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1960s | |
1970s | |
KC and the Sunshine Band's, "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
Misheard Lyrics: Jack and Junie
Original Lyrics: Shake your booty
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Sometimes a Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just on NBC
Original Lyrics: It's just a fantasy
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James Brown's, "Living in America"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a ladybug
Original Lyrics: I live in America
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Michael Jackson And Paul Mccartney's, "The Girl Is Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: Because the dark, long, dirty mind
Original Lyrics: Because the doggone girl is mine
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: The champ is not my son
Original Lyrics: The kid is not my son.
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Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics: Her teeth are yellow! Oh!
Original Lyrics: Dirty Diana! Oh!
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Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a hand job now
Original Lyrics: Dirty Diana, nah
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Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna go to the farm
Original Lyrics: I wanna go to far
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Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics: She waits at backstage doors
For those who have prestige Who promise bulls*** and fame, a life that's so carefree Original Lyrics: She waits at backstage doors
For those who have prestige Who promise fortune and fame, a life that's so carefree |
Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics: She waits at backstage doors
For those who have prestige Who promise fortune and fame, I like that so, Geoffrey Original Lyrics: She waits at backstage doors
For those who have prestige Who promise fortune and fame, a life that's so carefree |
Pet Shop Boys', "So Hard"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a costume
or I'm gonna cost you Original Lyrics: I double cross you
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: We built Petes chippy on Oldham Road
Original Lyrics: We built this city on rock and roll
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1990s | |
Billy Joel's, "Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodnight, Atlanta
Original Lyrics: Goodnight, my angel
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C & C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Misheard Lyrics: Get gay!
Original Lyrics: Ye-ah!
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Faith No More's, "Epic"
Misheard Lyrics: What…is…this? BULLS***! S S (pronounced like ESS ESS) BULLS***!! S S BULLS***!! S S
Original Lyrics: What…is…it? It's it! What is it? It's it! What is it? It's it! What is it? It's it!
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Michael Bolton's, "Love Is a Wonderful Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: London is a wonderful city
Original Lyrics: Love is a wonderful thing
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Michael Bolton's, "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm a man, I'm a robot
Original Lyrics: When a man loves a woman
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Pet Shop Boys', "A Red Letter Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Play Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics: Hang the fruits
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Pet Shop Boys', "Before"
Misheard Lyrics: So many times you'll go
Original Lyrics: So many times you'll call
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Pet Shop Boys', "Can You Forgive Her"
Misheard Lyrics: So ask yourself how
Original Lyrics: So ask yourself now
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Pet Shop Boys', "Somewhere"
Misheard Lyrics: You wanna live in Aladdin's world?
Original Lyrics: You wanna live in this lousy world?
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2000s | |
A.R. Rahman, The Pussycat Dolls, 's, "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)"
Misheard Lyrics: No, there is nothing that can Starbucks!
Original Lyrics: No, there is nothing that can stop us!
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Mis-teeq's, "Scandalous"
Misheard Lyrics: One touch gives me cheers
Original Lyrics: One touch gives me chills
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Nelly Furtado's, "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: Male your cock hard
Original Lyrics: Make you cut cards
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Pet Shop Boys', "I'm with Stupid"
Misheard Lyrics: See you on the DVD
Original Lyrics: See you on the TV
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Spice Girls', "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's make the head lice loud and clear.
I wanna tell the world I'm giving it all to you. Original Lyrics: Let's make the headlines loud and true.
I wanna tell the world I'm giving it all to you. |
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2010s | |
AWOLNATION's, "Sail"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I'ma miss something
Original Lyrics: Maybe I'm not listening
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Infant Sorrow's, "Gang of Lust"
Misheard Lyrics: I've all me Jaeger on her backstreet thighs
Original Lyrics: I vomit Jaeger on her pasty thighs
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Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Staling the wild man living up in the city
Original Lyrics: Styling, wiling, living it up in the city
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country | |
Hank Williams', "Hey, Good Lookin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, good movie
Whatcha got crooked? Original Lyrics: Hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'? |
Hank Williams', "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Your drinkin' heart will make you sleep
Original Lyrics: Your cheatin' heart will make you weep
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xmas | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Later on, we'll conspire, as we groom by the fire,
To face, I'm afraid, the plans that we made Walkin' in a winter wonderland. Original Lyrics: Later on, we'll conspire, as we groove by the fire,
To face, unafraid, the plans that we made Walkin' in a winter wonderland. |
Darlene Love's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I remember when you were free
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I remember when you were here
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Darlene Love's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: But it's just like Christmas at home
Original Lyrics: But it's not like Christmas at all
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Darlene Love's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing to "Deck the Halls"
Original Lyrics: They're singing "Deck the Halls"
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Darlene Love's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: Lots of people are found
or Lost people are found Original Lyrics: Lots of people around
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Darlene Love's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: The church bells and tower
Original Lyrics: The church bells in town
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Darlene Love's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: The church bells and tower
Original Lyrics: The church bells in town
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Darlene Love's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: The church bells in time
Original Lyrics: The church bells in town
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Darlene Love's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: They're saying, "Deck the halls."
Original Lyrics: They're singing Deck the Halls
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Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics: The cranky children sing their song
Original Lyrics: The choir of children sing their song
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Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics: Hearings of Chris Webber
Original Lyrics: Heedless of the wind and weather
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Vince Guaraldi Trio's, "Christmas Time Is Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Happiness, oh dear
Original Lyrics: Happiness and cheer
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