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1960s
R.B. Greaves', "Take a Letter, Maria"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aggressive to my wife
Original Lyrics:
Address it to my wife
 
1970s
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll go
Original Lyrics:
You'll know
R.B. Greaves', "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll always be apart from me
Original Lyrics:
You'll always be a part of me
The Manhattans', "Am I Losing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me, I'm Lucy Liu
Original Lyrics:
Tell me, I'm losing you
The Manhattans', "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
You blow my mind with a log
Original Lyrics:
You blow my mind with a love
The Manhattans', "I Kinda Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Disco house
Original Lyrics:
This old house
The Manhattans', "I'll Never Find Another (Find Another Like You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Find another like glue
Original Lyrics:
Find another like you
The Manhattans', "It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause Mother Goose is all that is on my mind
Original Lyrics:
'cause loving you is all that is on my mind
The Manhattans', "Kiss and Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've been eating here so long
Original Lyrics:
We've been meeting here so long
The Manhattans', "One Life to Live"
Misheard Lyrics:
After all she is on Bandstand
Original Lyrics:
After all she is your best friend
The Manhattans', "We Never Danced to a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Disco music is fun sometimes
Original Lyrics:
Disco music is fine sometimes
Toto's, "Hold the Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
Corduroy
Original Lyrics:
Hold the line
 
1980s
Fleetwood Mac's, "Sara"
Misheard Lyrics:
Said you'd give me lice
Original Lyrics:
Said you'd give me light
Fleetwood Mac's, "Think About Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
All it took was a special book
Original Lyrics:
All it took was a special look
Gwen Guthrie's, "Ain't Nothing Going On But the Rent"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love sugar cereal
Original Lyrics:
Love's too mysterious
John Denver's, "Shanghai Breezes"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the same old song up in the sky
Original Lyrics:
It's the same old sun up in the sky
Lionel Richie's, "My Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so glad you spayed
Original Lyrics:
I'm so glad you stayed
Mental As Anything's, "Live It Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey local girl
Original Lyrics:
Hey lonely girl
Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took you to an Indian restaurant, then to a suggest a bluey
Original Lyrics:
I took you to an intimate restaurant
Then to a suggestive movie
Sade's, "Smooth Operator"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soup operator
Original Lyrics:
Smooth operator
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
I write my name down in Africa
Original Lyrics:
I bless the rains down in Africa
Trio's, "Da Da Da"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ga Ga Ga
Original Lyrics:
Da Da Da
Violent Femmes', "Blister in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me go wrong
Original Lyrics:
Let me go on
 
1990s
Blur's, "Bang"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sitting in an SAT
Original Lyrics:
Sitting in a SDT
Blur's, "For Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's for Twentieth Century Fox
Original Lyrics:
He's a twentieth century boy
Blur's, "Sunday Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics:
You dream of putting on a play
Original Lyrics:
You dream of protein on a plate
Celia Cruz's, "Uno Dos Tres"
Misheard Lyrics:
Uno, dumbs, twist
Original Lyrics:
Uno, dos, tres
En Vogue's, "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you're lacking, you're losing, and I'm Al Capone!
OR
When you're lucky, you lose it, and I'm Al Capone!
Original Lyrics:
When you're lacking, you're losing and I'm out the door
En Vogue's, "y Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You never was this knight that cared for me
(Later)
I just sit back and watch you make a fool of yourself
'Cause you're the fool wasting your time, oh
Original Lyrics:
You never was this nice, you can't fool me
(Later)
I just sit back and watch you make a fool of yourself
'Cause you're just wasting your time, oh
Joan Osborne's, "One of Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
And yeah, yeah, college is great
Original Lyrics:
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Madonna's, "Ray of Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I feel like a decibel
Original Lyrics:
And I feel like I just got home
Madonna's, "Ray of Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Zephyr in disguise
Original Lyrics:
Zephyr in the sky at night
Savage Garden's, "Truly Madly Deeply"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be a witch
Original Lyrics:
I'll be your wish
Screaming Trees', "Witness"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doo doo doo doo
Let's go to bed!
Original Lyrics:
Whose God is mine
Whose God is mine
Stone Temple Pilots', "Big Empty"
Misheard Lyrics:
No condensation
Original Lyrics:
No conversation
Voice of the Beehive's, "I Think I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd hide it to myself and never talk about it
But didn't I go and shout it when you walked into the room?
I think I love you
Original Lyrics:
I'd hide it to myself and never talk about it
And did not go and shout it when you walked into the room
I think I love you
 
2000s
Blue's, "All Rise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Y'all understand
Original Lyrics:
You're on the stand
Christina Aguilera's, "The voice within"
Misheard Lyrics:
Memories are there for you to hold
Original Lyrics:
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold
Keane's, "This Is the Last Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your one last life
You fall on me for anything you like
And you make everything right
Original Lyrics:
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
Razorlight's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yesterday was easy as I got the news
(Later)
There's dust in America
Original Lyrics:
Yesterday was easy, yes, I got the news
(Later)
She's just in America
 
2010s
Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in love with the sheep of you
Original Lyrics:
I'm in love with the shape of you
John Legend's, "All of Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nose picking
Original Lyrics:
No kidding
Linkin Park's, "Castle of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wash the poison from off my skin
Show me how to be a hooligan
Original Lyrics:
Wash the poison from off my skin
Show me how to be whole again
Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotta love the Starbucks lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane
Original Lyrics:
Got a long list of ex lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane
Taylor Swift's, "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince"
Misheard Lyrics:
A place to begin, you institute prizes
Original Lyrics:
You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wish we could turn back time, to the good dope days
Original Lyrics:
Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days
 
country
Dixie Chicks', "Goodbye Earl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye Girl
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye Earl
Faith Hill's, "There You'll Be"
Misheard Lyrics:
MySpace
Original Lyrics:
My strength
Faith Hill's, "This Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics:
Christmas, Christmas
Original Lyrics:
This kiss, this kiss
Sugarland's, "Everyday America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grew up on a diaper
Original Lyrics:
Grew up on a tight rope

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