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1950s
Nina Simone's, "I Put a Spell On You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because your mind
Original Lyrics:
Because you're mine
 
1960s
Bobby Fuller Four's, "I Fought the Law"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot sauce
Original Lyrics:
Hot sun
Donovan's, "Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
E-lec-a-tric-al banana
Original Lyrics:
I like treacle banana
John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Canada Dry
Original Lyrics:
Cantaloupe eyes
John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lemonade past
Original Lyrics:
Lemonade pie
 
1970s
Candi Staton's, "Young Hearts Run Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, young hearts run free
They'll never be condoms
Condoms like my man and me
My man and me
Original Lyrics:
Oh, young hearts run free
They'll never be hung up
Hung up like my man and me
My man and me
Commercial's, "Sara Lee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody doesn't like the 70s
Original Lyrics:
Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee
Gordon Lightfoot's, "If You Could Read My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
But the CD's gone and I just can't get it back
Original Lyrics:
But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Open your eyes
Look up to the silent sea
Original Lyrics:
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
Wet Willie's, "Keep on Smilin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you a farmer? Are you a star?
Original Lyrics:
Are you a bum or are you a star?
 
1980s
Billy Vera and the Beaters', "At This Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
What did you mean...
Original Lyrics:
What did you think...
Climie Fisher's, "Rise to the Occasion"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be your installation
Original Lyrics:
I'll be your inspiration
Misheard Lyrics:
But you can have Yoplait
Original Lyrics:
But you can have your way
Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sister's singing in her sleep
Original Lyrics:
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Poison's, "I Won't Forget You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna get you, baby
Original Lyrics:
I won't forget you, baby
The La's', "There She Goes"
Misheard Lyrics:
There she goes again, Jason down my lane
Original Lyrics:
There she goes again, chasin' down my lane
The Lotus Eaters', "First picture of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spread the c*nt and meet the others
Original Lyrics:
Spread the calm to meet the others
Whitney Houston's, "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tonight we almost lost it
Original Lyrics:
The nights we almost lost it
Whitney Houston's, "Greatest Love of All"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never to stand in anyone's Shamu
Original Lyrics:
Never to stand in anyone's shadow
Whitney Houston's, "How Will I Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
Disappointed, I know
Original Lyrics:
There's a boy I know
Whitney Houston's, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where's the frozen pasta?
Original Lyrics:
Where do broken hearts go?
 
1990s
Australian Crawl's, "Motors Running Way to Fast"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your mothers run away to France
Original Lyrics:
Your motors running way too fast
Boyz II Men's, "End of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paint in my head, oh I'd rather be dead
OR
Painting my head, oh I'd rather be dead
OR
Paint in my hand, oh I'd rather be dead
Original Lyrics:
Pain in my head, oh I'd rather be dead
Cypress Hill's, "Insane in the Brain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t melt your ice cream
Original Lyrics:
Don’t make your eyes strain
Faith No More's, "Epic"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's in your face but you can't drag it
Original Lyrics:
It's in your face but you can't grab it
Paula Abdul's, "Blowing Kisses in the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s like I’m knowing kittens gonna win
Original Lyrics:
It’s like I’m blowing kisses in the wind
Phil Collins', "I Wish It Would Rain Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh yes, I wish it would rain now
Original Lyrics:
Ooh yes, I wish it would rain down
Rockapella's, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego"
Misheard Lyrics:
She put the Miss in Mr. Meano
Original Lyrics:
She put the Miss in misdemeanor
Savage Garden's, "I Want You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, I gotta find out
Original Lyrics:
Ooh, I'm dying to find out
Sinead O'Connor's, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothing compares, nothing compares to Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
Nothing compares, nothing compares 2 U
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ulan Baator
Original Lyrics:
Ooh lah, kah, koh
TLC's, "No Scrubs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Taking up the passenger side of his best friend's ride
Trying to holler at me
Original Lyrics:
Hanging out the passenger side of his best friend's ride
Trying to holler at me
The B-52's', "Roam"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take it head to head
Original Lyrics:
Take it hip to hip
Toni Braxton's, "How Could An Angel Break My Heart?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I heard he sang a lullaby, I heard he sang it from on high
Original Lyrics:
I heard he sang a lullaby, I heard he sang it from his heart
U2's, "One"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wawa
Original Lyrics:
One love
 
2000s
Carly Simon's, "With a Few Good Friends"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a few good friends
And a sticker 2
A house is built at a corn-a-cob Pooh
With a friend and a stick
Or we are 4
A house is built where it wasn't before
Original Lyrics:
With a few good friends
And a stick or two
A house is built at a corner called Pooh
With a friend and a stick
Or three or four
A house is built where it wasn't before
Enrique Iglesias', "Escape"
Misheard Lyrics:
But you can't escape nylon
Original Lyrics:
But you can't escape my love
Maximum the Hormone's, "Koi No Mega Lover"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet and sour, Pikachu, mega llama
Spittin' llamas, Pikachu mega llama
Bitch llamas, Pikachu mega llama
I need to love a sign
Original Lyrics:
Swing samaa aisukuriimugecchu! mega lover
Suppin guramaa suppin ga jiyuu mega lover
Pink shuraba speaker chu! mega lover
Aniki lover sign
Missy Elliott's, "Work It"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's my wicotile ricotile vest
Original Lyrics:
('I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it' played backwards).
Moby Feat. Lorraine Phillips & Shauna Phillips', "The Rafters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, please don't bathe tonight
Oh Dairylea
Original Lyrics:
Oh, wave your hands tonight
C'mon give me them hands
Pink featuring Redman's, "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep your hair
Original Lyrics:
Keep your head up
Pink featuring Redman's, "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wheel of Fear
Original Lyrics:
Reappear
Pink featuring Redman's, "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who am I to this degree?
Original Lyrics:
Who am I to disagree?
Pink's, "Funhouse"
Misheard Lyrics:
Than in this vault of memories
Original Lyrics:
Than in this haunted memory
 
2010s
Alexandra Burke's, "Start Without You"
Misheard Lyrics:
A girl on the dance floor
Original Lyrics:
Get on the dance floor
JP Saxe & Julia Michaels', "If the World Was Ending "
Misheard Lyrics:
But if the world was ending You'd come over right You'd come over and you'd stay the night Would you love me for the halibut
Original Lyrics:
But if the world was ending You'd come over right You'd come over and you'd stay the night Would you love me for the hell of it
Powfu's, "Don't Stay Awake"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't stay away for too long
Another cup of coffee on your head
Original Lyrics:
Don't stay awake for too long
I'll make a cup of coffee for your head
Shake It Up's, "Shake It Up Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Body arm, sorry! Get out of the floor!
Original Lyrics:
Bhati ham, shandi! Ghett aur ond foor!
 
christian
Cedarmont Kids', "You Are My All in All"
Misheard Lyrics:
Taking my sin across my sheep
Rising away I bless your name
You are my all in all
Original Lyrics:
Taking my sin my cross my shame
Rising again I bless your name
You are my all in all
 
misc
Commercial's, "Star Belly Dream Lites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strawberry, strawberry
Strawberry cream pops
Original Lyrics:
Star Belly, Star Belly
Star Belly Dream Lites

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