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1960s
Chad & Jeremy's, "A Summer Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dreams
Original Lyrics:
Trees
 
1970s
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got to let the Duchess win
Original Lyrics:
Got to let the Dodgers win
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose's, "Too Late to Turn Back Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found myself boning her at least ten times a day
Original Lyrics:
I found myself phoning her at least ten times a day
Ike & Tina Turner's, "River Deep - Mountain High"
Misheard Lyrics:
And do I love you 99
Original Lyrics:
And do I love you my oh my
The Michael Zager Band's, "Let's All Chant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody, nobody
Everybody, you're nobody
Original Lyrics:
Your body, my body
Everybody with your body
 
1980s
Abba's, "Our Last Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
and we smashed around
Original Lyrics:
Paris restaurants
Aerosmith's, "Dude Looks Like a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who's the lucky lady
Original Lyrics:
Dude looks like a lady.
Dan Fogelberg's, "Heart Hotels"
Misheard Lyrics:
The voices you hear at the top of the stairs are only echoes of violence and prayers
Original Lyrics:
The voices you hear at the top of the stairs are only echoes of unanswered prayers
Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader of the Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a goner, I know when I'm not in some hotel
Original Lyrics:
I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel
Echo and the Bunnymen's, "All My Colours (Zimbo)"
Misheard Lyrics:
They've come to get me but nicely
Original Lyrics:
That box you gave me burned nicely
Echo and the Bunnymen's, "The Killing Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
In stolid nights I saw you
Original Lyrics:
In starlit nights I saw you
Elton John's, "Little Jeanie"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I want you to do my arithmetic, I want you to be my lover.
Original Lyrics:
And I want you to be my acrobat
I want you to be my lover
Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics:
Each misunderstanding.
Original Lyrics:
Mutual misunderstanding.
Genesis', "Behind the Lines"
Misheard Lyrics:
I held the book so tightly in my hands,
Son of a bitch, I heard you call my name
Original Lyrics:
I held the book so tightly in my hands,
I saw your picture, heard you call my name
Jeffrey Osborne's, "Stay with Me Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make me feel just like a schoolboy or girl
Original Lyrics:
Make me feel just like a schoolboy, girl
Jimmy Buffett's, "Brown Eyed Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Translates to radio
Original Lyrics:
Transistor radio
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep up with the porn star's cock
Don't stop till you get it up.
Original Lyrics:
Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop till you get enough
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics:
dit-dit-dit-diller
Original Lyrics:
'Cause this is thriller
Murray Head's, "One Night in Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bars and temples start to pulsate free
Original Lyrics:
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
Olivia Newton-John's, "Heart Attack"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're gonna be the devil of me
Original Lyrics:
You're gonna be the death of me
Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's nothing more to talk about 'cause this whore is on a leave.
Original Lyrics:
There's nothing more to talk about 'less it's horizontally.
Pretenders', "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Happy golden days of yours
Original Lyrics:
Happy golden days of yore
Steve Lunt's, "Don't Fear the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
One step to discover, meet us there tonight
Original Lyrics:
One step to discover, the need is there tonight
 
1990s
California Dreams', "Born to Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I believe it's my best in me
Original Lyrics:
I believe it's my destiny
California Dreams', "Mama Said"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama said love is black
Original Lyrics:
Mama said love is blind
California Dreams', "Must Be Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Work can make me act this way
Original Lyrics:
What can make me act this way?
California Dreams', "Someone to Hold Onto"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have seen a medical love
Original Lyrics:
I have seen it, miracle of love
California Dreams', "Take It Higher"
Misheard Lyrics:
Learn and let live
Original Lyrics:
Live and let live
California Dreams', "The Way We Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love plays high and seek
Original Lyrics:
Love plays hide and seek
California Dreams', "Too Much to Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too high, too fast to fart
Original Lyrics:
Too high, too fast, too far
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Master Chu rammed me
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Jones and me
Metallica's, "Nothing Else Matters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trust a Sikh, and find a Jew
Original Lyrics:
Trust I seek, and I find in you. (2.05)
Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics:
For my next insult
Original Lyrics:
Find my nest of salt
Nirvana's, "Lithium"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like it, I'm not coming back
I miss you, I'm not coming back
I love you, I'm not coming back
I killed you, I'm not coming back
Original Lyrics:
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
 
2000s
Darkness', "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells end)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Christmas time, Justin's a Bell-End!
Original Lyrics:
Christmas time, don't let the bells end
Fall Out Boy's, "The (After) Life of the Party"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it hurts to watch you work the room
Original Lyrics:
Cut it loose
Watch you work the room
 
2010s
French Montana's, "Unforgettable"
Misheard Lyrics:
I had enough combo for 24
Original Lyrics:
I had enough convo for 24
Meghan Trainor's, "Lips Are Moving"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can bow me down my lyrics
Original Lyrics:
You can buy me diamond earrings
Taylor Swift's, "Dress"
Misheard Lyrics:
Carve your name into my nipples
Original Lyrics:
Carve your name into my bedpost
 
country
Disney's 'Aladdin''s, "A Whole New World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every moment bed wetter
Original Lyrics:
Every moment gets better
 
misc
Traditional's, "Alphabet Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
elemental pea
Original Lyrics:
L,M,N,O,P
 
xmas
Air Supply's, "Sleigh Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll snuggle up together like two birds and a featherwood bee
Original Lyrics:
We'll snuggle up together like two birds and a feather would be
Andy Williams', "Christmas Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rain Christmas bells
Original Lyrics:
Ring Christmas bells
Burl Ives', "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Have a Polly Dolly Christmas
Original Lyrics:
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Elvis Presley's, "Here Comes Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear those snail bells
Original Lyrics:
Hear those sleigh bells
How the Grinch Stole Christmas', "Trim Up the Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trim up your uncle and your aunt
And join the Ku Klux Klan
Original Lyrics:
Trim up your uncle and your aunt
With yards of whofut flant
Jackson 5's, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics:
She thought that I was f***ed up in my bedroom fast asleep
Original Lyrics:
She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep
Jackson 5's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Little tin whores
Original Lyrics:
Little tin horns
Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
And folks dressed up like messy moles
Original Lyrics:
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Traditional's, "12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Two turtle ducks
Original Lyrics:
Two turtle doves

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