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1960s
The Beatles', "No Reply"
Misheard Lyrics:
You walked hand in hand with another man in my face.
Original Lyrics:
You walked hand in hand with another man in my place.
 
1970s
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Riding high onto the finish line.
Original Lyrics:
Riding high on love's true blueish light.
Misheard Lyrics:
You place the flowers in the car
Original Lyrics:
You place the flowers in the vase
Genesis', "Illegal Alien"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's no fun, being Anita (unintelligible)
Original Lyrics:
It's not much fun, being an illegal alien
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, who do you know?
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, who do you love?
James Taylor's, "Fire and Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've seen summer days that I thought would never end
Original Lyrics:
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
Steely Dan's, "Bodhisattva"
Misheard Lyrics:
Boring holes, right?
Original Lyrics:
Bodhisattva Bodhisattva
TV Show Scripts', "Sanford and Son "
Misheard Lyrics:
If Della Reese is your niece
Then Anita Gahon is my son
Original Lyrics:
If Della Reese is your niece
Then Attila The Hun is my son
The Kinks', "Lola"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m not the world’s most masculine man
But I know what I am, I’m a man, I’m a man,
So is Lola.
Original Lyrics:
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
 
1980s
Billy Ocean's, "There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry)"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a beaver buried deep inside
Original Lyrics:
There's a fever burning deep inside
Culture Club's, "Victims"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pull my puppy strings
Original Lyrics:
Pull my puppet strings
Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come on Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics:
COVID-19 vaccine
Original Lyrics:
Poor old Johnnie Ray
Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come on Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics:
COVID-19
Oh I need a vaccine
Original Lyrics:
Come on Eileen
Oh I swear what he means
Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet deceit comes calling
And there's two empty lives
Original Lyrics:
Sweet deceit comes calling
And negativity lands.
Falco's, "Rock Me Amadeus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Docter Thanos Docter Thanos
Original Lyrics:
Rock me, Amadeus.
Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our house in the middle of the street.
Original Lyrics:
Our house in the middle of our street.
Metallica's, "Fade to Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one but me,
Can’t take my cellphone
It’s too late.
Original Lyrics:
No one but me
Can save my self
But it's too late.
Night Ranger's, "When I Close Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Angel come closer to me
Original Lyrics:
Angle come closer to me
The Jets', "Make it Real"
Misheard Lyrics:
Though we're upon
Original Lyrics:
Though we're apart
Whitney Houston's, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where's the frozen hot sauce?
Original Lyrics:
Where do broken hearts go?
 
1990s
Ace of Base's, "Cruel Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a Blue's Clues summer
Original Lyrics:
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Ace of Base's, "Cruel Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a true blue summer
Original Lyrics:
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Britney Spears', "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just can't see
Original Lyrics:
I just can't sleep
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's do it all for money
Original Lyrics:
Let's do it all for one
Eric Clapton's, "My Father's Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just a joyride on the run
Original Lyrics:
Just a toe rag on the run
Gina G's, "Ooh Aah...Just a Little Bit"
Misheard Lyrics:
But every morning, I'm just stinky for you
Original Lyrics:
But every morning, I'm just thinking of you
Grace's, "Not Over Yet"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd dive for you
Original Lyrics:
I'd die for you
Haddaway's, "What is Love?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby don't touch me
Original Lyrics:
Baby don't hurt me
Louise's, "In Walked Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked loneliness
Original Lyrics:
Out walked loneliness
M People's, "One Night In Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
You take me up high with your gloves in the sky.
Original Lyrics:
You take me up high with the clouds in the sky.
New Kids on the Block's, "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Will go down under
Original Lyrics:
Would go down under
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a liar; I'm on fire, a big skateboard, my bottle hey!
Original Lyrics:
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yeah!
Poison's, "Unskinny Bop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Unskinny bop, bop
I like lemonade, yeah
Original Lyrics:
Unskinny bop, bop
All night and day, yeah
Shanice's, "I Love Your Smile"
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause I love your style
Original Lyrics:
'cause I love your smile
Spice Girls', "Move Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Generation west
Original Lyrics:
Generation next
Sting's, "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could say I lost my faith in silence
Original Lyrics:
You could say I lost faith in science
The Prodigy's, "Firestarter"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a tire starter
Original Lyrics:
I'm a firestarter
UB40's, "Can't Help Falling In Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wise men say, fools a Russian
Original Lyrics:
Wise men say, only fools rush in
Misheard Lyrics:
All I really wanted was another try
Original Lyrics:
All I really wanted was some of your time
Whitney Houston's, "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whatever you offered me
Original Lyrics:
Whatever you want from me
Whitney Houston's, "Step by Step"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hit by hit
Original Lyrics:
Bit by bit
 
2000s
Anberlin's, "Paperthin Hymn"
Misheard Lyrics:
Complaints of violence become my only friends
Original Lyrics:
Complaints of violins become my only friends
Misheard Lyrics:
Beatrix Potter may read
Original Lyrics:
Peter, Paul and Mary
John Legend's, "Used to Love U"
Misheard Lyrics:
No, I'm not gonna play with food
Original Lyrics:
No, I'm not gonna play the fool
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh piss for me girl
Original Lyrics:
Promiscuous girl
Tom Jones', "Sex Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make me explode, although you know
The roof could go, so sex me slow
Original Lyrics:
Make me explode, although you know
The route to go to sex me slow
 
2010s
Of Monsters And Men's, "Little Talks"
Misheard Lyrics:
And though the truth may find us
S*** will carry on
Just call me safe and sound
Original Lyrics:
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry
Our bodies safe to shore
 
christian
DC Talk's, "Jesus Freak"
Misheard Lyrics:
What would people think when they hear that I'm a feces creep?
Original Lyrics:
What would people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
 
country
Charlie Rich's, "The Most Beautiful Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you did, was she trying, trying?
Original Lyrics:
And if you did, was she crying, crying?
 
xmas
Movie Scripts', "Home Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Petty theft
Original Lyrics:
Is that a fact

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