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1960s
Elton John's, "Lady Samantha"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lady Samantha, she's a horny tease
Original Lyrics:
Lady Samantha, she sheds only tears
Jefferson Airplane's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you need some bodily love
Original Lyrics:
Don't you need somebody to love
Steppenwolf's, "Magic Carpet Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Last night I hold a lettuce lamp
Original Lyrics:
Last night I hold Aladdin's lamp
 
1970s
Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
What cha doing on your little butt?
Original Lyrics:
What you doin' on your back aah?
Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up In Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Split up on the docks that night
With a feeling it was best
Original Lyrics:
Split up on that dark sad night
Both agreeing that it was best.
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics:
"Memories of an elephant" are playin' in the band.
Original Lyrics:
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Dragon's, "April Sun in Cuba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me to the egg roll sun
Original Lyrics:
Take me to the April sun
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I know it's my own tampon
Original Lyrics:
But I know it's my own damn fault
Marshall Tucker Band's, "Heard It in a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Purdy little love song
Original Lyrics:
Heard it in a love song
Orleans', "Still the One"
Misheard Lyrics:
I once thought you were dead.
Original Lyrics:
I want to talk to in bed.
Paper Lace's, "The Night Chicago Died"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he kissed my momma's face and threw mustard at her waist
Original Lyrics:
And he kissed my momma's face and he brushed her tears away
The Eagles', "Life in the Fast Lane"
Misheard Lyrics:
He was two-timing naked,
She was too tired to fight about it.
Original Lyrics:
He was too tired to make it,
She was too tired to fight about it.
 
1980s
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't switch the blame on a guy and shave some more
Original Lyrics:
Don't switch the blade on the guy in shades, oh no
Depeche Mode's, "Enjoy the Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I ever wanted, all I ever needed, is here in my ass.
Original Lyrics:
All I ever wanted, all I ever needed, is here in my arms.
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leftist Groove gets you to move
Original Lyrics:
Let this groove get you to move.
Fine Young Cannibals', "Good Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ludvig where have you gone?
Original Lyrics:
Good thing where have you gone?
Fine Young Cannibals', "Good Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
The one good thing is taking too long.
Original Lyrics:
The one good thing didn't stay too long.
Misheard Lyrics:
Bad little bone
Original Lyrics:
Bad to the bone
Misheard Lyrics:
Bad little bone
Original Lyrics:
Bad to the bone
Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't nothing gonna drink my Sprite
Original Lyrics:
Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride"
Misheard Lyrics:
But now you're feeling colicky
Original Lyrics:
But now you're feeling cocky
Metallica's, "Helpless"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotta fill this hole tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Gotta fill this hall tonight.
Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics:
Annie, are you voting?
Original Lyrics:
Annie, are you OK?
Mother Soundtrack's, "Pollyanna"
Misheard Lyrics:
I believe in roses kissed with Jew
Original Lyrics:
I believe in roses kissed with dew
Tears for Fears', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
One headline while we're leaving.
Original Lyrics:
One headline, why believe it?
Thompson Twins', "Hold Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Warm my balls.
Warm my cold and tired balls.
Original Lyrics:
Warm my heart.
Warm my cold and tired heart.
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bless the grains down in Africa
Original Lyrics:
I bless the rains down in Africa
 
1990s
Aqua's, "Barbie Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
im a barbie girl
in my barbie world
Original Lyrics:
I'm a Barbie girl
In the Barbie world
Life in plastic
It's fantastic.
Disney's 'Beauty And The Beast''s, "Kill the Beast"
Misheard Lyrics:
We won't rest 'til he's good and diseased.
Original Lyrics:
We won't rest 'til he's good and deceased.
Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics:
My love crumbles when you are not here... (New York kisses a**!!)
Original Lyrics:
(Your love, kisses and such!)
R.E.M.'s, "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Charles Darwin wore a normal mask.
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Charles Darwin had the gall to ask.
Sum 41's, "In Too Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cause I'm in too deep and I'm trying to keep I put fun in my head Or Cause I'm in too deep and I'm trying to keep Un peu fun in my head
Original Lyrics:
Cause I'm in too deep and I'm trying to keep Up above in my head
Whitney Houston's, "I Believe in You and Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
In love internally
Original Lyrics:
In love eternally
Whitney Houston's, "My Heart is Calling"
Misheard Lyrics:
My home is calling
Original Lyrics:
My heart is calling
Whitney Houston's, "Step By Step"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know you heard him
And I know you blew
Original Lyrics:
I know you hurt him
And I know you're blue
 
2000s
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a little man, also evil, I'm so into cats, also into cats.
Original Lyrics:
I'm a leading man, and the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
Jimmy Eat World's, "The Middle"
Misheard Lyrics:
It just takes some time
A little in a little out of line
Original Lyrics:
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Lazy Town's, "Cooking by the Book"
Misheard Lyrics:
never use a magic recipe
Original Lyrics:
never use a messy recipe
Shakira's, "She Wolf"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dezza Sheo in de gosseh
Original Lyrics:
There's a she wolf in the closet
Soundtrack's, "Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne Boss Battle Theme"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm on crack
Original Lyrics:
I won't crack
VeggieTales', "Share of Friends"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to care
About a goat
And bring it cheese!
Original Lyrics:
We used to care about our share
Of gold so rare and big TVs!
Whitney Houston's, "Million Dollar Bill"
Misheard Lyrics:
If he make you feel like a million diamond rings
Original Lyrics:
If he make you feel like a million dollar bill
 
2010s
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.
Jason Derulo's, "Want to Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's so hard to sleep
I got the s***s on the floor
Original Lyrics:
It's so hard to sleep
I got the sheets on the floor
Kiiara's, "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rufus (oye) lightning love, (oye) I just know Rufus on lightning love oye, I just know
Original Lyrics:
Roof is falling let me love me falling I just know
Maroon 5's, "Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shut up
Yes, please
Won't you come and party down on me?
Original Lyrics:
Your sugar
Yes, please
Won't you come and put it down on me?
Meghan Trainor's, "Lips are Moving"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a classy goat
Original Lyrics:
I'm a classy girl
Meghan Trainor's, "Lips are Movin"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your lips are doing
Original Lyrics:
Your lips are movin
Nicki Minaj's, "Side to Side (with Ariana Grande)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Banana nights, banana day, and boy got me workin' side to side
Habanero nights, habanero days, and boy got me workin' side to side
Original Lyrics:
I've been there all night
I've been there all day
And boy, got me walkin' side to side
I've been there all night
I've been there all day
And boy, got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
Twenty One Pilots', "The Run And Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paul, I'm not the one you know
Original Lyrics:
Pa, I'm not the one you know

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