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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, they said you was high glanced
Original Lyrics:
Well they said you was high classed
Elvis Presley's, "I Got Stung"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm never gonna leave, you son of a gun
Original Lyrics:
I'm never gonna leave once I arrive
 
1960s
Brian Hyland's, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was afraid to come out of the oven
Original Lyrics:
She was afraid to come out in the open
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.
 
1970s
Cheap Trick's, "I Want You To Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shout out the bull come shoes
Put on a brand new shirt.
Original Lyrics:
Shine up my old brown shoes
Put on a brand new shirt.
Commercial's, "Chiffon Margarine"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you think it's Bundt cake, but it's not
It's DuPont
Original Lyrics:
If you think it's butter, but it's not
It's Chiffon
Elvis Presley's, "Polk Salad Annie"
Misheard Lyrics:
A wretched, spiteful, straight raise a total woman
Original Lyrics:
A wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin' woman
Grand Funk Railroad's, "We're an American Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're on American Bandstand
Original Lyrics:
We're an American Band
Grateful Dead's, "Big River"
Misheard Lyrics:
taught the clowns how to cover up a queer blues guy
Original Lyrics:
taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
Grateful Dead's, "Eyes Of The World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up to find out that you have the thighs of a sqirrel
Original Lyrics:
Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world.
Kansas', "Dust In The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
All we are is dust in the bin.
Original Lyrics:
All we are is dust in the wind.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a douche, with a rubber in the night
Original Lyrics:
Blinded by the light
Revved up like deuce, another runner in the night.
Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You! Yes, you, behind the grape shed.
Don't steal any.
Original Lyrics:
You! Yes, you behind the bike sheds!
Stand still, laddie!
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dirty Deeds, Jungle Chief (3x) Dirty deeds and the jungle chief (2x)
Original Lyrics:
Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap (3 x) Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap (2x)
Bob Seger's, "Nine Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
She wants to rock but she’s on the rag, man.
Original Lyrics:
I'll be there nine tonight, nine tonight, nine tonight
Chris deBurgh's, "The Lady in Red"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bavarian red
Original Lyrics:
The lady in red
Dire Straits', "Money for Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put the kids in microwaves ovens
Original Lyrics:
We got to install microwave ovens.
Living in a Box's, "Living in a Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm giving you a box
Original Lyrics:
I'm living in a box
Madonna's, "Papa Don't Preach"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coppertone cream
Original Lyrics:
Papa Don't Preach
New Kids On The Block's, "Please Don't Go Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me you’re scared
Original Lyrics:
Tell me you’ll stay
Paul Simon's, "Graceland"
Misheard Lyrics:
The way she brushed her hair and farted
Original Lyrics:
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
Salt-N-Pepa's, "Push It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Porsche real good!
Original Lyrics:
Push it real good!
Steve Winwood's, "Roll With It"
Misheard Lyrics:
More than a bagel
Original Lyrics:
Roll with it, baby
The Pointer Sisters', "Neutron Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doin' the neutral dance
Original Lyrics:
Doin' the Neutron Dance
The Topp Twins', "Untouchable Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're untouchable, untouchable girls,
We'll stop you wearing dresses, we'll take over the world.
Original Lyrics:
We're untouchable, untouchable girls,
We're stroppy, we're aggressive, we'll take over the world.
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like a leopardess above the surrogate eve.
Original Lyrics:
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti.
Wham!'s, "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whack me off before you go-go
Original Lyrics:
Wake me up before you go go
 
1990s
Ace of Base's, "Wheel of Fortune"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better make your move
Original Lyrics:
We're gonna make you move
Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I said, what about, breakfast activites
Original Lyrics:
And I said, what about, breakfast at Tiffany's
Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics:
So take the phonograph
Original Lyrics:
So take the photographs
Hue and Cry's, "Labour of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flip flop your neighbour
Original Lyrics:
Gonna withdraw my labour of love
Love/Hate's, "Evil Twin"
Misheard Lyrics:
It wasn't me washing him
My evil... my evil twin
Original Lyrics:
It wasn't me
It must have been
My evil... my evil twin
Love/Hate's, "Evil Twin"
Misheard Lyrics:
It wasn't me
It wasn't him
My evil... my evil twin
Original Lyrics:
It wasn't me
It must have been
My evil... my evil twin
Love/Hate's, "Spinning Wheel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take off your knickers, take it up the ring
Original Lyrics:
Take off your necklace - take off your rings
Sarah McLachlan's, "Building a Mystery"
Misheard Lyrics:
You live in a church
Where you sleep with poo-poo dolls (as in Emojis)
Original Lyrics:
You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
Semisonic's, "Closing Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
So gather up your chickens
Original Lyrics:
So gather up your jackets
TLC's, "No Scrubs"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna give you my neck (no)
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna give you mine and (no)
The Cranberries', "Zombie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Filia haec, Filia haec (this daughter) Salve! salve! salve! (hello!)
Original Lyrics:
In your head, in your head Zombie, zombie, zombie
Veruca Salt's, "Seether"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't find the seeker
Original Lyrics:
Can't find the seether
You Am I's, "Berlin Chair"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you wait, I’ll give all my eggs to you
Original Lyrics:
If you wait, I'll give all my aches to you
 
2000s
Dido's, "Thank You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm sulking through and through
Original Lyrics:
And I'm soaking through and through
Lucie Silvas', "Breathe In"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your Van Halen
Original Lyrics:
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
Melanie C's, "I Turn to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a flower bleeding toward the sun
Original Lyrics:
Like a flower leading toward the sun
Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
My heart is drenched in love
Original Lyrics:
My heart is drenched in wine
 
2010s
AC/DC's, "Smash N' Grab"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooooh, shoot o' meth!
Original Lyrics:
Ooooh, shove 'em back!
Drake's, "In My Feelings"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cakey, do you love me?
Original Lyrics:
Kiki, do you love me?
Milky Chance's, "Stolen Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love bonjour, we can bring it on the floor
Original Lyrics:
And I want you, we can bring it on the floor
Saweetie's, "My Type"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eight inch bagel that's good pipe
Original Lyrics:
Eight-inch big, ooh, that's a good pipe
 
christian
P.O.D.'s, "Goodbye for Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pains and struggles that you know so well,
At the time though, it can't or it just won't tell.
Original Lyrics:
Pains and struggles that you know so well,
Either time don't, it can't or it just won't tell.
 
country
Garth Brooks', "Two of a Kind Workin' on a Full House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, we're two of a kind,
Workin' for Uncle Ralph!
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, we're two of a kind,
Workin' on a full house!

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