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1960s | |
Frankie Valli's, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
Misheard Lyrics: You're just too goody two shoes
Original Lyrics: You're just too good to be true
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The Foundations', "Build Me Up Buttercup"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't go too far
Original Lyrics: Don't break my heart
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The Supremes', "Baby Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Buried love, my buried love
Original Lyrics: Baby love, my baby love
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The Supremes', "Where Did Our Love Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Where did I go, go?
Original Lyrics: Where did our love go?
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1970s | |
Dave Mason's, "We Just Disagree"
Misheard Lyrics: Very old good guys
very old bad guys Original Lyrics: There ain't no good guys
There ain't no bad guys. |
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Livin' Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: What a cherished old thing to hate
Original Lyrics: What a terrible thing to waste
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me social
Original Lyrics: You got me searchin'
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Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics: Our nights are gorgeous
Original Lyrics: My eyes adored you
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Jennifer Warnes', "Right Time of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: For Mickey Mouse
Original Lyrics: For making love
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Peter McCann's, "Do You Wanna Make Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Ariana make love
Original Lyrics: Do you wanna make love?
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Starbuck's, "Moonlight Feels Right"
Misheard Lyrics: ‘Cause Southern belles got hair like mine.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause Southern belles are hell at night.
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Sylvester's, "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me feel lingerie
Original Lyrics: You make me feel mighty real
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Yes', "Your Move"
Misheard Lyrics: I see no good people turn their heads each day so satisfied I'm on my way.
Original Lyrics: I've seen all good people turn their heads each day so satisfied I'm on my way.
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1980s | |
Blondie's, "The Tide Is High"
Misheard Lyrics: The pilot's high just keeps going on
Original Lyrics: The tide is high but I'm holding on
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Corey Hart's, "Never Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics: You cadever surrender
Original Lyrics: You can never surrender
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Kim Wilde's, "Kids in America"
Misheard Lyrics: We make kids run a marathon
Original Lyrics: We're the kids in America
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Stray Cats', "Rock This Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna hop on down
Original Lyrics: We're gonna rock this down
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Stray Cats', "Stray Cat Strut"
Misheard Lyrics: I really love Barnes & Noble
Original Lyrics: I'm a feline casanova
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The Motels', "Only the Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: Korean money can play
Original Lyrics: Only the lonely can play
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The Motels', "Suddenly Last Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: And then suddenly that summer
Original Lyrics: And then suddenly last summer
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1990s | |
2 Unlimited's, "Get Ready for This"
Misheard Lyrics: Mind your own fizz
Original Lyrics: Mind your own biz
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Coal Chamber's, "Tyler's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Erase your god again
Original Lyrics: Raise your guard again!
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En Vogue's, "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Alarmin'
Original Lyrics: My lovin'
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Spice Girls', "Who Do You Think You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me how dubious
Original Lyrics: Show me how good you are
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics: Go away, go away
or Blow away, blow away Original Lyrics: No way, no way
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Baha Men's, "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone was chokin'
or Someone was jokin' Original Lyrics: The party was pumpin'
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Christina Aguilera's, "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"
Misheard Lyrics: You better cross the wine
Original Lyrics: You better cross the line
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J-Kwon's, "Tipsy"
Misheard Lyrics: Now, err body in the club gettin' tips
Original Lyrics: Now, everybody in da club gettin' tipsy
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John Mayer's, "Daughters"
Misheard Lyrics: She's just like a wheeze
Original Lyrics: She's just like a maze
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Luther Vandross', "Dance with My Father"
Misheard Lyrics: Ted Danson's my father
Original Lyrics: To dance with my father
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Luther Vandross', "I'd Rather"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd rather be inside you in a store
Original Lyrics: I'd rather be beside you in a storm
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Nickelback's, "Someday"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like a PBJ novel
Original Lyrics: Just like a paperback novel
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Tal Bachman's, "She's So High"
Misheard Lyrics: She's high anxiety
Original Lyrics: She's high society
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2010s | |
Drake's, "Nice for What"
Misheard Lyrics: How can I restrain myself?
Original Lyrics: How can I explain myself?
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets', "November"
Misheard Lyrics: Melatonin didn't work
Original Lyrics: Man, I don't get work
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country | |
Tim McGraw's, "Live Like You Were Dying"
Misheard Lyrics: To live like you and Dian
or To live like you and Dian Original Lyrics: To live like you were dying
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