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1950s
Perry Como's, "Papa Loves Mambo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Papa loves mama
Mama loves mango
Original Lyrics:
Papa loves mambo
Mama loves mambo
 
1960s
Credence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon on the Rise"
Misheard Lyrics:
There is a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There is a bad moon on the rise.
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Travelin' Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I'm proud 'cause I left
Original Lyrics:
Well I'm flyin' 'cross the land
Led Zeppelin's, "You Shook Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have been burned. Won't you now stay? Oh touch on a rim.
Original Lyrics:
I have a babe, won't do nothing... oh, oh, buy a diamond ring.
The Rolling Stones', "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your father's still perfecting wigs or making ceiling wax
Original Lyrics:
Your father's still perfecting ways of making sealing wax
 
1970s
Cast of "Sesame Street"'s, "Mahna Mahna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Phenomenon
Original Lyrics:
Mahna mahna
Dean Friedman's, "Ariel"
Misheard Lyrics:
One channel tune was singing off the air
Original Lyrics:
While channel 2 was signing off the air
Kansas', "Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics:
There'll be peas when you are dumb
Original Lyrics:
There'll be peace when you are done
Wings', "Hi Hi Hi"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want you to lie on the bed get you ready for my honey gun
Original Lyrics:
I want you to lie on the bed get you ready for my polygon
 
1980s
A-Ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cheyenne away
Original Lyrics:
Shying away
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's, "Endless Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mike in the snow
Original Lyrics:
My endless love
Dire Straits', "Walk of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the Wonka bar
Original Lyrics:
Do the walk of life
George Harrison's, "Got My Mind Set on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well it's gonna take your mommy
Original Lyrics:
Well it's gonna take money
George Michael's, "One More Try"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've had enough of dandruff
Original Lyrics:
I've had enough of danger
Greg Kihn Band's, "Jeopardy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm watching Jeopardy!
Original Lyrics:
Our love's in jeopardy
Greg Kihn Band's, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'em)"
Misheard Lyrics:
They don't like 'em like dad anymore
Original Lyrics:
They don't write 'em like that anymore
Madonna's, "Who's That Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
¿Quién es quesadilla?
Original Lyrics:
¿Quién es esa niña?
Men at Work's, "Who Can It Be Now?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't look at me now
Original Lyrics:
Who can it be now?
R.E.M.'s, "Stand"
Misheard Lyrics:
Think about erection
Original Lyrics:
Think about direction
Sparks', "Cool Places"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where's the cool faces?
Original Lyrics:
Where's the cool places?
Stevie Wonder's, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
No nudist day to celebrate
Original Lyrics:
No New Year's Day to celebrate
The Buggles', "(Living In) The Plastic Age"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chase my Bed in 6 a.m.
Then the shiny serving clothes running withm Eye Telephones.
Walking fast now make a deal.
By the "Fake N" sell "what's real?"
Original Lyrics:
Shakes my bed at 6 a.m.
Then the shiny serving clones
Run in with my telephones
Talking fast I make a deal
Buy the fake and sell what's real
 
1990s
Bon Jovi's, "Always"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well there ain't no luck as he slowly dies.
Original Lyrics:
Now there ain't no luck in these loaded dice
Bryan Adams', "Please Forgive Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I remember the smudge kid.
Original Lyrics:
I remember the smell of your skin.
Genesis', "I Can't Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot sauce making me swim
Original Lyrics:
Hot sun making me sweat
Jane French's, "Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics:
You keep me alike
Original Lyrics:
You keep me alive
Meat Loaf's, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Will you help your right eye in this God for second town?
Original Lyrics:
Will you help get me right out in this Godforsaken town?
Michael Jackson's, "Childhood"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look within your heart and ass
Original Lyrics:
Look within your heart and ask
Nirvana's, "On a Plain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Forgot to put hours of code.
Original Lyrics:
Forgot to put on the zip code.
Shaggy's, "Boombastic"
Misheard Lyrics:
She call me Mr. Boombastic, semi-fantastic
Touch me on the mattresses a Mr. Ro..
Original Lyrics:
She call me Mr. Boombastic, say me fantastic
Touch me on me back, she say I'm Mr. Ro..
Sir Mix-a-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love big sluts and I cannot lie?
Original Lyrics:
I like big butts and I cannot lie.
Soundgarden's, "Ty Cobb"
Misheard Lyrics:
In my head, f*** you all.
Original Lyrics:
Hard headed f***, you all.
Sting's, "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did I ever lose my faith in you?
Original Lyrics:
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
Tina Turner's, "I Don't Wanna Fight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't really wanna fry no more or or, oh yea hump asana.
or
I don't really wanna cry no more
Original Lyrics:
I don't really want to fight no more (too much talking babe)
Veruca Salt's, "Seether"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't find the seether.
Original Lyrics:
Can't fight the seether.
 
2000s
Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind Pt 2"
Misheard Lyrics:
See my face in lights or my name in Monkey phlegm down on Broadway
Original Lyrics:
Seeing my face in lights or my name in marquees found down on Broadway
Arctic Monkeys', "Fake Tales of San Francisco"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get off the bandwagon, put down the iPhone
Original Lyrics:
Get off the bandwagon, put down the handbook.
Britney Spears', "Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's so yucky
Original Lyrics:
She's so lucky
Cascada's, "Bad Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be my bad boy, be my van
Original Lyrics:
Be my bad boy, be my man
DJ Luck and MC Neat's, "Little Bit of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ali with your rinse tints on
Original Lyrics:
Holler with the rinsin' sound
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're going downtown in a merry-go-round
And sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded gun complex, cock it and bullet.
Original Lyrics:
We're going down down in an earlier round
And sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it
Green Day's, "Give Me Novacaine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll never get high.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, novocaine.
(guitar solo begins)
The Killers', "Mr. Brightside"
Misheard Lyrics:
Banana
Original Lyrics:
I never
 
2010s
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm up on Mexican monkey
Original Lyrics:
I'm up all night to get lucky.
Jason Aldean's, "Night Train"
Misheard Lyrics:
About a mile off Oatmeal Road...
Original Lyrics:
About a mile off Old Mill Road...
Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your jumbo romance
Original Lyrics:
Want your bad romance
Lady Gaga's, "Born This Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was boned this way
Original Lyrics:
I was born this way
Lost Frequencies', "Are you with me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Listen to the Marietta play at midnight
Original Lyrics:
Listen to the Mariachi play at midnight
Michael Buble's, "It's a Beautiful Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know why you think that you could hold me when you couldn't go bye-bye yourself
Original Lyrics:
I don't know you think that you could help me when you couldn't get by by yourself
Twenty One Pilots', "Heavydirtysoul"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you shave, can you shave, can you shave my hairy dinosaur?
For free, for free
Original Lyrics:
Can you save, can you save,
Can you save my heavydirtysoul?
For me, for me

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