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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh let me see
Original Lyrics:
Oh let me be
 
1960s
Frank Sinatra's, "That's Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's why
And as funny as at Macy's
Original Lyrics:
That's life
And as funny as it may seem
The Four Tops', "Reach Out I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
We shout
Original Lyrics:
Reach out
The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
No more smeltering now
Original Lyrics:
No more sheltering now
The Mamas and the Papas', "Monday, Monday"
Misheard Lyrics:
One-hit wonder
Original Lyrics:
Monday morning
 
1970s
America's, "Tin Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And people share the gift of grab
Original Lyrics:
And people share the gift of gab
John Denver's, "Leaving On a Jet Plane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh babe, I hate the cold
Original Lyrics:
Oh babe, I hate to go
Santana's, "Evil Ways"
Misheard Lyrics:
You cheated Jones
Original Lyrics:
With Jean and Joan
 
1980s
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hush, hush
Keep it out now
This is Carrie.
Original Lyrics:
Hush, Hush,
Keep it down now,
Voices carry
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh George, even downtown, this is Carrie
Original Lyrics:
Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
Bananarama's, "Robert De Niro's Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a man to steal
Original Lyrics:
I've got a man of steel
Misheard Lyrics:
Barnes & Noble
or
Bossa nova
Original Lyrics:
Barcelona
Joe Dolce's, "Shaddup You Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
I shall double your face
Original Lyrics:
Ah, shaddap-a you face
Talking Heads', "Burning Down the House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Berlin on the house
Original Lyrics:
Burning down the house
The Police's, "Invisible Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
There needs to be an invisible tongue
Original Lyrics:
There needs to be an invisible sun
 
1990s
Adam Ant's, "Room at the Top"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here and now in marshmallows
Original Lyrics:
Here and now in large amounts
Adam Ant's, "Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did I tell you how much I miss your sweet kids?
Original Lyrics:
Did I tell you how much I miss your sweet kiss?
Another Level's, "Guess I Was A Fool"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shut up you, you were breaking my heart in two
OR
Should have been you, you were breaking my heart in two
Original Lyrics:
Should have knew you were breaking my heart in two
Backstreet Boys', "As Long as You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't care what is written in your hickory
Original Lyrics:
Don't care what is written in your history
Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trying hard not to smile for a fuel man
Original Lyrics:
Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad
Beats International's, "Dub Be Good To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you need me I'll be a threat
Original Lyrics:
When you need me I'll be around
Beck's, "Loser"
Misheard Lyrics:
So, you let me go
or
Soil into dirt
Original Lyrics:
Soy un perdedor
Celine Dion's, "Falling Into You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Finding out the leaf, falling wayward
Original Lyrics:
Finding a belief, falling where you are
Michael Jackson's, "Heal the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then why do we keep on straying
Will this earth crucify us all?
Original Lyrics:
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul
New Kids on the Block's, "Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as you got the white stuff
Original Lyrics:
As long as you got the right stuff
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Give It Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Minimum wage, minimum wage, minimum wage, yeah
Original Lyrics:
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Under the Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't ever wanna see
Original Lyrics:
I don't ever wanna feel
Roxette's, "Joyride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sunshine and Kuwaitis
Rock you like a baby!
Original Lyrics:
The sunshine is a lady
Who rocks you like a baby.
Simply Red's, "Never Never Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you're not baloney anymore
Original Lyrics:
When you're not below me anymore
The Cranberries', "Zombie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dee dah day, dee dah day
Someday, someday.
Original Lyrics:
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, Zombie.
The Cranberries', "Zombie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someday, Someday, Someday
Original Lyrics:
Zombie, Zombie, Zombie
Toni Braxton's, "Another Sad Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just another sad lump sum
Original Lyrics:
It's just another sad love song
 
2000s
Backstreet Boys', "More Than That"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't give lonely days a chance
Original Lyrics:
Don't give loneliness a chance
Estelle featuring Kanye West's, "American Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me to yo'home
Original Lyrics:
Take me to yo'hood
Kandi's, "Don't Think I'm Not"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you're out in the clutch
Original Lyrics:
When you're out in the club
Reliant K's, "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"
Misheard Lyrics:
Away from the Pacific
Original Lyrics:
Away from the specifics
Sixpence None the Richer's, "Breathe Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can only break your neck
Original Lyrics:
I can only breathe your name
The Fray's, "Over My Head (Cable Car)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll turn my head
Original Lyrics:
Over my head
Weezer's, "Beverly Hills"
Misheard Lyrics:
Really? Really?
Original Lyrics:
Gimme, gimme! Gimme, gimme!
 
christian
Amy Grant's, "El Shaddai"
Misheard Lyrics:
As you died
Original Lyrics:
El Shaddai
 
country
Faith Hill's, "Wild One"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was beating her soul on her daddy's knee
Original Lyrics:
She was three years old on her daddy's knee
Trace Adkins', "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like Poppycock
Original Lyrics:
Like Donkey Kong
Trace Adkins', "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like old King Kong
Original Lyrics:
Like Donkey Kong
 
xmas
Andy Williams', "Christmas Present"
Misheard Lyrics:
Was a gift from someone's car
Original Lyrics:
Was a gift from someone's heart
Bryan Adams', "Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
We waited all through the lead
Original Lyrics:
We waited all through the year
Dolly Parton's, "Hard Candy Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe I could see Trump
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I could get drunk
Mariah Carey's, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want your snot for Christmas
Original Lyrics:
I don't want a lot for Christmas
Mitch Miller's, "Must Be Santa"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who's got a beard that's wrong and right?
Original Lyrics:
Who's got a beard that's long and white?
Stevie Wonder's, "What Christmas Means to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's what dentures mean to me, my love
Original Lyrics:
That's what Christmas means to me, my love
Traditional's, "Go Tell it On the Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics:
That Reese's cups is born
Original Lyrics:
That Jesus Christ is born

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