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1960s
Elvis Presley's, "A Little Less Conversation"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grab your boat and let's start walking
Original Lyrics:
Grab your coat and let's start walking
Gary Lewis and the Playboys', "This Diamond Ring"
Misheard Lyrics:
My baby was too mean
Original Lyrics:
My baby was to me
Keith's, "98.6"
Misheard Lyrics:
898.6
Original Lyrics:
Hey, 98.6
Paul Revere and the Raiders', "Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on, Pooh
Original Lyrics:
Come on through
Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh baby, I hate the dope
Original Lyrics:
Oh baby, I hate to go
The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
The ice was milking
Original Lyrics:
The ice was melting
 
1970s
Barry Manilow's, "Mandy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Randy
Original Lyrics:
Oh Mandy
Chicory Tip's, "Cigarettes, Women and Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every human being is a Whiskery Wonka
Or he ain't no human at all
Original Lyrics:
Every human being has a weakness of sorts
Or he ain't no human at all
Eagles', "Witchy Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Richard Branson
Original Lyrics:
Witchy woman
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Sweet Talkin’ Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a surgeon (surgeon)
Original Lyrics:
I was searchin’ (searchin’)
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes', "Wake Up Everybody"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're the ones for supper
Original Lyrics:
They're the ones who suffer
Judy Collins', "Send in the Clowns"
Misheard Lyrics:
Send in the crown
Original Lyrics:
Send in the clowns
Linda Ronstadt's, "You’re No Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
I broke my car
Original Lyrics:
I broke a heart
M's, "Pop Muzik"
Misheard Lyrics:
Talk, talk, talk to me
Original Lyrics:
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Schoolhouse Rock's, "The Great American Melting Pot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lucky lady puberty
Original Lyrics:
Lovely Lady Liberty
 
1980s
Animotion's, "Obsession"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are a possession
Original Lyrics:
You are an obsession
Bob Seger's, "Shakedown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shake Shack, take back
Original Lyrics:
Shakedown, take down
Bob Seger's, "Shakedown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shake Shake, take back
Original Lyrics:
Shakedown, take down
Julian Lennon's, "Valotte"
Misheard Lyrics:
As I watched the song go down
Original Lyrics:
As I watched the sun go down
Metallica's, "Disposable Heroes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Left to die with only Fred
Original Lyrics:
Left to die with only friend
Modern English's, "Chapter 12"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's full of lice again
or
It's full of mice again
Original Lyrics:
It's full of lies again
Modern English's, "Gathering Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
The pressure's on no time for you
Original Lyrics:
The pressure's on no time to lose
Modern English's, "I Melt with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll stop the mold and melt with you
Original Lyrics:
I'll stop the world and melt with you
Modern English's, "Life in the Gladhouse"
Misheard Lyrics:
Life in the gladhouse is never dole
Original Lyrics:
Life in the gladhouse is never dull
Motley Crue's, "Time for Change"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothing stays to shame
Original Lyrics:
Nothing stays the same
Pat Benatar's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're a ball breaker
Original Lyrics:
You're a heartbreaker
Pat Benatar's, "Shadows of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
They'll come to the NBA
Original Lyrics:
They'll come true in the end
Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eastern boys and western guys
Original Lyrics:
East End boys and West End girls
Sheena Easton's, "Strut"
Misheard Lyrics:
Struck it out
Original Lyrics:
Strut it out
The B-52's', "Love Shack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Horshack, baby Horshack
Original Lyrics:
Love Shack, baby Love Shack
The Outfield's, "Since You've Been Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't get me on
Original Lyrics:
Don't get me wrong
Thompson Twins', "Hold Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have a fiction
Original Lyrics:
I have a picture
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang the Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna binge on the drum all day
Original Lyrics:
I just wanna bang on the drum all day
U2's, "Where the Streets Have No Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's more than I can do
Original Lyrics:
It's all I can do
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "You Learn"
Misheard Lyrics:
You joke
Original Lyrics:
You choke
Boyzone's, "No Matter What"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ll be everyone to meet
Original Lyrics:
I’ll be everyone you need
Jennifer Paige's, "Crush"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just a little brush
Original Lyrics:
It's just a little crush
Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ball breaker
Original Lyrics:
Heartbreaker
Mariah Carey's, "Emotions"
Misheard Lyrics:
It feels like a dream when you touch me tumbling
Original Lyrics:
It feels like a dream when you touch me tenderly
Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And for all of my nights
Original Lyrics:
And for all of my life
Semisonic's, "Closing Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have a GoPhone
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to go home
Snap!'s, "The Power"
Misheard Lyrics:
When my voice goes through the rest
Of the microphone and I am holy
Original Lyrics:
When my voice goes through the rest
Of the microphone that I am holding
Tina Arena's, "Chains"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ve crossed the line from A to Z
Original Lyrics:
I’ve crossed the line from mad to sane
 
2000s
Katy Perry's, "I Kissed a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I kissed a girl and I like titties
Original Lyrics:
I kissed a girl, and I liked it.
Kelly Clarkson's, "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because of hazelnuts
Original Lyrics:
Behind these hazel eyes
Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will kill and I'll hooked you and mug you
'Cause I'm bluffin' with my muffin
I'm not lying, I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunnin'
Just like a chicken in a casino
Take your bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand 'cause I'm bold
Original Lyrics:
I won't tell you that I love you, kiss or hug you
'Cause I'm bluffin' with my muffin
I'm not lying, I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunnin'
Just like a chick in the casino
Take your bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand 'cause I'm marvelous
 
2010s
Coldplay's, "Adventure of a Lifetime"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make me feel and become alive again
Original Lyrics:
You make me feel like I'm alive again
Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I'm coming acting like a guy because...
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna make this place your whore
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna make this place your home
 
misc
Maroon 5's, "Beautiful Mistakes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m in love with her vag
Original Lyrics:
I’m in love with the past

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