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1960s
Beach Boys', "Surfin USA"
Misheard Lyrics:
If everyone had a notion
Original Lyrics:
If everyone had an ocean
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Fortunate Son"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ganymede, Ganymede.
Original Lyrics:
It ain't me, it ain't me.
The Beatles', "Twist and Shout"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shakin' a baby
Original Lyrics:
Shake it up baby
The Flintstones', "Car Hop Song (Burger on a Bun)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here we come on the run
With a burger on a bun
And a bottle of Coke on the side.
Original Lyrics:
Here we come on the run
With a burger on a bun
And a dab of cole slaw on the side.
Theme Songs', "Gilligan's Island"
Misheard Lyrics:
The ship sook ground
Original Lyrics:
The ship's aground
 
1970s
Aerosmith's, "Walk This Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fast talkin' lover always talkin' 'neath the covers
Original Lyrics:
Backstroke lover always hidin' 'neath the covers
Elton John & Kiki Dee's, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wore your crown
Original Lyrics:
I was your clown
Elton John's, "Grow Some Funk of Your Own"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was desperate to dance
Just to take the locals down
Original Lyrics:
I was desperate to dance
Just to dig the local sounds
Elvis Costello & the Attractions', "Two Little Hitlers"
Misheard Lyrics:
I left my face on the floor
Original Lyrics:
I'm up late, pacing the floor
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's, "Karn Evil 9 (Third Impression)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Guardians of a nuclear zone
Original Lyrics:
Guardians of the new clear dawn
Paper Lace's, "The Night Chicago Died"
Misheard Lyrics:
and the sound of rutting feet
Original Lyrics:
and the sound of running feet
Skyhooks', "Living in the Seventies"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel like a barman who can't drink a beer
Original Lyrics:
I feel like a poor man who can't drink his beer
Steely Dan's, "Reelin' in the Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you wheeling in the yees
Original Lyrics:
Are you reeling in the years?
Theme Songs', "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keeping your head in the water
Make it away when you can
Original Lyrics:
Keeping your head above water
Making a wave when you can
 
1980s
Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream in slo-mo
Original Lyrics:
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Cyndi Lauper's, "She Bop"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want rabbit
Original Lyrics:
I won't worry
Def Leppard's, "Animal"
Misheard Lyrics:
A white line or a snowy globe
Original Lyrics:
A wild ride, over stony ground
Dire Straits', "Money for Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
We got some movies, refrigerators
We got some movies, color TVs
Original Lyrics:
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these color TVs
Jose Feliciano's, "Chico and the Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donna, things will be better
Oh, yes they will for cheaper than the man
Yes they will for cheaper than the man
Original Lyrics:
And I know things will be better
Oh, yes they will for Chico and the Man
Yes they will for Chico and the Man
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "I Wonder If I Take You Home"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wonder if I take you home
Would you mistook it for love, baby?
Original Lyrics:
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby?
Manhattan Transfer's, "Boy From New York City"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he looks cute in his Morehouse suit
Original Lyrics:
And he's cute in his mohair suit
Men Without Hats', "The Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
and surprise 'em with a big chuguy
Original Lyrics:
and surprise 'em with a victory cry
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama say mama saw what Michael saw,
Mama say mama saw what Michael saw
Original Lyrics:
Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa
Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa
Night Ranger's, "Sister Christian"
Misheard Lyrics:
Motor Inn, what's your price of life?
You'll be finding years to ride.
Original Lyrics:
You're motoring,what's your price for flight?
And finding mister right.
Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick In The Wall (Part Two)"
Misheard Lyrics:
How can you have any pudding if you don't kick your feet. You hear kids swimming and splashing like they are at an outdoor pool.
Original Lyrics:
Wrong! Do it again!
Wrong! Do it again!
If you don't eat your meat
You can't have any pudding
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
Stevie Nicks', "Leather And Lace"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need you to f*** me, I need you to pay
Original Lyrics:
I need you to love me, I need you to stay.
Technotronic's, "Pump Up the Jam"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm obliged to say
Get your booty on the floor tonight, make my day
Original Lyrics:
I don't want a place to stay,
Get your booty on the floor tonight, make my day
Wham!'s, "I'm Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
First comes Sal's cremation
Original Lyrics:
First class information
Whitesnake's, "Here I Go Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waiting on love's sweet chai tea
Original Lyrics:
Waiting on love's sweet charity
 
1990s
Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony's, "Tha Crossroads"
Misheard Lyrics:
I miss my uncle charizard
Original Lyrics:
And I miss my Uncle Charles, y'all.
Della Reese's, "I Will Walk With You"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you walk down the room
Original Lyrics:
When you walk down the road
Enigma's, "Return to Innocense"
Misheard Lyrics:
So look into your heart, my fans
Original Lyrics:
So look into your heart, my friends
John Mellencamp's, "Wild Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on out and beg your man
Original Lyrics:
Come on out and make romance
John Mellencamp's, "Wild Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, that wild night's breeze, do you mind?
Original Lyrics:
All those wild nights breeze through your mind
Santana's, "Smooth"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna kiss ya
Original Lyrics:
My Monequita
Skid Row's, "Youth Gone Wild"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are the Yukon whales.
Original Lyrics:
We are the youth gone wild.
Usher's, "My Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
She beats me
Original Lyrics:
She beeps me
Usher's, "You Make Me Wanna..."
Misheard Lyrics:
Start a jubilation s*** with you
Original Lyrics:
Start a new relationship with you
Vengaboys', "We like To Party!"
Misheard Lyrics:
We like the monkey dick, we like, we like the monkey dick
Original Lyrics:
we like to party
 
2000s
Muse's, "Exo-politics"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I seem to feel the skies
Original Lyrics:
When the Zetas fill the skies
Santana feat. Michelle Branch's, "The Game of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
A little bit of tits
A little bit of fat
Original Lyrics:
A little bit of this
A little bit of that
The Wiggles', "Fruit Salad"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give everyone, a big ass spoon.
We'll all be needing it very soon.
Original Lyrics:
Give every one, a plate and a spoon.
We'll all be eating it very soon.
 
2010s
Adele's, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jingle bell
Original Lyrics:
Treat her better
Anthrax's, "I'm Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm alive to kill the demon
I'm alive to kill the one
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Heaven lives in everyone
Original Lyrics:
I'm alive to be the demon
I'm alive to be the one
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hell it lives in everyone
David Bowie's, "Valentine's Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
Valentine told me who's the girl
Original Lyrics:
Valentine told me who's to go
Echosmith's, "Cool Kids"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feel like a poo poo
Original Lyrics:
be like the cool kids
Fall Out Boy's, "Twin Skeletons"
Misheard Lyrics:
that shaves our feet and deserves our pity
Original Lyrics:
that shares our fate and deserves our pity.
Radiohead's, "Burn the Witch"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing the song of suspense that goes
Original Lyrics:
Sing the song of sixpence that goes
 
christian
Mark Schultz's, "I Am"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am your cigarette redeemer
Original Lyrics:
I am your savior and redeemer
 
misc
Muse's, "New Born"
Misheard Lyrics:
Link it to the world
Link it to yourself
Stretch it like a bird's quiz
Original Lyrics:
Link it to the world
Link it to yourself
Stretch it like a birth squeeze.

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