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1960s
The Four Tops', "Baby I Need Your Loving"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby I need your mother
Original Lyrics:
Baby I need your loving
 
1970s
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me (All Night Long)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You should be on my arms
Original Lyrics:
You shook me all night long
America's, "A Horse with No Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the first part of the trolley
Original Lyrics:
On the first part of the journey
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "September"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pour it on
Original Lyrics:
Ba de ya
Patti Smith's, "Gloria"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the nightmares, and the nightmares, and the nightmares, G-L-O-R-I-A
Original Lyrics:
And her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is G-L-O-R-I-A"
Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I walked on up to the doorstep, with the screen and the Coca-Col.
Original Lyrics:
So I walked on up to the doorstep, through the screen and across the floor
Ted Nugent's, "Cat Scratch Fever"
Misheard Lyrics:
#Fever
Original Lyrics:
Cat Scratch Fever
The Doobie Brothers', "What a Fool Believes"
Misheard Lyrics:
No others have the power
Original Lyrics:
No wise man has the power
The Four Seasons', "December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a funky feeling
Original Lyrics:
Got a funny feeling
The Moody Blues', "Nights in White Satin"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another day's Muselix enemy sent
Original Lyrics:
Another day's useless energy spent
Van Morrison's, "Moondance"
Misheard Lyrics:
And straight into my arms, you were robbed
Original Lyrics:
And straight into my arms, you were wrong
 
1980s
Billy Joel's, "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the scallions
Original Lyrics:
In the canyons
Billy Joel's, "Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's been living in her light bread world
Original Lyrics:
She's been living in her white bread world
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got it made with the Garden State
Original Lyrics:
You got it made with the guy in shades
Emerson Lake and Powell's, "Touch and Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
System man woman show
Original Lyrics:
Systematic one man show
Emerson Lake and Powell's, "Touch and Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're caught up in the middle when the ball's in flow
Original Lyrics:
You're caught up in the middle where the four winds blow
Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cooler minds who disagree
Original Lyrics:
Who am I to disagree?
Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pet loose
Original Lyrics:
Footloose
Madonna's, "Lucky Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sparta spotlight
Original Lyrics:
Star light, star bright
Paula Abdul's, "Straight Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
I keep getting cheers
Original Lyrics:
I keep getting chills
The Kinks', "Come Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
The day they knocked out the power
Original Lyrics:
The day they knocked down the Palais
Tina Turner's, "What's Love Got to Do with It"
Misheard Lyrics:
My slush got to do, got to do with it
Original Lyrics:
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Young M.C.'s, "Bust a Move"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just Buster Baxter
Original Lyrics:
Just bust a move
 
1990s
Blackstreet and Mya's, "Take Me There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me to that great face
Original Lyrics:
Take me to that great place
Celine Dion's, "Let's Talk About Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
As summer as the breeze
Original Lyrics:
As subtle as a breeze
Jewel's, "Foolish Games"
Misheard Lyrics:
In case you fell toward me
Original Lyrics:
In case you failed to notice
Michael Jackson's, "Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics:
Danger Mouse
Original Lyrics:
Dangerous
Movie Scripts', "The Rugrats Movie"
Misheard Lyrics:
A baby's got a clue and a baby's got a clue
Original Lyrics:
A baby's gotta do what a baby's gotta do
Natalie Merchant's, "Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics:
No exclamation
Original Lyrics:
No explanation
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I try not to whine, but I must warn ya
'Bout their motherf***in' Covered California
Original Lyrics:
I try not to whine, but I must warn ya
'Bout the motherf***in' girls from California
 
2000s
At The Drive-In's, "Mannequin Republic"
Misheard Lyrics:
The old Immanuel
Original Lyrics:
The owner's manual
Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
That makes you Martin Luther
Original Lyrics:
That makes you larger than life
Backstreet Boys', "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ditzy roads
Original Lyrics:
Guilty roads
Baha Men's, "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Itchy eyeball
Original Lyrics:
Yippie ai yo
Jordan Pruitt's, "Simple Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
You making love when the car broke down
Original Lyrics:
Laughing it off when the car broke down
Madonna's, "Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Bean
Original Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. DJ
One Direction's, "Live While We're Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Monkey doing what we do
Original Lyrics:
We'll keep doing what we do
Radiohead's, "Pyramid Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
All my mothers were there with me
Original Lyrics:
All my lovers were there with me
Rihanna's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics:
It's not happy
Original Lyrics:
It's not healthy
 
2010s
Lights', "Ice"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mind up it's frozen
Original Lyrics:
My mouth is frozen
 
country
Dolly Parton's, "I Will Always Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bittersweet melodies
Original Lyrics:
Bittersweet memories
 
xmas
Backstreet Boys', "Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time for Cher, I love you
Original Lyrics:
Time to share our love
Destiny's Child's, "Opera of the Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
Throw casual wear
Original Lyrics:
Throw cares away
Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
The adventure's free
Original Lyrics:
The admission's free
Elvis Presley's, "Blue Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I'll have a blue, Blue's Clues Christmas
Original Lyrics:
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
George Friedric Handel's, "Hallelujah Chorus"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he shall live forever and ever
Original Lyrics:
And he shall reign forever and ever
Jack Jones', "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Glistening what I say
Original Lyrics:
Listen to what I say
Michael Buble's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it's just like Christmas at home
Original Lyrics:
But it's not like Christmas at all
Pentatonix's, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Compare and save
Original Lyrics:
Comfort and joy
Sia's, "Candy Cane Lane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take a trip down Cambria Lane with me
Original Lyrics:
Take a trip down Candy Cane Lane with me

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