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1960s
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your teams are such a nigger
Original Lyrics:
You tease me like you do
Jimi Hendrix's, "Purple Haze"
Misheard Lyrics:
'scuse me while I kiss this guy.
Original Lyrics:
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky.
The Drifters', "Save the Last Dance for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
So Darwin
Original Lyrics:
So darling
The Kingsmen's, "Louie Louie"
Misheard Lyrics:
A fine little girl, she waits for me
I catch ole' Jill, across I see
Me sailed the ship all alone
Me never think I'll make it home
Original Lyrics:
A fine little girl, she waits for me
Me catch the ship across the sea
Me sailed the ship all alone
Me never think I'll make it home
Tommy James and the Shondells', "I Think We're Alone Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
I think we are home now
Original Lyrics:
I think we're alone now
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Take a Chance On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicken Dance on me
Original Lyrics:
Take a chance On me
Carpenters', "Top of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one's put me at the top of the world
Original Lyrics:
Your love's put me at the top of the world
Dire Straits', "Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Way on downtown
Original Lyrics:
Way on down south
Edwin Starr's, "War"
Misheard Lyrics:
Water is good for
Original Lyrics:
What is it good for?
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lay me down and she's so blended
Original Lyrics:
Lay me down in sheets of linen.
Mary MacGregor's, "Torn Between Two Lovers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whore between two llamas
Original Lyrics:
Torn between two lovers
Paul Simon's, "Kodachrome"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama don't take my Coca-Cola
Original Lyrics:
Mama don't take my Kodachrome
Sonny Curtis', "Love is All Around (season 2-7 MTM theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're gonna make me have a ball
Original Lyrics:
You're gonna make it after all
Steely Dan's, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mickey Mouse knows that number
Original Lyrics:
Rikki don't lose that number
 
1980s
A Flock of Seagulls', "I Ran (So Far Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
With all the hair and phony eyes
Original Lyrics:
With auburn hair and tawny eyes
Bananarama's, "Venus"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm your penis, I'm your fire at your desire
Original Lyrics:
I'm your Venus I'm your fire at your desire.
Bertie Higgins', "Key Largo"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's looking at your kids
Original Lyrics:
Here's looking at you, kid
Bette Midler's, "The Rose"
Misheard Lyrics:
Saucy love
Original Lyrics:
Some say love
Chris deBurgh's, "The Lady in Red"
Misheard Lyrics:
The baby in bed
Original Lyrics:
The lady in red
Commercial's, "Polaner All Fruit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Would you please pass a chair?
Original Lyrics:
Would you please pass the jelly?
Irene Cara's, "Flashdance...What a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in Riverdale
Original Lyrics:
I am rhythm now
John Waite's, "Missing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Risky Business
Original Lyrics:
Missing you
Kylie Minogue's, "I Should Be So Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm screaming
Original Lyrics:
I'm dreaming
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Lost in Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lost in a bullshit
Original Lyrics:
Lost in emotion
Marilyn McCoo's, "Solid Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
And hell keeps spinning to music
Original Lyrics:
My head keeps spinning to music
Men Without Hats', "Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
And surprise 'em with a big trick eye
Original Lyrics:
And surprise 'em with a victory cry
Scandal's, "The Warrior"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shooting at the wars of Iraq
Original Lyrics:
Shooting at the walls of heartache
Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rip it up. Don Henley on the borderline
Original Lyrics:
Pick it up, don't hang it on the borderline
[Later]
Pick it up, and gather what's inside of you.
 
1990s
Bruce Cockburn's, "Hey, It's Franklin!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here he comes with all his fans
Original Lyrics:
Here he comes with all his friends
Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics:
She said "I think I remember the pilgrims"
Original Lyrics:
She said "I think I remember the film"
Elton John's, "Healing of Hands"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a light, where the Doctor sits
[suggesting the late TV preacher Dr. Gene Scott]
Touch me now and let me see again
Original Lyrics:
There's a light, where the darkness ends
Touch me now and let me see again
Elton John's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics:
No pharaohs black hole sun
Original Lyrics:
No shadows block the sun
Enya's, "Only If"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold me if you want to
Original Lyrics:
Only if you want to
Jann Arden's, "Insensitive"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's sensitive
Original Lyrics:
Insensitive
Queen's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll go again
Original Lyrics:
I'll overkill
Radiohead 's, "My Iron Lung"
Misheard Lyrics:
My delicious bacon
Original Lyrics:
My Belisha beacon
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Under The Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could not get it off
Original Lyrics:
I could not get enough
Salt-N-Pepa's, "Shoop"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna shoot baby
Original Lyrics:
I wanna shoop baby
Sinead O'Connor's, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothing compares, nothing compares to Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
Nothing compares, nothing compares 2 U
The Offspring's, "Genocide"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donkey Kong, every day
On SNES, we play
Original Lyrics:
Dog eat dog, every day
On our fellow man we prey.
 
2000s
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know you got Comcast
Original Lyrics:
A loaded gun complex
Gabrielle's, "Out Of Reach"
Misheard Lyrics:
Malory, so far, I've never driven in your car
Original Lyrics:
Out of reach, so far I never had your heart
Movie Scripts', "Bewitched (2005)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to feel the world
Original Lyrics:
I want to feel thwarted
Movie Scripts', "Nanny McPhee"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's the final stroll
Original Lyrics:
That's the final straw
Shakira's, "Objection (Tango)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm falling, I'm farting, your hands are gay.
Original Lyrics:
I'm falling apart in your hands again.
Sixpence None the Richer's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
To build a world between us
or
To build one between us
Original Lyrics:
To build a wall between us
 
2010s
Misheard Lyrics:
Wild, wild, wild
Wild, wild, wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
When I'm with you, all I get is wild Dust
Wild, wild, wild
When I'm with you, all I get is wild Dust
Original Lyrics:
Wild, wild, wild
Wild, wild, wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis', "Thrift Shop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Birdwell
Original Lyrics:
Goodwill
Movie Scripts', "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're in the land of Pooh
Original Lyrics:
We're in the land of poo
Selena Gomez's, "Back to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna hold you in a matzoh bowl of soup
Original Lyrics:
I wanna hold you when I'm not supposed to

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