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1960s
John Lennon's, "Give Peace a Chance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout Banisters & Lannisters
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout Banisters & Canisters
Julie Andrews', "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brown paper packages tied up with springs
Original Lyrics:
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waterloo, finally facing my water move
Waterloo, knowing our babies would be with you
Original Lyrics:
Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got the week-old paper on my shoes
Original Lyrics:
Got the wings of Heaven on my shoes.
Blondie's, "Atomic"
Misheard Lyrics:
My hymen broke tonight
Original Lyrics:
Uh huh make me tonight
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wa-lala-love, in a heart of glass,
Soon turned round, la heart of glass.
Original Lyrics:
Once had love
And it was a gas
Second time 'round
Had a heart of glass.
Bruce Springsteen's, "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tap down with a freezer
Original Lyrics:
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Little River Band's, "Help is On Its Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey Ya!
Original Lyrics:
Hang on
Movie Scripts 's, "Annie Hall"
Misheard Lyrics:
That was the most fun I've ever had with that laughing.
Original Lyrics:
That was the most fun I've ever had without laughing.
Steve Miller Band's, "Big Ole Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're gonna jam on the ride home, don't carry me too far away
We're gonna jam on the ride home, 'cause it here that I got to stay.
Original Lyrics:
Big Ole Jet Airliner, don't carry me too far away
Big Ole Jet Airliner, 'cause it's here that I got to stay.
The Sweet's, "Fox On the Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pox overall
Original Lyrics:
Fox on the run
 
1980s
Billy Squier's, "Too Daze Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Couldn't waste my head just to save the day (losin')
Original Lyrics:
Couldn't raise my head just to save the day (losin')
Go Gos', "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Olib Cecile
Original Lyrics:
Our lips are sealed
Joe Esposito's, "You're the Best"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're the Best of Brown
Mother's gonna have a kidney now
Original Lyrics:
You’re the best around
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Minutes to Memories"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to stop in no sun-settin' sand
Original Lyrics:
I don't take stock in those uncertain things
John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Minutes to Memories"
Misheard Lyrics:
Life took away the dreams
That we had planned
Original Lyrics:
Life sweeps away the dreams
That we have planned
John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Minutes to Memories"
Misheard Lyrics:
Looked at the young brand who was ridin' beside him
Original Lyrics:
Looked at the young man who was ridin' beside him
John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Minutes to Memories"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a Greyhound twenty miles beyond Jamestown
Original Lyrics:
On a Greyhound thirty miles beyond Jamestown
John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Minutes to Memories"
Misheard Lyrics:
This highway is long but I knew a song that were longer
Original Lyrics:
This highway is long but I know some that are longer
John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Minutes to Memories"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I think back I thought the old man was a hustler
Original Lyrics:
When I think back on the old man and the bus ride
Movie Scripts', "A Christmas Story"
Misheard Lyrics:
Butterfinger
Original Lyrics:
Not a finger!
Pat Benatar's, "We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics:
We all love Liquid-Plumr
Original Lyrics:
We belong to the thunder
Smokey Robinson's, "One Heartbeat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why do they say love sublime?
Original Lyrics:
Why do they say love is blind?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us
'Cause we love simple tools
Looking for a Peloton
Coming to the school
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us
'Cause we're the simple fools
Looking for America
Coming to your schools
The Eurythmics', "Who's That Girl?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who's that girl?
F--king around with you
Original Lyrics:
Who's that girl?
Running around with you
Van Halen's, "Everybody Wants Some"
Misheard Lyrics:
I cheek a boo-boo lada lookin for a moopdy.
Original Lyrics:
Yeah I see the people lookin' for a moonbeam.
 
1990s
Deee-Lite's, "Groove Is in the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goofy's in the heart
Original Lyrics:
Groove is in the Heart
Shawn Colvin's, "Sunny Came Home"
Misheard Lyrics:
While walking to the Y
Original Lyrics:
While walking on a wire
The Outhere Brothers', "Boom Boom Boom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl your booty is so brown
Original Lyrics:
Girl your booty is so round
Tina Moore's, "Never Gonna Let You Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never gonna let you go
Cos you're my baby
Football and a million goals
Original Lyrics:
Never gonna let you go
Cos you're my baby
Worth more than a million in gold
 
2000s
Adele's, "Right As Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
But at least when you're at your worst
You know how to bale hay
Original Lyrics:
But at least when you're at your worst
You know how to feel things
Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics:
A squirrel would be true
Original Lyrics:
I swore it'd be true
OutKast's, "Hey Ya!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lysol
Original Lyrics:
Ice cold
Smokey Robinson's, "It's a Colorful World"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's a place where we all complain
Original Lyrics:
And it's a place where we all can play
 
2010s
Agnes', "Release Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Release me, Barney
Original Lyrics:
Release my body
Commercial's, "Droid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Groin
Original Lyrics:
Droid
Ed Sheeran's, "Perfect"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you said you looked immense
Original Lyrics:
When you said you looked a mess
Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Macho Man romance
Original Lyrics:
Want your bad romance
 
xmas
Backstreet Boys', "It’s Christmas Time Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Best time
Original Lyrics:
Bells chime
Cast of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's, "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year"
Misheard Lyrics:
Or a water gun with shoe jelly?
Original Lyrics:
Or a water gun that shoots jelly?
Cast of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's, "We are Santa's Elves"
Misheard Lyrics:
We love Santa's bells
Original Lyrics:
We are Santa's Elves
Dick Shawn's, "Snow Miser"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm Mister Tenderlow.
Original Lyrics:
I'm Mister Ten Below.
Jim Carrey's, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one denied it
Original Lyrics:
No one denying
Johnny Mathis', "A Christmas Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wrapped up in ice
Original Lyrics:
Wrapped up in your eyes
Movie Scripts', "It's a Wonderful Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gummy bear!
Original Lyrics:
Get me back!
Movie Scripts', "Love Actually"
Misheard Lyrics:
No, no, I'm not boozing
Original Lyrics:
No, no, I'm not losing
Movie Scripts', "The Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who makes change?
Original Lyrics:
Home exchange?
Movie Scripts', "The Polar Express"
Misheard Lyrics:
North Pole, messed up!
Original Lyrics:
North Pole, next stop!
Perry Como's, "There is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’ve been waiting too long
or
You’ve been way too long
Original Lyrics:
You’ve been away too long
Sia's, "Santa's Coming for Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa's coming first
Original Lyrics:
Santa's coming for us

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