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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Love Me Tender"
Misheard Lyrics: Love my daddy, love me true
Original Lyrics: Love me tender, love me true
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1960s | |
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"
Misheard Lyrics: You remember Lemon Skittles
Original Lyrics: You remember Leonard Skinner
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1970s | |
Bill Withers', "Lovely Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Terminate, terminate
Original Lyrics: Lovely day, lovely day
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Billy Joel's, "Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics: And the piano sounds like a carnivore and the microphone smells like a beer
Original Lyrics: And the piano sounds like a carnival and the microphone smells like a beer
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Commercial's, "Mount Airy Lodge"
Misheard Lyrics: At your host with the most in the Ponderosa
Original Lyrics: At your host with the most in the Poconos
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Commodores', "Three Times a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Three Chinese ladies
Original Lyrics: Three times a lady
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Part of the Plan"
Misheard Lyrics: Cry in the bathtub
Original Lyrics: Cry when you have to
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Jim Croce's, "Time in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could save a Chinese bottle
Original Lyrics: If I could save time in a bottle
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Free Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: And New Jersey cannot change
Original Lyrics: And this bird you cannot change
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Mott the Hoople's, "All the Young Dudes"
Misheard Lyrics: All the wrong boos gimme the nudes
Original Lyrics: All the young dudes carry the news
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Player's, "Baby Come Back"
Misheard Lyrics: You can pray all on me
Original Lyrics: You can blame it all on me
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Here I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: Just when I thought I was Dr. Seuss
Original Lyrics: Just when I thought I was over you
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Air Supply's, "The One That You Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Now tonight has come
or Now tonight has gone Original Lyrics: Now the night has gone
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Double's, "The Captain of Her Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: She couldn't wait another day for the Captain of her fart
Original Lyrics: She couldn't wait another day for the Captain of her heart
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Pet Shop Boys feat. Dusty Springfield's, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
Misheard Lyrics: What have I done in New Jersey?
Original Lyrics: What have I done to deserve this?
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Pet Shop Boys feat. Dusty Springfield's, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
Misheard Lyrics: What have I done in New Jersey?
Original Lyrics: What have I done to deserve this?
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Survivor's, "Is This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: So many nights in a night of confusion
Original Lyrics: So many nights in blind confusion
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1990s | |
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting's, "All for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Opera
Original Lyrics: All for love
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Mazzy Star's, "Fade Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: Babe, I’d do you.
Strange you never knew. Original Lyrics: Fade into you.
Strange you never knew. Fade into you. |
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R.E.M.'s, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Fried Green Tomatoes
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her (up)
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Sophie B. Hawkins', "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: Can I not be your mother?
or Can I not be your brother? Original Lyrics: Tonight I'll be your mother.
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Toad the Wet Sprocket's, "All I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever happened to me?
Original Lyrics: Whatever happens will be
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Toad the Wet Sprocket's, "Walk on the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: One tiny ocean
Original Lyrics: Walk on the ocean
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics: All of our talk shows
Original Lyrics: All of our time spent
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Lenny Kravitz's, "Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Where are you there?
Original Lyrics: Where have you been?
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McFly's, "It's All About You"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing on the kitchen towels
Original Lyrics: Dancing on the kitchen tiles
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The Offspring's, "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid"
Misheard Lyrics: And now he's in your way
Choke him out today Original Lyrics: And now you'll lead the way
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2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "24K Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Put yo' kinky rings up to the moon
Original Lyrics: Put yo' pinky rings up to the moon
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Drake's, "One Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, I like your socks
or Baby, I like your stove Original Lyrics: Baby, I like your style
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Drake's, "One Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, I like your socks
or Baby, I like your stove Original Lyrics: Baby, I like your style
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Harry Styles', "Adore You"
Misheard Lyrics: Why do I abhor you?
or What if I abhor you? Original Lyrics: I'd walk through fire for you
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Paramore's, "Be Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: So shine your light that all the cool kids will abuse
Original Lyrics: Some Shangri-La that all the cool kids will abuse
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Darlene Zschech and Here Be Lions', "I Speak Jesus"
Misheard Lyrics: From nine to five
Original Lyrics: Burn like a fire
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Chappell Roan's, "Good Luck, Babe!"
Misheard Lyrics: Make another excuse, not a stupid reason
Original Lyrics: Make a new excuse, another stupid reason
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Hozier's, "Too Sweet"
Misheard Lyrics: You know your brother's a Mormon, as soft as the rain
Original Lyrics: You know you're bright as the mornin', as soft as the rain
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