squared
Original Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, we gotta get to be friends
Can't make love forever, friendship never ends Original Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
Make it last forever, friendship never ends |
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Making love is easy, but friendship never ends Original Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last forever, 'cause friendship never ends |
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Nothing lasts forever that's the way it is Original Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last forever friendship never ends |
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta rip of my pants
Original Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna do my mother, you gotta get her a Benz
Original Lyrics: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Make it last forever, French is never ends
Original Lyrics: Make it last forever, friendship never ends
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Making love for dinner
Original Lyrics: Make it last forever
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Salamander round, it's time you got a hound
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Sammie dammie da and wazzies all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Semi all about, the party's all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Slam your Wady down and haul it all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Slam your body down and stick a cigar
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and Zig a Zig ah
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Snubby dubby down and zig a zig ah
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and zig a zig ah
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: So here's the story from A to B,
You wanna laugh with me You gotta make sure your quickly, We got Eminem's in the fireplace We got the dealer GMC who likes to bye and Easy tree doesn't come with me, it's a real shady And has for she ha ha you can dress free Original Lyrics: So here's a story from A to Z,
You wanna get with me you gotta listen carefully, We got Em in the place who likes it in your face, We got G like MC who likes it on an Easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady, And as for me ha ha you'll see |
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody is feeling down pass the wine around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Sum your body down and Whinies all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunny body down and bodies all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Yo, I'll get you with my wand with my Billy, Billy wand
Original Lyrics: Yo, I'll tell you what I want what I really, really want
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta
You gotta smile, smile, smile, smile Original Lyrics: You gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta
You gotta slam, slam, slam, slam |
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2000s | |
3 Doors Down's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could be at camp
Original Lyrics: If I could be like that
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3 Doors Down's, "Kryptonite"
Misheard Lyrics: You took for granite
Original Lyrics: You took for granted
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Mandy Moore's, "I Wanna Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be at DQ
Original Lyrics: I wanna be with you
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xmas | |
Eartha Kitt's, "Santa Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Sign your bets on the line
Original Lyrics: Sign your X on the line
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Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Meeting my drones
Original Lyrics: Me and my drum
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Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: They know that Santa's in his grave
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies in his grave Original Lyrics: They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh |
Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: This year, the chicken appears
Original Lyrics: This year, to save me from tears
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Wizzard's, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: When the snowman brings the snow,
Well he just might like a blow Original Lyrics: When the snowman brings the snow,
Well he just might like to know |
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