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1960s
Aretha Franklin's, "Chain of Fools"
Misheard Lyrics:
Train, train, train
(Train, train, train)
Train goes toot
Original Lyrics:
Chain, chain, chain
(Chain, chain, chain)
Chain of Fools
Billy Joe Royal's, "Down in the Boondocks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down in the poop box
Original Lyrics:
Down in the boondocks
Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost snipping off your nose
Yuletide carols being sung in the fire
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Original Lyrics:
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
The Seekers', "Red Rubber Ball"
Misheard Lyrics:
You never cared what cigarettes I could buy
Original Lyrics:
You never cared what secrets I'd confide
 
1970s
Alicia Bridges', "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Laptop
Original Lyrics:
Action
Andy Gibb's, "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Muffins higher than a mountain.
Original Lyrics:
Love is higher than a mountain.
Arlo Guthrie's, "Coming Into Los Angeles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coming into Los Angeles
Bringing in a couple of geese
Original Lyrics:
Coming into Los Angeles
Bringing in a couple of keys.
Blue Mink's, "Banner Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ban the man
Original Lyrics:
Banner man
Commercial's, "Honeycomb"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hummingbird's big, yeah yeah yeah
Original Lyrics:
Honeycomb's big, yeah yeah yeah
Dire Straits', "Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are insulted
Original Lyrics:
We are the sultans
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold my toaster, tiny dancer
Original Lyrics:
Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Michael Jackson's, "Ben"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll never be at war
Original Lyrics:
I'll never be alone
Sonny Curtis', "Love is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you have a chance, why don't you take it?
Original Lyrics:
You can have the town, why don't you take it?
Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dingo Chad adolina
Original Lyrics:
Big old jet airliner
Three Dog Night's, "Shambala"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shondola
Original Lyrics:
Shambala
Van Halen's, "Dance the Night Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's, that's, that's the right of way
Original Lyrics:
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Wings', "With a Little Luck"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can make this hotel thing work out
Original Lyrics:
We can make this whole damn thing work out
 
1980s
Bon Jovi's, "Born to Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flash to flash, wall to wall
Original Lyrics:
Flesh to flesh, one to one
Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
You give love to Bambi
Original Lyrics:
You give love a bad name
Devo's, "Working in the Coal Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I've been working in a coma
Original Lyrics:
Well, I been working in a coal mine
Gloria Estefan's, "Don't Wanna Lose You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I don't watch Blue's Clues now
Original Lyrics:
And I don't wanna lose you now
Huey Lewis and the News', "Do You Believe in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was open (open)
Original Lyrics:
I was hopin' (hopin')
Huey Lewis and the News', "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the locals may be barely breathing
Original Lyrics:
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billy Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But da jeris not my son
She says I am the one, but da jeris not my son
Original Lyrics:
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son
Quiet Riot's, "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)"
Misheard Lyrics:
My teacher says that I'm one big brain.
Original Lyrics:
My teacher says that I'm one big pain.
Samantha Fox's, "I Wanna Have Some Fun"
Misheard Lyrics:
So-so-so-so-so what the f***?
Original Lyrics:
Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Samantha Fox!
Samantha Fox's, "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop moving like a forte!
Original Lyrics:
Stop moving like you're 40!
Soul II Soul's, "Back to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Back to the prison cell
Original Lyrics:
Back to the present time
Steel Pulse's, "Leggo Beast"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lego bees
Original Lyrics:
Leggo beast
The Cure's, "Just Like Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
That I'm alone again
Original Lyrics:
That I'm in love with you
Tina Turner's, "What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I possess a trap
Original Lyrics:
Opposites attract
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Like a Surgeon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cussing for the very first time
Original Lyrics:
Cutting for the very first time
 
1990s
Brian McKnight's, "Back at One"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say farewell to the parking lot
or
Say farewell to the Dark Knight
Original Lyrics:
Say farewell to the dark of night
Cast of Barney & Friends', "Everyone is Special"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Anyone?)
Original Lyrics:
(Everyone?)
Depeche Mode's, "Policy of Truth"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm the coliseum shrewd
Original Lyrics:
I'm the policy of truth
Faith No More's, "The Morning After"
Misheard Lyrics:
f*** it then
Original Lyrics:
if I am dead
Fastball's, "The Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Children broke up
Original Lyrics:
Children woke up
Manic Street Preachers', "You Stole the Sun from My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
You stole the buns from my arse
Original Lyrics:
You stole the sun from my heart
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch's, "Good Vibrations"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just a crazy good time
Original Lyrics:
It's just a sweet sensation
No Doubt's, "Don't Speak"
Misheard Lyrics:
You and me, I can see us dying. Oh please!
Original Lyrics:
You and me, I can see us dying, are we?
Screaming Trees', "Nearly Lost You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Around every mile that you burn
Original Lyrics:
I'm blind every mile that you burn
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pressure never ends
Original Lyrics:
Friendship never ends
The Bucketheads', "The Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jason's swirling through my mind
Original Lyrics:
Street sounds swirling through my mind
The KLF's, "3 A.M. Eternal"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ancient groove
Original Lyrics:
Ancients of Mu Mu
 
2000s
Akon's, "Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics:
So horny
Original Lyrics:
So lonely
Green Day's, "21 Guns"
Misheard Lyrics:
One, tiny one gums.
Throw up you arse into the sky
Original Lyrics:
One, twenty one guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
Surface's, "The First Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
From that look of my taste
Original Lyrics:
From that look on my face
TV theme song's, "Family Guy theme song"
Misheard Lyrics:
{All}: Lucky there's a man who, positively can do all the thing that make us ...
{Stewie}: ...F'in cry!
{All}: He's a Family Guuuuuuuuuuuuy!
Original Lyrics:
All: Lucky there's a man who, positively can do all the thing that make us ...
Stewie: ...Laugh and cry!
All: He's a Family Guuuuuuuuuuuuy!
 
2010s
xxxtentacion's, "Run Up On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feta cheese
Original Lyrics:
For the cheese
 
country
Hank Williams', "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your cheatin' heart will make you weak
Original Lyrics:
Your cheatin' heart will make you weep

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