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1950s
Dean Martin's, "Memories Are Made of This"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't forget a snowmobile
Original Lyrics:
Don't forget a small moonbeam.
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
Trackin' all the time.
Original Lyrics:
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time.
Elvis Presley's, "Jailhouse Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
The whole river Szechuan was the Purple Gang
Original Lyrics:
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
 
1960s
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bathroom on the right
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise
Dion's, "The Wanderer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh well, I roam from Chinatown
I go through life without a camp
And I'm as happy as a clown
I with my two fists of ion and I'm going nowhere
Original Lyrics:
Oh well, I roam from town to town
I go through life without a care
And I'm as happy as a clown
I with my two fists of iron and I'm going nowhere
Rolling Stones', "Paint It Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see the girls go by dressed in their underclothes.
Original Lyrics:
I see the girls go by dressed in their summer clothes.
 
1970s
Cockney Rebel's, "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've done it all, you've broken every bone
Original Lyrics:
You've done it all, you've broken every code
David Bowie's, "Changes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time may change me
But I can't change time
Original Lyrics:
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
Helen Reddy's, "I Am Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh yes, I am wise
But it's with some form of pain.
Original Lyrics:
Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain.
John Travolta's, "Greased Lightning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well this car could be sister Matty
Original Lyrics:
Well this car could be systematic
Little River Band's, "Help Is on Its Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Foam underwear is so easy for me
Original Lyrics:
Form a duet
Let him sing melody.
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now muscle shoals have got the swamp dust. Boo Boo Boo
Original Lyrics:
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Odyssey's, "Native New Yorker"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the food you had in a taxi cab
Original Lyrics:
It's the thought you had in a taxi cab
Patti Smith Group's, "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
The way I feel under your command
Original Lyrics:
The way I feel when I'm in your hands.
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a little jellu-et-u ofa man
Original Lyrics:
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Steve Miller Band's, "The Joker"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a joker. I'm a smoker. I'm a midnight ogre.
Original Lyrics:
I'm a joker. I'm a smoker. I'm a midnight toker.
Sweet's, "Fox on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fox on the run
F-foxy
Fox on the run - the night away
Original Lyrics:
Fox on the run
F-foxy
Fox on the run and hideaway.
Sweet's, "Little Willie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Little Willy, wooly worm, come home!
Original Lyrics:
Little Willy, Willy won't, go home
 
1980s
.38 Special's, "Second Chance"
Misheard Lyrics:
The street never meant a thing
Original Lyrics:
But she never meant a thing
Bobby Brown's, "Every Little Step"
Misheard Lyrics:
And as a matter of fact, it blows my mind
You would even talk to Mike
Original Lyrics:
And as a matter of fact, it blows my mind
You would even talk to me
Bobby Brown's, "Every Little Step"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you can mess LA, I got ya back
Original Lyrics:
And you can best believe, I got ya back
David Bowie's, "Let's Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's dance
To the sound they're playin' on the radio
Original Lyrics:
Let's dance
To the song they're playin' on the radio
Hall and Oates', "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a magnita
Original Lyrics:
She's a maneater.
John Mellencamp's, "Jack and Diane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Long after the threat of living is gone.
Original Lyrics:
Long after the thrill of living is gone.
Queen's, "Body Language"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got red legs
Sex in your eyes
Lovely, great vibes
You got the cutest a** I have ice cream
Knock me down for a sex anytime (anytime)
Original Lyrics:
You got red lips
Snakes in your eyes
Long legs, great thighs
You got the cutest a** I've ever seen
Knock me down for a six anytime (anytime)
REO Speedwagon's, "Keep On Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna sneak
I just wanna keep on loving you
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna sleep
I just wanna keep on loving you
Squeeze's, "Pulling Mussels From The Shell"
Misheard Lyrics:
Two fat lazy widows shopping
Something for the masterpiece.
Original Lyrics:
Two fat ladies window shopping
Something for the mantlepiece.
Tears For Fears', "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics:
But traditions I can trace against the chive in your face
Original Lyrics:
But traditions I can trace against the child in your face
The Police's, "Every Breath You Take"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a pool hall ace
Original Lyrics:
How my poor heart aches
The Undertones', "My Perfect Cousin"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's got a degree in economics
Prosthetics and bionics
Original Lyrics:
He's got a degree in economics
Maths, physics and bionics
Tone-Loc's, "Funky Cold Medina"
Misheard Lyrics:
Funky kong Mikita
Original Lyrics:
Funky cold medina
U2's, "Pride (In The Name Of Love)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me the meaning of
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Original Lyrics:
Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
 
1990s
Ace of Base's, "All That She Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
is another David
Original Lyrics:
is another baby
Blink 182's, "The Party Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Her fat tits like Jesus
Original Lyrics:
Her fake tits were tasteless
Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got no thumbs
But they grew back again
And now I can play guitar
Original Lyrics:
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down.
Hootie & the Blowfish's, "Let Her Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
leather cry
Original Lyrics:
let her cry
K-Ci & JoJo's, "All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes I break that you doin' in loving too
Original Lyrics:
Yes I pray that you do love me too
Oasis', "Don't Look Back in Anger"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so Saturday
But don't look back in anger I heard you say
Original Lyrics:
Her soul slides away
But don't look back in anger I heard you say
R.E.M.'s, "Nightswimming"
Misheard Lyrics:
Side by side in orbit around the fairest sun.
Original Lyrics:
Side by side in orbit around the ferrous sun.
 
2000s
Commercial's, "Space Bag"
Misheard Lyrics:
...for the incredibly low price of only $19.99
Original Lyrics:
...for the incredibly low price of only $19.95
Dr. John's, "Like Curious George!"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's Moe to explode, when you open the dough.
Original Lyrics:
There's more to explore, when you open the door.
Iron Maiden's, "The Wicker Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
He knocks into your penis so what are you gonna do
Original Lyrics:
He knocks you to your feet and so what are you gonna do
 
2010s
Adele's, "Hello"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heart, heart, heart, heart
Heart, heart, heart, heart
Original Lyrics:
Highs, highs, highs, highs,
Lows, lows, lows, lows
Ariana Grande with Jamie Foxx's, "Focus"
Misheard Lyrics:
f*** a zombie
Original Lyrics:
focus on me
Blake Shelton's, "Sangria"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let you lick this head of mine keep spinning, spinning around
Original Lyrics:
Let you let this head of mine keep spinning, spinning around
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
Were up on Mexican Lucky
Original Lyrics:
We're up all night to get lucky
Elle King's, "Exes and Ohs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ex's and the oh, oh, oh's they hunt me
Like dogs they want me
Original Lyrics:
Ex's and the oh, oh, oh's they haunt me
Like ghosts they want me
Pentatonix's, "Can't Sleep Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Classic love
Original Lyrics:
Can't sleep love
Selena Gomez's, "Same Old Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so sick of that same old lemon
Original Lyrics:
I'm so sick of that same old love
Taylor Swift's, "Out of the Woods"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your neck was hanging from my neck
Original Lyrics:
Your necklace hanging from my neck

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