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1960s | |
The Cowsills', "Indian Lake"
Misheard Lyrics: You take a bus marked "To Lakewood Drive"
... With the sweet smell of pine ... For a hundred of the mamas there Just take a look at the bridge At Turpentine Ridge Original Lyrics: You take a bus marked Lakewood Drive
... With the sweet smelling pine ... Or a honey-loving mama bear Just take a left at the bridge Go down to Quakertown Ridge |
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1970s | |
Blondie's, "One Way or Another"
Misheard Lyrics: Today or tomorrow
Original Lyrics: One way or another
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Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up in Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Tangled up in glue
Original Lyrics: Tangled up in blue
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Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up in Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Tangoed up in glue
Original Lyrics: Tangled up in blue
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Carpenters', "Top of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm at the Taco Bell
Original Lyrics: I'm at the top of the world
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Cher's, "Dark Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: The next thing I knew, they was dead on the floor
Original Lyrics: The next thing I knew, they were dead on the floor
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Mary MacGregor's, "Torn Between Two Lovers"
Misheard Lyrics: Feeling cockatoo
or Feeling wackatoo Original Lyrics: Feeling like a fool
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Squeeze's, "Slap and Tickle"
Misheard Lyrics: They sat like something techno
Original Lyrics: They sat like salt and pepper
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1980s | |
Bruce Hornsby and the Range's, "Every Little Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Way out here sittin' on the docks
... That's when I go out - I need you now Original Lyrics: Way out here workin' on the docks
... That's when I know I, I need you now ... |
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: Cinderella, Cinderella, Cinderella
Original Lyrics: Sail away, sail away, sail away
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Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Lost in Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: Lost in a sandy ocean
Original Lyrics: Lost in emotion
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Nena's, "Mondsong"
Misheard Lyrics: The camera from hamburger s***
Original Lyrics: Sie kamen vom Himmel geschossen
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Richard Sanderson's, "Reality"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreams, armory and tea
Original Lyrics: Dreams are my reality
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Sheena Easton's, "For your eyes only"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I'm a nincompoop because I know you're mine
Original Lyrics: Maybe I'm am open book because I know your mine
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Talk Talk's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Caught in the creme
Original Lyrics: Caught in the crowd
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Tears for Fears', "Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: Shut up, shut up, better go out
Original Lyrics: Shout, shout, let it all out
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The J. Geils Band's, "Centerfold"
Misheard Lyrics: My danger is the centerfold
Original Lyrics: My angel is the centerfold
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Theme Songs', "Heathcliff"
Misheard Lyrics: Knowing you should terrify their neighborhood
Original Lyrics: No one should terrify their neighborhood
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: God blessed the rains down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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1990s | |
En Vogue's, "Give It Up, Turn It Loose"
Misheard Lyrics: Give it up, Dr. Seuss
Original Lyrics: Give it up, turn it loose
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Enigma's, "Return to Innocence"
Misheard Lyrics: My, oh my
Original Lyrics: (Taiwanese singing in background)
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Enigma's, "Sadeness Part I"
Misheard Lyrics: So give more, give more
Original Lyrics: Sade dit moi, dit moi
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Prince's, "Diamonds and Pearls"
Misheard Lyrics: Diapers for girls
Original Lyrics: Diamonds and pearls
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Theme Songs', "Dexter's Laboratory"
Misheard Lyrics: Past the Golden Road
Original Lyrics: Past the bolted door
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2000s | |
Anna Nalick's, "Breathe (2 AM)"
Misheard Lyrics: Cox Digital Cable
or Comcast Cable Original Lyrics: Cars on the cable
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I just wanna live when I die
Original Lyrics: I just wanna live when I'm alive
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Eamon's, "F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)"
Misheard Lyrics: I am Marshall Mathers
Original Lyrics: I don't want you back
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Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics: My holy friendship life
Original Lyrics: My heart is drenched in wine
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Norah Jones', "Sunrise"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight, tonight
or Denied, denied Original Lyrics: Sunrise, sunrise
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Theme Songs', "The Nutshack"
Misheard Lyrics: That's from the E.I.
Original Lyrics: Jack's from the P.I.
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2010s | |
country | |
Katrina Elam's, "No End in Sight"
Misheard Lyrics: With you, time spins in mire
Original Lyrics: With you is how I'm spending mine
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LeAnn Rimes', "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a cloud full of rain shouldn't hang in the sky,
I shouldn't burn on the bump of a fly Original Lyrics: Like a cloud full of rain shouldn't hang in the sky
Ice shouldn't burn or a bumble bee fly |
LeAnn Rimes', "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the lights of Las Vegas goin' out on the sand
A jumbo shrimp or a baby clam Original Lyrics: Like the lights of Las Vegas glowin' out of the sand
A jumbo shrimp or a baby grand |
LeAnn Rimes', "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone so perfect had to fall unto me
Original Lyrics: Someone so perfect can't be fallin' for me
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Luke Combs', "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics: So remember when you were drowning
Original Lyrics: So remember when you were driving
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misc | |
Sabaton's, "Father"
Misheard Lyrics: His dog creation has been revealed.
Original Lyrics: His dark creation has been revealed.
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