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1950s
Tony Bennett's, "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where gigolo and gigolette
Can sink a kiss without regret
'Til they forget their broken dreams
Original Lyrics:
Where gigolo and gigolette
Can take a kiss without regret
So they forget their broken dreams
 
1960s
Dale & Grace's, "I’m Leaving It Up to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You reside
Original Lyrics:
You decide
Elvis Presley's, "Blue Suede Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, it's one for the monkey
Original Lyrics:
Well, it's one for the money
Joe Cocker's, "With A Little Help From My Friends"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will try not to sing about tequilia
or
I will try not to sing ala kya
Original Lyrics:
I will try not to sing out of key
Mamas and the Papas', "I Saw Her Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you know that I should, yeah
Original Lyrics:
And you know that I shouldn't
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town's, "Put One Foot in Front of the Other"
Misheard Lyrics:
You mean that it’s just my election
To vote for a chance to be Reformed?
Original Lyrics:
You mean that it’s just my election
To vote for a chance to be reborn?
The Four Seasons', "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
(The dogs cry)
Original Lyrics:
(They don't cry)
The Four Seasons', "Walk Like a Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gas in a can
Original Lyrics:
Fast as I can
The Mamas and the Papas', "I Saw Her Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
But what can I do, I love her, too.
Original Lyrics:
But what can I do? I'm lonely too.
The McCoys', "Hang On Sloopy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hang on Lucy, Lucy hang on!
Original Lyrics:
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on
 
1970s
Bobby Caldwell's, "What You Won't Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a king for you
Original Lyrics:
Got a thing for you
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's, "You're The One That I Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
The one I need, electric beat
Original Lyrics:
The one I need, oh yes indeed
Led Zeppelin's, "Trampled Under Foot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take my hairy member underneath your hood
Original Lyrics:
Dig that heavy metal underneath your hood
Leo Sayer's, "Moonlighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's digging the music
From those sweet soul bands
She keeps him out of sight
...
His blue Morris van is parked in an alley
Just by Mulligan Street
His friend's daddy heated the respray
So he couldn't drive at all last week
And it cost most of the money
That he had saved up
To pay his receipt
...
If only they knew they were giving it away
...
That Mrs. Potts' daughter is missing
...
He whispers slowly "You did this fine."
They shared the drivin' all through the night
She laughs "My mother would have lost her mind."
We're only ten miles to Brighton
And there's three hundred behind
Original Lyrics:
Just digging the music
From those sweet soul bands
She keeps him out of fights
...
His blue Morris van is parked in an alley
Just by Montague street
His friend Eddie he did the respray
So he couldn't drive it all last week
And it cost most of the money
That he had saved up
To pay Eddie's receipt
...
If only they knew they weren't giving it away
...
That Mrs. Park's daughter is missing
...
He whispers slowly "You did just fine."
They shared the drivin' all through the night
She laughs "My mother will have lost her mind."
We're only ten miles to Gretna
They're three hundred behind
Misheard Lyrics:
Darth Vader
Original Lyrics:
Ah Mater
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I was 'round when Jesus cried
Original Lyrics:
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Steely Dan's, "Peg"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is your big day, too
Original Lyrics:
This is your big debut
Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mother
OR
And the girl in the corner is everyone's moaner
Original Lyrics:
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
The Hues Corporation's, "Rock the Boat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I'd like to know where you got the abortion
Original Lyrics:
Well I'd like to know where you got the notion
Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics:
At risk
Original Lyrics:
At Web's
Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ate ribs
Original Lyrics:
At Web's
 
1980s
Frank Sinatra's, "Theme from New York, New York"
Misheard Lyrics:
Start spreading the mules
Original Lyrics:
Start spreading the news
Guns N’ Roses', "Sweet Child O’ Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look where we go now
Original Lyrics:
Where do we go now?
Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics:
Iggy, are you okay?
Original Lyrics:
Annie, are you okay?
Milli Vanilli's, "Blame It on the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blame is on Dewayne, yeah, yeah
Go on and blame it on Dewayne,
'Cause Dewayne don't mind, and Dewayne don't care
Original Lyrics:
Blame it on the rain (yeah yeah)
Go on and blame it on the rain
'Cause the rain don't mind
And the rain don't care
Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics:
Round spherical breasts
Original Lyrics:
Raspberry beret
Stevie Nicks and Don Henley's, "Leather and Lace"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing with me sing
Original Lyrics:
Stay with me stay
Stevie Nicks', "Stand Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a little sleep for me
Original Lyrics:
I need a little sympathy
Stevie Wonder's, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
No leaks of oil, no Valvoline
Original Lyrics:
No Libra sun, no Halloween
Taylor Dayne's, "Prove Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you want to be here tonight
Original Lyrics:
If you want to be with me tonight
Taylor Dayne's, "Prove Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you want to be here tonight
Original Lyrics:
If you want to be with me tonight
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, yeah, I might've chased a cup o' women around
Original Lyrics:
Well, yeah, I might've chased a couple women around
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "Ironic"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s like reggae on your wedding day.
It’s Freon and you’ve already paid.
Original Lyrics:
It's like rain on your wedding day.
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid.
Billy Joel's, "The River of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
I must be looking for something, something secret I lost
But the river is wild and it's too hard to cross
Original Lyrics:
I must be looking for something, something sacred I lost
But the river is wide and it's too hard to cross
Bruce Springsteen's, "Streets Of Philadelphia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soul brothers gonna leave me wasting away on the streets of Philadelphia
OR
My own brother's gonna leave me wasting away on the streets of Philadelphia
(Later)
So deceive me, brother, with your faceless kiss
Original Lyrics:
Oh brother are you gonna leave me wasting away on the streets of Philadelphia
(Later)
So receive me, brother, with your faithless kiss
Gabrielle's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
I knew I had to help you
Original Lyrics:
I knew I had to have you
Green Day's, "Good Riddance(Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics:
So make the best of this castle known as why.
Original Lyrics:
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why.
Jane's Addiction's, "Been Caught Stealing"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a Whopper
Original Lyrics:
I walk right
Michael Jackson's, "Black or White"
Misheard Lyrics:
It doesn't matter if you're pretzel-ized
Original Lyrics:
It doesn't matter if you're black or white
New Radicals', "You Get What You Give"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't get up
Original Lyrics:
Don't give up
Nightcrawlers', "Surrender Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
But all I wanted to say to you is, show me love and not the door, baby
Hey, we got me and we wanna stay with me
Original Lyrics:
But I all I wanted to say to you is, show me loving I adore
Baby...
We have got that thing, we a wanna' stay willing
Nirvana's, "Lithium"
Misheard Lyrics:
That’s a cake
Original Lyrics:
That’s okay
Slipknot's, "Wait and Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am Senpai, just makin' my mind up and takin' your breasts away
Original Lyrics:
I have sinned by just
Makin' my mind up and takin' your breath away
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s loved
Original Lyrics:
She’s Lump
 
2000s
Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics:
She makes a man wanna be Spanish
Of course a llama, Lolita, a castle because of Shakira, Shakira
Original Lyrics:
She makes a man wanna speak Spanish
Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa, Shakira, Shakira
 
2010s
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl sings you hallelujah
or
Girls sing you hallelujah
Original Lyrics:
Girls hit your hallelujah
PSY's, "Gangnam Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the cutter's side
Original Lyrics:
Oppa-Gangnam Style
Portugal. The Man's, "Noise Pollution"
Misheard Lyrics:
Even when the world has it out for me
I'm Sofia in the magnifique
Original Lyrics:
Even when the world has it out for me
I'm still feeling magnifique
 
misc
Olivia Rodrigo's, "Driver's License"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's so much shorter than me
She's everything I'm insecure about
Original Lyrics:
She's so much older than me
She's everything I'm insecure about
Olivia Rodrigo's, "Good 4 U"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe I'm too emotional
But your apathy's like a wounded soul
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'm too emotional
But your apathy's like a wound in salt

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