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1960s
Frank Sinatra's, "Luck Be a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call you ladybug
Original Lyrics:
They call you lady luck
Ohio Express', "Beg, Borrow and Steal"
Misheard Lyrics:
The nightmare for last
Original Lyrics:
The night before last
Ohio Express', "Chewy Chewy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, do it do it do it do it
Original Lyrics:
Oh, chewy chewy chewy chewy
Ohio Express', "Down at Lulu's"
Misheard Lyrics:
They wanna hear that bear
Original Lyrics:
They wanna hear that band
Ohio Express', "Mercy"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're getting pissed off from me, girl
Original Lyrics:
You're laying kisses on me, girl
Simon and Garfunkel's, "The Dangling Conversation"
Misheard Lyrics:
Puppets out of rhyme
Original Lyrics:
Couplets out of rhyme
 
1970s
Al Green's, "Tired Of Being Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so tired of foolin' 'round
Original Lyrics:
I'm so tired of on-my-own
Andrew Gold's, "Thank You for Being a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the Porter House would say,
"Thank you for being a friend"
Original Lyrics:
And the card attached would say,
"Thank you for being a friend"
Dragon's, "Are You Old Enough?"
Misheard Lyrics:
See the lady in the street car light
Original Lyrics:
See the lady in the street car lights
Dragon's, "Are You Old Enough?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ten years in the jail, and I
Am thinkin' 'bout my baby
Looking at my life go by
Original Lyrics:
Ten years in the jailer's eye
An' I'm thinkin' 'bout my baby
Looking at my life go by
Dragon's, "Are You Old Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you old enough
Are you bold enough
Original Lyrics:
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Eddie Money's, "Two Tickets to Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got two kids in my pocket
Original Lyrics:
I got two tickets in my pocket
Isley Brothers', "Livin' in the Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
You ate me and I ate you
Original Lyrics:
You ain't me and I ain't you
John Lennon's, "#9 Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
As it started to ring
Original Lyrics:
As it started to rain
Paul Revere and the Raiders', "Indian Reservation"
Misheard Lyrics:
They took the whole idiot nation
Original Lyrics:
They took the whole Indian nation
Terry Jacks', "Seasons in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye to you my bestest friend
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
Tommy James', "Draggin' the Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tropical lime
Original Lyrics:
Draggin' the line
 
1980s
INXS's, "Devil Inside"
Misheard Lyrics:
Demolition
Original Lyrics:
Devil inside
INXS's, "Need You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm nowhere
Original Lyrics:
I'm lonely
INXS's, "Never Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are never tariffs apart
Original Lyrics:
We will never tear us apart
INXS's, "New Sensation"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you ready for a new Penn Station?
Original Lyrics:
Are you ready for a new sensation?
INXS's, "Original Sin"
Misheard Lyrics:
You might know of the original slim
Original Lyrics:
You might know of the original sin
INXS's, "The One Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cut the night just like a raisin
Original Lyrics:
Cut the night just like a razor
INXS's, "What You Need"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll give you martinis
Original Lyrics:
I'll give you what you need
Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anybody talking?
Original Lyrics:
Annie, are you okay?
Tears for Fears', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Help me make the non-stop freedom
or
Help me make the monster freedom
Original Lyrics:
Help me make the most of freedom
 
1990s
Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ate nothin' but a hotcake
Ate nothin' but a beef steak
Original Lyrics:
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Celine Dion's, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
That only angers through the night
Original Lyrics:
That only echoes through the night
INXS's, "Disappear"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say I'm trying
Original Lyrics:
Say I'm crying
INXS's, "Elegantly Wasted"
Misheard Lyrics:
Am I getting reclaimed?
Original Lyrics:
Elegantly wasted
INXS's, "Not Enough Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I was lost for work
Original Lyrics:
And I was lost for words
INXS's, "Suicide Blonde"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got a debt bitch
Original Lyrics:
You got a death wish
Lenny Kravitz's, "I Belong to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make my wife complete
Original Lyrics:
You make my life complete
Luscious Jackson's, "Naked Eye"
Misheard Lyrics:
With my naked a**hole
Original Lyrics:
With my naked eye I saw
All the falling rain coming down on me.
Maxi Priest's, "Close to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel love when I'm lying in the midnight oil
Original Lyrics:
I feel love when I'm lying in the midnight hour
Paula Abdul's, "Will You Marry Me?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our love's a toy
Original Lyrics:
Our love's a joy
Tal Bachman's, "She's So High"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like Cleopatra, Bonaparte so appetizing
Original Lyrics:
Like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc or Aphrodite
 
2000s
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z's, "Crazy In Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I gotta be strong and I don't care who sees
Original Lyrics:
You got me sprung and I don't care who sees
Gorillaz's, "19-2000"
Misheard Lyrics:
The world is spinning too fast,
I'm blinded, back issues
Original Lyrics:
The world is spinning too fast,
I'm buying lead Nike shoes
INXS's, "Pretty Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're trippin' over the line
Original Lyrics:
You're driftin' over the line
OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown's, "The Way You Move"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love the baby blues
Original Lyrics:
I like the way you move
Pink featuring Redman's, "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hoobastank
Original Lyrics:
You that scared
 
2010s
Freya Ridings', "Castles"
Misheard Lyrics:
You held my pen into the darkness
Original Lyrics:
You held my hand into the darkness
Jason Derulo's, "Want to Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's too hot and sticky
Original Lyrics:
It's too hot to sleep
Jess Glynne's, "Hold My Hand"
Misheard Lyrics:
Break my balls but you won't see me fall
OR
Break my bowls but you won't see me fall
Original Lyrics:
Break my bones but you won't see me fall
Mike Posner's, "Cooler Than Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are use the balls on my dick, I hope that you like this
But you probably don’t, you think you’re cooler than me
Original Lyrics:
I used up all of my tricks, I hope that you like this
But, you probably won't, you think you're cooler than me
Post Malone's, "Circles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rumbling, rumbling
Original Lyrics:
Run away, run away
 
misc
Dua Lipa's, "Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you foreign?
Original Lyrics:
Are you falling?
Dua Lipa's, "Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I'm foreign
Original Lyrics:
Now I'm falling
 
xmas
Traditional's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Round young virgin, mother and child
Original Lyrics:
Round yon virgin mother and child

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