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1960s | |
Skeeter Davis', "The End of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Why does my heart go on bleeding?
Original Lyrics: Why does my heart go on beating?
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The Flairs', "Foot Stompin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Poop stompin' poop stompin'.
Original Lyrics: Foot stompin' foot stompin'.
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The Outsiders', "Time Won't Let Me"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause time won't let me (poopball).
Original Lyrics: 'Cause time won't let me (move on).
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You've come to Newfoundland
Original Lyrics: You come to look for a king
(later) You're in the mood for a dance |
Dave Loggins', "Please Come to Boston"
Misheard Lyrics: And she said, "hey, 'round Des Moines now won't cha settle down?"
Original Lyrics: And she said, 'Hey, ramblin' boy, now won't cha settle down?'
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Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope you demand, I hope you demand
That I put downy woods Original Lyrics: I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words |
Leo Sayer's, "How Much Love"
Misheard Lyrics: How much love for Palisades?
Original Lyrics: How much love for heaven sake?
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Linda Ronstadt's, "When Will I Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: When will I be won?
Original Lyrics: When will I be loved?
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Mott the Hoople's, "All the Way from Memphis"
Misheard Lyrics: From the Liverpool ducks to the Hollywood dog
Original Lyrics: From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood Bowl
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Procol Harum's, "Conquistador"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see no place to rewind
Original Lyrics: I could see no maze to unwind
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Supertramp's, "Give a Little Bit"
Misheard Lyrics: You're an etiquette
Original Lyrics: Give a little bit
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1980s | |
Dionne Warwick's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics: I get to the morning and you're Nabokov
Original Lyrics: I get to the morning and you never call
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Don Henley's, "All She Wants to Do Is Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: All she wants to do is...damn!
Original Lyrics: All she wants to do is dance
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INXS's, "Never Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: We were never Terry and Garth
Original Lyrics: We will never tear us apart
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Morrissey's, "Everyday Is Like Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the toast of the town
Original Lyrics: This is the coastal town
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Sheena Easton's, "For Your Eyes Only"
Misheard Lyrics: The passion in calliope, the wild abandoned side of me.
Original Lyrics: The passions that collide in me,
The wild abandoned side of me. |
Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: No one's gonna stock up shelves
Original Lyrics: Nothing's gonna stop us now
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1990s | |
Celine Dion's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The feeling that the kids go on
Original Lyrics: The feeling that I can't go on
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Erasure's, "Lay All Your Love on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It was like shooting a city cop
Original Lyrics: It was like shooting a sitting duck
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Erasure's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Second chance on me
Original Lyrics: Take a chance on me
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Erasure's, "Take a. Han"
Misheard Lyrics: It was like shooting a city cop
Original Lyrics: It was like shooting a sitting duck
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Expose's, "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Say it ain't you
Original Lyrics: Say it ain't true
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Hanson's, "MmmBop"
Misheard Lyrics: Tie my shoe, tie my tube, drop!
Original Lyrics: Ba du bop, ba duba dop
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Jamie Walters', "Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want a Speedo, ain't it sad?
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna see you ever sad
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Meat Loaf's, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Misheard Lyrics: Be ready, Tenita
Original Lyrics: You better believe it
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Olive's, "You're Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me back where you belong
And see where our lovers go Original Lyrics: Safely back where you belong
And see how our love has grown |
Phil Collins', "It's in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: It's what I sing
Original Lyrics: It's what I see
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2000s | |
Destiny's Child's, "Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: In the words of a Brooklyn park
Original Lyrics: In the words of a broken heart
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Ingrid Michaelson's, "The Way I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I love you more than Michael ever promised.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I love you more than I could ever promise.
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Justin Timberlake's, "Senorita"
Misheard Lyrics: Bean burrito, I made it for you
Original Lyrics: Senorita, I feel for you
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "Unwritten"
Misheard Lyrics: 2AM is where your book begins
Original Lyrics: Today is where your book begins
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Skye Sweetnam's, "Tangled Up in Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Is only to get tangled up in blue
Original Lyrics: Is only to get tangled up in you
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T.I. feat. Rihanna's, "Live Your Life"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm a paintball chaser
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm a paper chaser
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2010s | |
Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby boy, baby boy
or Baby girl, baby girl Original Lyrics: Let it go, let it go
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Rihanna's, "Only Girl (in the World)"
Misheard Lyrics: Want you to make a beer
Original Lyrics: Want you to make me feel
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country | |
Dolly Parton's, "I Will Always Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby sweet melodies
Original Lyrics: Bittersweet memories
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Dolly Parton's, "Jolene"
Misheard Lyrics: Olean, Olean, Olean, Olean
Original Lyrics: Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
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Luke Combs', "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics: Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut
Original Lyrics: Be someone, be someone
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Luke Combs', "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics: Pizza crust, pizza crust
Original Lyrics: Be someone, be someone
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Miranda Lambert's, "Only Prettier"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody says you gotta know you're in a maze
Original Lyrics: Everybody says you gotta know your enemies
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