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1960s
The Troggs', "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on and let it snow
Original Lyrics:
Come on and let it show
 
1970s
Barry Manilow's, "Looks Like We Made It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Looks like Van Halen
Original Lyrics:
Looks like we made it
Chic's, "My Forbidden Lover"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're the difficult man
Original Lyrics:
You're the typical man
Cyndi Grecco's, "Making Our Dreams Come True"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a dreaming we just go now
Original Lyrics:
Got a dreaming we just know now
Joni Mitchell's, "Free Man in Paris"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't tease 'em all
Original Lyrics:
You can't please 'em all
Luciano Pavarotti's, "O Sole Mio"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, someone Eeyore
Original Lyrics:
O Sole Mio
Marvin Gaye's, "Let's Get It On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's carry on
Original Lyrics:
Let's get it on
Pratt & McClain's, "Happy Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rockin' the week with you
Original Lyrics:
Rockin' all week with you
Queen's, "We are the Champions"
Misheard Lyrics:
No time for users
Original Lyrics:
No time for losers
Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics:
We gon' jet outta line now
Original Lyrics:
Big ol' jet airliner
The Four Seasons', "December, 1963"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh what a fright
Late November back in '63
Original Lyrics:
Oh what a night
Late December back in '63
The Specials', "A Message to You, Rudy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Better think of your shoe shine
Original Lyrics:
Better think of your future
Three Dog Night's, "Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Joy to the kittens and the deep blue sea
Original Lyrics:
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
 
1980s
Cast of Chess', "I Know Him So Well"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know him somewhere
Original Lyrics:
I know him so well
Duran Duran's, "Notorious"
Misheard Lyrics:
Napoleon
Original Lyrics:
Notorious
Elton John's, "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa says so much
Original Lyrics:
Sad songs say so much
George Clinton's, "Atomic Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wow wow wow yippie-yo yippie-yay
Original Lyrics:
Bow wow wow yippie-yo yippie-yay
Men Without Hats', "The Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody look at Johann
Original Lyrics:
Everybody look at your hands
Metallica's, "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Niggas fight on the hills in the early day
Original Lyrics:
Make his fight on the hills in the early day
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the combo
Original Lyrics:
Do the conga
Murray Head's, "One Night in Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics:
One night in Bangkok when the world's your coaster
Original Lyrics:
One night in Bangkok when the world's your oyster
Tina Turner's, "The Best"
Misheard Lyrics:
Better than our arrest
Original Lyrics:
Better than all the rest
 
1990s
Crystal Waters', "100% Pure Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be your favorite tea, your favorite b***h
Original Lyrics:
I'll be your fantasy, your favorite dish.
Deacon Blue's, "Twist And Shout"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fart it out baby, fart it out baby, fart it out baby
Original Lyrics:
Find out baby, find out baby, find out baby
En Vogue's, "Free Your Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't look without being washed, and oh
You rang my bride before I made up my mind
Original Lyrics:
I can't look without being watched, and oh
You rang my buy before I made up my mind
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics:
A potato, a laugh and no, a mosquito, stole my speedo.
Original Lyrics:
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido.
Seduction's, "Two to Make It Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
It takes two to make a night
Original Lyrics:
It takes two to make it right
Shari Lewis', "Lamb Chop's Play-Along"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you like to pay
Original Lyrics:
And you like to play
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Smells Like Nirvana"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing with Britney
Original Lyrics:
Sing distinctly?
 
2000s
Alexandra Burke's, "Bad Boys"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bad boys are always patching my eye
Original Lyrics:
The bad boys are always catching my eye
Alicia Keys', "No One"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now what?
Original Lyrics:
No one
Jump 5's, "Aloha, E Komo Mai (Theme for Lilo & Stitch)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aloha, come on by
Original Lyrics:
Aloha, e komo mai
No Doubt featuring Lady Saw's, "Underneath it All"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm really lucky
Original Lyrics:
I'm really lovely
White Stripes', "I Fell in Love with a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I said it once eeyore, but the bears are beating now.
Original Lyrics:
And I said it once before, but it bears repeating now.
 
2010s
Ed Sheeran's, "I See Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Watch the flames burn over and over the mountain side
Original Lyrics:
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side
Michael Buble's, "Haven't Met You Yet"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just haven't wrecked you yet
Original Lyrics:
I just haven't met you yet
 
xmas
Andy Williams', "Christmas Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jesus is here
Original Lyrics:
Jesus is king
Andy Williams', "Christmas Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
Loudly complain
Original Lyrics:
Loudly proclaim
Fits and the Tantrums', "Santa Stole My Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’ll be on your own
Original Lyrics:
You’ll be all alone
Jackson 5's, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh what a laugh it would not be
Original Lyrics:
Oh what a laugh it would have been
Jordan Sparks', "Christmas Time to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could walk the wrong way
Original Lyrics:
I could walk on Broadway
Mariah Carey's, "All I Want for Christmas is You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sarah, won't you bring
Original Lyrics:
Santa, won't you bring
Mariah Carey's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The church bells in time
Original Lyrics:
The church bells in town
Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
And folks dressed up like Esther Rolle
Original Lyrics:
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
And folks dressed up like casseroles
Original Lyrics:
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Pentatonix's, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sara is comin' to town
or
Sarah is comin' to town
Original Lyrics:
Santa is comin' to town
The Beach Boys', "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
He sees you when you're sleepy
Original Lyrics:
He sees you when you're sleeping
The Waitresses', "Christmas Wrapping"
Misheard Lyrics:
A few cars
Original Lyrics:
A few cards
Thurl Ravenscroft's, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Misheard Lyrics:
You have dust mites in your style
Original Lyrics:
You have termites in your smile
Traditional's, "Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
And warriors of his soldiers
Original Lyrics:
And wonders of his love

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