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1960s
The Allman Brothers Band's, "Whipping Post"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been tell me, I've been just a fool.
I had to stand by and take it babe, all for loving you.
Original Lyrics:
My friends tell me, that I've been such a fool.
But I had to stand by and take it baby, all for loving you.
The Band's, "The Weight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the barn
Original Lyrics:
Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Penny Lane there is Barbara showing phonographs
Original Lyrics:
Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Vic Mizzy's, "The Addams Family"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're creepier than cookies
Original Lyrics:
They're creepy and they're kooky
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I have to grow
Original Lyrics:
But I have to go
AC/DC's, "Rocker"
Misheard Lyrics:
A maraca. A marola.
Original Lyrics:
I'm a rocker, I'm a roller
Andy Gibb's, "Shadow Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me across the flood
Original Lyrics:
Take me across the floor
David Bowie's, "Golden Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give up the bacon
Original Lyrics:
Get up, my baby
Diana Ross', "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't no mouthguard high enough
Ain't no bandid low enough
Ain't no ribbon wide enough
To get me from Hugh
Original Lyrics:
Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from you
Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics:
My sick Georgia
Original Lyrics:
My eyes adored you.
Penny McLean's, "Lady Bump"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brady Bunch
Original Lyrics:
Lady Bump
Seals & Crofts', "Get Closer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Deep down in sodomy
Original Lyrics:
Deep down inside me
Sister Sledge's, "We Are Family"
Misheard Lyrics:
Meet our family
Original Lyrics:
We are family
Spinners', "I'll Be Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whenever you want me, I'll be dead
Original Lyrics:
Whenever you want me, I'll be there
Village People's, "In the Navy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Inner maybe
Original Lyrics:
In the navy
War's, "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why are we in France?
Original Lyrics:
Why can't we be friends?
Wild Cherry's, "Play That Funky Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Justin, it hit me
Original Lyrics:
And just when it hit me
 
1980s
Bobby Brown's, "On Our Own"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too hard to handle, too cold to hope
Original Lyrics:
Too hot to handle, too cold to hold
Def Leppard's, "Foolin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll sing it out loud!
F-f-f-foolin'
Original Lyrics:
Cause, baby, I'm not
F-f-f-foolin'
Def Leppard's, "Hysteria"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hysteria, one moment
Original Lyrics:
Hysteria, when you're near
Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get off your cold-cream crack
Original Lyrics:
Get out before we crack
Prince's, "Batdance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Badminton
Original Lyrics:
Batman
Prince's, "Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to be retch
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to be rich
Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is what it sounds like when ducks cry
Original Lyrics:
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
Ray Parker, Jr.'s, "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am afraid of no toast
Original Lyrics:
I ain't afraid of no ghost
Rick James', "Super Freak"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's all white
Original Lyrics:
She's alright
Sammy Hagar's, "There's Only One Way to Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Prank on the face
Original Lyrics:
Crank up the bass
Suzanne Vega's, "Luka"
Misheard Lyrics:
My name is Luka.
I was born on the second floor.
I live upstairs from you.
Original Lyrics:
My name is Luka.
I live on the second floor.
I live upstairs from you.
Wham!'s, "I'm Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, on the Mets
Original Lyrics:
Baby, I'm your man
 
1990s
Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's enough for this wide-eyed Wonderbra
Original Lyrics:
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
MC Hammer's, "Pray"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brave
Original Lyrics:
Pray
MC Hammer's, "U Can't Touch This"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop! End of time!
Original Lyrics:
Stop! Hammer time!
Metalics', "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sleep with one eyed old men, gripping your pillow tight
Original Lyrics:
Sleep with one eye open, gripping your pillow tight
Prince's, "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mommy don't matter to mind
Original Lyrics:
Money don't matter 2 night
SlipKnoT's, "Prosthetics"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mustang!
Original Lyrics:
Mistake!
 
2000s
Beck's, "Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, manzana girl
Original Lyrics:
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Christina Aguilera's, "Ain't No Other Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't no Aquaman
Original Lyrics:
ain't no other man
Cynthia Harrell's, "Snake Eater"
Misheard Lyrics:
someday you'll pee on a tree frog
Original Lyrics:
someday you'll feed on a tree frog
Eminem's, "Till I Collapse"
Misheard Lyrics:
Till the roof comes off
Till the lights go out
Till my legs give out
Can't s*** in my mouth.
Original Lyrics:
Till the roof comes off
Till the lights go out
Till my legs give out
Can't shut my mouth.
Jet's, "Look What You've Done"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give me back my point of view.
If it just won't sing for you.
Original Lyrics:
Give me back my point of view.
'Cause I just can't think for you.
Marilyn Manson's, "Disposable Teens"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wear disposable tits
Original Lyrics:
We're disposable teens
Nine Inch Nails', "With Teeth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whip the teacher
Original Lyrics:
With-uh teeth-uh
Panic! At The Disco's, "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have..."
Misheard Lyrics:
So testosterone boys and hard liquid girls
Original Lyrics:
So testosterone boys and Harlequin girls
Soulja Boy's, "Crank Dat Soulja Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Haters get mad 'cause I got me some baby nates
Original Lyrics:
Haters gettin' mad 'cause I got me some bathing apes.
w-inds.'s, "Close to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll never know if you're in brains.
Original Lyrics:
You never know if you're in flame.
 
2010s
Cold War Kids', "Love Is Mystical"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is mythical
Original Lyrics:
Love is mystical
 
misc
Nana Mouskouri's, "Siboney"
Misheard Lyrics:
Symphony
Original Lyrics:
Siboney
Nana Mouskouri's, "Vaya Con Dios"
Misheard Lyrics:
Buy a corn deals, me beat up
Original Lyrics:
Vaya Con Dios, mi vida
Traditional's, "Home on the Range"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, give me a home with the buffalo road
Where the deer and the antonym play
Original Lyrics:
Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play
Traditional's, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Swing low, sweet Jerry-o
Original Lyrics:
Swing low, sweet chariot.

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