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1960s
Aretha Franklin's, "Respect"
Misheard Lyrics:
Find out why he needs to pee
Original Lyrics:
Find out what it means to me
Sly And The Family Stone's, "Everyday People"
Misheard Lyrics:
You love me, you hate me, ignore me and then
Original Lyrics:
You love me, you hate me, you know me and then
The Beatles', "Paperback Writer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make a bad right turn
Original Lyrics:
Paperback writer
The Drifters', "Under The Boardwalk"
Misheard Lyrics:
under the water bottle
Original Lyrics:
Under the boardwalk
The Hollies', "Look Through Any Windows"
Misheard Lyrics:
Movin' on L.A.
Original Lyrics:
Movin' on their way
The Kinks', "All Day and All of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
The only time I feel alright is on you, son
Original Lyrics:
The only time I feel alright is on your side
The Righteous Brothers', "Unchained Melody"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time
And time goes by slowly
Original Lyrics:
I've hungered for your touch
Alone... lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
 
1970s
Bee Gees', "Too Much Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can see Barack Obama
Original Lyrics:
I can see beyond forever
Carol Douglas', "Doctor's Orders"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, but I'm p***ing you so bad
Original Lyrics:
Oh, but I'm missing you so bad
Champagne's, "Rock 'n Roll Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's got a plane
Plays a stranger astray
Original Lyrics:
He's got it made
Plays it straighter than straight
Chic's, "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leave your friends outside
Original Lyrics:
Leave your cares behind
Exile's, "How could this go wrong"
Misheard Lyrics:
Standing there waiting and dissipating
I go, disco wrong
Original Lyrics:
Standing there waiting, anticipating
How could this go wrong
Heatwave's, "Boogie Nights"
Misheard Lyrics:
People dancing
Original Lyrics:
Keep on dancing
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan's, "Tennessee Bird Walk"
Misheard Lyrics:
And how about some common sense, so they won't be blinding traffic in the spring.
Original Lyrics:
And how about some common sense, so they won't be blocking traffic in the spring.
Misheard Lyrics:
Havin' a blast
Original Lyrics:
Had me a blast
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics:
Smile, Pop. Don't let it stop there.
Original Lyrics:
My Montgomery's got the answer
Olivia Newton-John's, "Please Mr. Please"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please Mr. Clean
Original Lyrics:
Please Mr. Please
Steve Miller Band's, "Rock'n Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep on lockin' me, baby
Original Lyrics:
Keep on rock'n me, baby
 
1980s
Boston's, "Amanda"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't think I can buy
Original Lyrics:
I don't think I can hide
Living in a Box's, "Room in Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know this must be the groove in your heart
Original Lyrics:
I know this must be the room in your heart
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s the same as the sound of matzo.
Original Lyrics:
Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
Queen's, "Princes of the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a mother
Original Lyrics:
I am immortal
Tears For Fears', "Sowing the Seeds Of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time to eat all your worms
Original Lyrics:
Time to eat all your words
U2's, "All I Want is You"
Misheard Lyrics:
The treasurer used to look upon it
Original Lyrics:
Treasure used to look upon it
Wham!'s, "Everything She Wants"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Motion sensor)
Original Lyrics:
(Won't you tell me)
 
1990s
Bobby Brown's, "Humpin' Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
You lose today
Original Lyrics:
You lose the game
Divinyls', "I Touch Myself"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't worry about anybody else
Original Lyrics:
I don't want anybody else
Go West's, "King of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics:
I pretend that she's not singing
Original Lyrics:
I pretend my ship's not sinking
Goo Goo Dolls', "Slide"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put you on surround sound
Original Lyrics:
Put your arms around me
Mary J. Blige's, "Real Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm searching for Maria
Original Lyrics:
I'm searching for a real love
Paula Cole's, "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where is my journey?
Original Lyrics:
Where is my John Wayne?
Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's, "A Whole New World"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's Christmas cheer
Original Lyrics:
It's crystal clear
Radiohead's, "The Bends"
Misheard Lyrics:
My blubber thickens
Original Lyrics:
My blood will thicken
Roxette's, "Joyride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wax it!
Original Lyrics:
Roxette!
Sheryl Crow's, "A Change Would Do You Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aging booze
Original Lyrics:
Aging blues
Sinead O'Connor's, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothing compares, nothing compares to glue
Original Lyrics:
Nothing compares, nothing compares 2 U
The Cranberries', "Zombie"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the violence causes silence
Who are we mistaken?
Original Lyrics:
And the violence caused such silence
Who are we mistaken?
The Muppets', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics:
A little place like the Poconos
Original Lyrics:
A little place like Kokomo
 
2000s
Alan Jackson's, "Tall Tall Trees"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tall Tall Theresa and the waters and the sea
I am a foul for you
Original Lyrics:
Tall tall trees and all the waters in the seas
I'm a fool, fool, fool for you
Amon Amarth's, "Twilight of the Thunder God"
Misheard Lyrics:
The eyes are full of marmalade
Original Lyrics:
The eyes are full of primal hate
Britney Spears featuring Madonna's, "Me Against The Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sexy lady, I'd rather see you wear your thong
OR
Sexy lady, I'd rather see you wear your song
Original Lyrics:
Sexy lady, I'd rather see you bare your soul
Christina Aguilera's, "Come On Over Baby (All I Want is You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I wanna do
Original Lyrics:
All I want is you
EMF's, "Unbelievable"
Misheard Lyrics:
The things you sell
Original Lyrics:
The things you say
Maroon 5's, "Makes Me Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics:
The seizures I made my bed
Original Lyrics:
Decisions that made my bed
Pendulum's, "Hold Your Colour"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothing else can judge me
Original Lyrics:
Nothing else can touch me
Stone Sour's, "Through Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Contaminating everything when f**king from the heart
Original Lyrics:
Contaminating everything we thought came from the heart
 
2010s
Run the Jewels', "Ooh La La"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh la la,
I win-win!
Original Lyrics:
Ooh la la,
Ah, oui oui
 
christian
Religious Music's, "Unstoppable God (per LyricsFind)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here is Susie Brown to enlighten you.
Original Lyrics:
Fear is losing ground, to our hope in You
 
country
Shania Twain's, "No One Needs to Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
But boy, have I been hit by you, kid
Original Lyrics:
But boy, have I been hit by Cupid
 
xmas
Cliff Richard's, "Saviour's Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where's your glasses?
Original Lyrics:
Raise your glasses

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