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1950s | |
1960s | |
Julie Andrews', "The Sound of Music"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll sleep once more
Original Lyrics: And I'll sing once more
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Kyu Sakamoto's, "Sukiyaki "
Misheard Lyrics: Remembering Tanqueray, tapioca pudding.
Original Lyrics: Remembering those spring days, and tonight I'm all alone.
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Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: Born to be a lion
or Born to be a liar Original Lyrics: Born to be wild
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The Outsiders', "Time Won't Let Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Time Won't Let Me (pool ball)
Original Lyrics: Time Won't Let Me (oh no)
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Angeleyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Look into his hazel eyes
Original Lyrics: Look into his angeleyes
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Elvin Bishop's, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I love a man and leave him alone.
Original Lyrics: I love 'em and leave 'em alone.
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Paul Simon's, "Slip Slidin' Away"
Misheard Lyrics: You know the nearer your vaccination
Original Lyrics: You know the nearer your destination
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Styx's, "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"
Misheard Lyrics: I just a poor soul indian ah my oh my I lie
Original Lyrics: I'm just a poor soul in the unemployment line
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The Cars', "Let's Go"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a night light, baby
Original Lyrics: I like the nightlife, baby
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1980s | |
Chaka Khan's, "I Feel for You"
Misheard Lyrics: A deal for you
or Ordeal for you or Idea for you or Ideal for you Original Lyrics: I feel for you
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Cyndi Lauper's, "All Through The Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Then once we start then we eat Sucrets
Original Lyrics: And once we start the meter clicks.
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Genesis', "In Too Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Some mission, mission for me
Original Lyrics: So listen, listen to me
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Jermaine Stewart's, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got me, just like you
Original Lyrics: I've got knees just like you
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Lou Gramm's, "Midnight Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: I remember what my marmoset
Original Lyrics: I remember what my father said
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The Outfield's, "Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Nowhere to rub-a-dub and dry bone
Original Lyrics: Nowhere to run when I'm in trouble
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1990s | |
Alannah Myles', "Black Velvet"
Misheard Lyrics: Black gold and the leave-me-boy smile. Black gold and the so sudden smile. A turtle ninja that'll bring me down to your knees. Black gold then if you will be.
Original Lyrics: Black velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet in that slow southern style. A new religion that'll bring ya' to your knees. Black velvet if you please
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Bush's, "Swallowed"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop telling everyone about yourself
Original Lyrics: Sharp about everyone but yourself
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Dodgy's, "In A Room"
Misheard Lyrics: I've gone and locked myself in the girl
Original Lyrics: I've gone and locked myself in for good
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Fastball's, "Out of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Rushing out of my head
Original Lyrics: Was it out of my head?
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Fastball's, "The Way"
Misheard Lyrics: You can see the showers
Original Lyrics: You can see the shadows
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Fugees', "Fu-Gee-La"
Misheard Lyrics: Damn, another damn bitchin'
Original Lyrics: Damn, another dead pigeon
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Fugees', "Fu-Gee-La"
Misheard Lyrics: Stevie Wonder sees quack babies
or Stevie Wonder sees crap babies Original Lyrics: Stevie Wonder sees crack babies
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Fugees', "Fu-Gee-La"
Misheard Lyrics: We used to be numbered then
Original Lyrics: We used to be number 10
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Fugees', "Rumble in the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics: Devil's diner
or Devil's diaper or Devil's diamond Original Lyrics: Devil's time-out
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Fugees', "Rumble in the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics: On the low, whoa, it's me
Original Lyrics: On the low, woe is me
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Nirvana's, "About A Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ll do do a number two
Original Lyrics: I do pick a number, too.
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Steve Perry's, "You Better Wait"
Misheard Lyrics: You better wait Stab yourself before you fall You better wait Stab before you lose it all
Original Lyrics: You better wait Stop yourself before you fall You better wait Stop before you lose it all
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Take off all your bread pickles.
Original Lyrics: Take off all your preppy clothes.
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Avril Lavigne's, "I'm With You"
Misheard Lyrics: It's damn cold tonight.
Original Lyrics: It's a damn cold night.
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Britney Spears', "Everytime"
Misheard Lyrics: Follow me to stranger's land, our love is strong
Original Lyrics: Why are we strangers when our love is strong?
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Cast of Between the Lions', "Double E, ee"
Misheard Lyrics: You make the dirty tweet
Original Lyrics: You make the birdies tweet
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Cast of Between the Lions', "W Trouble"
Misheard Lyrics: Why a letter called double U looks like 2D
Original Lyrics: Why a letter could double U looks like 2 Vs
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Cast of Between the Lions', "ai Can Bring You Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: A-I's always in there (there)
Original Lyrics: A-I's always in jail (jail)
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Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch out bad romance
Original Lyrics: Want your bad romance
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Sabaton's, "Carolus Rex"
Misheard Lyrics: I answer to the law
(later) With the law my protector Original Lyrics: I answer to the Lord
(later) With the Lord my protector |
Sabaton's, "Dreadnought"
Misheard Lyrics: And the Dreadnoughts did nothing at all
Original Lyrics: And the Dreadnoughts dread nothing at all
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Sabaton's, "Fields of Verdun"
Misheard Lyrics: 303 days below the sun,
Feels overdone. Original Lyrics: 303 days below the sun
Fields of Verdun. |
Sabaton's, "Shiroyama"
Misheard Lyrics: Imperial force divine
Original Lyrics: Imperial force defied
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country | |
Hayley Williams', "Crystal Clear"
Misheard Lyrics: This don't feel anything like sea, kid
Original Lyrics: This don't feel anything like sinking
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Ratboys', "No Way"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no way you can troll me again
Original Lyrics: There's no way you'll control me again
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Traditional's, "Home on the Range"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, bring me a ho
or Oh, bring me a hoe Original Lyrics: Oh, bring me a home
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misc | |
Billie Eilish's, "Birds Of A Feather"
Misheard Lyrics: Tommy is a b*tch
or Thelma is a b*tch Original Lyrics: Tell me it's a bit, oh
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Chappell Roan's, "Good Luck, Babe!"
Misheard Lyrics: You can kiss a hundred poisoned boys
Original Lyrics: You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
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Olivia Rodrigo's, "Vampire"
Misheard Lyrics: I've made some real big big steaks
Original Lyrics: I've made some real big mistakes
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