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1960s | |
Jan and Dean's, "Surf City"
Misheard Lyrics: Computers for every boy
Original Lyrics: Two girls for every boy
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Jan and Dean's, "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena"
Misheard Lyrics: She's the terrible Hollywood Blvd
Original Lyrics: She's the terror of Colorado Blvd
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Sly And The Family Stone's, "Hot Fun In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: Honey bear in the country sun.
Original Lyrics: Country fair in the country sun.
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The Beach Boys', "Barbara Ann"
Misheard Lyrics: Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob Barker and…
Original Lyrics: Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Ann
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Walker Brothers', "My Ship is Coming In"
Misheard Lyrics: Dry your eyes with Cellophane
Original Lyrics: Dry your eyes we'll celebrate
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: The mystery book on the shelf
Original Lyrics: The history book on the shelf
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Lobo's, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll pound the El Cargo, a woman's mind told me that it's so
Original Lyrics: Willpower made the old car go, a woman's mind told me that it's so
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Michael Martin Murphey's, "Wildfire"
Misheard Lyrics: On a mold Alaskan night
Original Lyrics: On a cold Nebraska night
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Simon and Garfunkel's, "The Only Living Boy in New York"
Misheard Lyrics: The dog the dog it shines on me
Original Lyrics: Doh doh doh it shines on me
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The Doobie Brothers', "Takin' It to the Streets"
Misheard Lyrics: Idiots in the streets
or Indians in the streets Original Lyrics: Takin' it to the streets
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The Fall's, "No Xmas for John Quays"
Misheard Lyrics: No X-mas for John Cleese
Original Lyrics: No X-mas for John Quays
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The Raspberries', "Go All The Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby please bone all the way
Original Lyrics: Baby please go all the way
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1980s | |
Hall And Oates', "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: Thank God for that
Original Lyrics: I can't go for that.
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Lone Justice's, "Ways To Be Wicked"
Misheard Lyrics: Dick, Dick
Wanna try it Dick, Dick. Original Lyrics: Dip, Dip
Wanna try it Tick Tick |
Michael Sembello's, "Maniac"
Misheard Lyrics: It can catch you like a gnat
Original Lyrics: It can cut you like a knife
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Shannon's, "Let the Music Play"
Misheard Lyrics: Just screw mechanics and he won’t leave you anymore
Original Lyrics: The groove he can’t ignore, he won’t leave you anymore
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Siouxsie And The Banshees', "Cities In Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: But oh, oh. All you see, she's allowed to know, my friend
Original Lyrics: But oh, oh your city lies in dust, my friend.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Don't Come Around Here No More"
Misheard Lyrics: From Colorado to New York
Original Lyrics: Don't come around here no more
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1990s | |
12 Gauge's, "Dunkie Butt"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no shame in this game, I'm gonna break it down in bed like James
Original Lyrics: Ain't no shame in this game, I'm gonna break it down and beg like James
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Baddiel, Skinner, and the Lightning Seeds', "Three Lions"
Misheard Lyrics: Three lions on the shore
Jules remains still scheming Thirty years ago Never stop the dreaming Original Lyrics: Three lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming Thirty years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming |
Commercial's, "Honey Nut Cheerios"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody can say hello
or Nobody can say go Original Lyrics: Nobody can say no
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Edwin McCain's, "I Could Not Ask for More"
Misheard Lyrics: And these are the morals
Original Lyrics: And these are the moments
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Janet Jackson's, "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
Misheard Lyrics: Still we managed to stay in Paris
or Sill we managed to stay in heaven Original Lyrics: Still we managed to stay together
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Nelvana's, "Blazing Dragons Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: We must confess we do our best to hide the Queen’s vagina
Original Lyrics: We must confess we do our best to hide the Queen’s spare tire
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Neneh Cherry's, "Buffalo Stance"
Misheard Lyrics: No monkey man, can win my love,
It's Sweden that I'm thinking of Original Lyrics: No money man, can win my love,
It's sweetness that I'm thinking of |
Technohead's, "I Wanna Be a Hippy"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be a hippy and I wanna get f****d, Mara-Maradona!
Original Lyrics: I wanna be a hippy and I wanna get stoned, Mara-Marijuana
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The Muppets', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: Under a tropical highland sky
Original Lyrics: Under a tropical island sky
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2000s | |
'N Sync's, "It's Gonna Be Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Every little thing like you
Original Lyrics: Every little thing I do
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Blindside's, "Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: We have to prove that I love Israel
Over and over again Original Lyrics: We have to prove that our love is real
Over and over again |
Celine Dion's, "God Bless America"
Misheard Lyrics: Until the coasters light the bulbs
Original Lyrics: To the oceans white with foam
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Kylie Minogue's, "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Boy, your love in this song, I think about
Original Lyrics: Boy, your loving is all I think about
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N'Sync's, "Pop"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna pray 'til the end
Original Lyrics: We're gonna bring it 'til the end
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Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Smells like you, say sorry
Original Lyrics: It's not like you to say sorry
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Sabaton's, "Ghost Division"
Misheard Lyrics: Charging the lights with the force of a furious storm
Original Lyrics: Charging the lines with the force of a furious storm
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Sabaton's, "Ghost Division"
Misheard Lyrics: Massive assault meant to serve the nazi plan
Original Lyrics: Massive assault live to serve the nazi plan
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Sabaton's, "Ghost Division"
Misheard Lyrics: Thus earning their name, earning their fame
Original Lyrics: Thus earning the name, earning the fame
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2010s | |
2NE1's, "I Am The Best"
Misheard Lyrics: Naega jeil jal naga, bitch!
Original Lyrics: Naega jeil jal naga. Beat!
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Katie Price's, "Free To Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes, you're Frida Ludvigan, Frida Ludivgan, Frida Ludivgan, whoah-oh! or Yes, you're free to f** again, free to f** again, free to f*** again, whoah-oh!
Original Lyrics: Yes, you're free to love again, free to love again, free to love again, whoah-oh!
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Sabaton's, "Carolus Rex"
Misheard Lyrics: What I say was set in heaven, and so it shall be done
Original Lyrics: What I say was said in heaven, and so it shall be done
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Dwight Yoakam's, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Easy little thing called love
or Pretty little thing called love Original Lyrics: Crazy little thing called love
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Dwight Yoakam's, "I Want You to Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you, Rocky
Original Lyrics: I want you to want me
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Shania Twain's, "No One Needs to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: A Little Debbie cake called Swiss Rolls
Original Lyrics: A little Benji we call Leroy
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