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1960s
The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I'm not branded, babe
Original Lyrics:
Well I'm not bragging, babe
The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I'm not branding, babe
Original Lyrics:
Well I'm not bragging, babe
 
1970s
Bill Withers', "Use Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna spend with you
Original Lyrics:
I wanna spread the news
Gladys Knight & The Pips', "If I Were Your Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she treats you like Gladys
Original Lyrics:
And she treats you like glass
Hall & Oates', "She's Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd better run out of Fay's
Original Lyrics:
She's gone
Oh I, Oh I'd, better learn how to face it.
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
Searching for my last checkered assault
Original Lyrics:
Searching for my last shaker of salt
John Lennon's, "Imagine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Imagine all the pimples
Original Lyrics:
Imagine all the people
Marvin Gaye's, "Let's Get It On"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been really crying, babe
Original Lyrics:
I've been really trying, babe
Status Quo's, "Roll Over Lay Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe I won't take drink from table
Bricanyl lay me straight down on the floor
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I won't take a drink from the table
Reckon I'll lay me straight down on the floor
Terry Jacks', "Seasons In The Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was so black she bugged the family
Original Lyrics:
I was the black sheep of the family
The Three Degrees', "When Will I See You Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are we just France?
Original Lyrics:
Are we just friends?
Thin Lizzy's, "Jailbreak"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna f**k myself in
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna find myself in
 
1980s
Bee Gees', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come to me on a submarine
Original Lyrics:
Come to me on a summer breeze
Belinda Carlisle's, "I Get Weak"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strip me to fan slam
Original Lyrics:
Strip me defenseless
Billy Ocean's, "Suddenly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never felt like '54
Original Lyrics:
Never felt like this before
Club Nouveau's, "Why You Treat Me So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics:
But Ted Turner walked away
Original Lyrics:
But you turned and you walked away
Club Nouveau's, "Why You Treat Me So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics:
Until somebody else used Pinterest
Original Lyrics:
Show somebody else your interest
Johnny Hates Jazz's, "Shattered Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
You simply die for God.
Original Lyrics:
Who said they'd die for love.
Madonna's, "Dress You Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh it seems a costume made in London
Original Lyrics:
All your suits are custom made in London
Phil Collins', "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take a look at meow
Original Lyrics:
Take a look at me now
Prince's, "1999"
Misheard Lyrics:
Consume me if I go too fast
Original Lyrics:
So sue me if I go to fast
Prince's, "Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to be a bitch
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to be rich
Prince's, "Purple Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bubble wrap
Original Lyrics:
Purple rain
Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dispatch Warrikan agents, to bring back his body.
Original Lyrics:
Dispatch war rocket Ajax
To bring back his body.
Richard Marx's, "Hazard"
Misheard Lyrics:
Even then the folks in town said with pretty their styles.
Original Lyrics:
Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes.
Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
No commitments what I'm thinking of, you wouldn't get this from any other guy
Original Lyrics:
A full commitments what I'm thinking of, you wouldn't get this from any other guy
Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics:
I hope this lunch is good
Original Lyrics:
I know this much is true.
The Jets', "Crush on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got a clutch on you
Original Lyrics:
I got a crush on you
The Sugarhill Gang's, "Rapper's Delight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am Wonder Bread
Original Lyrics:
I am Wonder Mike
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Eat It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get yourself an egg and bean it
Original Lyrics:
Get yourself an egg and beat it
Weird Al Yankovic's, "I Lost on Jeopardy!"
Misheard Lyrics:
My hope of swimming sank
Original Lyrics:
My hope of winning sank
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Like a Surgeon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a SunJet
Original Lyrics:
Like a surgeon
Yes', "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't you see that we will - hot, cold?
Original Lyrics:
Don't deceive your free will at all
 
1990s
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Children of the little nine.
Original Lyrics:
Children of Thalidomide
Gin Blossoms', "'Til I Hear it From You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Won't take advice from goals
Original Lyrics:
Won't take advice from fools
Jesus Jones', "Right Here, Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
There is no place I wanna be
Original Lyrics:
There is no other place I wanna be
K.C. And The Sunshine Band's, "Get Down Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do a little dance
Make a little love
Get down tonight
Get down tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Goo a little dance
Make a little love
Get down tonight
Get down tonight.
Live's, "I Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philly's not the end of this
Original Lyrics:
Fear is not the end of this
Nirvana's, "Something In The Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
And heaven knows I've tried
Original Lyrics:
And the animals I've trapped
Pantera's, "Walk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Breathe, Sweat, Walk!
Original Lyrics:
Re-spect! Walk!
Pearl Jam's, "Even Flow"
Misheard Lyrics:
He'll begin his laugh again
Laugh again, laugh again...
Original Lyrics:
He'll begin his life again>BR?Life again, life again...
Soundgarden's, "Black Hole Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Far too long for snails
Original Lyrics:
Far too long for snakes
Ween's, "Ocean Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wash your mouth
Original Lyrics:
Ocean man
 
2000s
Anna Nalick's, "Breathe (2 AM)"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one can find the real wine-button boy.
Original Lyrics:
No one can find the rewind button, boy
Michael Buble's, "Sway"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we sway I go weeeeee...
Original Lyrics:
When we sway I go weak
Pink's, "Get the Party Started"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm going out
Original Lyrics:
I'm coming up
Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody wants the baloney
Original Lyrics:
Nobody wants to be lonely
The Calling's, "Wherever You Will Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Believe me, bless you
Original Lyrics:
Can bring me back to you
Tiziano Ferro's, "Sere Nere"
Misheard Lyrics:
De quem serĂ¡ a lingerie?
Original Lyrics:
Ripenserai agli angeli
 
2010s
Ariana Grande's, "Problem"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I chew your food
Original Lyrics:
I want you, you, you

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