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1960s | |
Spencer Davis Group's, "Gimme Some Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics: So glad we're neighbours
Original Lyrics: So glad we made it
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The Stone Poneys', "Different Drum"
Misheard Lyrics: How would I come into the heat of a different drum?
Original Lyrics: You and I travel to the beat of a different drum
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1970s | |
Suzi Quatro's, "Devilgate Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: Down in Defecate Drive
Original Lyrics: Down in Devilgate Drive
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1980s | |
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sold your own
Original Lyrics: Soldier on
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1990s | |
Bon Jovi's, "This Ain't a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I could go on, yeah, on and on, this ain't a love song
Original Lyrics: Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong, this ain't a love song
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Mariah Carey's, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics: Make my whiff come true
Original Lyrics: Make my wish come true
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Mariah Carey's, "Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics: Images of rapture creep into me slowly
Answers going through my head Original Lyrics: Images of rapture creep into me slowly
As you're going to my head |
Michelle Gayle's, "Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna sit around the world
Original Lyrics: I wanna sing around the world
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Spice Girls', "Mama"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama, I love you, Mama, I can Mama, I love you, Mama, my friend
Original Lyrics: Mama, I love you, Mama, I care Mama, I love you, Mama, my friend
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Spice Girls', "Say You'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: But any fool can see their forehead
Original Lyrics: But any fool can see they're falling
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Spice Girls', "Say You'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: If you put two and two together
You will see what our friendship is: 4. Original Lyrics: If you put two and two together
You will see what our friendship is for. |
Spice Girls', "Say You'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you tell me that you're falling in love,
Well I'm never ever f***ed up would be Original Lyrics: Now you tell me that you've fallen in love,
Well I never ever thought that would be |
Spice Girls', "Say You'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Will this stage of Goo never end?
Original Lyrics: Will this deja vu never end?
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The Connells', "74-'75"
Misheard Lyrics: Coming to me like it's all slowing down, never leave me
(Later) Giving me more and I'll do fine or Giving me more and I'll define Original Lyrics: Coming to me like it's all slowing down and believe me
(Later) Giving me more and I'll defy |
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2000s | |
Artful Dodger's, "Movin' Too Fast"
Misheard Lyrics: Better sit back on ice
I'm not giving you my love tonight I do not see no-one to rely on Not my kind, nothing does that lose me respect Not only will I call, oh, no, no Original Lyrics: Better sit back, relax
I'm not giving up no love tonight I do not see no-one to blind me Not my kind, nothing does that lose me respect Not only one night calls, oh, no, no |
Bob the Builder's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit of cocaine mixed with meth
Original Lyrics: A little bit of concrete mixed with sand
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Franz Ferdinand's, "Take Me Out"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you leave me
or And if you greet me You leave me broken, Sha-na-na-na or You leave me broken, Sha-la-la-la (later) If I move, pass a dime or If I move, pass it on or If I move to pass the time Original Lyrics: And if you leave here
You leave me broken, shattered I lie (later) If I move, this could die |
Jessica Simpson's, "These Boots are Made for Walkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: These books are made from Brooklyn
Original Lyrics: These boots are made for walkin'
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Smash Mouth's, "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I saw a fence
Original Lyrics: Then I saw her face
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country | |
Dixie Chicks', "There's Your Trouble"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm talkin' about true love
Original Lyrics: A token of a true love
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Garth Brooks', "Friends in Low Places"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll be a gay
Original Lyrics: And I'll be OK
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misc | |
Miley Cyrus', "Jaded"
Misheard Lyrics: We're much older and the bong's too big to bury
Original Lyrics: We're much older and the bone's too big to bury
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Pink's, "Never Gonna Not Dance Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Deco all of my clothes
Original Lyrics: There go all of my clothes
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xmas | |
Bob Rivers Comedy Corp.'s, "The Twelve Pains of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Bringing up the lights
Original Lyrics: Rigging up the lights
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Bobby Helms', "Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Snowing and blowing and bulls***ting fun
(later) Jingle bell time is to spend time Original Lyrics: Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
(later) Jingle bell time is a swell time |
Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: A beautiful psyche
Original Lyrics: A beautiful sight
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Every night, we perspire, as we dream by the fire.
Original Lyrics: Later on, we'll conspire, as we dream by the fire.
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: F***in' in a winter wonderland.
Original Lyrics: Walkin' in a winter wonderland.
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Hearing the oak leaves
Original Lyrics: Here in the open
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: In the desert we will build a snowman.
Original Lyrics: In the meadow we will build a snowman.
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Carson Brown. Original Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown. |
Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Jackson Brown Original Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown |
Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: In the middle we can build a slow hand
Original Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Later on, we'll inspire
Original Lyrics: Later on, we'll conspire
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: To face on the prey, the plants that we made
Original Lyrics: To face unafraid, the plans that we made
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Until the other kiddies come around
Original Lyrics: Until the other kiddies knock him down
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking around a women's underwear
Original Lyrics: Walking in a winter wonderland
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking in a little Chick-fil-A
Original Lyrics: Walking in a winter wonderland
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Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking in the middle of the night
or Walking on mid-summer's night. Original Lyrics: Walking in a winter wonderland.
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Stevie Wonder's, "Someday at Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: All men are equal and no man has cheers
or All men are equal and no man has fears Original Lyrics: All men are equal and no man has fears
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Stevie Wonder's, "Someday at Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: All men are equal and no man has cheers
or All men are equal and no man has jeers Original Lyrics: All men are equal and no man has fears
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The Waitresses', "Christmas Wrapping"
Misheard Lyrics: Smelly fishes, smelly fishes
Original Lyrics: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
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