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1950s | |
Johnny Horton's, "The Battle of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: South of beagles
Original Lyrics: Sound off, three, four
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1960s | |
Johnny Horton's, "North to Alaska"
Misheard Lyrics: Gnomes in Alaska
or Gnomes in Nebraska Original Lyrics: North to Alaska
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The Beach Boys', "I Get Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Wow, wow, get around, hiking around
Original Lyrics: 'Round, 'round, get around, I get around
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The Beatles', "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Misheard Lyrics: They bought and sold all of you.
Original Lyrics: They bought and sold you.
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The Beatles', "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Misheard Lyrics: With every mistake we must show leapy learning
Original Lyrics: With every mistake we must surely be learning.
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "The Entertainer"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the investigator
Original Lyrics: I am the entertainer
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Janis Joplin's, "Me And Bobby McGee"
Misheard Lyrics: Good enough for me and Debbie McGee
Original Lyrics: Good enough for me and Bobby McGee
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Suzi Quatro's, "48 Crash"
Misheard Lyrics: You're so young, you could have been the devil's dung
Original Lyrics: You're so young, you could have been the devil's son
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Every Woman in the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I was dancing in the dark with stranglers
Original Lyrics: I was dancing in the dark with strangers
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Air Supply's, "Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna see you alive in my sweet dreams
Original Lyrics: I wanna see you tonight in my sweet dreams
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Billy Ocean's, "Loverboy"
Misheard Lyrics: Level, Level, Level, Level Boy
Original Lyrics: Lover, Lover,, Lover, Loverboy
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Longer"
Misheard Lyrics: But the ducky quacks
Original Lyrics: But the binding cracks
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Eric B and Rakim's, "Paid in Full"
Misheard Lyrics: So I start my mission, leave my residence
Thinking, "How could I gets to get President?" Original Lyrics: So I start my mission, leave my residence
Thinking, "How could I get some dead presidents?" |
Expose's, "Let Me Be the One"
Misheard Lyrics: Falling in love is just today
or Falling in love is just a day or Falling in love is yesterday Original Lyrics: Falling in love is just a game
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Talking Heads', "And She Was"
Misheard Lyrics: And she was right about it, no doubt about it
... And she was looking at persons Original Lyrics: And she was glad about it, no doubt about it
... And she was looking at herself |
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The Black Crowes', "Thorn on My Pride"
Misheard Lyrics: Undercover me
Original Lyrics: Lover, cover me
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The Jam's, "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)"
Misheard Lyrics: The bitterest pill is mine to take
If I took if for a hundred years, I couldn't feel anymore hate Original Lyrics: The bitterest pill is mine to take
If I took if for a hundred years, I couldn't feel anymore ill |
Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics: Not twenty years since she went away, Rosanna yeah
Original Lyrics: Not quite a year since she went away, Rosanna yeah
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1990s | |
2 Unlimited's, "No Limit"
Misheard Lyrics: No no limits, we'll give up the fight
Original Lyrics: No no limits, won't give up the fight
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Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting's, "All for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Overrun
Original Lyrics: All for love
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Cast of Bear in the Big Blue House's, "Goodbye Song"
Misheard Lyrics: There is you I know
or There is two I know Original Lyrics: Very soon I know
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue is the combo of over and out
Original Lyrics: Blue is the color of all that I wear
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Lightning Seeds', "Sugar Coated Iceberg"
Misheard Lyrics: Come out from beneath my feet
Original Lyrics: You melt beneath my feet
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Mariah Carey's, "One Night"
Misheard Lyrics: So don’t gamble with your life, you dumb bitch
Original Lyrics: So don’t gamble with your life, it don’t pay
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Real McCoy's, "Run Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Run away if you want to "chī fàn"
Original Lyrics: Run away if you want to survive
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Sheryl Crow's, "Favorite Mistake"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you know when you go, it's the perfect ending, to the bat cave
Original Lyrics: Did you know when you go, it's the perfect ending, to the bad day
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Soul Asylum's, "Runaway Train"
Misheard Lyrics: Runaway train, never goin' black
Original Lyrics: Runaway train, never goin' back
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Texas', "Say What You Want "
Misheard Lyrics: This time I don't care
Later Oh, don't you tread on me again Original Lyrics: It's turned and I don't care
Later Oh will you dream of me again |
Tori Amos', "Professional Widow"
Misheard Lyrics: Beautiful angel, comfort me
or Beautiful angel, come for me Original Lyrics: Beautiful angel calling
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U2's, "Discotheque"
Misheard Lyrics: You know you're truly a purple dove
You know what that is But you still won't stop You just can't get enough of that love until it hurts Let go, let's go, discothèque Go, go, go, go, discothèque Lose control Original Lyrics: You know you're chewing bubble gum
You know what that is But you still want some You just can't get enough of that lovey-dovey stuff Let go, let's go, discothèque Go, go, go, go, discothèque Looking for the one |
2000s | |
Joe's, "I Wanna Know"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I only wanna make you wacky
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I only wanna make you happy
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Jonas Brothers', "Burnin' Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I still don't listen to mama
Original Lyrics: I'm slipping into the lava
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KT Tunstall's, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: With a beat up horse and a parakeet
Original Lyrics: With a big black horse and a cherry tree
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Kelly Clarkson's, "A Moment Like This"
Misheard Lyrics: A morning like this
or A movie like this Original Lyrics: A moment like this
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LazyTown's, "You Are a Pirate"
Misheard Lyrics: until we say f**k yeah!
Original Lyrics: until we sail away
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Linkin Park's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics: These words were sad but true.
Original Lyrics: These words were never true.
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Sonique's, "It Feels So Good"
Misheard Lyrics: You know it feels so good
Original Lyrics: Your love, it feels so good
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Train's, "Drops of Jupiter"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you make some lemonade?
Original Lyrics: Did you make it to the Milky Way?
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "White and Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics: Yo, I could buy you a thousand places
Original Lyrics: Yo, I know Pi to a thousand places
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2010s | |
The Script featuring will.i.am's, "Hall of Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: You can be a hero, you can get the dough
Original Lyrics: You can be a hero, you can get the gold
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misc | |
Great Big Sea's, "Lukey's Boat"
Misheard Lyrics: Worms and pee in a ten-pound tub
Original Lyrics: One split pea in a ten-pound tub
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