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1960s
Kyu Sakamoto's, "Sukiyaki"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bee Gee and I
Original Lyrics:
Nijinda
The Beatles', "I'm Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You tantalize thinking I can’t see
Original Lyrics:
You tell lies thinking I can’t see
The Monkees', "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I knew ya girl you didn't have no boobs
or
But now you're walkin' round with those 42's.
I'm not your silicone.
Original Lyrics:
But you won't find my name in your book of 'Who's who?'
I'm not your stepping stone.
Van Morrison's, "Brown Eyed Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you remember when we used to stay?
Original Lyrics:
Do you remember when we used to sing...
 
1970s
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "Hold Back The Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cool hags of Florida, I gotta find time to burn.
Original Lyrics:
Hold back the water. I gotta find time to burn
Dan Hartman's, "Instant Replay"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ink spell replay
Original Lyrics:
Instant replay
David Bowie's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is it Stevie Wonder
Original Lyrics:
Is it any wonder
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "September"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oreo
Original Lyrics:
Ba de ya
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Shine a Little Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You shine and light up my life
Original Lyrics:
You shine a little love on my life
Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cri'le rocking, you stop and shop
And then your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a valentine
And I guess I never will
Rollin' Mama, The Smiling Ace, & Suzie Woman
They're just fading
Cr'ile rockin' was out of sight
Original Lyrics:
Cr'ile rockin' is somethin' shockin'
And your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time
And I guess I never will
Lawdy mama, those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
Cr'ile rockin' was out of sight
Elvis Presley's, "Burning Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feel television rising
Original Lyrics:
Feel my temperature rising
Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Calling Paula Zahn
Original Lyrics:
Not to fall apart
Judy Collins', "Send in the Clowns"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sand in the clowns
Original Lyrics:
Send in the clowns
Kenny Rogers', "You Decorated My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Was plain, pure and white
Original Lyrics:
Once plain, pure and white
Queen's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just gotta get out of this 2-day sale
Original Lyrics:
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
Randy Vanwarmer's, "Just When I Needed You Most"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just when I needed the mumps
Original Lyrics:
Just when i needed you most
Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you're not into robots,
If you have half a brain.
Original Lyrics:
If you're not into yoga,
If you have half a brain
Van Morrison's, "Into the Mystic"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want a hero
Original Lyrics:
I wanna hear it
 
1980s
Barbra Streisand's, "Woman in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
The road is narrowly wrong
Original Lyrics:
The road is narrow and long
Billy Joel's, "Goodnight Saigon"
Misheard Lyrics:
We had no salsa
Original Lyrics:
We had no soft soap
Culture Club's, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go undercover
Original Lyrics:
I'll tumble 4 ya
Deniece Williams', "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know you got the NFL
Original Lyrics:
You know you got to understand
Fine Young Cannibals', "Good Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mueslix what have you done
Original Lyrics:
Good thing where have you gone
Genesis', "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got somebody in my pocket
Original Lyrics:
I got some money in my pocket
Glass Tiger's, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have held you for so long
Original Lyrics:
I have loved you for so long
Jackson Browne's, "Somebody's Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's got to eat somebody's bagels
Original Lyrics:
She's gotta be somebody's baby
Level 42's, "Something About You"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're only Hubert after all
Original Lyrics:
We're only human after all
Madonna's, "Like a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm using Listerine
Original Lyrics:
Life is a mystery
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t go around making young girls high!
Original Lyrics:
Don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts!
Night Ranger's, "Sister Christian"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sister Christmas, all yuletide has come
Original Lyrics:
Sister Christian, all the time has come
Pat Benatar's, "Love Is a Battlefield"
Misheard Lyrics:
Party to party
Original Lyrics:
Heartache to heartache
Queen's, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It ain't Wednesday
Original Lyrics:
I ain't ready
Thompson Twins', "Hold Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love Murphy Brown
Original Lyrics:
Let loving start
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's nothin' that a hundred men and a whore could ever do.
Original Lyrics:
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do.
Warrant's, "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Air raids are too far away
Original Lyrics:
Heaven isn't too far away
Yaz's, "Situation"
Misheard Lyrics:
U-Haul
Original Lyrics:
Move out
 
1990s
Cast of Barney & Friends', "Old Brass Wagon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Circus to the left
Original Lyrics:
Circle to the left
Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dreams of war, dreams of fire, and the dragon spire.
Original Lyrics:
Dreams of war, dreams of liars, dreams of dragon’s fire.
Movie Scripts', "Barney's Great Adventure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, where's my banking?
Original Lyrics:
Hey, where's my blankey?
Movie Scripts', "The Lion King (1994)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Must have slimmed my mind
Original Lyrics:
Must have slipped my mind
Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's, "A Whole New World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love New York
Original Lyrics:
A whole new world
Spice Girls', "Who Do You Think You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
The rest is on to get out of the bottle
Original Lyrics:
The rest is on to get out of the bottom
Third Eye Blind's, "Semi-Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the four-eyed whores can make me cry
Original Lyrics:
And the four right chords can make me cry
 
2000s
Commercial's, "Jared, the Galleria of Jewelry"
Misheard Lyrics:
It could only be jammin'
Original Lyrics:
It could only be Jared
Dido's, "Here with Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can die
Original Lyrics:
I can't hide
Eminem ft. Nate Dogg's, "Shake That"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like the pussy and I like Katrice.
Original Lyrics:
I like good pussy and I like good trees.
Rammstein's, "Reise Reise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jäger toots off signer visor
Original Lyrics:
Jeder tut‘s auf seine Weise
 
2010s
Ava Max's, "Sweet But Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, she sleeps on a Geico
Original Lyrics:
Oh, she's sweet but a psycho
Ed Sheeran's, "Thinking Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics:
People fool in love in mysterious ways
Original Lyrics:
People fall in love in mysterious ways
Owl City's, "Verge"
Misheard Lyrics:
These are all eyes
Original Lyrics:
These are our hours

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