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1950s
Warren Barker Orchestra's, "77 Sunset Strip"
Misheard Lyrics:
77 Sausage Strip
Original Lyrics:
77 Sunset Strip
 
1960s
Cat Stevens', "Matthew & Son"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your balls in your hand, your tables are bent
Original Lyrics:
The files in your head, you take them to bed
Movie Scripts', "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you coming to my potty tomorrow?
Original Lyrics:
Are you coming to my party tomorrow?
The Beach Boys', "Fun, Fun, Fun"
Misheard Lyrics:
'til her daddy takes his TV away
Original Lyrics:
'til her daddy takes the T-Bird away
The Dells', "There Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dig a hole and follow me
Original Lyrics:
Take a hold and follow me
 
1970s
Anne Murray's, "Danny's Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Free as a duck
Original Lyrics:
Free as a dove
Cliff Richard's, "Devil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s just a damn old woman
Original Lyrics:
She’s just a devil woman
Commodores', "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Built like a mammogram
Original Lyrics:
Built like an Amazon
Misheard Lyrics:
Payless
Original Lyrics:
Layla
Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics:
Juan's smelly carnitas... rising up through the air
Original Lyrics:
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Firefall's, "Strange Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
And in your Taco Bell
Original Lyrics:
And in your darkest hour
Foreigner's, "Hot Blooded"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I'm hot blooded, shake it and see
Original Lyrics:
Well, I'm hot blooded, check it and see
Jimmy Buffett's, "Why Don't We Get Drunk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Warren Beatty
Original Lyrics:
A waterbed
Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway To Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
And as we wind on down the road
I shat a stone and I shall roll
Original Lyrics:
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadow's taller than our soul
Paul Simon's, "Slip Slidin’ Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know the nearer you address the nation
Original Lyrics:
You know the nearer your destination
Rod Stewart's, "You Wear it Well"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been needing to phone you
Original Lyrics:
I've been meaning to phone you
Terry Jacks', "Seasons in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
We have toys
Original Lyrics:
We had joy
The Doobie Brothers', "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whoa-oa, listen to the Hoosiers
Original Lyrics:
Whoa-oa, listen to the music
The Doobie Brothers', "Take Me in Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me and your almonds
Original Lyrics:
Take me in your arms
The Grass Roots', "Temptation Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't make her mind
Original Lyrics:
Can't make her mine
The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silver dollar S.O.S.
Original Lyrics:
Sending out an S.O.S.
 
1980s
Culture Club's, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you really want to make me fly?
Original Lyrics:
Do you really want to make me cry?
Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Awesome shooters on me
Original Lyrics:
Pour some sugar on me.
Foreigner's, "I Want to Know What Love Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
To change this love of mine
Original Lyrics:
To change this lonely life
Herreys', "Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dig a Loo, Dig L.A.!
Original Lyrics:
Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley
Ral Donner's, "I've Been Away for Awhile"
Misheard Lyrics:
Daddy had liquor troubles.
Original Lyrics:
Daddy had a lick of troubles
 
1990s
Ace of Base's, "Beautiful Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a critical life
Original Lyrics:
It's a beautiful life
Ace of Base's, "Happy Nation"
Misheard Lyrics:
For milked-out brotherhood
Original Lyrics:
For mankind brotherhood
Blur's, "She's So High"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cheese so high
Original Lyrics:
She's so high
Collective Soul's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m gonna weigh Earl. Weigh Earl.
Original Lyrics:
Hey yeah. Hey yeah.
Elton John's, "Believe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Without lunch
Original Lyrics:
Without love
Fugees', "Ready or Not"
Misheard Lyrics:
Radio on
Original Lyrics:
Ready or not
Jade's, "Don't Walk Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come Rockaway
Original Lyrics:
Don't walk away
Kris Kross', "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics:
Old MacDonald made you...Jump! Jump!
Original Lyrics:
Mac Daddy make you...Jump! Jump!
Lenny Kravitz's, "American Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anjelica Huston
Original Lyrics:
American Woman
Meat Loaf's, "Not a Dry Eye in the House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Past 1
Past 2
Past 3
Past 4
Original Lyrics:
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Mike + The Mechanics', "All I Need is a Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need is the vehicle
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tylenol is all we know
Original Lyrics:
All in all is all we are
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just the feces from the man I used to be
Original Lyrics:
I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cumming in the dumpster
Original Lyrics:
And they don't stop coming
The Notorious B.I.G.'s, "Big Poppa"
Misheard Lyrics:
In your bulls***
Original Lyrics:
In your bushes
Vicky Leandros', "Theo, Wir Fahr'n Nach Łódź"
Misheard Lyrics:
Theo, we have found the clutch.
Original Lyrics:
Theo, wir fahr'n nach Łódź. (Theo, We're going to Łódź.)
 
2000s
Britney Spears', "Stronger"
Misheard Lyrics:
Somber than yesterday
Original Lyrics:
Stronger than yesterday
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
This ain't a scene, it's a countdown arms race
Original Lyrics:
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
Fergie's, "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
No latro, no miss you, Ms. Chavez is like a blanket
Original Lyrics:
And I'm gonna miss you, like a child misses their blanket
The Black Eyed Peas', "My Humps"
Misheard Lyrics:
My hope, my hope, my hope
Original Lyrics:
My humps, my humps, my humps
The Calling's, "Wherever You Will Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Runaway with my lord
Original Lyrics:
Runaway with my love
Train's, "Meet Virginia"
Misheard Lyrics:
She only drinks coffee at midnight
When the morning is not right
Original Lyrics:
She only drinks coffee at midnight
When the moment is not right
U2's, "Beautiful Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
The traffic is trucked
Original Lyrics:
The traffic is stuck
 
2010s
Lil Nas X's, "Old Town Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna take my horse to the hotel room, gonna ride till I can't no more.
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road, gonna ride till I can't no more.

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