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1970s
C.W. McCall's, "Convoy"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a Kenmore fully locked
Original Lyrics:
In a Kenworth pullin' logs
David Soul's, "Don't Give Up on Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't get up on us, baby
Original Lyrics:
Don't give up on us, baby
Elton John's, "Bennie And The Jets"
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s got electric boobs, a no-hair suit
Original Lyrics:
She's got electric boots, and a mohair suit.
Elton John's, "Ego"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take a look at Leon
Original Lyrics:
Take a look at me now
Elton John's, "Ego"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take a look at Leon
Original Lyrics:
Take a look at me now
Elton John's, "Friends"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baking pans for the world to see
Original Lyrics:
Making friends for the world to see
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Tell Me Something Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jelly’s something good
Original Lyrics:
Tell me somethin' good.
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Tell Me Something Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jelly’s something good
Original Lyrics:
Tell me somethin' good.
 
1980s
Eddie Murphy's, "Party All the Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
My girl wants to call me all the time
Original Lyrics:
My girl wants to party all the time
Elton John's, "Blue Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby's got blue thighs
Original Lyrics:
Baby's got blue eyes
Elton John's, "Chloe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing through all my lullabies
Original Lyrics:
See through all my alibis
Elton John's, "Chloe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing through all my lullabies
Original Lyrics:
See through all my alibis
Elton John's, "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Believe in
Original Lyrics:
Who lived here
Elton John's, "Who Wears These Shoes?"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I feel like an old shoebox
Original Lyrics:
And I feel like an old jukebox
Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
Footloose
LL Cool J's, "Jingling Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're Chip 'n Dale, baby
Original Lyrics:
They're jingling, baby
LL Cool J's, "Jingling Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're Chip 'n Dale, baby
Original Lyrics:
They're jingling, baby
Paul Simon's, "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn a banana
Original Lyrics:
Ta na na na na
Raffi's, "Must Be Santa"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh,
Seven little reindeer pull his sleigh.
Original Lyrics:
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh,
Santa’s little reindeer pull his sleigh.
The Pointer Sisters', "I'm So Excited"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got me curling up
Original Lyrics:
You got me burning up
The Police's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics:
Travel on the deep blue sea behind me
Vanish in the air, you'll never find me
Original Lyrics:
Devil and the deep blue sea behind me
Vanish in the air, you'll never find me
They Might Be Giants', "Don't Let's Start"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't, don't, don't let's start
This is when I fart
Original Lyrics:
Don't, don't, don't let's start
This is the worst part
 
1990s
'N Sync's, "(God Must Have Spent) a Little More Time on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cheaper than this
Original Lyrics:
Peaceful and deep
'N Sync's, "(God Must Have Spent) a Little More Time on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cheaper than this
Original Lyrics:
Peaceful and deep
Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can make me try
Original Lyrics:
You can make it right
Brandy and Monica's, "The Boy is Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
A chorus line
Original Lyrics:
The boy is mine
Carly Simon's, "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's no love song diner
Original Lyrics:
There's no love song finer
Elton John's, "The Last Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
I only thought I'm in
Original Lyrics:
I only thought I'd win
LFO's, "Summer Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like girls that were just calling them a bitch
Original Lyrics:
I like girls that wear Abercrombie & Fitch
Mariah Carey's, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just gonna keep Mom waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
Original Lyrics:
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
Rednex's, "Cotton Eye Joe"
Misheard Lyrics:
He came to town like a moving storm
He rode through the fields that were half a mile long
He's asking his tools and Sally was his guy
Original Lyrics:
He came to town like a midwinter storm
He rode through the fields, so handsome and strong
His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun
Shawn Colvin's, "Steady On"
Misheard Lyrics:
And off the high bird, it's aware
Original Lyrics:
I'm off to hibernate somewhere
The Charlatans', "The Only One I Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
The only one I know is mine where she said she'd be
The only one I see has found a naked me
The only one I see has turned, is talking to me
Original Lyrics:
The only one I know is mine when she stitches me
The only one I see has found an aching in me
The only one I see has turned her tongue into me
 
2000s
Dido's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in love and always melting
Original Lyrics:
I'm in love and always will be
The Black Eyed Peas', "Let's Get Retarded"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's get restarted in here
Original Lyrics:
Let's get retarded in here
 
2010s
Ed Sheeran's, "Sing"
Misheard Lyrics:
We found love right in your ass
Original Lyrics:
Singing "We Found Love" in a local rave
 
country
Kenny Chesney's, "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a hole in the souls
Original Lyrics:
Wearing holes in the soles
Sammy Johns', "Chevy Van"
Misheard Lyrics:
As her mind was in traffic
Original Lyrics:
As her mind was a-draggin'
Taylor Swift's, "Teardrops on My Guitar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Drew knows
Original Lyrics:
True love
Toby Keith's, "I Love This Bar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chain-smokers and Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
Chain-smokers and boozers
Toby Keith's, "I Love This Bar"
Misheard Lyrics:
We got Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
We got losers
 
misc
Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donald trump covid, this is covid, this is coronavirus
Original Lyrics:
Sors salutis, et virtutis, michi nunc contraria,
 
xmas
Ariana Grande's, "Santa Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa tell me, if you're really bad
Original Lyrics:
Santa tell me, if you're really there
Burl Ives', "Silver and Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just by the treasure
Original Lyrics:
Just by the pleasure
Josh Groban's, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
Misheard Lyrics:
To touch their heart of gold
Original Lyrics:
To touch their harps of gold
Josh Groban's, "Panis Angelicus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pop 'em, pop 'em
Original Lyrics:
Pauper, pauper
Josh Groban's, "Petit Papa Noel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sailor's bell
Original Lyrics:
C'est la belle
Kay Starr's, "The Man with the Bag"
Misheard Lyrics:
Old Mr. Pringle
Original Lyrics:
Old Mr. Kringle
Mariah Carey's, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa, won't you bring me one millionaire?
Original Lyrics:
Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need?
Traditional's, "Over the River and Through the Woods"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're ready for the pumpkin pie
Original Lyrics:
Hooray for the pumpkin pie

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