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1960s | |
New Colony Six's, "Things I'd Like To Say"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, baby, those things I'd like to say
Original Lyrics: Baby, baby, there's things I'd like to say
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1970s | |
Andrew Gold's, "Lonely Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, what a roly poly
Original Lyrics: Oh, what a lonely boy
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Brook Benton's, "Rainy Night in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: A real good night in Georgia
Original Lyrics: A rainy night in Georgia
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Clint Holmes', "Playground in My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: My name is my girl
Original Lyrics: My name is Michael
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Gladys Knight and the Pips', "Midnight Train to Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: She's really (really)
On a midnight train to Georgia Original Lyrics: She's leaving (leaving)
On that midnight train to Georgia |
Jackson 5's, "The Love You Save"
Misheard Lyrics: Your promise for my wing
Original Lyrics: Your promise for my ring
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Melissa Manchester's, "Don't Cry Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics: Fly high in town
Original Lyrics: Fly high and proud
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Nick Gilder's, "Hot Child in the City"
Misheard Lyrics: High tides in the city
Original Lyrics: Hot child in the city
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Spinners', "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Junie B., I'm falling in love
Original Lyrics: Could it be I'm falling in love?
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Spinners', "The Rubberband Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey y'all, defend yourselves
Original Lyrics: Hey y'all, prepare yourselves
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Spinners', "They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play)"
Misheard Lyrics: A book of matches
Original Lyrics: They're just not matching
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The Eagles', "Thr Best of My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Wastin' our time on shoe talkin' wine left us so little to give.
Original Lyrics: Wastin' our time on cheap talk and wine left us so little to give.
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The Ides of March's, "Vehicle"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm your GMC baby
Original Lyrics: I'm your vehicle baby
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1980s | |
A Taste of Honey's, "Sukiyaki"
Misheard Lyrics: The summer shine
Original Lyrics: The sun would shine
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Bryan Adams', "Let's Make a Night to Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's say "good night" to remember
Original Lyrics: Let's make a night to remember
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Commercial's, "Holiday Inn"
Misheard Lyrics: How are we doing? It's a better place to be
Original Lyrics: Holiday Inn is a better place to be
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Donald Fagen's, "The Nightfly "
Misheard Lyrics: You must spring for that little blowjob
Original Lyrics: You must spring for that little blue jar
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George Strait's, "Leavin's Been Coming for a Long, Long Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I packed up my fruitcake and farted in my pickup, so many times in my mind.
Original Lyrics: I packed up my suitcase and started my pickup, so many times in my mind.
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Jennifer Rush's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The sound of your heart beating, baby please, certainly
Original Lyrics: The sound of your heart beating made it clear suddenly
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Malcolm McLaren's, "Double Dutch"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey airport, airport hairnets
Original Lyrics: Hey ebo ebonettes
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Pretenders', "Brass in Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Detention, give it to me
Original Lyrics: Attention, give it to me
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Ronnie Milsap's, "Smoky Mountain Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Said he was gonna star as Captain Kirk
Original Lyrics: Said he was going as far as Gatlinburg
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TV Commercials', "Mutual Of Omaha"
Misheard Lyrics: Mutual of Omaha is people
you can count on when the goings are on Original Lyrics: Mutual Of Omaha is people
You can count on when the going's tough |
1990s | |
Billie Piper's, "Honey To The Bee"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a love like Cantona
Original Lyrics: Got a love I can't deny
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Brandy and Monica's, "The Boy Is Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't be sure that Brandy's not on the phone
Original Lyrics: You can't destroy this love I found
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Counting Crows', "Round Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Round here, hey man, God lost some slime
Original Lyrics: Round here, hey man, got lots of time
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Enigma's, "Beyond the Invisible"
Misheard Lyrics: I look into the middle
Original Lyrics: I look into the mirror
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John Mellencamp's, "Wild Night"
Misheard Lyrics: High life is calling
Original Lyrics: Wild night is calling
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Soul II Soul's, "A Dream's a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't see, I can't see, I can't see
Original Lyrics: I can see, I can see, I can see
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Soul II Soul's, "Joy"
Misheard Lyrics: That's the ray of light
Original Lyrics: That's the way of life
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The Charlatans', "One To Another"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll believe it watching you sneeze, watching you smile
Original Lyrics: I'll be at ease watching you sleep, watching you smile
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2000s | |
Ana Johnsson's, "We Are"
Misheard Lyrics: You wash your hands
You come unclean. Original Lyrics: You wash your hands
You come out clean. |
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Enya's, "May It Be"
Misheard Lyrics: You may rise to find the song
Original Lyrics: You may rise to find the sun
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Kandi's, "Don't Think I'm Not"
Misheard Lyrics: Can I catch the phone?
Original Lyrics: Can I catch a bone?
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KoRn's, "Coming Undone"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep holding on
When my brain's stinking like a bum Original Lyrics: Keep holding on
When my brain's ticking like a bomb |
Megadeth's, "Promises"
Misheard Lyrics: I can smell the ass fart
Original Lyrics: I can smell the asphalt
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Sabaton's, "Final Solution"
Misheard Lyrics: Sent away on trains, sent on a one-way trip to hell
Original Lyrics: Sent away on trains set on a one-way trip to hell
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2010s | |
Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: I was broken from a young age,
Taking my soaking to the masses. Original Lyrics: I was broken from a young age,
Taking my sulking to the masses. |
Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: You made me a, you made me a Belieber, Belieber.
Original Lyrics: You made me a, you made me a believer, believer.
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Korn's, "Chi"
Misheard Lyrics: see what, the psycho, Boy! so i dig a hole, Boy Boy!
Original Lyrics: Sick of the same old things, So I dig a hole, bury pain
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Rita Ora & Iggy Azalea's, "Black Widow"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a black little baby
Original Lyrics: Like a black widow, baby
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country | |
Pam Tillis', "When You Walk in the Room"
Misheard Lyrics: Meanwhile, I try to act so much alone
Original Lyrics: Meanwhile, I try to act so nonchalant
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misc | |
YoungBoy Never Broke Again's, "Bout My Business"
Misheard Lyrics: I watched my grandpa say penis
Original Lyrics: I watched my grandpa save pennies
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