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1950s
Bill Haley and His Comets', "Rock Around the Clock"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til Saturday night
Original Lyrics:
We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til the broad daylight
 
1960s
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here I am at Camp Pernada
Original Lyrics:
Here I am at Camp Granada
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah"
Misheard Lyrics:
Playing baseball, cheat as bettah
Original Lyrics:
Playing baseball, gee that's bettah
Beach Boys', "All Summer Long"
Misheard Lyrics:
Miniature Golf and Hondas in the HEAT
When we rode THAT horse, we got some FRUIT,
Original Lyrics:
Miniature golf and Hondas in the hills
When we rode the horse, we got some thrills.
Bee Gees', "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
But you ain't got a d***
Original Lyrics:
But you ain't got a dime
Mary Wells', "My Guy"
Misheard Lyrics:
‘til I die
Original Lyrics:
For my guy
Sam & Dave's, "Soul Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was sold out
Original Lyrics:
I’m a soul man
The Byrds', "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Jamboree Man
Original Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man
The Troggs', "Wild Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make my boss sing
Original Lyrics:
You make my heart sing
 
1970s
Alan O'Day's, "Undercover Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now you know I'm sorry
Original Lyrics:
Now you know my story
Burton Cummings', "Stand Tall"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Spencer!
Original Lyrics:
Oh, stand tall...
Commercial's, "Seaman's Furniture"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say "Ladies first"
Original Lyrics:
See Seaman's first
Marvin Gaye's, "Inner City Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mattress
Original Lyrics:
Natural
Pink Floyd's, "Have A Cigar"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're so happy we could all make out
Original Lyrics:
We're so happy we can hardly count
Plastic Bertrand's, "Ca Plane Pour Moi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sad prat called moi
Original Lyrics:
Ca plane pour moi
Rod Stewart's, "Twistin' the Night Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someone that can do your way
Original Lyrics:
Somewhere up in New York way
The Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whatcha doin' in your bed (in your bed)
Original Lyrics:
What you doin' on your back aah?
Thin Lizzy's, "Waiting for an Alibi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waiting for a lullaby
Original Lyrics:
Waiting for an alibi
Vicki Sue Robinson's, "Turn the Beat Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to see it
Original Lyrics:
Love to hear it
 
1980s
Belinda Carlisle's, "Mad About You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh please!
Original Lyrics:
Aren't we?
Bronski Beat's, "Hit That Perfect Beat"
Misheard Lyrics:
That big boy feeling
Original Lyrics:
That beat boy feeling
Bronski Beat's, "Hit That Perfect Beat"
Misheard Lyrics:
That big boy feeling
Original Lyrics:
That beat boy feeling
Don Henley's, "Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thought I knew what love was
But did I? No
Original Lyrics:
Thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Dream Theater's, "Status Seeker"
Misheard Lyrics:
Graceless intrusion
Original Lyrics:
Racist intrusion.
Iron Maiden's, "Can I Play With Madness?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can I play with mayonnaise?
Original Lyrics:
Can I play with madness?
Michael Jackson's, "Man in the Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics:
Change his waist
Original Lyrics:
Change his ways
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama said never go to Arkansas.
Original Lyrics:
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics:
He told me 7 times that he didn't like my kind.
Original Lyrics:
He told me several times that he didn't like my kind.
Styx's, "Rockin' the Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Awww, f*** it!!!
Original Lyrics:
Go, Sparky! Go!
Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be to far away, Rosanna, yeah.
Original Lyrics:
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah.
 
1990s
10,000 Maniacs', "More Than This"
Misheard Lyrics:
There is no way of mowing
Original Lyrics:
There is no way of knowing
Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockefeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bread bread bread bread bread bread bread bread
Bread consumers, bread consumers
Original Lyrics:
Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra
Trouble shooter, trouble shooter
Gabriel Garza's, "Little Red Riding Hood"
Misheard Lyrics:
But poor Grandmamma was the reap of eyes
Original Lyrics:
But poor Grandmamma was terrified
INXS's, "Disappear"
Misheard Lyrics:
Payment sufferage
Original Lyrics:
Pain and suffering
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just like I dreamed when I was 3
Original Lyrics:
It's just like I dreamed it would be
Live's, "Selling the Drama"
Misheard Lyrics:
And to feel a flame
Original Lyrics:
And to fear a flame
Mr. President's, "Coco Jamboo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put my feedback on the ground
Original Lyrics:
Put my feet back on the ground
Nirvana's, "Aneurysm"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pee pee on a man
Original Lyrics:
Beat me out of me
The Commitments', "Mustang Sally"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bla bla bla sad and lonely
Right-em-feet, there'll be no sleep tonight, oh yeah
Original Lyrics:
One of these early mornings
I’m gonna be wiping those weeping eyes, yeah, alright
The Proclaimers', "I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I’m weako
Original Lyrics:
When I wake up
 
2000s
Aqua's, "Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's been a lot of work
Original Lyrics:
I've been around the world
Commercial's, "Expedia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Expedia, don't travel!
Original Lyrics:
Expedia.com!
Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha's, "Right Round"
Misheard Lyrics:
Touching this body
Original Lyrics:
Touching these bottles
MGMT's, "Time to Pretend"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm going to parachute some heroin and f*** with the stars.
Original Lyrics:
I'll go to Paris, shoot some heroin, and f*** with the stars.
Misheard Lyrics:
No one
or
No love
Original Lyrics:
The love
 
2010s
100 gecs', "745 sticky"
Misheard Lyrics:
F*** sleep, Eddie's cousin, yeah
Original Lyrics:
F*** sleep and his cousin, yeah
Coldplay's, "Something Just Like This"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just something I can torture
Original Lyrics:
Just something I can turn to
George Ezra's, "Shotgun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Homegrown navigator, see you later
Original Lyrics:
Homegrown alligator, see you later
LMFAO's, "Sexy and I Know It"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's Pepsi and I know it
Original Lyrics:
I'm sexy and I know it
Weird Al Yankovic's, "If That Isn't Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're so beautiful
You're like an Oreo sunset
You look like a big fat turd, yeah
Original Lyrics:
You're so beautiful
You make a glorious sunset
Look like a big fat turd, yeah

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