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1960s
The Four Tops', "Standing in the Shadows of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Standing in the shadows of love
I've been waiting for the Horlicks to come
Original Lyrics:
Standing in the shadows of love
I've been waiting for the heartaches to come
Young Rascals', "Groovin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kool Aid on a Sunday afternoon
Original Lyrics:
Groovin' on a Sunday afternoon
 
1970s
Barbra Streisand's, "The Way We Were"
Misheard Lyrics:
Misty "what a color" memories of the way we were
Original Lyrics:
Misty watercolor memories of the way we were
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons', "December 1963 ("Oh, What a Night")"
Misheard Lyrics:
As I recall, it ended my youth, too.
Original Lyrics:
As I recall, it ended much too soon.
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds', "Fallin' in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause your simple fame is at the gate
Original Lyrics:
'Cause your simple fate is at the gate
Pete Wingfield's, "Eighteen with a Bullet"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've got a smack doubleheader
Original Lyrics:
We've got a smash doubleheader
Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
Popsicle
Original Lyrics:
Bicycle
Randy Newman's, "Rednecks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Went in drunk, come out drunk too
Original Lyrics:
Went in dumb, come out dumb too
Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics:
Summer bees
Original Lyrics:
Summer breeze
Stealers Wheel's, "Stuck in the Middle with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I don't like Kimmy tonight
Original Lyrics:
Well I don't know why I came here tonight
The Clash's, "London's Burning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lard-ass Pollyyyy!
Original Lyrics:
London's burning
The Moody Blues', "Nights in White Satin"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another day's mucus energy spent
Original Lyrics:
Another day's useless energy spent
The O'Jays', "Back Stabbers"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bandstanders
Original Lyrics:
B-Back stabbers
 
1980s
Commodores', "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You brought me in from the parade
Original Lyrics:
You brought me in from out the rain
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't masturbate with the giant s***
Original Lyrics:
Don't masquerade with the guy in shades
DJ Luck and MC Neat's, "Little Bit Of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Olly with his mints and sound
Original Lyrics:
Hollering the rinsin' sound
Misheard Lyrics:
Love to hear her passion.
Original Lyrics:
Love to hear percussion.
Janet Jackson's, "Nasty"
Misheard Lyrics:
SIttin' in the booby show
Original Lyrics:
Sittin' in the movie show
Men at Work's, "Be Good Johnny"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you slip up. I'll play the fool.
Original Lyrics:
Don't you slip up or play the fool.
Scorpions', "Still Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love, only love, can bring back your lonesome days.
Original Lyrics:
Love, only love, can bring back your love some day.
Styx's, "Come Sail Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Lord, I'm a captain
Original Lyrics:
On board, I'm the captain
The Scorpions', "Still Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will prepare, I will prepare
Original Lyrics:
I will be there, I will be there.
Tone Loc's, "Wild Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Workin' all week 95 for my mommy
Original Lyrics:
Workin' all week 9 to 5 for my money
 
1990s
Aerosmith's, "Livin' on the Edge"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sping like a zing & the sky is falling!
Original Lyrics:
If Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin'
Aqua's, "Dr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doctor Jones, Doctor Jones
Megatna!
Megatna!
Original Lyrics:
Doctor Jones, Doctor Jones
Wake up now
Wake up now
Collective Soul's, "Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is there a killer among us?
Original Lyrics:
Is there a cure among us?
DC Talk's, "In The Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm disguised by old behavior.
I only serve to be firm. Ah, suspicious.
I'm still a man in need of a savior.
Original Lyrics:
I despise my own behavior.
This only serves to confirm my suspicions that
I'm still a man in need of a savior.
Disney's 'The Lion King''s, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pink pajamas monkeys round the bottom
Original Lyrics:
Ingonyama nengwe namabala
Ini Kamoze's, "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here comes the hotstepper (word 'em up)
I'm the leprachaun gangster (word 'em up)
Original Lyrics:
Here comes the hotstepper (murderer)
I'm the lyrical gangster (murderer).
K-Ci and JoJo's, "Tell Me It's Real"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feeling Family Feud
Original Lyrics:
The feeling that we feel
Meat Puppets', "Backwater"
Misheard Lyrics:
It may unbind
Goodbye loathsome time
Oh, who's Don?
Original Lyrics:
Hey I'm blind
Good, fine, roll the time
On whose dime?
Misheard Lyrics:
Have you ever been to the movies?
Original Lyrics:
Have you ever been to the moon phase?
R. Kelly's, "You Remind Me of Something"
Misheard Lyrics:
You remind me of my chief
Original Lyrics:
You remind me of my Jeep
Salt-N-Pepa's, "Shoop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl, what's my witnesses?
Original Lyrics:
Girl, what's my weakness? (Men!)
Smash Mouth's, "Heave-Ho"
Misheard Lyrics:
She said that we had crazy potties every night
Original Lyrics:
She said that we had crazy parties every night
 
2000s
ATC's, "Around the World (La La La La La)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And now the bears are ringing
Original Lyrics:
And now the bells are ringing
Eve feat. Gwen Stefani's, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's only been a yam
Original Lyrics:
It's only been a year
Queens of the Stone Age's, "First It Giveth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thirsty gibbon Dennis take us away
Original Lyrics:
First it giveth then it taketh away
Slipknot's, "Skin Ticket"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come see my cage
Built in a migraine
Original Lyrics:
Come see my cage
Built in my grave
Tori Amos', "Almost rosey"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't sit through seduction
Original Lyrics:
You can't seduce seduction
Tori Amos', "Sweet the Sting"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so consumed by the
Shame, shame, shame inside
'Cause I'm a-lunching with a close-up
To the tip of this girl, Beyon... cé
Original Lyrics:
If so, then somebody
Shake, shake, shake me sane
'Cause I am inching ever closer
To the tip of this scorpion's... tail
Vanessa Carlton's, "Pretty Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have been saving snacks for you
Original Lyrics:
I have been saving smiles for you
mosaic.wav's, "Gacha Gacha Cute Figu@Mate"
Misheard Lyrics:
ah, tomato
Original Lyrics:
@mate
 
2010s
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never had bad beef
Original Lyrics:
Never had met me
Adele's, "Water Under the Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics:
I only want diamond rings.
Original Lyrics:
Our love ain't water under the bridge.
Animal Jam's, "Play Wild"
Misheard Lyrics:
Find the everybody
Original Lyrics:
Aw yeah, play wild
Celine Dion's, "That's the Way It Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a mountain climb
Original Lyrics:
It's an uphill climb
Ed Sheeran's, "Thinking Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me into your Lebanon
Original Lyrics:
Take me into your lovin' arms
The Weeknd's, "Starboy"
Misheard Lyrics:
All red lamb just to tease you, ah
None of these toys on lease too, ah
Made your whole year in a week too, yah
Main bitch out of your league too, ah
Side bitch out of your league too, ah
House so empty need a centerpiece
Twenty racks a table cut from ebony
Cut that ivory into skinny pe-nis-es
Then she clean it with her face, man I love my baby
You talking money I need to get laid
You talking 'bout me, I don't see the shade
Switch up my side I take any lane ah switch up my quahog any day
Original Lyrics:
All red lamb just to tease you, ah
None of these toys on lease too, ah
Made your whole year in a week too, yah
Main bitch out of your league too, ah
Side bitch out of your league too, ah
House so empty need a centerpiece
Twenty racks a table cut from ebony
Cut that ivory into skinny pieces
Then she clean it with her face, man
I love my baby
You talking money need a hearing aid
You talking 'bout me, I don't see the shade
Switch up my side I take any lane ah switch up my cup
I kill any pain
Twenty One Pilots', "Heavydirtysoul"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you save, can you save my heavy dinosaur
Original Lyrics:
Can you save, can you save,
Can you save my heavydirtysoul?
For me, for me

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