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1960s
Misheard Lyrics:
Waitress shake it Mony Mony
Original Lyrics:
Wake me, shake me, Mony Mony
 
1970s
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose's, "Too Late to Turn Back Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found myself fawning, er, at least ten times a day
Original Lyrics:
I found myself phoning her at least ten times a day
Deep Purple's, "Smoke On The Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
slow walking walter fire engine guy
Original Lyrics:
Smoke on the water Fire in the sky
Dschingis Khan's, "Dschingis Khan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey rider ho and the pants of the soviet
Original Lyrics:
He Männer, ho Männer, tanzt Männer, so wie immer
Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Had an ugh-ugh Chevy
Original Lyrics:
Had an old gold Chevy.
Elton John's, "Levon"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a carriage by the Milky Way
Original Lyrics:
in a garage by the motorway
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up, with your bone stroke, don't stop till you get it up.
Original Lyrics:
Keep on, with the force, don't stop.
Ricki Lee Jones', "Chuck E in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
How come he don't come pee up here with me?
Original Lyrics:
How come he don't come and p.i.p. with me
The Carpenters', "Sing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing of happy nuts and....
Original Lyrics:
Sing of happy not sad.
The Doobie Brothers', "China Grove"
Misheard Lyrics:
They say that the town is so strange
And damn Mrs. Perkins is gay
Original Lyrics:
They say that the father's insane
And dear Missus Perkins a game.
 
1980s
Duran Duran's, "A View to a Kill"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tomato sounds, the book of cheese
Original Lyrics:
To fatal sounds of broken dreams
Eurythmics', "Conditioned Soul"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't stand the heat
Original Lyrics:
I can't stand it
Eurythmics', "Thorn in My Side"
Misheard Lyrics:
we saw the Agadoo
Original Lyrics:
was all that I could do
Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics:
what a guy
Original Lyrics:
what I got
Living Colour's, "The Cult of Personality"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be romantic, follow me
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to, follow me
Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bead it, bead it
No one wants to be defeated
Show 'em how f*cking, show it good right
Original Lyrics:
Beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showing how funky, strong is your fight
Ozzy Osbourne's, "Bark at the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bar La Mode
Original Lyrics:
Bark at the moon.
Theme Songs', "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're heroes in a half-shell and they're greedy! (Hey, get a grip!)
Original Lyrics:
They heroes in a half-shell and they're green! (Hey, get a grip!)
 
1990s
Eric Clapton's, "Pretending"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody knows tone loc can't play.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody knows strong love can't fail
Filter's, "Take a Picture"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waco my earthling
Waco my earthling
My sin is bad
My sin is bare
Original Lyrics:
Awake on my airplane
Awake on my airplane
My skin is bare
My skin is theirs
Go West's, "King Of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics:
‘Cause I’m the king of bingeful drinking.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking.
Mariah Carey's, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just want to roll my own.
Original Lyrics:
I just want you for my own
Metallica's, "Don't Tread on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soviet, friend no more.
To secure pieces, so prepare for war
Original Lyrics:
So be it, threaten no more.
To secure peace is to prepare for war.
Nirvana's, "Lithium"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like it - 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
Sponge's, "Molly (Sixteen Candles)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cigarette stains on your amps.
Original Lyrics:
Cigarette stains on your hands
Tag Team's, "Whoomp! (There It Is)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whoop, that ass!
Original Lyrics:
Whoomp, there it is!
 
2000s
Dave Matthews Band's, "Crash Into Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a boy's dream
Original Lyrics:
In a boy's dream
Flyleaf's, "All Around Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can feel you all around me
Circling the air I'm breathing.
Original Lyrics:
I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing.
Winnie the Pooh Characters', "Goodbye for Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
With things to rhyme, and how your dreams
Original Lyrics:
With hills to run, and higher trees
 
2010s
DJ Snake's, "Middle"
Misheard Lyrics:
(You)
Led to Georgia, gon' stand to Georgia
(You)
Led to Georgia, gon' stand to Georgia
Original Lyrics:
(You)
Thank the children, Just thank the children
(You)
Thank the children, Just thank the children
or
(You)
Dua Lipa's, "New Rules"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you run to him, you ain't getting over him
Original Lyrics:
And if you're under him, you ain't getting over him
George Ezra's, "Budapest"
Misheard Lyrics:
A divvy dove
Original Lyrics:
I'd leave it all
Imagine Dragons', "Demons"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you feel like it,
Look into my eyes
Original Lyrics:
When you feel my heat,
Look into my eyes
Portugal the Man's, "Feel It Still"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, ooh, I'm a rebel with a kickstand..
Original Lyrics:
Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks now
Rihanna ft. Jeezy's, "Hard"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brilliant, Brazilian
Fan mail from 27 million
Original Lyrics:
Brilliant, resilient
Fan mail from 27 million
Rihanna's, "Needed Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You meeeeeeeee
Original Lyrics:
You needed me
Misheard Lyrics:
like that tattoo on your shoulder
Original Lyrics:
bite that tattoo on your shoulder
The Neighbourhood's, "The Beach"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I meet you in the meadow maybe we could agree
Original Lyrics:
If I meet you in the middle maybe we could agree
Zayn's, "Pillowtalk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pillowtalk my enemy paella
Original Lyrics:
Pillowtalk my enemy my ally
 
country
Alabama's, "If You're Gonna Play in Texas"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you're gonna date in Texas, you gotta have candy in your van.
Original Lyrics:
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band
 
misc
Traditional's, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me out to the crowd
Buy me some penis and Cracker Jacks
Original Lyrics:
Take me out with the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack
 
xmas
Barenaked Ladies', "Green Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bundle up against the gold
Original Lyrics:
Bundle up against the cold
Carpenters', "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"
Misheard Lyrics:
For the holidays you can't be home sweet home
Original Lyrics:
For the holidays you can't beat home sweet home
Dean Martin's, "A Marshmallow World"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the arms of the Elvis dream trees
Original Lyrics:
In the arms of the evergreen trees
George Friedric Handel's, "Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics:
For the lord of old me potent reigneth
Original Lyrics:
For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth
Harry Simone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a po' boy too
Original Lyrics:
I am a poor boy too
Nat King Cole's, "Caroling, Caroling"
Misheard Lyrics:
Christmas bells are raining
Original Lyrics:
Christmas bells are ringing
The Temptations', "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics:
You would even say it grows
Original Lyrics:
You would even say it glows
Traditional's, "12 Days Of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
The Partridge Family.
Original Lyrics:
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
Traditional's, "Up on the House Top"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't blow?
Original Lyrics:
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't know?

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