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1950s
The Flamingos', "I Only Have Eyes for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
The room may be high
Original Lyrics:
The moon may be high
 
1960s
Ben E. King's, "Stand by Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I won't die
Original Lyrics:
I won't cry
Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor's, "Green Acres"
Misheard Lyrics:
New York is where I'd rather sing
Original Lyrics:
New York is where I'd rather stay
Elvis Presley's, "Return to Sender"
Misheard Lyrics:
No such nova
Original Lyrics:
No such number
Frank Sinatra's, "Strangers in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shoo-be-doo-be-doo
Original Lyrics:
Doo-be-doo-be-doo
The Beatles', "In My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some are dead and some are livid
Original Lyrics:
Some are dead and some are living
The Doors', "Touch Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Bungee jumping
Original Lyrics:
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Touch me, baby
The Rolling Stones', "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can’t get no curly action
Original Lyrics:
I can’t get no girl reaction
 
1970s
Bee Gees', "How Do You Mend a Broken Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please help me mend my broken car
Original Lyrics:
Please help me mend my broken heart
Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics:
We love Barracuda
Original Lyrics:
We know how to do it
Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
The New York Times' the paper, man
Original Lyrics:
The New York Times' effect on man
Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
You say loud
Original Lyrics:
Music loud
Destination's, "Move On Up/Up Up Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just chew on gum
Original Lyrics:
Just move on up
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold me closer, tie me down some
Original Lyrics:
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Genesis', "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cabman's fairy glove sounds the horn
And sawdust king spits out his scorn
Burned out women you can draw your blind
Don't look at me, I'm not your kind
Original Lyrics:
Cabman's velvet glove sounds the horn
And sawdust king spits out his scorn
Wonder women you can draw your blind
Don't look at me, I'm not your kind
Leo Sayer's, "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta dance like they're a stare
Original Lyrics:
You gotta dance like Fred Astaire
Teddy Pendergrass', "Close the Door"
Misheard Lyrics:
Frozen Coke
Original Lyrics:
Close the door
Wizzard's, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh I wish it could be Guinness everyday
Original Lyrics:
Oh I wish it could be Christmas everyday
 
1980s
Duran Duran's, "I Don't Want Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
My obsessive fascination is your vagination
Original Lyrics:
My obsessive fascination is your imagination
Genesis', "Paperlate"
Misheard Lyrics:
People ate
Original Lyrics:
Paperlate
John Mellencamp's, "Cherry Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics:
And gouda was gouda
Original Lyrics:
And groovin' was groovin'
John Mellencamp's, "Rain on the Scarecrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blackburn in the barn
Original Lyrics:
Blackbird in the barn
Meat Loaf's, "Dead Ringer for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a call
Original Lyrics:
I need a car
The Cure's, "Fascination Street"
Misheard Lyrics:
And get out for a bitch
Original Lyrics:
And get out for a bit
The Cure's, "In Between Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
It felt like I could drive
Original Lyrics:
It felt like I could die
The Cure's, "Why Can't I Be You?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm stuck like you
Original Lyrics:
I'm stuck like glue
 
1990s
Aqua's, "Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
This doctor's not a ho
Original Lyrics:
This appetite for hope
Michael Jackson's, "Ghosts"
Misheard Lyrics:
A suckin' ghost of jealous
Original Lyrics:
Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here we are now, in containers, avacado, hell if I know!
Original Lyrics:
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid
And contagious
Ricky Martin's, "Shake Your Bon-Bon"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm an enchilada
Original Lyrics:
I'm a desperado
Shanice's, "Saving Forever for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will always pee
Original Lyrics:
I will always be
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Good luck, Asshole!
Original Lyrics:
Ooh lah, kah, koh
The Cure's, "Close Like You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've made myself so slick
Original Lyrics:
I've made myself so sick
The Cure's, "Mint Car"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so fizzy I could burp
Original Lyrics:
I'm so fizzy I could burst
 
2000s
Bob the Builder's, "Can We Fix It?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look out Billy Joel
Original Lyrics:
Look out, here we come
Kelly Clarkson's, "Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never pray too far from the sidewalk
Original Lyrics:
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Papa Roach's, "...To Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics:
Taking it back to par-boiled level
Original Lyrics:
Taking it back to hardcore level
Train's, "Calling All Angels"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want Kipper
Original Lyrics:
I won't give up
 
2010s
Smashing Pumpkins', "Chimera"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nightingales and Nazi crimes
Original Lyrics:
Nightingales and nursery crimes
Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take a look at these Starbucks lovers,
They’ll tell you I’m insane.
Original Lyrics:
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
 
country
Crystal Gayle's, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give me no reasons, give me lullabies
Original Lyrics:
Give me no reasons, give me alibis
Dixie Chicks', "Wide Open Spaces"
Misheard Lyrics:
New cases
Original Lyrics:
New faces
Lady Antebellum's, "American Honey"
Misheard Lyrics:
She threw up on a side of the road
Original Lyrics:
She grew up on a side of the road
 
xmas
Celine Dion's, "Feliz Navidad"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're just taking part
Original Lyrics:
We're just getting hot
Elmo & Patsy's, "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can say there's no such thing as cellphones
Original Lyrics:
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
Judy Collins', "Merry Christmas Wherever You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll save our breath for all mankind
Original Lyrics:
We'll say a prayer for all mankind
Luther Vandross', "May Christmas Bring You Happiness"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the morning halftime
Original Lyrics:
On the morning after
Placido Domingo's, "Ave Maria"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love Doritos
Original Lyrics:
Ave Maria
Slade's, "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the fairies keep him sober 'cause he's gay?
Original Lyrics:
Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?
Traditional's, "The First Noel"
Misheard Lyrics:
What is the king of his sly elf?
Original Lyrics:
Born is the king of Israel

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