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1950s
Bobby Darin's, "Splish Splash"
Misheard Lyrics:
I jump back into bed
Original Lyrics:
I jump back in the bath
Paul Anka's, "You Are My Destiny"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are my trees to prune
Original Lyrics:
You are my dream come true
 
1960s
Bee Gees', "I Started a Joke"
Misheard Lyrics:
I started a cough which started the whole world coughing
Original Lyrics:
I started a joke which started the whole world crying
Dale and Gordon's, "Stop and Think It Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
We got to stop and take it over
Original Lyrics:
We got to stop and think it over
Herman's Hermits', "I'm Into Something Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
Something kills me
Original Lyrics:
Something tells me
The Shirelles', "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Will you have covid tomorrow?
Original Lyrics:
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Tom Jones', "It's Not Unusual"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's now unusual to go out at any time
And if they catch you out and about it's such a crime
Original Lyrics:
It's not unusual to go out at any time
But when I see you out and about it's such a crime
 
1970s
Bay City Rollers', "Bye Bye Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could drug you but why begin it
'Cause there ain't any future in it
Original Lyrics:
I could love you but why begin it
'Cause there ain't any future in it
Carl Douglas', "Dance The Kung Fu"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance the Kung Flu
Original Lyrics:
Dance the Kung Fu
Don McLean's, "And I Love You So"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have corona so
The people ask me how
How I've lived till now
I tell them I don't know
Original Lyrics:
And I love you so
The people ask me how
How I've lived till now
I tell them I don't know
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll tell you what's wrong
Original Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more
Fleetwood Mac's, "Over My Head"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm holding my hands
Original Lyrics:
I'm over my head
Julian Lennon's, "Too Late for Goodbyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been wanting to fry
Original Lyrics:
I've been wanting to fly
Kansas', "On the Other Side"
Misheard Lyrics:
The pain is in my head
Original Lyrics:
The pen is in my hand
Kool & the Gang's, "Hollywood Swinging"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hollywood sweetie
Original Lyrics:
Hollywood swinging
Parliament's, "Flashlight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hashtag
Original Lyrics:
Flashlight
Paul Simon's, "Loves Me Like a Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Loves me like a robot
Original Lyrics:
Loves me like a rock
R Dean Taylor's, "Ghost in My House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lookin' down in my coffee cup
I think I see covid lookin' up
Original Lyrics:
Lookin' down in my coffee cup
I think I see your face lookin' up
Tavares', "One Step Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
One metre away
Original Lyrics:
One step away
The Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a covid man, no time to talk
Original Lyrics:
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a woman's man, no time to talk
The Buggles', "Video Killed The Radio Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Covid killed the radio star
Original Lyrics:
Video killed the radio star
The Jacksons', "Blame It on the Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on good times
Blame it on the Chinese
Original Lyrics:
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on good times
Blame it on the boogie
 
1980s
ABC's, "Poison Arrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who broke my car?
Original Lyrics:
Who broke my heart?
Arrow's, "Hot Hot Hot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Immer wieder fire
Original Lyrics:
Me mind on fire
Bruce Springsteen's, "Born in the USA"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watched porn in the USA
Original Lyrics:
I was born in the USA
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
Misheard Lyrics:
A young girl with an arse like the desert
Original Lyrics:
A young girl with eyes like the desert
Metallica's, "Fuel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gimme 2, gimme 5, gimme double genocide
Original Lyrics:
Gimme fuel
Gimme fire
Gimme that which I desire.
Rod Stewart's, "Infatuation"
Misheard Lyrics:
Graduation
Original Lyrics:
Infatuation
Styx's, "Mr. Roboto"
Misheard Lyrics:
Double body Gato, Mr. Roboto
Original Lyrics:
Domo arigoto, Mr Roboto
The Smiths', "Ask"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mask me, I won't say no, how could I?
Original Lyrics:
Ask me, I won't say no, how could I?
 
1990s
Calloway's, "I Wanna Be Rich"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be a bitch
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be rich
Corona's, "Rhythm of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is the rhythm of my virus
Original Lyrics:
This is the rhythm of my life
EMF's, "I Believe"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is hopeless now, I submit this doll
Original Lyrics:
This is hopeless now as minutes stall
Jim Carrey's, "Cuban Pete"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Covid Pete
I'm the king of Corona beat
When I play the maracas I go Chic-chic-ky-boom, chic-chic-ky-boom
Original Lyrics:
They call me Cuban Pete
I'm the king of the Rumba beat
When I play the maracas I go Chic-chic-ky-boom, chic-chic-ky-boom
Nobuo Uematsu's, "Sephiroth"
Misheard Lyrics:
French frogs in Paris
Eat a bear grab a titty Sephiroth!
Original Lyrics:
Estuans interius
Ira vehementi
Radiohead's, "Fake Plastic Trees"
Misheard Lyrics:
He wears a mask
Original Lyrics:
It wears him out.
It wears him out.
Rage Against The Machine's, "Killing In The Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some of those airborn forces, are the same that burn crosses
Original Lyrics:
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses.
The Black Crowes', "Jealous Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop give me Down's syndrome
Original Lyrics:
Stop understand me
The Stranglers', "The Skin Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Better watch out for the skimpies
Original Lyrics:
Better watch out for the skin deep.
The Verve's, "Lucky Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yucky man
Original Lyrics:
Lucky man
Third Eye Blind's, "How's It Going to Be"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like the heaven by the doorway
Original Lyrics:
Like the hammock by the doorway
Van Halen's, "Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Clean, you lose the rhythm
Original Lyrics:
Miss a beat, you lose the rhythm
 
2000s
Artful Dodger's, "Woman Trouble"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gunman trouble
OR
Human trouble
Original Lyrics:
Woman trouble
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance on my balls Cat f****ing a handbag Yours only yours
I wanna be with Winston
It’s no lie Lisa in the crowd said
Look Gary had a vagina malfunction
Original Lyrics:
Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder
Gr som vi grTa ngra steg t vnster
Lyssna och lr Missa inte chansen
Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
Dido's, "Thank You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then you had at me attack
Original Lyrics:
Then you handed me a towel
Kelly Clarkson's, "Miss Independent"
Misheard Lyrics:
This on the play
Original Lyrics:
Miss Unafraid
Radiohead's, "Everything In Its Right Place"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yesterday I woke up sucking on an animal
Original Lyrics:
Yesterday I woke up suckin' a lemon
Weird Al Yankovic's, "White and Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only question I ever thought was hard
Was do I like her, or do I like the card?
Original Lyrics:
Only question I ever thought was hard
Was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?
 
2010s
Dua Lipa's, "New Rules"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't let him in, your wife will kick him out again
Original Lyrics:
Don't let him in, you'll have to kick him out again
 
xmas
Band Aid 20's, "Do They Know It's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
You ain't gotta feel guilt, Joss Stone, yes
Give a little help to the helpless
Original Lyrics:
You ain't gotta feel guilt just selfless
Give a little help to the helpless

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