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1960s
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me home, I hate Ramada
Original Lyrics:
Take me home, I hate Granada
Judy Collins', "Turn! Turn! Turn!"
Misheard Lyrics:
A time to dine
Original Lyrics:
A time to die
The Beatles', "I Am the Walrus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yellow mellow custard
Original Lyrics:
Yellow matter custard
The Beatles', "She Loves You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Apologise so there
Original Lyrics:
Apologise to her
 
1970s
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lay me down in cheese souffle now
Original Lyrics:
Lay me down in sheets of linen
George McCrae's, "Rock Your Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Norman, take me in your arms, gottcha baby.
Original Lyrics:
Woman, take me in your arms, rock your baby.
Jim Croce's, "Time in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've looked around no to no
Original Lyrics:
I've looked around enough to know
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Free Bird"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I'm as free as a bird man
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
Michael Jackson's, "Got to Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got to beat her
Got to beat her in the morning
Original Lyrics:
Got to be there
Got to be there in the morning
Michael Jackson's, "Off the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you can't hang with the villains
Then there ain't no room for you this part of town
Original Lyrics:
If you can't hang with the feelin'
Then there ain't no room for you this part of town
Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Dukes of Hazzard in the classroom
Original Lyrics:
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
The Mike Curb Congregation's, "Sweet Gingerbread Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fresh out o' my pants
Sweet gingerbread man.
Original Lyrics:
Fresh out o' the pan
Sweet gingerbread man.
 
1980s
Anthrax's, "I'm Eighteen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lines form on my face and my head
Original Lyrics:
Lines form on my face and my hands
Anthrax's, "Panic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Move it to the front
Reaching for the light
Loosing all control
Using all your might
Wheels are gonna spin
Asses gonna shake
We are gonna kill
Balls are gonna break
Original Lyrics:
Move it to the front
Reaching for the light
Loosing all control
Using all your might
Wheels are gonna spin
Asses gonna shake
We are gonna kick
Walls are gonna break
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Dutch found me I fainted on James
Original Lyrics:
She dashed by me, in painted on jeans
Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader of the Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
One went to his cargo
And the other to Santa
Original Lyrics:
One went to Chicago
And the other to St. Paul
Foreigner's, "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna love a novice
Original Lyrics:
I want to know what love is
Gap Band's, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You dropped the fart on me
or
You dropped a fart on me
Original Lyrics:
You dropped a bomb on me
Golden Earring's, "Twilight Zone"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're all to go my love has spins into a frenzy.
Help I'm stepping into the Twilight Zone.
This place is a madhouse.
Feels like King Kong.
Original Lyrics:
Cannot decode my whole life spins into a frenzy.
Help I'm stepping into the Twilight Zone.
This place is a madhouse.
Feels like being cloned.
Hall And Oates', "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics:
She can tell by the permajack you wore
Original Lyrics:
A she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar.
Huey Lewis and the News', "Heart and Soul"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's hardened soil
Original Lyrics:
She's heart and soul
Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer than the pea vine
Original Lyrics:
I heard it throught the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing it to the sound of Microsoft
Original Lyrics:
Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa
Rod Stewart's, "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
Misheard Lyrics:
All of my friends have a ring on their finger, yeah so what
Original Lyrics:
All of my friends have a ring on their finger, they have someone
Rod Stewart's, "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're just a dream and as real as it seems I ain't that funny
Original Lyrics:
You're just a dream and as real as it seems I ain't that lucky
The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics:
Found the mental retard naked
Original Lyrics:
Fundamentally, he can't take it.
Thompson Twins 's, "Lay Your Hands On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Galileo hands on me
Original Lyrics:
Oh lay your hands on me.
Wham!'s, "Edge of Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
The dancing devil looks a lot like you
Original Lyrics:
My daddy said the devil looks a lot like you
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "Hand In My Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics:
What it all comes downtown
Original Lyrics:
What it all comes down to
Anthrax's, "Riding Shotgun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do it, drive it, drink it, smoke it,
Toke it
Original Lyrics:
Do it, drive it, drink it, smoke it,
Choke it
Cast of Newsies', "King of New York"
Misheard Lyrics:
A porcelain tub with oil and water
Original Lyrics:
A porcelain tub with boiling water
Janet Jackson's, "Escapade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Johnny thunder hang for a while
Original Lyrics:
Thought you'd want to hang for a while
Kenny Wayne Shepherd's, "Blue on Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jumper on Jack
Original Lyrics:
Joker on Jack
Pulp's, "Disco 2000"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not down and lonely 30 years ago
Original Lyrics:
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
 
2000s
Creed's, "One Last Breath"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm six feet from the edge and I'm falling
Original Lyrics:
I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking
Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not lying, I'm just stunnin' with my lovely Cullen
Original Lyrics:
I'm not lying, I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunning
Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like a chick a casino
Take your pay before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check the Jin Kazama
Original Lyrics:
Just like a chick in the casino
Take your bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand 'cause I'm marvelous
Madonna's, "Future Lovers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give me a lap dance of experience
Original Lyrics:
In the evidence of its brilliance
Mariah Carey's, "Shake It Off"
Misheard Lyrics:
just like a cab on commission
Original Lyrics:
just like a Calgon commercial
Misheard Lyrics:
Even when I touch her boobs
Original Lyrics:
Even when I'm with my boo
Train's, "I Got You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leaving the coast behind, oh tip I got you
Original Lyrics:
Leaving the ghosts behind, until I got you
Train's, "You Can Finally Meet My Mom"
Misheard Lyrics:
You, forgettable tell me and f*** it, I almost forget
Original Lyrics:
You, not Sitting Bull, Ella or Bach and I almost forgot
 
2010s
Cylob's, "Cut the Midrange Drop the Bass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pump up the volume, fuck the house
Original Lyrics:
Pump up the volume, rock the house
DNCE's, "Cake by the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics:
aia ia ia ia ia ia!
I'll keep on hoping to beat Kate by the ocean.
Yeah!
Original Lyrics:
Ah ya ya ya ya
I keep on hoping we'll eat cake by the ocean
Oh ah
Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll live like a garden. SATURDAY NIGHT
I'll tell me your sins so you can show me the light
I'll believe in everything that you tell me
Original Lyrics:
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
Sabaton 's, "The Last Stand"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come and tell this Christian story again
Original Lyrics:
Come and tell the Swiss Guards' story again
Sabaton 's, "The Price of a Mile"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's the price of a nail?
Original Lyrics:
What's the price of a mile?
Sabaton's, "Coat of Arms"
Misheard Lyrics:
For the glory of Heaven
Original Lyrics:
For the glory of Hellas
Sabaton's, "To Hell And Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
A short man protects us
Original Lyrics:
A short man from Texas
The Weeknd's, "Starboy"
Misheard Lyrics:
house so empty need a centipede
Original Lyrics:
house so empty need a centerpiece

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