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1960s
Rolling Stones', "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, who's to blame? That girl just can't sing
Original Lyrics:
Oh, who's to blame? That girl's just insane
The Beach Boys', "Barbara Ann"
Misheard Lyrics:
Born, born, born, born on the range
Original Lyrics:
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Ann
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take your pants on me
Original Lyrics:
Take a chance on me
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Strange Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh what a strange madness
Original Lyrics:
Oh what a strange magic
Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I believe in Narcos
Original Lyrics:
I believe in miracles
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sparing his life from this warm toxic tea
Original Lyrics:
Sparing his life from this monstrosity
Queen's, "Now I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donald Duck her soul
Original Lyrics:
Don't I love her so
Queen's, "Now I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down in the dungeon just creatures and me.
Original Lyrics:
Down in the dungeon just Peaches and me.
Queen's, "You're My Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, you're making me feel so horny
Original Lyrics:
Ooh, you're making me live now, honey
The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rescue me before I fall into this peo.
Original Lyrics:
Rescue me before I fall into despair, oh.
Van Morrison's, "Moondance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, it's a marvelous time for a new dance
Original Lyrics:
Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance
 
1980s
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) the Time of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I've never been this way before
Original Lyrics:
And I've never felt this way before
Cher featuring Peter Cetera's, "After All"
Misheard Lyrics:
I guess it must be faith
or
I guess it must be fake
Original Lyrics:
I guess it must be fate
Deniece Williams', "Let's Hear it for the Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
And maybe he thinks of me
Original Lyrics:
And maybe he sings off key
Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come on Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics:
But you're dirty
Original Lyrics:
Verge on dirty
Freddie Jackson's, "You are My Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tommy Girl
Original Lyrics:
To my girl
Hall & Oates', "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a mail diva
Original Lyrics:
She's a maneater
Hall & Oates', "You Make My Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make my fleece come true
Original Lyrics:
You make my dreams come true
Information Society's, "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna know what you're singing
Original Lyrics:
I wanna know what you're thinking
Living in a Box's, "Living in a Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
Am I living in a hall?
Am I living in a concert hall?
Original Lyrics:
Am I living in a box?
Am I living in a cardboard box?
Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our town's in the middle of our street
Original Lyrics:
Our house in the middle of our street
Overkill's, "Elimination"
Misheard Lyrics:
A lemon nation
A lemon nation
A lemon nation
A lemon nation
A lemon ate the right
A lemon ate the wrong
A lemon ate the weak
A lemon ate the strong
A lemon ate your feelings
A lemon ate too late
A lemon ate the hope
A lemon ate, a lemon ate!
[...]
A lemon ate this race!
[...]
Runaway train to a lemon nation!
Original Lyrics:
Elimination
Elimination
Elimination
Elimination
Eliminate the right
Eliminate the wrong
Eliminate the weak
Eliminate the strong
Eliminate your feelings
Eliminate too late
Eliminate the hope
Eliminate, eliminate!
[...]
Eliminate this race!
[...]
Runaway train to elimination!
Quarterflash's, "Harden My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna call the cops
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna harden my heart
The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's mental retardated
Original Lyrics:
Fundamentally, he can't take it.
Wham!'s, "Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't need your Fritos
Original Lyrics:
I don't need your freedom
 
1990s
Az Yet featuring Peter Cetera's, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics:
And after all that we've been to
Original Lyrics:
And after all that we've been through
Backstreet Boys', "As Long as You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where you've gone
Original Lyrics:
Where you're from
Cherry Poppin' Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blue's Clues riot
Original Lyrics:
Zoot Suit Riot
Death's, "See Through Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Born into Targets
Where shrouds pour trainer
Images that arouse
Original Lyrics:
Born into darkness
Where sounds portray the
Images that are out
Death's, "Trapped in a Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pikachu! You’re my end appearance
Original Lyrics:
Fake down to your mind and appearance
Gabrielle's, "Give Me a Little More Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
You said if there were days when I was longing to call you, you'd be there
Original Lyrics:
You said if there were days I was lonely to call you, you'd be there
Gloria Estefan's, "Go Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the truth, don't need to be unkind
OR
It's the truth, no need to be unkind
Original Lyrics:
It's the truth, don't mean to be unkind
Morbid Angel's, "Rapture"
Misheard Lyrics:
I smell butter
Original Lyrics:
I spill blood
New Order's, "Temptation"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll find myself a xylophone
Original Lyrics:
I'll find my soul as I go home.
Nightcrawlers', "Push The Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics:
The lions and the king, the lions and the mmm
Original Lyrics:
Their lives again,
Their li-pull us through
Phil Collins', "True Colors"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I see your blue diamonds shining through
Original Lyrics:
But I see your true colors shining through
Phil Collins', "True Colors"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I see your true diamonds shining through
Original Lyrics:
But I see your true colors shining through
Phil Collins', "You'll Be in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you try
Original Lyrics:
Don't you cry
Radiohead's, "Creep"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I'm a creek, I'm a river.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
System of a Down's, "Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let your mother play
Original Lyrics:
Let your mother pray
Texas', "Halo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Her hair is amazing
(Later)
For she has a halo and we treasure her
OR
For she has a halo and we cherish her
Original Lyrics:
Her hair is a mess
(Later)
For she has a halo, can we touch her?
The Cure's, "High"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't get that swollen
Original Lyrics:
I can't get that small
Travis', "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silly days, where have you gone?
Original Lyrics:
Sunny days, where have you gone?
 
2010s
Harry Styles', "Adore You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like me and Dora
Original Lyrics:
Just let me adore you
Lewis Capaldi's, "Someone You Loved"
Misheard Lyrics:
I let my guard dog
Original Lyrics:
I let my guard down
Reckless Kelly's, "Seven Nights in Eire"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's fifty happy voices, Mr. Whistles made it ten
Original Lyrics:
And it's fifty happy voices mixed with whistles made of tin
Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wish we could turn back time
To the good dog days
When the momma sang us to sleep
When I was stressed out
Original Lyrics:
Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep
But now we're stressed out
 
country
Baillie and the Boys', "(I Wish I Had a) Heart of Stone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh stone (stone),
I used to have a heart of stone.
Original Lyrics:
Oh stone (stone),
I wish I had a heart of stone.
Kellie Pickler's, "I'm on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I've plowed
Original Lyrics:
I'm not blind
 
xmas
Cast of Mame's, "We Need a Little Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've grown a little wiener
Original Lyrics:
I've grown a little leaner

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