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1950s
Sheb Wooley's, "Purple People Eater"
Misheard Lyrics:
One guy, one horsefly, purple people eater
Original Lyrics:
One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
 
1970s
10cc's, "The Things We Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you're looking for the answer in your mind
Original Lyrics:
And you're looking for the answer in your eyes
Al Green's, "Let's Stay Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make me feel soul in you
Original Lyrics:
You make me feel so brand new
Bread's, "Diary"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found her diarrhea underneath the tree
Original Lyrics:
I found her diary underneath the tree
Bread's, "Make It with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd like to make a misuse
Original Lyrics:
I'd like to make it with you
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Id Really Live to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen
Original Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout moving in.
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's only one world to blame
But I know it's my own damn fault
Yes and some people claim that there's only one world to blame
And I know it's my own damn fault
Original Lyrics:
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's my own damn fault
Yes and some people claim that there's a woman to blame
And I know it's my own damn fault
Little River Band's, "Cool Change"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time for pool tables
Original Lyrics:
Time for cool change
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Miss Miller!
Original Lyrics:
Bismillah!
Rod Stewart's, "Twistin' the Night Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Twin Peaks tonight at 10:00
Original Lyrics:
Twistin' the night away
The Cars', "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Always with some other guy
It's just a f***ing lullaby
Original Lyrics:
Always it's some other guy
It's just a broken lullaby
The Cars', "You're All I've Got Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are like done tonight
Original Lyrics:
You're all I've got tonight.
 
1980s
Billy Ocean's, "Loverboy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rubber, rubber, rubber ball
Original Lyrics:
Lover, lover, loverboy
Bon Jovi's, "Born to Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
And maybe I was made to be your man
Original Lyrics:
And baby I was made to be your man
Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody needs a place to p***
Original Lyrics:
Everybody needs a place to rest
Cutting Crew's, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics:
I went the wrong way
Original Lyrics:
I should have walked away
Enya's, "Cursum Perficio"
Misheard Lyrics:
Curse you fool officio.
Original Lyrics:
Cursum perficio
Fiction Factory's, "(Feels Like) Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heaven is closer nowadays
Original Lyrics:
Heaven is closer now today
Joey Scarbury's, "Believe it or Not"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm really a mutt
Original Lyrics:
Believe it or not
John Waite's, "Missing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes and no
Original Lyrics:
Missing you
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billie Jean's at my door.
She's just a girl that claims that I am the one, but the kid is not my son.
Original Lyrics:
Billie Jean's not my lover.
She's just a girl that claims that I am the one, but the kid is not my son.
Phil Collins', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now breathe
Original Lyrics:
Now break
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, take it! In the dust! I'm adopted!
Original Lyrics:
Ah, take it!
Bite the dust!
Bite the dust, yeah!
Ray Parker Jr.'s, "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those bastards!
Original Lyrics:
Ghostbusters!
Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a pillow on my tongue
Original Lyrics:
And a pill on my tongue
Steely Dan's, "Babylon Sisters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brother and sister, shagging
Original Lyrics:
Babylon sisters, shake it
The Greg Kihn Band's, "Jeopardy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well you can take it I don't want it
Original Lyrics:
Well you can take it as a warning
Tracy Chapman's, "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's the one, she's the one
Original Lyrics:
Be someone, be someone
U2's, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's go bang 'em
Gonna bang 'em against the wall
Original Lyrics:
It puts my back up
Puts my back up against the wall
 
1990s
Duran Duran's, "Ordinary World"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I was crabby yesterday
Original Lyrics:
But I won’t cry for yesterday
Eagle-Eye Cherry's, "Save Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's delay our mystery
Original Lyrics:
Let's delay our misery
Extreme's, "More Than Words"
Misheard Lyrics:
Holy words
Original Lyrics:
More than words
PM Dawn's, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"
Misheard Lyrics:
Celebrate in memory of you
Original Lyrics:
Set adrift on memory bliss on you
 
2000s
Bon Jovi's, "Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jane, everybody's feeling strange
Original Lyrics:
Change, everybody's feeling strange
Commercial's, "JG Wentworth"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have to take a pee anally but I have a stuffed up ass now!!
Original Lyrics:
I have an annuity but I need cash now
Eskimo Joe's, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could look over God for ten years
Original Lyrics:
Argument over God continues
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a little man and I'm evil, also into cats, also into cats
Where?
Original Lyrics:
I'm a leading man and the lies I weave are oh so intricate
Oh so intricate yeah
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a shovel, ride on!
Original Lyrics:
I'm not a shoulder to cry on.
Geddy Lee's, "My Favorite Headache"
Misheard Lyrics:
One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come he to justify
One man to overthrow
Original Lyrics:
One man standing on the plains of Abraham
Watching the damaged sunrise
One man standing near the edge of a quiet breakdown
Lady Gaga's, "Just Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go slow ! ... Gonna feed it, set the lasso ... in your Paco
Original Lyrics:
Don’t slow ! Drive it, clean it, lights out, bleed it, spend the lasto.
In your pocko
Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like chicken in Casino
Original Lyrics:
Just like a chick in the casino
Limp Bizkit's, "My Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Check out my cow, my cow
Original Lyrics:
Check out, check out my melody
Raven Symone's, "Under the Sea"
Misheard Lyrics:
Up somebody else's leg
Original Lyrics:
In somebody's else's lake
 
2010s
Charli XCX's, "Boom Clap"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stars shining as your bowls of lemonade.
Original Lyrics:
Stars shining as your bones illuminate
Dua Lipa's, "New Rules"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got no moves, I got none
Original Lyrics:
I got new rules I count 'em
Ed Sheeran's, "Beautiful People"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beautiful Bigfoot
Original Lyrics:
Beautiful people
Elle King's, "Ex's And Oh's"
Misheard Lyrics:
Exes are hoes
Original Lyrics:
Ex's and oh's
LSD feat. Sia's, "Thunderclouds"
Misheard Lyrics:
P*** on the ground
Original Lyrics:
This thunder cloud
Raven Symone's, "Under the Sea"
Misheard Lyrics:
The lupe play the flute
Original Lyrics:
The newt play the flute
Sia's, "Never Give Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never give elbows
Never give up elbows
Original Lyrics:
Never give up, no
Never give up, no, no

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