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1960s
Bobby Lewis', "Tossin' and Turnin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I pulled down the s***
Original Lyrics:
I pulled down the shade
Mamas and the Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I didn't tell her, I could eat today
Original Lyrics:
If I didn't tell her, I could leave today
The Beach Boys', "Help Me, Rhonda"
Misheard Lyrics:
Happy Rhonda, hap, happy Rhonda
Original Lyrics:
Help me, Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
Misheard Lyrics:
My baby does the baby blanket
Original Lyrics:
My baby does the Hanky Panky
 
1970s
10cc's, "The Things We Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too many problems have fallen in the river
Original Lyrics:
Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river
America's, "Lonely People"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is for all the homeless people
Original Lyrics:
This is for all the lonely people
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you mistrust love's dumb behind.
Original Lyrics:
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind.
Boz Scaggs', "Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics:
The way you read the crowd, the way you make them pay
You stepped in mid-scene a whole new way
No, I won't resist you now and even if I could
Hollywood just never sounded quite this good
I see your name lines, I see the same lines
It's in the cars and the wires
Broadway here she comes
You should be a natural though
Camera on, action, do it again
(Ooh, you know I gotta do it)
Barnaby, action, do it again
(Yeah, gonna make you strong)
Camera on, action, do it again
(Ooh, you know I gotta do it)
Barnaby, action, do it again
(Get you this far)
No one had to tell you what your smile is for
You sure there's not enough for me, no fancy floor.
Now she did this and she did that
You're all the ladies' talk
Now they long enough for you goes on, goes on
Holy Moses and Holy Moses
She's in the Times Square
Faster from the skies
Make you cheat immoral lies
(CHORUS)
They gave you 5 stars
It's into me-cars
It's into poor-divide
Who'll never be the same
You get in immoral game
(CHORUS repeat to end)
Original Lyrics:
The way you read the crowd, the way you make them pay
You stepped in and did the scene a whole new way
No one would resist you now and even if they could
Hollywood just never had it quite this good
I see your name in lights, I see them standing in line
They send the cards and the wine
Broadway here she comes
You should be a natural
Camera, action, do it again
(Ooh, anyway I gotta do it)
What a reaction, do it again
(Yeah, gonna make you a star)
Camera, action, do it again
(Ooh, anyway I gotta do it)
What a reaction, do it again
(To get you this part)
No one had to tell you what your smile was for
You sure there's not an uncle name of Barrymore
Now she did this and she did that
You are the latest talk
Now there lining up for you around the block
Throwing roses and Holy Moses
Even the Times say
Sparks fell from the skies
That gets you immortalized
Camera, action, do it again
(Oh, anyway I gotta do it)
What a reaction, do it again
(Yeah, I'm gonna make you a star)
Camera, action, do it again
Ooh, anyway I gotta do it)
What a reaction, do it again
(To get you this part)
They gave you 5 stars, they're sending big cars
And Sunset Boulevard will never be the same
You give it a brand new name
Camera, action, do it again
(Ooh, anyway I gotta do it)
What a reaction, do it again
(Yeah, I'm gonna make you a star)
Camera, action, do it again
(Ooh, anyway I gotta do it)
What a reaction, do it again
(To get you this part)
Camera, action, do it again
(Ooh, anyway I gotta do it)
What a reaction, do it again
(To get you this part)
Camera, action, do it again
What a reaction, do it again
Camera, action, do it again
What a reaction, do it again
Camera, action, do it again
What a reaction, do it again
You gotta check out
Don McLean's, "American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh machete to the belly
Original Lyrics:
Drove my Chevy to the levee
Donna Summer's, "Love to Love You Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
With your body so close to me
Original Lyrics:
When you lean so close to me
LaBelle's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Queen of Lady Marmalade
Original Lyrics:
Creole Lady Marmalade
Michael Jackson's, "Got to Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
And show her that cheese, my girl
Original Lyrics:
And show her that she is my girl
Nicolette Larson's, "Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's gonna take Ronald McDonald
Original Lyrics:
It's gonna take a lotta love
Pink Floyd's, "Mother"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mother will she tear your little boy in a pot?
Original Lyrics:
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
The Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you can look the other way
We can try to understand The New York Times - have they gone mad? ....
Oh, give me more.
But now, I get love and I can't hide,
As if I can't get in, I've never tried.
As the week goes past I'm on my shoes
Original Lyrics:
And you may look the other way We can try to understand The New York Times' effect on man. ....
Oh, when you walk.
Well, now, I get low and I get high,
And if I can't get either, I really try.
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
 
1980s
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Horse and carriage
Original Lyrics:
Voices carry
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be coming for your Lego cake
Original Lyrics:
I'll be coming for your love, okay.
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) the Time of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I swear it's a troop
Original Lyrics:
And I swear it's the truth
Duran Duran's, "Is There Something I Should Know?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've seen the signs in Biloxi
The pictures they give you gave away
Original Lyrics:
I've seen the signs and the looks and the pictures
That give your game away
Kenny Loggins', "This Is It"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're going to murder
Original Lyrics:
You're going no further
LaBelle's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bitchy, bitchy, call my doctor
Original Lyrics:
Gitchy, gitchy, ya-ya, da-da
Level 42's, "Something About You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's not so long
Original Lyrics:
It's not so wrong
Madonna's, "True Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
No more sadness or kisses goodbye
Original Lyrics:
No more sadness, I kiss it goodbye
Men at Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you come from a land of mother?
Original Lyrics:
Do you come from a land Down Under?
Peter Gabriel's, "Big Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pig sty
Original Lyrics:
Big time
Split Enz's, "Message to My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can spend the rest of my life here in the sand
Original Lyrics:
I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand
Split Enz's, "Message to My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can spend the rest of my life reminiscing
Original Lyrics:
I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand
Split Enz's, "Message to My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand
Original Lyrics:
I can spend the rest of my life here in the sand
Twisted Sister's, "I Wanna Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna walk
Original Lyrics:
I wanna rock
 
1990s
Baz Luhrmann's, "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Forget the insoles
Original Lyrics:
Forget the insults
Dr. Alban's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
it's my life my world
Original Lyrics:
it's my life my worries
Eternal's, "Save Our Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cos it's kind of stormy now
OR
'Cos the sky looks stormy now
Original Lyrics:
'Cos the sky is stormy now
George Michael's, "Praying for Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
These are the days of the open ses(ame)
Original Lyrics:
These are the days of the open hand
Heart's, "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
So many times teasing me
Original Lyrics:
So many times easily
Inner Circle's, "Bad Boys"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dem bones, dem bones, whatcha gonna do?
Original Lyrics:
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?
James Taylor's, "Copperline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lick your lips and a hog-nosed snake
Original Lyrics:
Hercules and a hog-nosed snake
Jennifer Lopez's, "If You Had My Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And call me gay
Original Lyrics:
And call me baby
Jewel's, "You Were Meant for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Three laughs for so long
Original Lyrics:
Dream lasts for so long
Joe's, "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll touch all the places he would not
'Cause homie never knew what gets you hot
Original Lyrics:
Out to tour the places he would not
And some you never knew would get you hot
Madonna's, "Ray of Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Before the call of thunder flattens everyone
Original Lyrics:
For the call of thunder threatens everyone
Savage Garden's, "Break Me Shake Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're abusing in a way that I've never known
Original Lyrics:
You abuse me in a way that I've never known
Sheryl Crow's, "If It Makes You Happy"
Misheard Lyrics:
It can't be right back
Original Lyrics:
It can't be that bad
Texas', "Say What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, will you tread on me again
Original Lyrics:
Oh, when you dream of me, yeah
 
2000s
Daughtry's, "Over You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I never bought a Dodge
Original Lyrics:
And I never thought I’d doubt you
Demon Hunter's, "Beauty Through the Eyes of a Predator"
Misheard Lyrics:
Supply and demand
Original Lyrics:
It's all a ploy underneath
Hoku's, "Perfect Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a perfect game
Original Lyrics:
It's a perfect day
O-Zone's, "Dragostea Din Tei"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hi, Duke!
Original Lyrics:
Haiduc
 
2010s
Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every day I'm covered in something brand new
Original Lyrics:
Every day discovering something brand new
 
christian
Bad Wolves 's, "Zombie"
Misheard Lyrics:
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their drums
Original Lyrics:
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their drones
 
misc
Katy Perry's, "Daisies"
Misheard Lyrics:
Color me in daisies
Original Lyrics:
Cover me in daisies

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