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1950s
The Everly Brothers', "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Read, read, read
Original Lyrics:
Dream, dream, dream
 
1960s
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's, "Monster Mash"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's now a monster rash
Original Lyrics:
It's now the monster mash
Mamas And The Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know the preacher light the coal
Original Lyrics:
You know the preacher likes the cold.
The Drifters', "This Magic Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
So different and so nude
Original Lyrics:
So different and so new
Vic Mizzy's, "The Addams Family"
Misheard Lyrics:
The cereal is spooky
Original Lyrics:
Mysterious and spooky
 
1970s
Al Stewart's, "Time Passages"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time pathogens
Buy me a ticket on a one way train tonight
Original Lyrics:
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight
Australian Crawl's, "Beautiful People"
Misheard Lyrics:
To-be-booby-bong
Original Lyrics:
Beautiful people
Barry White's, "I’ve Got So Much to Give"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then the love I have for you this more
Original Lyrics:
Than the love I have for you in store
Cast of Young Frankenstein's, "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why don't you go with fashion cents?
Original Lyrics:
Why don't you go where fashion sits?
Chris Rea's, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Moo If You Think It's Over.
Original Lyrics:
Fool if you think it's over.
Foreigner's, "Cold As Ice"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're as cold as ass
Original Lyrics:
You're as cold as ice
Jackson 5's, "Get It Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got me busy, busy, busy
Original Lyrics:
You got me dizzy, dizzy, dizzy
Johnnie Taylor's, "I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)"
Misheard Lyrics:
People toughing
Original Lyrics:
People talking
Neil Sedaka's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics:
The only thing bad blood do
Is mess up a good man's ass
Original Lyrics:
The only thing bad blood do
Is mess up a good man's mind
New Order's, "Regret"
Misheard Lyrics:
Break up every day
Original Lyrics:
Wake up every day
Seals and Crofts', "We May Never Pass This Way Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like Columbus in the open bay
Original Lyrics:
Like Columbus in the olden days
War's, "Gypsy Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Call me a tootsie man
Original Lyrics:
Call me a gypsy man
Wings', "Live and Let Die"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s lemon and lime
Original Lyrics:
To live and let die
ZZ Top's, "La Grange"
Misheard Lyrics:
I hear it's time most every night
Original Lyrics:
I hear it's tight most every night
 
1980s
Australian Crawl's, "Errol"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ohhhhh Where-ro
Original Lyrics:
Ohhhhh, Errol!
Commercial's, "Chevrolet (The Heartbeat of America)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The hottie of America
Original Lyrics:
The heartbeat of America
Fiction Factory's, "(Feels Like) Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
I scream into the unknown
Original Lyrics:
I scream when no one knows
GANGgajang's, "Gimme Some Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Crazy dialling conversation 'cause it's one more move and it's all over
Original Lyrics:
Crazy dialling confrontation 'cause it's one more move and it's all over
Grand Funk Railroad's, "We're an American Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll help you party get down
Original Lyrics:
We'll help you party it down
Grateful Dead's, "Touch of Grey"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s your right
Original Lyrics:
It’s alright
Howard Jones', "New Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t cry, God
Original Lyrics:
Don’t crack up
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics:
‘cause this is pillar
Original Lyrics:
‘cause this is thriller
Pet Shop Boys', "Always on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
You were always on my right
Original Lyrics:
You were always on my mind
Talking Heads', "And She Was"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she could see an EMI factory
Original Lyrics:
And she could see a nearby factory.
ZZ Top's, "Legs"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's gone west
Original Lyrics:
She's got legs
 
1990s
Misheard Lyrics:
I think I found a rerun
Original Lyrics:
I think I found a real love
Cast of Barney & Friends', "You've Got to Be You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's as simple as your rabies
Original Lyrics:
It's as simple as do-re-mi
Cathy Dennis', "Too Many Walls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too many words
or
Too many worlds
Original Lyrics:
Too many walls
Garbage's, "Special"
Misheard Lyrics:
I thought you were Santa
Original Lyrics:
I thought you were special
Jam & Spoon's, "Find Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Find me Davis
Original Lyrics:
Find me, baby
Jam & Spoon's, "Right in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make a little song on the way that you go
Original Lyrics:
Make a little soft on the way that you go
MC Hammer's, "Addams Groove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lend them some strange neighbors
Original Lyrics:
Man, them some strange neighbors
Madonna's, "Deeper and Deeper"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you know the words to sing
Original Lyrics:
When you know the notes to sing
Mr. Big's, "To Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waiting on a line of oui Jaune bleu.
Original Lyrics:
Waiting on a line of greens and blues
Seal's, "People Asking Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
How do I make this God that I've destroyed, breathe?
Original Lyrics:
How will I paint this garden I've destroyed, green?
Temple of the Dog's, "Hunger Strike"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the miles of decadence.
Original Lyrics:
I don't mind stealing bread from the mouths of decadents.
Whitney Houston's, "Saving All My Love For You"
Misheard Lyrics:
A few stormy moments is all that we share
Original Lyrics:
A few stolen moments is all that we share
 
2000s
Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics:
A hole across the alien nation
Original Lyrics:
All across the alienation
Mary J. Blige's, "Family Affair"
Misheard Lyrics:
In this gasoline
Original Lyrics:
In this dancerie
Nickelback's, "Someday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna make a right, but not right now
Original Lyrics:
Gonna make it alright, but not right now
Pink's, "U+Ur Hand"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m not here for your education
Original Lyrics:
I’m not here for your entertainment
 
2010s
Commercial's, "Go Bowling"
Misheard Lyrics:
How do you know you've found your tea?
Original Lyrics:
How do you know you've found your team?
Imagine Dragons', "Demons"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you blow my teeth
Look into my eyes
Original Lyrics:
When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
Olivia Rodrigo's, "Traitor"
Misheard Lyrics:
It took you two weeks
To grow a potater
Original Lyrics:
It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
 
misc
Peter Bjorn & John's, "Second Chance"
Misheard Lyrics:
The second trial
Original Lyrics:
The second try

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