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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Viva Las Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics: Freedom Las Vegas
Original Lyrics: Viva Las Vegas
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The Four Seasons', "Sherry"
Misheard Lyrics: With your wrecking ball
Original Lyrics: With your red dress on
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Bite me, bite me
Original Lyrics: Night fever, night fever
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Cher's, "Half Breed"
Misheard Lyrics: Hair free, that's all I ever heard
Original Lyrics: Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
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Commercial's, "WNEW-TV: The Choice Is 5"
Misheard Lyrics: The poison vine
Original Lyrics: The choice is 5
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Mungo Jerry's, "In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: In the summertime when the weather is hot,
You can stretch right up and nourish the sky Original Lyrics: In the summertime, when the weather is high,
You can stretch right up and touch the sky |
Player's, "This Time I'm In It for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: This time a major award
Original Lyrics: This time I'm in it for love
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Rod Stewart's, "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
Misheard Lyrics: Discover a defense
Original Lyrics: The first cut is the deepest
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1980s | |
Billy Ocean's, "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
Misheard Lyrics: Lump sums often do
Original Lyrics: Love songs often do
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Jellybean's, "Who Found Who"
Misheard Lyrics: Doesn't really matter
Original Lyrics: Does it really matter?
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Bad Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, sickened boy
Original Lyrics: Boys will be boys
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Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a black magic robot
Original Lyrics: Got a black magic woman
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Simply Red's, "Holding Back the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll keep growing up
Original Lyrics: I'll keep holding on
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Thompson Twins', "Lies"
Misheard Lyrics: Nice, nice, nice, yeah!
Original Lyrics: Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
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1990s | |
10,000 Maniacs', "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Peter Rabbit belongs to toddlers
Original Lyrics: Because the night belongs to lovers
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10,000 Maniacs', "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: The busy life of boys and girls
Original Lyrics: The vicious cycle turns and burns
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10,000 Maniacs', "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: The way I feel on the ocean, man
Original Lyrics: The way I feel under your command
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Culture Beat's, "Mr. Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: I know what I want, and I want it now,
I want you 'Cause I want your thing. Original Lyrics: I know what I want, and I want it now,
I want you 'Cause I'm Mr. Vain. |
Genesis', "Jesus He Knows Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I love Chuck E. Cheese all my life
Original Lyrics: I've been talking to Jesus all my life
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Kidsongs', "The Kidsongs TV Show Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: We want our pizza
Original Lyrics: We want our Kidsongs
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Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a rubber rubber band.
Original Lyrics: Off to Never-Never Land.
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Oleta Adams', "Get Here"
Misheard Lyrics: You can reach me by L.A.
Original Lyrics: You can reach me by railway
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Sabaton's, "Great War"
Misheard Lyrics: Where demon lies unparalyzed,
My brother's eyes are gone. And he shall be buried here, Nameless Marx's grave. Original Lyrics: Where dead men lies I’m paralysed,
My brothers’ eyes are gone. And he shall be buried here, Nameless marks his grave. |
Tamia's, "So Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't really explain it, I'm sewing to you
Original Lyrics: I can't really explain it, I'm so into you
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2000s | |
Linkin Park's, "Breaking The Habit"
Misheard Lyrics: You all assume
I'll set you in the gloom. Original Lyrics: You all assume
I'm safe here in my room. |
Linkin Park's, "Breaking the Habit"
Misheard Lyrics: As I unlock the door.
Original Lyrics: I tightly lock the door.
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Linkin Park's, "High Voltage"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I feel like I'm profit.
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I feel like a prophet.
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Linkin Park's, "High Voltage"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I feel like I'm profit
Misunderstood Outgunned, outgunned, like a new disease. Original Lyrics: Sometimes I feel like a prophet
Misunderstood Under the gun like a new disease. |
Linkin Park's, "Shadow of the Day"
Misheard Lyrics: In cartoon flowers on your window
Original Lyrics: In cards and flowers on your window
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Plain White Ts', "Hey There Delilah"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey there Verizon
Original Lyrics: Hey there Delilah
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2010s | |
Ariana Grande's, "Honeymoon Avenue"
Misheard Lyrics: Hollywood Avenue
Original Lyrics: Honeymoon Avenue
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Eric Church's, "Smoke a Little Smoke"
Misheard Lyrics: I could get up, go get a bath.
Original Lyrics: I could get up, go get her back.
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Linkin Park's, "In My Remains"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cept this silent rain
To wash away the worst of me Original Lyrics: Set the silence free
To wash away the worst of me |
Linkin Park's, "In My Remains"
Misheard Lyrics: Like an oni, falling, one by one by one
Original Lyrics: Like an army, falling, one by one by one
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Owl City's, "Good Time"
Misheard Lyrics: What's up with this prince all inside my head?
Original Lyrics: What's up with this Prince song inside my head?
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Rihanna's, "Te Amo"
Misheard Lyrics: I saw Linda Price, without asking why
Original Lyrics: My soul is awry, without asking why
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Sabaton's, "Shiroyama"
Misheard Lyrics: Imperial force the fire.
Original Lyrics: Imperial force defied.
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Sabaton's, "Uprising"
Misheard Lyrics: Health that never came.
Original Lyrics: Help that never came.
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The Weeknd's, "Blinding Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm dining out tonight
Original Lyrics: I'm blinded by the light
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