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1970s
10cc's, "I'm Not in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's been fun
Original Lyrics:
It's because.
ABBA's, "Take a Chance On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
With the peaceful music
Original Lyrics:
Where they play some music
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I've been choo-choo hard to find
Original Lyrics:
And I've been too, too hard to find
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just can't shake it
Original Lyrics:
I just can't make it
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sister Golden Hair of mine
Original Lyrics:
Sister golden hair surprise
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I tried to make it
Original Lyrics:
Well I tried to fake it
B.J. Thomas', "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one's older than me
Original Lyrics:
Nothing's worrying me
Misheard Lyrics:
One similar sensation
Original Lyrics:
One singular sensation
Donna Summer's, "Heaven Knows"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleanor
Original Lyrics:
Heaven knows
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come see victory, in a redcoat fantasy
Original Lyrics:
Come see victory, in the land called fantasy
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Got to Get You Into My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Enter my life
or
Into my wife
Original Lyrics:
Into my life
Firefall's, "Just Remember I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just remember a rowboat, and it'll be alright
Original Lyrics:
Just remember I love you, and it'll be alright
Jimmy Buffett's, "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Roman Meal bread
Original Lyrics:
Warm beer and bread
Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)"
Misheard Lyrics:
No dogs or cats allowed in the classroom
Original Lyrics:
No dark sarcasms in the classroom
Rolling Stones', "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kick em in the noggin.
Original Lyrics:
Can't you hear me knocking?
Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you're not into mobile
Original Lyrics:
If you're not into yoga
The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was working at the Jersey drugstore
Original Lyrics:
I was working at the Chelsea drugstore
 
1980s
Air Supply's, "Here I Am"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just when I thought I was Dr. Seuss
Original Lyrics:
Just when I thought I was over you
Air Supply's, "The One That You Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
The night is young
I thought of yesterday
Original Lyrics:
The night has gone
A part of yesterday
Billy Vera and the Beaters', "At This Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
What did you read?
Original Lyrics:
What did you think
Christopher Cross', "Never Be the Same"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got you here
Original Lyrics:
Without you here
Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're leaving grime
Original Lyrics:
We're leaving ground
John Lennon's, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why don't we take this around?
Original Lyrics:
Why don't we take off alone?
John Lennon's, "Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
On behalf of myself
Original Lyrics:
For the other half of the sky
Rupert Holmes', "Him"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's singing a hymn
Original Lyrics:
It's me or it's him
Survivor's, "High On You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I must be living in Fantasyland
or
I must be living in and around Disney World
Original Lyrics:
I must be living in a fantasy world
The Jets', "Crush On You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got a touch of you
Original Lyrics:
I got a crush on you
The Police's, "Every Breath You Take"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a pool hall ace.
Original Lyrics:
How my poor heart aches.
The Sugarhill Gang's, "Rapper's Delight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go down, Motown, Holiday Inn
Original Lyrics:
Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn
U2's, "New Year's Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will sing with you again
Original Lyrics:
I will be with you again
 
1990s
Chris Isaak's, "Wicked Game"
Misheard Lyrics:
What a nifty thing to do
Original Lyrics:
What a wicked thing to do
Commercial's, "Sears"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come see the soccer balls at Sears
Original Lyrics:
Come see the softer side of Sears
Dubstar's, "Not So Manic Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm starting to feel the Monopoly of the tower blocks
Original Lyrics:
I'm starting to feel the monotony of the tower blocks
Seal's, "Kiss from a Rose"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rockapella to a kiss from a rose on the grave
Original Lyrics:
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray
Selena's, "Como La Flor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Como la flor
Vendedor
Original Lyrics:
Como la flor
Con tanto amor
Smash Mouth's, "Can't Get Enough of You, Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't get enough of your chairman
Original Lyrics:
I can't get enough of you, baby
Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you like to tell me, baby
Original Lyrics:
And if you like to tell me maybe
Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics:
He'll even sing now
Original Lyrics:
He'll eat his hat now
Stevie B's, "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because I love you
My heart's an open book
Original Lyrics:
Because I love you
My heart's an open door
Toad the Wet Sprocket's, "All I Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I want is to feel the same
Original Lyrics:
All I want is to feel this way
 
2000s
Cupid's, "Cupid Shuffle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hoover Dam
Original Lyrics:
Do the dance
Good Charlotte's, "Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your mother's calm and your father hits you
Original Lyrics:
Your mother's gone and your father hits you
Montell Jordan's, "Get It On Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics:
A wedding
Original Lyrics:
I'm ready
Smash Mouth's, "Then the Morning Comes"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the world's a fake
Original Lyrics:
And the world's a faze
The Shins', "Phantom Limb"
Misheard Lyrics:
Farting into cups
Original Lyrics:
Foals in winter coats
 
2010s
Meghan Trainor's, "All About That Bass"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the night moons
Original Lyrics:
All the right moves
 
country
Faith Hill's, "Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can hear you breathe
Original Lyrics:
I can feel you breathe
Lynn Anderson's, "Rose Garden"
Misheard Lyrics:
I beg your farmer
Original Lyrics:
I beg your pardon
Lynn Anderson's, "Rose Garden"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's gonna be a little late sometimes
Original Lyrics:
There's got to be a little rain sometimes
 
xmas
Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics:
The mood is right
Original Lyrics:
The moon is right

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