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1950s
Commercial's, "Slinky"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold your nose, it's stinky
Original Lyrics:
Everyone knows it's Slinky
Commercial's, "Slinky"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's stinky, it's stinky
Original Lyrics:
It's Slinky, it's Slinky
 
1960s
Elvis Presley's, "I'm Movin' On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I'm through with you, too bad you blew
Original Lyrics:
Well, I'm through with you, too bad you're blue
Patsy Cline's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Crazy for thinking that Milo could hold you
Original Lyrics:
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
The Band's, "The Weight"
Misheard Lyrics:
My bags are sinking, Lord
Original Lyrics:
My bag is sinkin' low
The Beatles', "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's wonderful to be here,
It's sad to be a drill
Original Lyrics:
It's wonderful to be here,
It's certainly a thrill
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are to dance with me
Original Lyrics:
You are the dancing queen
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only me, only you
Original Lyrics:
knowing me, knowing you
Andrew Gold's, "Lonely Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the summer of '63
Original Lyrics:
In the summer of '53
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Strange Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a stained mattress.
Original Lyrics:
Got a strange magic.
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout millennia
Original Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout moving in
Misheard Lyrics:
We go to heaven
Original Lyrics:
We go together
Mary MacGregor's, "Torn Between Two Lovers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't want to be true lovers
Original Lyrics:
Torn between two lovers
Pink Floyd's, "Eclipse"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everything under the sun isn't true
Original Lyrics:
Everything under the sun is in tune
Robert John's, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Touch my darling
Original Lyrics:
Hush, my darling
Stories', "Brother Louie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Holey moley, holey moley
Original Lyrics:
Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie
The Trammps', "Disco Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burn victor, disco inferno.
Original Lyrics:
Burn baby burn, disco inferno.
Village People's, "In the Navy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shame on you,
Shame on you,
Shame on you and the boogie too
Original Lyrics:
They want you,
They want you,
They want you as a new recruit
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
I said hours
Original Lyrics:
I said I was
 
1980s
Australian Crawl's, "Oh, No Not You Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
What am I doing here
Original Lyrics:
Oh, no, not you again.
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Children of the Meadowlands
Original Lyrics:
Children of Thalidomide
Bros', "Drop The Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm tired of the boyfriend
Original Lyrics:
I'm tired of the boy thing
Bros', "Drop the Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
No more bikes or plastic mudguards I pissed down my jeans
Original Lyrics:
No more bikes or plastic models and braces on my teeth
Bruce Springsteen's, "Dancing in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics:
This bum's for hire
Original Lyrics:
This gun's for hire
Cyndi Lauper's, "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
Julia
Original Lyrics:
Good enough
Debbie Gibson's, "Foolish Beat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Break my car
Original Lyrics:
Break my heart
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shake her boobies, now oh now
Original Lyrics:
Shake your booty now now
Maria McKee's, "Show Me Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm shaking just like the wind,
Come over and sit down tight!
Original Lyrics:
Show me Heaven, cover me.
I'm shakin' just like the breeze.
Modern English's, "I Melt with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll stop for water
Original Lyrics:
I'll stop the world
R.E.M.'s, "It’s the End of The World As We Know It"
Misheard Lyrics:
That’s great it starts with an earthquake, virgin snakes and aeroplanes
Original Lyrics:
That’s great it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes and aeroplanes
The Plasmatics', "The Damned"
Misheard Lyrics:
Black vengeance
Original Lyrics:
Black visions
Till Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hush hush, keep it down now, boy she's scary!
Original Lyrics:
Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry
Whitney Houston's, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna dance in this party
Original Lyrics:
I wanna dance with somebody
 
1990s
10,000 Maniacs', "Jezebel"
Misheard Lyrics:
I think I have a fever
Original Lyrics:
I feel like a thief
Amy Grant's, "Every Heartbeat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every heartbeat the monster you!
Original Lyrics:
Every heartbeat belongs to you.
Cher's, "One By One"
Misheard Lyrics:
F--- off she said to her Daddy, Daddy
Original Lyrics:
Look up she said, to your daddy. daddy
Janet Jackson's, "Escapade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me take you over to Mexico
Original Lyrics:
Let me take you on an escapade
Moby's, "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heels of the Dome
Original Lyrics:
These open doors
Shania Twain's, "From This Moment On"
Misheard Lyrics:
From this momentum
Original Lyrics:
From this moment on
Warrant's, "Cherry Pie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eat my cherry pie
Original Lyrics:
She's my cherry pie
 
2000s
Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Despite words in my head
Original Lyrics:
These five words in my head
Rihanna's, "Don't Stop the Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been saved by the sound of Michael's song
Original Lyrics:
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
 
2010s
Charlie Puth's, "Attention"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've been runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round throwin' that turtle on my knee
Original Lyrics:
You've been runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round throwin' that dirt all on my name
David Guetta's, "Stay (Don't Go Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, when you got this
Let me in a TED talk
I can make it happen, uh-huh
Original Lyrics:
Baby, when you got this
Love me in a tank top
I can make it topless, uh-huh
Madonna's, "God Control"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody knows the dandruff
Original Lyrics:
Everybody knows the damn truth
Panic! At The Disco's, "Death of a Bachelor"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm playing a game
Original Lyrics:
I'm playing hooky
Twenty One Pilots', "Holding On to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Any time I find her
Original Lyrics:
Entertain my faith
 
country
Men At Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics:
He just smiled and gave him a bite of my sandwich.
Original Lyrics:
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich.
Men At Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics:
He just smiled and gave me a bite of my sandwich
Original Lyrics:
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich.
 
misc
Traditional's, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
With snow on a candy night
Original Lyrics:
Which nobody can deny

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