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1960s
Aretha Franklin's, "Spanish Harlem"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's rolling in the stream
Original Lyrics:
It's rolling in the street
Bob Dylan's, "Desolation Row"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes, I received your letter yesterday (about the time the dawn up-broke)
Original Lyrics:
Yes, I received your letter yesterday (about the time the door knob broke).
Bob Dylan's, "My Back Pages"
Misheard Lyrics:
half-wrapped Frigidaires leaped forth
Original Lyrics:
half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
Chubby Checker's, "Let's Twist Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's Fritz again
Original Lyrics:
Let's twist again
Dusty Springfield's, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to give me Covid
Just because you can
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
Lesley Gore's, "It's My Party"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's my covid and I'm coughing my lungs up
Original Lyrics:
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
The Bobby Fuller Four's, "I Fought the Law"
Misheard Lyrics:
I mowed the lawn with the lawn mower
Original Lyrics:
I fought the law and the law won
 
1970s
10cc's, "People in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
People in love play city games
Original Lyrics:
People in love play silly games
AC/DC's, "Hell's Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hell's Kitchen
Original Lyrics:
Hell's Bells
Bay City Rollers', "Bye Bye Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're the one girl in town named Gary
Original Lyrics:
You're the one girl in town I'd marry
Bobby Goldsboro's, "Summer (The First Time)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We sat on the sand, and the boy took her hand
But I saw the sun rise on my gland
Original Lyrics:
We sat on the sand, and the boy took her hand
But I saw the sun rise as a man
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Mr. Bojangles"
Misheard Lyrics:
The dog up and died, yup and died,
After 20 years he still grieves
Original Lyrics:
His dog up and died
He up and died
After 20 years he still grieved
Rod Stewart's, "You Wear It Well"
Misheard Lyrics:
You willy nilly
Original Lyrics:
You wear it well
Toto's, "Hold the Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
Overtime
Original Lyrics:
Hold the line
 
1980s
.38 Special's, "Hold On Loosely"
Misheard Lyrics:
I Love Lucy
Original Lyrics:
Just hold on loosely
Bad English's, "Tough Times Don’t Last"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tough Times Don’t Mass, Lovers, Dude!
And....
How do I scare myself these crazy nights, without due
Original Lyrics:
Tough times don’t last, lovers do!
How do I scare myself these crazy nights, without you
Billy Squier's, "The Stroke"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strong man's trophy
Original Lyrics:
Stroke me, stroke me
Bon Jovi's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics:
Creole Lady Marmalade
Original Lyrics:
She's a little runaway
Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Khana-khana-khana-khana-khanacademy
You learn your math you learn your maaath
Original Lyrics:
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
You come and go you come and goooo
Misheard Lyrics:
Relax, come to it
Original Lyrics:
Relax, don't do it
Guns N’ Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to Paramount Pictures
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the Paradise City
Imagination's, "Music And Lights"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sequins and pearls
And men who act like girls
We all think we're women
Original Lyrics:
Sequins and pearls
And lots of pretty girls
You gotta have rhythm
Jermaine Stewart's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel the wind is gone
Original Lyrics:
I feel the winter's done
Leo Sayer's, "More Than I Can Say"
Misheard Lyrics:
I listen more than I can say
Original Lyrics:
I miss you more than I can say
Quincy Jones', "Ai No Corrida"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not Korean
Original Lyrics:
Ai No Corrida
The Stranglers', "Skin Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Better wash out your foreskin deep
Original Lyrics:
Better watch out for the skin deep
Twisted Sister's, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're fright
Original Lyrics:
We'll fight
 
1990s
Brownstone's, "5 Miles to Empty"
Misheard Lyrics:
5 miles to MTV
Original Lyrics:
5 miles to empty
Brownstone's, "If You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you rob me
Original Lyrics:
If you love me
Donna Lewis', "I Love You Always Forever"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feels like I'm standing in a timeless dream
Of light mists of pale and maroon
Feels like I'm lost in a tear cloud of heavenly scent
Touching, discovering you
Original Lyrics:
Feels like I'm standing in a timeless dream
Of light mists of pale amber rose
Feels like I'm lost in a deep cloud of heavenly scent
Touching, discovering you
Donna Lewis', "I Love You Always Forever"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got the arse melting away
Original Lyrics:
You've got me almost melting away.
Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics:
80s style, 80s taste
Original Lyrics:
They had style, they had grace
Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on, go
Original Lyrics:
Come on, Vogue
Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flexible
Original Lyrics:
Life’s a ball
Michael Jackson's, "You Are Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someone tell me why
The ditch had to go
Original Lyrics:
Someone tell me why
Did you have to go
Montell Jordan's, "This Is How We Do It"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is Harley-Davidson
Original Lyrics:
This is how we do it
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Win a ladder, it's less dangerous
Original Lyrics:
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
 
2000s
Beyonce's, "Irreplaceable"
Misheard Lyrics:
You must have no bottom knee
Original Lyrics:
You must not know 'bout me.
John Mayer's, "Gravity"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gradually
Original Lyrics:
Gravity
John Mayer's, "Gravity"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jeopardy!
Original Lyrics:
Gravity
Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna rock with Barney
Original Lyrics:
I wanna rock your body
Madonna's, "Miles Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
You always met me more than miles away
or
You always melt me more than miles away
Original Lyrics:
You always love me more than miles away
Texas', "Inner Smile"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make me feel wine
Original Lyrics:
You make me feel wild
The Kooks', "Naive"
Misheard Lyrics:
She knows I'm not from the roskin
Original Lyrics:
And I know she knows I'm not fond of asking.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs', "Maps"
Misheard Lyrics:
They don't know me like I love you
Original Lyrics:
They don't like you when I love you
 
2010s
Adele's, "When We Were Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
You sound like a stoat
Original Lyrics:
You sound like a song
Ava Max's, "Sweet But Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, she swings for the cycle
Original Lyrics:
Oh, she's sweet but a psycho
Jess Glynne's, "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everyone drinks, everyone smokes
Original Lyrics:
Everyone trips, everyone falls
Panic! At the Disco's, "Hey Look Ma, I Made It"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you do Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
And if you lose, boo-hoo
 
xmas
Justin Bieber's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's making a list
And checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's caught head lice
Original Lyrics:
He's making a list
And checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice

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