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1950s
Connie Francis', "Who's Sorry Now?"
Misheard Lyrics:
History now
Original Lyrics:
Who's sorry now?
Connie Francis', "Who's Sorry Now?"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's storytime
Original Lyrics:
Who's sorry now?
 
1960s
Dusty Springfield's, "The Look of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
The book, your heart
Original Lyrics:
The look, your heart
The Animals', "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I get my chair
Original Lyrics:
And I get my share
The Beach Boys', "Wouldn't It Be Nice?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wouldn't we realize...
Original Lyrics:
Wouldn't it be nice...
 
1970s
Alicia Bridges', "I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna whack Sean, I wanna leave
Whack Sean, I've got so much to give.
Original Lyrics:
I want some action, I wanna live,
Action, I got so much to give.
Ambrosia's, "How Much I Feel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes, I'm a Chucky
Original Lyrics:
That's how much I feel
Blue Oyster Cult's, "Godzilla"
Misheard Lyrics:
History shows again and again how nature puts out for all the young men.
Original Lyrics:
History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of man.
Boston's, "More Than a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
Morgan Freeman
Original Lyrics:
More than a feeling
Candi Staton's, "Young Hearts Run Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's the sense in Sherry, your one and only wife
Original Lyrics:
What's the sense in sharing this one and only life
Canned Heat's, "Let's Work Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
Before when things go wrong, as they sometimes well
Original Lyrics:
Before when things go wrong, as they sometimes will
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics:
Memories of Elvis and playing in the band
Original Lyrics:
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Edison Lighthouse's, "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"
Misheard Lyrics:
She talks kinda lazy And people say she she's crazy And her life's a misery
Original Lyrics:
She talks kinda lazy And people say she she's crazy And her life's a mystery
John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a sleepy devotion
Original Lyrics:
Like a sleepy blue ocean
King Floyd's, "Groove Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Scoot me, baby
Original Lyrics:
Groove me, baby
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a killer queen, got that agility.
Original Lyrics:
She's a killer queen, gunpowder, gelatine
Redbone's, "Come and Get Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whoa Oh Doo Ho Ho-o-o Whoa Oh Doo Ho Ho-o-o
Original Lyrics:
Come and get your love.
The Staple Singers', "I'll Take You There"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know I'm crazy
Original Lyrics:
I know a place
Vicki Lawrence's, "Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics:
At worms and have him a drink
Original Lyrics:
At Web's and have him a drink
 
1980s
Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Up and down Bora Bora
Original Lyrics:
Up and down the boulevard
Juice Newton's, "Angel of the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just brush my teeth before you leave me
Original Lyrics:
Just touch my cheek before you leave me
Kidsongs', "I Like Trucks"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like drugs
Original Lyrics:
I like trucks
Simple Minds', "Alive And Kicking"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kentucky Fried Chicken
11 Herbs and spices
Original Lyrics:
Alive and kicking,
Stay until your love is
Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can go away
Original Lyrics:
Meet you all the way
XTC's, "Earn Enough for Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
Found a house that won't repair itself
With its windows cracking
And a roof held together with a hose
Original Lyrics:
Found a house that won't repair itself
With its windows cracking
And a roof held together with holes
XTC's, "Earn Enough for Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been praying all the week through
At home and working on the bus
I've been praying I can keep you
And to earn enough for us
I can't take humiliation
Hurtful comments on the bus
I'm just praying by the weekend
I can earn enough for us
Original Lyrics:
I've been praying all the week through
At home, at work, and on the bus
I've been praying I can keep you
And to earn enough for us
I can take humiliation
And hurtful comments from the boss
I'm just praying by the weekend
I can earn enough for us
 
1990s
Kidsongs', "We're Gonna Get Wet"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tidal Wave's coming, and we're so skilled
Original Lyrics:
Tidal Wave's coming, and we're so scared
Kylie Minogue's, "Step Back in Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eff-eff-you, eff-you-hip-hip
Original Lyrics:
F-F-U, F-U-N-K
OMC's, "How Bizarre"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rubber Bellies in the back, Sweet Singers in the Front.
Original Lyrics:
Brother Pele's in the back
Sweet Zina's in the front.
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's just like the ocean under the roof
Original Lyrics:
And it's just like the ocean under the moon
Soundgarden's, "Ty Cobb"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm hitting, f*** you all.
Original Lyrics:
Hard headed f***, you all.
 
2000s
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance on my balls,
Cat fucking a handbag,
Yours only yours,
Walrus doing a handstand,
It’s no lie, Lisa in the crowd said;
Look, Harry had a vagina malfunction!
Original Lyrics:
Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder
Gr som vi gr
Ta ngra steg t vnster
Lyssna och lr
Missa inte chansen
Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
Disturbed's, "Sons Of Plunder"
Misheard Lyrics:
Asses blown apart, hundreds thrown away
Original Lyrics:
As it's blown apart, hundreds thrown away
Ingrid Michaelson's, "Be OK"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just want to feel the pain
Original Lyrics:
I just want to feel today
Katy Perry's, "Hot N Cold"
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause you're not what you're told
Original Lyrics:
'cause you're hot and you're cold
Mudvayne's, "Dig"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are making cake, for every mate.
Original Lyrics:
Rearranging dig, bury me.
No Doubt's, "Ex-Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coulda really used another licorice girlfriend
Original Lyrics:
Kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend
Opeth's, "Harvest"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gibbon time ends now
Original Lyrics:
Given time ends now
Misheard Lyrics:
Gimme some pea soup to free my soul
Original Lyrics:
Gimme the beat, boys and free my soul
 
2010s
Ingrid Michaelson's, "Girls Chase Boys"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the broken hearts and the worst can be
Original Lyrics:
All the broken hearts in the world still beat
 
christian
Lorrie Morgan's, "A Picture of Me (Without You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And think of a turd with nobody praying
Original Lyrics:
And think of a church with nobody praying
 
country
Lorrie Morgan's, "By My Side"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big walls
Original Lyrics:
Build walls
Lorrie Morgan's, "Dear Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's time for me to be better
Original Lyrics:
It's time for me to feel better
Lorrie Morgan's, "Except for Monday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't get me long
Original Lyrics:
Don't get me wrong
Lorrie Morgan's, "Five Minutes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe you're tobacco
Original Lyrics:
Maybe you've forgotten
Lorrie Morgan's, "Good as I Was to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is she your drink come true?
Original Lyrics:
Is she your dream come true?
Lorrie Morgan's, "He Talks to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe his balance ends
Original Lyrics:
Maybe his callused hands
Lorrie Morgan's, "I Didn't Know My Own Strength"
Misheard Lyrics:
I had no way to go
Original Lyrics:
I had nowhere to go
Lorrie Morgan's, "Out of Your Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You bought my favorite dress
Original Lyrics:
You borrowed my favorite dress
Lorrie Morgan's, "We Both Walk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whenever you get that bitch to go
Original Lyrics:
Whenever you get that itch to go

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