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1960s
Arthur Brown's, "Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll take you to Bern
Original Lyrics:
I'll take you to burn
David Bowie's, "The Laughing Gnome"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ha, ha, ha, hee, hee, hee I'm a coughing gnome and you'll catch it from me, Said the coughing gnome
Original Lyrics:
Ha, ha, ha, hee, hee, hee I'm a laughing gnome and you can't catch me, Said the laughing gnome
Mark Lindsay's, "Arizona"
Misheard Lyrics:
Have another look at the one-eyed guy
Original Lyrics:
Have another look at the world my my
 
1970s
Bay City Rollers', "Remember"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sha la la la la la la la shoo be doo I,
Remember how we never had to panic buy
Original Lyrics:
Sha la la la la la la la shoo be doo I,
Wonder why we ever had to say goodbye
Bay City Rollers', "Remember"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sha-la-la-la-loo, we had toilet rolls too, remember
Original Lyrics:
Sha-la-la-la-loo, I used to sing to you, remember
Bread's, "It Don't Matter to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
It does nothing to me
Original Lyrics:
It don't matter to me
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was kung flu fighting
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was kung fu fighting
Cockerel Chorus', "Nice One Cyril"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nice one China
Original Lyrics:
Nice one Cyril
Gordon Lightfoot's, "If You Could Read My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
With Jane upon my feet
Original Lyrics:
With chains upon my feet
Iggy Pop's, "China Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll give you marijuana, ruin the world
Original Lyrics:
I'll give you men who want to rule the world
Jackson 5's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want a mask
Original Lyrics:
I want you back
Loose Change's, "Babe"
Misheard Lyrics:
I cough on you,
You cough on me and then it starts to happen
Original Lyrics:
I look at you,
You look at me and then it starts to happen
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
People with the pop stars, don't stop 'til you get enough
OR
People with the posters, don't stop 'til you get enough
Original Lyrics:
Keep on with the force, don't stop, don't stop 'til you get enough
Steely Dan's, "FM (No Static at All)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't stop at all
Original Lyrics:
No static at all
Stevie Wonder's, "I Was Made to Love Her"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stevie ain't gonna need him
Original Lyrics:
Stevie ain't gonna leave him
The Knack's, "My Sharona"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep a little listerine, just for me.
Run it down the length of my thighs, Sharona.
Original Lyrics:
Keeping it a mystery gets to me.
Running down the length of my thighs, Sharona.
 
1980s
Abba's, "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics:
Accept that we love being wrong
Original Lyrics:
Exert that will of your own
Blondie's, "Rifle Range"
Misheard Lyrics:
A pregnant moose.
Original Lyrics:
A prey let loose.
Cliff Richard's, "Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Foreign clock
Original Lyrics:
4:00
David Bowie's, "China Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when I get excited
My little China girl says, "Oh baby just put on your mask."
Original Lyrics:
And when I get excited
My little China girl says, "Oh baby just you shut your mouth."
Donna Summer's, "She Works Hard for the Money"
Misheard Lyrics:
So you better realize
Original Lyrics:
So you better treat her right
Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
She got better days than nights
Original Lyrics:
She got Bette Davis eyes
Lionel Richie's, "My Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just knows my mind
Original Lyrics:
Just blows my mind
Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett's, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if I'm stuck
Original Lyrics:
And if I stop
Talking Heads', "Burning Down the House"
Misheard Lyrics:
You sticky pickle
Original Lyrics:
Used to keep it cool
The Smiths', "A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours"
Misheard Lyrics:
A rush and a push and the land that We stand on is ours It has been reformed So it shall be again
Original Lyrics:
A rush and a push and the land that We stand on is ours It has been before So it shall be again
 
1990s
Blaque's, "Bring it All to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I don't eat some fast food fries or onion rings
Original Lyrics:
But I don't need no fancy cars or diamond rings
Blur's, "Country House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blow up my house, I am so sad, I don't know why
Original Lyrics:
Blow, blow me out, I am so sad, I don't know why
Cher's, "Believe"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can feel something in someone's hands
Original Lyrics:
I can feel something inside me saying:
Eternal's, "I Wanna Be the Only One"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now you deserve a man, child.
Original Lyrics:
Now you deserve a mansion.
Luscious Jackson's, "Naked Eye"
Misheard Lyrics:
Came around like a dork
Original Lyrics:
Came around after dark
Metallica's, "Nothing Else Matters"
Misheard Lyrics:
And nothing else batters
Original Lyrics:
And nothing else matters
Radiohead's, "Airbag"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm back to say the n word
Original Lyrics:
I'm back to save the universe
Rage Against the Machine's, "Down Rodeo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Start the quiet, peaceful gas!
or
Such a quiet, peaceful death!
Original Lyrics:
Just a quiet, peaceful dance!
Spice Girls', "Say You'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
But any fool can see their forehead
Original Lyrics:
But any fool can see they're falling
The Verve Pipe's, "The Freshmen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fresh Prince
Original Lyrics:
Freshmen
Weezer's, "Buddy Holly"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's with corona dissing my girl?
Original Lyrics:
What's with these homies dissing my girl?
 
2000s
Armor For Sleep's, "Car Underwater"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leave it up to me to burn in you again
Original Lyrics:
Leave it up to me to burden you again
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chill out, watching Alan score.
Original Lyrics:
Chill out, what ya yelling for?
Fall Out Boy's, "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song..."
Misheard Lyrics:
Make them dance like we were shooting methane
Original Lyrics:
Make them dance like we were shooting their feet
Funkmaster Flex and the Ghetto Celebs', "Nuttin' But Flavor"
Misheard Lyrics:
There was AARP
Original Lyrics:
There was A-A-R-K
Missy Elliott's, "Work It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are your frilly knickers wet yet
Original Lyrics:
I put my thing down flip it and reverse it. (Played backwards)
TrainD's, "Drops of Jupiter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you make it to the microwave?
Original Lyrics:
Did you make it to the milky way?
 
2010s
Alkaline's, "Move Mountains"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have a Phoenix. Boy, you're from China
Original Lyrics:
I have a penis for your vagina
Dua Lipa's, "Don't Start Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did a full one baby, crazy.
Original Lyrics:
Did a full 180, crazy.
Maroon 5's, "What Lovers Do"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I'ma chauffeur you
Original Lyrics:
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh been wishin' for you
Post Malone ft. Future & Halsey's, "Die For Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sent em million copies of a bank em note
Original Lyrics:
Sent them a million copies of a break-up note
Trippie Redd ft. xxxtentacion's, "Uh Oh, Thots!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody said, that she said
She wanna check my doom
Original Lyrics:
Nobody sayin', that she said
She wanna tug my denim, mm
 
country
Bri Bagwell's, "Asphalt and Concrete"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't plant a cactus and ask for a palm tree
Original Lyrics:
You can't plant a cactus in asphalt and concrete
Trisha Yearwood's, "She's in Love with the Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
He says my high school ring will have to do
'Til I can find a wedding van
Original Lyrics:
He says my high school ring will have to do
'Til I can buy a wedding band

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