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1960s
Aretha Franklin's, "Respect"
Misheard Lyrics:
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find yourself some PPE
Original Lyrics:
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it means to me
Joni Mitchell's, "Both Sides Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rows and floes of angel hair
And covid-19 everywhere
Original Lyrics:
Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
Marvin Gaye's, "That's the Way Love Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like the way it is
Original Lyrics:
Wipe away your tears
The Bar-Kays', "Soul Fingers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Butterfinger
Original Lyrics:
Soul fingers
The Rascals', "People Got to Be Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
People everywhere just want to be a freak
Original Lyrics:
People everywhere just want to be free
 
1970s
10cc's, "I'm Not in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't make a pause
Original Lyrics:
Don't make a fuss
Andrew Gold's, "Thank You for Being a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you grew to love it
Original Lyrics:
And if you threw a party
Dr. Feelgood's, "Milk and Alcohol"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got her on milk and rohypnol
Original Lyrics:
They got him on milk and alcohol
John Paul Young's, "Love Is in the Air"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I don't know if I've got Covid
Don't know if I'm being wise
But it's something that I must believe in
And I think it's got in through my eyes
Original Lyrics:
And I don't know if I'm being foolish
Don't know if I'm being wise
But it's something that I must believe in
And it's there when I look in your eyes
John Sebastian's, "Welcome Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the Pledge of Allegiance
Original Lyrics:
Who'd have thought they leave you?
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Met a man from China
Went down with Covid virus
Original Lyrics:
Met a man from China
Went down to Geisha Minah
Ralph McTell's, "Streets of London"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
No old man 'cause he's on lockdown
Original Lyrics:
In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man is sitting there on his own
The Who's, "My Generation"
Misheard Lyrics:
Talkin' 'bout my genitalia
Original Lyrics:
Talkin' 'bout my generation
Tom Robinson Band's, "2‐4‐6‐8 Motorway"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's two, four, six, eight, isolate
Original Lyrics:
And it's two, four, six, eight, never too late
 
1980s
Agnetha Faltskog''s, "The Heat Is On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lovely for summer, a barmy day
OR
A topical summer, a barmy day
Original Lyrics:
A tropical summer, a balmy day
David Bowie's, "China Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I stumble into town spreading Covid around
Original Lyrics:
I stumble into town just like a sacred cow
Dire Straits', "Walk of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
He do the song about the light
Original Lyrics:
He do the song about the knife
Pretenders', "Show Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out of space
Original Lyrics:
Outer space
Rupert Holmes', "Answering Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the phone went down
Original Lyrics:
And the phone went dead
Santana's, "Winning"
Misheard Lyrics:
I had a drink but it turned too dark
Original Lyrics:
I had a dream but it turned to dust
The Doobie Brothers', "Minute by Minute"
Misheard Lyrics:
bah doo, bah doo
Original Lyrics:
by minute, by minute
They Might Be Giants', "Don't Let's Start"
Misheard Lyrics:
And do I need a friend, star future physical fitness.
Original Lyrics:
N, do I need Apostrophe T, need this torture?
ZZ Top's, "Sharp Dressed Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every girl crazy 'bout a sub-dressed man.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause ev'ry girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
 
1990s
Bush's, "Swallowed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Smaller
Original Lyrics:
Swallowed
Culture Beat's, "Mr. Vain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Call him Mr. Grader
Call him Mr. Rome
Original Lyrics:
Call him Mr. Raider
Call him Mr. Wrong
Dramarama's, "What Are We Gonna Do"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where are we going to?
Original Lyrics:
What are we gonna do?
Elton John's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the search engine
Original Lyrics:
In the circle
She Moves', "Breaking All the Rules"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brick and all the rules
Original Lyrics:
Breaking all the rules
Soundgarden's, "Fell on Black Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I can't see it in the light
Original Lyrics:
But I can't see it in the night
The Blackout Allstars', "I Like It"
Misheard Lyrics:
I go slow
Original Lyrics:
I got soul
The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
AAAAAAAAA SAVENYAAAAAAAAA BABABEEE BABA
Original Lyrics:
Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama
 
2000s
Backstreet Boys', "Drowning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep the Dramamine to love
Original Lyrics:
Keep me drowning in your love
Everclear's, "AM Radio"
Misheard Lyrics:
The VCR, the E-G-G
Original Lyrics:
The VCR, the DVD
Incubus', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wynonna Judd
Original Lyrics:
Wyoming Drive
Incubus', "Wish You Were Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wish you were dead
Original Lyrics:
I wish you were here
K.K. Slider's, "K.K. Cruisin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
black people meet now
Original Lyrics:
na me ho me nao
K.K. Slider's, "K.K. Salsa"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, meatball. Oh, oh, nacho
Original Lyrics:
oh oh me oh oh oh na ho
Kelly Clarkson's, "A Moment Like This"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some people use a lifeline
Original Lyrics:
Some people wait a lifetime
Kelly Clarkson's, "Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the sideboard
Original Lyrics:
From the sidewalk
Kelly Clarkson's, "Since U Been Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Since you've begun
Original Lyrics:
Since you've been gone
Lil Wayne's, "(We Be) Steady Mobbin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm at your face like man cum
Original Lyrics:
I'm at your face like Lancom
Ludacris', "Rollout (My Business)"
Misheard Lyrics:
What in the world is in that face?
Original Lyrics:
What in the world is in that case?
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Violent in our garden
I know that we'll be violent in our garden, yes.
Original Lyrics:
Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de día
Victoria Beckham's, "Not Such An Innocent Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
A nutmeg of China, a nutmeg of glass
Original Lyrics:
I'm not made of china, I'm not made of glass
 
2010s
Bazzi's, "Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beautiful beautiful ninja
Original Lyrics:
Beautiful beautiful angel
 
christian
4Him's, "For Future Generations"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too many would be profits
Original Lyrics:
Too many would be prophets
Amy Grant's, "El-Shaddai"
Misheard Lyrics:
88, you're still the same
Original Lyrics:
Age to age, you're still the same
DC Talk's, "Jesus Freak"
Misheard Lyrics:
It wiggled around like honorable mentions
Original Lyrics:
It wiggled around like marmalade jelly
Steven Curtis Chapman's, "For the Sake of the Call"
Misheard Lyrics:
How some crazy pilsner beer
Original Lyrics:
How some crazy fishermen

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