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1950s
Sam Cooke's, "Only Sixteen"
Misheard Lyrics:
She had COVID-19, COVID-19
Original Lyrics:
She was only sixteen, only sixteen
 
1960s
Blood, Sweat, and Tears', "You've Made Me So Very Happy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Have I ever wanted to?
Original Lyrics:
All I ever want to do
Brenton Wood's, "The Oogum Boogum Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ogre booger
Original Lyrics:
Oogum boogum
Jay & The Americans', "Cara Mia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Care oh me oh my
Original Lyrics:
Cara Mia mine
Johnny Rivers', "Seventh Son"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll always be my summer sun
Original Lyrics:
You'll always be my seventh son
 
1970s
Andy Gibb's, "(Love is) Thicker Than Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Debbie's daughter
or
Debbie's doctor
Original Lyrics:
Devil's daughter
Brick's, "Dazz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jazz Dazz...Imhotep
Original Lyrics:
Jazz, dazz, disco jazz
Deep Purple's, "Smoke on the Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Snow covered mountains. Fire in the sky.
Original Lyrics:
Smoke on the water. Fire in the sky.
Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's an electric fool
Original Lyrics:
She's got electric boots
Jackson Browne's, "Cocaine"
Misheard Lyrics:
You take salad and I'll take soup
There ain't no difference between the two
Original Lyrics:
You take Sally and I'll take Sue
There ain't no difference between the two
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
She keeps Moët et Chandon
In a pretty cabinet
"A perfect case," she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
Original Lyrics:
She keeps Moët et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet
"Let them eat cake", she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
She keeps Moët et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet
'In a perfect case,' she says "just like Marie Antoinette."
Original Lyrics:
She keeps Moët et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet
'Let them eat cake,' she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Once You Get Started"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you get stoned
Original Lyrics:
When you get down
Toto's, "Hold the Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do a line,
Love isn't always on time
Original Lyrics:
Hold the line,
Love isn't always on time
Tubeway Army's, "Are 'Friends' Electric?"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the friend I left in a hurry
Original Lyrics:
It's the `friend' that I'd left in the hallway
 
1980s
Carly Simon's, "Jesse"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jetson
Original Lyrics:
Jesse
Chaka Khan's, "Through the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
To the river
Original Lyrics:
Through whatever
Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Deez Nutz
Original Lyrics:
The final countdown
Jona Lewie's, "Stop The Cavalry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mary gladly waits at home
She's been drinking all year long
Original Lyrics:
Mary Bradley waits at home
She's been waiting two years long
Neil Diamond's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freedom's like burning warm
Original Lyrics:
Freedom's light burning warm
Paula Abdul's, "Straight Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you're only playing games
I'll just have to say, "A bub-a-bub-a-bub-ba-a-bub-a-bub-a-bub-ba"
Original Lyrics:
If you're only playing games
I'll just have to say, "A b-b-b-bye, b-b-b-b-bye"
Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shee! So funky, yeah!
Original Lyrics:
Jeux sans frontieres
Prince's, "Let's Go Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are we gonna let the elevator
Bring us down?
Original Lyrics:
Are we gonna let de-elevator
Bring us down?
The Police's, "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I know I love my purple thongs
Original Lyrics:
Now I know my love for her goes on
The Police's, "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I know my love of purple socks
Original Lyrics:
Now I know my love for her goes on
 
1990s
AC/DC's, "Thunderstruck"
Misheard Lyrics:
The thunder of c*nts tore me apart
Original Lyrics:
The thunder of guns tore me apart
Britney Spears', "Baby One More Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Biden, Biden
Original Lyrics:
Oh Baby Baby
Fatman Scoop's, "Be Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Single ladies, fake noise!
Original Lyrics:
Single ladies, make noise!
Fuel's, "Shimmer"
Misheard Lyrics:
All those sinners in this world
Original Lyrics:
All that shimmers in this world
Goo Goo Dolls', "Iris"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just don't wanna miss you, Renée
Original Lyrics:
I just don't wanna miss you tonight
Kylie Minogue's, "Put Yourself In My Place"
Misheard Lyrics:
But the fool inside, you won't be mine
Original Lyrics:
But before you decide you won't be mine
Louise's, "Arms Around The World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wherever I am I will always stink of you
Original Lyrics:
Wherever I am I will always think of you
Paula Abdul's, "Rush Rush"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I'm not inside your arms I get traumatic, baby, yes I know
But I need you, I want you, oh man, I love you so!!
Original Lyrics:
If I'm not inside your arms I get dramatic, baby, yes I know
But I need you, I want you, oh man, I love you so!!
The Cranberries', "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Taking every day
Original Lyrics:
Is changing everyday
The Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't let me paint
Original Lyrics:
Don't let it fade
Ultra Nate's, "Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
You scream
Original Lyrics:
You're free
Wes', "Alane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Alan and Niamh, oh my word, got a sunbed, oh my yeah
Original Lyrics:
Alane mba yi woma wé, ho tou sondé, ho ma yé
 
2000s
Franz Ferdinand's, "Do You Want To"
Misheard Lyrics:
Julie, Julie Walters
Original Lyrics:
Do you, do you want to
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Californication"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kenan and Kel affords vacation.
Original Lyrics:
Dream of Californication.
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Californication"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kenan and Kel were from vacation.
Original Lyrics:
Dream of Californication.
Styles of Beyond's, "Subculture"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aww here it comes like a Sega Genesis
Original Lyrics:
Aww here it comes like a scene from Genesis
The Corrs', "Breathless"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leaky breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Leave me breathless
 
2010s
Amamiya Miya's, "ReStart"
Misheard Lyrics:
so s*** a ReStart!
Original Lyrics:
soshite ReStart
Ariana Grande's, "Thank U, Next"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so f**king grateful for my eggs
Original Lyrics:
I'm so f**king grateful for my ex
Selena Gomez's, "Kill Em with Kindness"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your eyes are bullets
Your mouse is a gun
And no war in England
Was ever won
Original Lyrics:
Your lies are bullets
Your mouth’s a gun
And no war in anger
Was ever won
Weezer's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
I guess I'm late down in Africa
Original Lyrics:
I bless the rains down in Africa
Weezer's, "California Snow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I play guitar, it's silkwood
Original Lyrics:
Now I play guitar, it's sick, woo
Weezer's, "Can't Knock the Hustle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pasta Luigi
Original Lyrics:
Hasta luego
Weezer's, "Zombie Bastards"
Misheard Lyrics:
Welcome to the jumbo, to the jumbo
Original Lyrics:
Welcome to the jungle, to the jungle

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