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1950s
The Coasters', "Charlie Brown"
Misheard Lyrics:
He calls the English "bitch" and "Daddy-O".
Original Lyrics:
He calls the English teacher "Daddy-O".
 
1960s
David Bowie's, "Uncle Arthur"
Misheard Lyrics:
Uncle Arthur wipes his mummy
Original Lyrics:
Uncle Arthur likes his mommy
Jeannie C. Riley's, "Harper Valley P.T.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
And shouldn't Quitter Jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down?
Original Lyrics:
And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down?
The Rolling Stones', "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tecumseh's 19th nervous breakdown
Original Lyrics:
Here comes your 19th nervous breakdown.
 
1970s
Boston's, "More Than a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
I lost myself in a million songs
Original Lyrics:
I lost myself in a familiar song
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on with the post on top
Or
Come on with the boast on top
Original Lyrics:
Keep on with the force, don't stop.
Skyhooks', "Women in Uniform"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whiney the Unicorn
Original Lyrics:
Women in uniform
Slade's, "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Does he ride a red-nosed reindeer?
There's a turnip on his sleigh.
Original Lyrics:
Does he ride a red-nosed reindeer?
Does a ton up on his sleigh.
The Bee Gees', "More Than a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four legged woman...
Four legged woman for me...
Original Lyrics:
More than a woman, more than a woman to me
The Tee Set's, "Ma Belle Amie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's forgive my prostitute to be here
Original Lyrics:
Let's all give my substitute a big cheer.
 
1980s
Alabama's, "Mountain Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
Playing baseball with shirts off.
Original Lyrics:
Playing baseball with chert rocks.
Asia's, "Heat of the Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
Telling me what apartment
Original Lyrics:
Telling me what your heart meant
Billy Idol's, "Eyes Without a Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
Guys without a date
Original Lyrics:
Eyes without a face
Don Henley's, "Boys Of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
After the poison summer is done
Original Lyrics:
After the boys of summer had gone
Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well when you want me, give me a sigh
Original Lyrics:
Woman you want me, give me a sign
Gloria Estefan And The Miami Sound Machine's, "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Benjamin Netanyahu
Original Lyrics:
The rhythm is gonna get you.
Grateful Dead's, "Touch of Grey"
Misheard Lyrics:
The pigment of the morning sky looks so phony
Original Lyrics:
The paint-by-number morning sky looks so phony
Jerry Harrison's, "Rev It Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rev it up, rev it up little pony and ride
Original Lyrics:
Rev it up, rev it up little boy and ride
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics:
But the gent is not my son.
Original Lyrics:
The kid is not my son.
Rockwell's, "Somebody's Watching Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want a steamroller, somebody's watching me!
Original Lyrics:
I always feel like somebody's watching me.
Sheena Easton's, "Morning Train (9 to 5)"
Misheard Lyrics:
My baby takes the morning drink
Original Lyrics:
When he steps off that train, I'm makin' a fool, a fight.
Van Halen's, "Panama"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hamburger
Original Lyrics:
Panama
 
1990s
Collective Soul's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics:
teach me how to stink teach me how to share
Original Lyrics:
teach me how to speak teach me how to share
Misheard Lyrics:
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss Lorraine
Original Lyrics:
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Hole's, "Doll Parts"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someday, you will bake like I bake.
Original Lyrics:
Someday, you will ache like I ache.
Live's, "I Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your ankle is up, you've been swept away
Original Lyrics:
Your anchor is up, you've been swept away
Radiohead's, "Karma Police"
Misheard Lyrics:
Common police
Original Lyrics:
Karma Police
Rod Stewart feat. The Temptations', "The Motown Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bring home some of your own hometown records
Original Lyrics:
Bring over some of your own Motown Records
Roots', "You Got Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you don worry bout whether I been a whore or sum-uh kajflgjkaslkjfdtojwreltj homies Don't worry you go meeee
Original Lyrics:
If you are worried bout me, Where I've been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies, Baby don't worry you know that you got me
Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather pee
Original Lyrics:
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
All that chicken from Popeye's
Only shooting stars make the gold
Original Lyrics:
All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold.
Smash Mouth's, "Walkin' on the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's like getting fat, it retracts before impact.
Original Lyrics:
And just like any fad
It retracts before impact
Sugar Ray's, "Fly"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm too small to fly
Original Lyrics:
I just wanna fly
Theme Songs', "Theme from "Digimon" (season one)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Digimon, digital monsters, Digimon, garlic champions
Original Lyrics:
Digimon, digital monsters, Digimon are the champions
 
2000s
Aqua's, "Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Little Violet is the finest meal
This doctor finds a ho
Original Lyrics:
Little by little, it's the finest meal
Its appetite for hope
Fall Out Boy's, "20 Dollar Nose Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feels like fourteen karats but no keratin
Original Lyrics:
It feels like fourteen karats, but no clarity.
Fall Out Boy's, "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Sandman showing his penis
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Sandman showing his beam
Fall Out Boy's, "Hum Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics:
So hum hallelujah
It's just the Cuban breeze and
Original Lyrics:
So hum hallelujah
Just off the key of reason
Lemon Jelly's, "Stay With You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna sleep with you.
Original Lyrics:
I wanna stay with you.
System of a Down's, "War?"
Misheard Lyrics:
We want the ducky ducks
Original Lyrics:
We will fight the heathens.
Vanessa Carlton's, "Ordinary Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just a voice, just an ordinary voice
Original Lyrics:
Just a boy, just an ordinary boy
 
2010s
Fall Out Boy's, "Centuries"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm cruising and burns in my fingerprints
So this is for the mash
The doctor said you fell
Original Lyrics:
The bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
And this is supposed to match
The darkness that you felt
Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me to church and I'll shoot you like a dog on a Saturday night
Original Lyrics:
Take me to church and I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Misheard Lyrics:
I went to the Muppet store
Original Lyrics:
I went to the Moped store
Misheard Lyrics:
Focus, sparkle
Original Lyrics:
blow a kiss, fire a gun
Nick Jonas', "Jealous"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got jam on us
Original Lyrics:
You're too sexy beautiful, and everybody wants a taste, that's why, I still get jealous
Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics:
She rolls like tomato
Original Lyrics:
She walks like a model
Taylor Swift's, "tWish You Would"
Misheard Lyrics:
To stand back wasted
I wish you would, I wish you would.
Original Lyrics:
To stand back where you stood
I wish you would, I wish you would.
The Weeknd's, "Earned It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Screw your birthday
Original Lyrics:
Cause girl you're perfect
Vance Joy's, "Riptide"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be on MTV
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be your left hand man.

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