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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "Blue Suede Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Step on my blue sneakers
Original Lyrics:
Step on my blue suede shoes
 
1960s
Cliff Richard's, "On the Beach"
Misheard Lyrics:
Than Danson on the beach
Original Lyrics:
Than dancing on the beach
Cliff Richard's, "Summer Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've seen it in the boogie
Original Lyrics:
We've seen it in the movies
The Beach Boys', "Don't Worry Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Before I pushed the other guys too far
Original Lyrics:
Because I pushed the other guys too far
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Won't somebody help me chase these troubles away?
Original Lyrics:
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here is with the sporting events
Original Lyrics:
Here is where the story ends
Ambrosia's, "How Much I Feel"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's how much I pee
Original Lyrics:
That's how much I feel
Curtis Mayfield's, "Superfly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Super size
Original Lyrics:
Superfly
Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey kids, chase the news together
The fallout isn't something
That we know will change the weather
....
Say Candyorama, hear the seamen yeah
Ooh, but they're so bassed-out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
Oh the weird and the wonderful
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boobs, a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine, ohh-hoh
...
Hey kids, welcome to The Famous Name
You're gonna like it
But Bennie makes a million
Wish I'd survive, I'll just take myself along
Where we fight up their own side of the street
To find who's got who wrong
Original Lyrics:
Hey, kids, shake it loose together
The spotlight's hitting something
That's been known to change the weather
...
Say, Candy and Ronnie.
Have you seen them yet?
Ooh, but they're so spaced out
Bennie and the Jets
Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, Bennie, she's really keen
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine
...
Hey, kids, plug into the faithless
Maybe they're blinded
But Bennie makes them ageless
We shall survive, let us take ourselves along
Where we fight our parents out in the streets
To find who's right and who's wrong
Elton John's, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't lie, no more of your darkness
Original Lyrics:
I can't light, no more of your darkness
Elton John's, "The Bitch Is Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was just five when I was five
Original Lyrics:
I was justified when I was five
Janis Joplin's, "Mercedes Benz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz
My friends all drive Porsches and Mustang amens.
Original Lyrics:
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Little River Band's, "Help Is on Its Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gayla
Original Lyrics:
Hang on
Stephanie de Sykes', "Born With a Smile On My Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
Born with a need to wear a brace
The life of the clouds telling lies
Original Lyrics:
Born with the need to embrace
The life of a clown telling rhymes
Styx's, "Renegade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never morning, always gray
Original Lyrics:
Nevermore to go astray
The Doors', "Roadhouse Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.
Original Lyrics:
Well, I woke up in mourning and I got myself a beer.
 
1980s
ABC's, "Poison Arrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jewish poison arrow
Original Lyrics:
Shoot that poison arrow
ABC's, "The Look of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's Whoopi
Original Lyrics:
There's one thing
Ambrosia's, "Biggest Part of Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make a witch baby
Original Lyrics:
Make a wish baby
Billy Idol's, "White Wedding"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a nice day for white welding
Original Lyrics:
It's a nice day for a white wedding
Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a pickle today
Original Lyrics:
In the paper today
Diana Ross', "Upside Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're giving love distinctively
Original Lyrics:
You're giving love instinctively
Elton John's, "Little Jeannie"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I want you to be my man-to-man
Original Lyrics:
And I want you to be my acrobat
Eurythmics', "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whoopi on the door
Original Lyrics:
Walking on the door
George Clinton's, "Atomic Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Sonic Hedgehog!
Original Lyrics:
Atomic dog!
Kenny Loggins', "Nobody's Fool"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I can't keep from laughing, add it up
Original Lyrics:
And I can't keep from laughing at it all
New Kids on the Block's, "Hangin' Tough"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hilary Duff
Original Lyrics:
Hangin' tough
Misheard Lyrics:
N-n-n-n-n-eighteen
Original Lyrics:
N-n-n-n-n-nineteen
Prince's, "Purple Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turtle lane
Original Lyrics:
Purple Rain
Queen's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll face it with a grip
Original Lyrics:
I'll face it with a grin
Richard Marx's, "Endless Summer Nights"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me back again
Original Lyrics:
Take me there again
Robert Palmer's, "Simply Irresistible"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's no telling where my mother went
Original Lyrics:
There's no telling where the money went
Soft Cell's, "Sex Dwarf"
Misheard Lyrics:
Set d’wall
Original Lyrics:
Sex Dwarf
Stryper's, "Honestly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anciently, I will stand by you
Original Lyrics:
Patiently, I will stand by you
The English Beat's, "Mirror in the Bathroom"
Misheard Lyrics:
You want litter in the bathroom
Original Lyrics:
You want mirror in the bathroom
The Pointer Sisters', "He's So Shy"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's a Chevy
Original Lyrics:
He's so shy
The Tubes', "She's a Beauty"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a cutie
Original Lyrics:
She's a beauty
Wham!'s, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
BB gun
Original Lyrics:
Jitterbug
 
1990s
4 Non-Blondes', "What's Up?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so gay
Original Lyrics:
I said "Hey..."
Elton John's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some say Eve of the Eden
Original Lyrics:
Some say eat or be eaten
MC Hammer's, "Pumps and a Bump"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a bunk
Original Lyrics:
And a bump
Natalie Merchant's, "Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics:
No education
Original Lyrics:
No explanation
R.E.M.'s, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Bishop
Original Lyrics:
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Is your
The Breeders', "Cannonball"
Misheard Lyrics:
Screw you, cuckoo, screw you all
Original Lyrics:
Want you, cuckoo, cannonball
The Wonders', "That Thing You Do!"
Misheard Lyrics:
You will find Sunday
Original Lyrics:
You'll be fine someday
 
2000s
'N Sync's, "This I Promise You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everyone I say is true
Original Lyrics:
Every word I say is true
J.C. Chasez's, "Some Girls (Dance with Women)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some girls dance with pilgrims
Original Lyrics:
Some girls dance with women
Michael Jackson's, "You Rock My World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I cannot reclaim
Original Lyrics:
I cannot explain
O-Town's, "Liquid Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lost in a world of friends to see
Original Lyrics:
Lost in a world of fantasy
 
2010s
Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let it blow
Original Lyrics:
Let it go

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