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1950s | |
The Everly Brothers', "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Fleas, fleas, fleas
or Please, please, please Original Lyrics: Dream, dream, dream
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1960s | |
Commercial's, "Noodle Roni Parmagiana"
Misheard Lyrics: The music of Italy
Original Lyrics: A bit of old Italy
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Crow's, "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Wickedness lies in your Martian lips
Original Lyrics: Wickedness lies in your moistened lips
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Laura Nyro's, "Eli's Coming"
Misheard Lyrics: Elon's coming, better hide your heart girl
Original Lyrics: Eli's coming, better hide your heart girl
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Saving his pennies for Sunday
Original Lyrics: Saving his pennies for someday
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David Bowie's, "Rebel Rebel"
Misheard Lyrics: So, hot potato!
Original Lyrics: So, how could they know?
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KC & The Sunshine Band's, "Get Down Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Tourists dance
Original Lyrics: Do a little dance
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Kiss', "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Misheard Lyrics: You keep the chocolate
Original Lyrics: You keep on shouting
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Squeeze's, "Take Me I'm Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: I've come across the fatso
Original Lyrics: I've come across the desert
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
Misheard Lyrics: For those about to rock…fight!
Original Lyrics: For those about to rock…fire!
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Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Mickey Mantle, Marowak
Original Lyrics: Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
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Brenda Russell's, "Piano in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel the ocean
Original Lyrics: I can feel your emotion
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader of the Band"
Misheard Lyrics: The leader of Chopin
Original Lyrics: The leader of the band
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Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians', "What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: Soaking in the shallow waters
Original Lyrics: Choke me in the shallow waters
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Styx's, "Don't Let It End"
Misheard Lyrics: Wait and see,
Tom Izzo that we really need Original Lyrics: Wait and see,
Time is all that we really need |
The Fixx's, "Saved by Zero"
Misheard Lyrics: Eat my hero
or Eat my gyro Original Lyrics: Saved by zero
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1990s | |
All-4-One's, "So Much in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: We're strong enough together
Original Lyrics: We stroll along together
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Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: All I can say is that my life is made of clay
or All I can say is that my mind is made of clay Original Lyrics: All I can say is that my life is really plain
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Brian McKnight's, "Back at One"
Misheard Lyrics: You grew up a lifetime
Original Lyrics: You threw out the lifeline
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Celine Dion's, "Because You Loved Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Chicken McNuggets
Original Lyrics: Because you loved me
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En Vogue's, "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you're talking like you never changed
Original Lyrics: Now you're talking like you made a change
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La Bouche's, "Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna get in the ocean
Original Lyrics: I wanna get into motion
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Sheryl Crow's, "Every Day Is a Winding Road"
Misheard Lyrics: He's got a daughter he calls pizza
or He's got a daughter he calls Visa Original Lyrics: He's got a daughter he calls Easter
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Tears for Fears', "Break It Down Again"
Misheard Lyrics: He's stung like a whore!
Original Lyrics: Headstrong like a horse!
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Technohead's, "Happy Birthday"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna wash something better now
Original Lyrics: Gonna watch for something better now
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Terence Trent D'Arby's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics: Delicate like treacle on her bracelet
Original Lyrics: Delicate like trinkets on her bracelet
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The Verve's, "The Drugs Don't Work"
Misheard Lyrics: Now the drops don't work
Original Lyrics: Now the drugs don't work
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Will Smith's, "Just the Two of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: Such a cutie
Original Lyrics: Just the two of us
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2000s | |
Kelly Clarkson's, "A Moment Like This"
Misheard Lyrics: For that one special kid
Original Lyrics: For that one special kiss
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Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody wants bologna
or Nobody wants baloney Original Lyrics: Nobody wants to be lonely
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Snow Patrol's, "Chasing Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's waste time,
Chasing cars Around our hats. Original Lyrics: Let's waste time,
Chasing cars Around our heads. |
Snow Patrol's, "Chasing Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Those three words are sad too much.
Original Lyrics: Those three words are said too much.
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Tay Zonday's, "Chocolate Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Chick-fil-A
or AAA or Taco Bell Original Lyrics: Chocolate rain
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White Stripes', "Fell in Love with a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: She's just looking for Sutton Hoo.
Original Lyrics: She's just looking for something new.
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2010s | |
Japanese Breakfast's, "Be Sweet"
Misheard Lyrics: So come and get shawarma (come and get your shawarma)
Original Lyrics: So come and get your woman (come and get your woman)
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country | |
Keith Urban's, "You'll Think of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You're Tinker Bell
Original Lyrics: You'll think of me
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Tanya Tucker's, "Blood Red and Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: That George's son was blood red and goin' down
Original Lyrics: That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down
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misc | |
Billie Eilish's, "Birds of a Feather"
Misheard Lyrics: Say you don't see it, your minds are broodin'
Say you wanna quit, don't be stupid Original Lyrics: Say you don't see it, your mind's polluted
Say you wanna quit, don't be stupid |
Sabrina Carpenter's, "Juno"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't have to tell you how that's a thing
Original Lyrics: Don't have to tell your hot ass a thing
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