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1950s
Cast of 'West Side Story''s, "Tonight (Quintet)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And for once, stars will stop where they are
Original Lyrics:
And for us, stars will stop where they are
 
1960s
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donning his socks
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks
The Dovells', "You Can't Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't sit up
Original Lyrics:
You can't sit down
 
1970s
Boston's, "More Than a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
Till I see Marianne walk away
Original Lyrics:
Till I see Marian walk away
Cast of 'Jesus Christ Superstar''s, "What's the Buzz?"
Misheard Lyrics:
What the f***?
Tell me what's a-happening
Original Lyrics:
What's the buzz?
Tell me what's a-happening.
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Can't Hide Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Florence found the time to f**k you, yeah
And you found the time to listen, yeah, hoe, hoe.
Original Lyrics:
Life found the time to bug you
Can you find the time for blessing?
Elton John and Kiki Dee's, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
So don't go smelling my farts, I won't go smelling your farts
Original Lyrics:
So don't go breaking my heart, I won't go breaking your heart
Ja'net DuBois', "Movin' On Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's so fine in the kitchen
or
He's so shy in the kitchen
Original Lyrics:
Fish don't fry in the kitchen
Jackson 5's, "Never Can Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's that language, there's that doubt
Original Lyrics:
There's that anguish, there's that doubt
Jackson 5's, "Never Can Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's that sandwich, there's that doubt
Original Lyrics:
There's that anguish, there's that doubt
Todd Rundgren's, "I Saw the Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then you gave love at me
Original Lyrics:
Then you gazed up at me
Wilson Pickett's, "Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm the woman that turned you on
Original Lyrics:
I'm the one that turned you on
 
1980s
Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lamar, tin ink, that Matta rotten stink.
Original Lyrics:
To Martinique, that Montserrat mystique.
Billy Idol's, "Flesh for Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Face to face
And bite to bite
You'll see and feel
My sex uptight
Original Lyrics:
Face to face
And back to back
You see and feel
My sex attack
Billy Idol's, "Flesh for Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flesh, flesh
Flesh or fantasy
or
Fresh, fresh
Fresh lit fantasy
Original Lyrics:
Flesh, Flesh
Flesh for fantasy
Kylie Minogue's, "I Should Be So Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could be so mucky in love
Original Lyrics:
I should be so lucky in love
Madonna's, "Like a Virgin"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like I'm cursin'
Original Lyrics:
Like a virgin
Metallica's, "Creeping Death"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm fricking dead
Original Lyrics:
I'm creeping death.
Mike Reno and Ann Wilson's, "Almost Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
I face the nights at home
Original Lyrics:
I face the nights alone
Mike Reno and Ann Wilson's, "Almost Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
I swear that I could see the heaven in your eyes
Original Lyrics:
I swear that I could see forever in your eyes
Phil Collins', "Another Day in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just laundry day for you and me
Original Lyrics:
It's just another day for you and me
The Human League's, "Don't You Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put your lips inside
OR
Purse your lips and find
You think you've changed your mind
Original Lyrics:
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Like a Surgeon"
Misheard Lyrics:
This page is fading fast
Original Lyrics:
This patient's fading fast
 
1990s
Aqua's, "Barbie Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Life ain't plastic, it's fantastic
(Later)
Come jump in, be my friend, let us do it again
Original Lyrics:
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
(Later)
Come jump in, bimbo friend, let us do it again
Curtis Stigers', "I Wonder Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm no angel when I serve this bride
Original Lyrics:
I'm no angel with my selfish pride
Dawn Penn's, "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, hey, Dawn, tell the people
About the million risks coming your way
Original Lyrics:
Wake the town and tell the people
About the musical disc coming your way
Dionne Farris', "I Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know why you're Jewish
Original Lyrics:
I know what you're doin'
Shawn Colvin's, "Nothin' on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I don't take nose
Original Lyrics:
And I don't take notes
Snap!'s, "Rhythm is a Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bigger is a dancer
Original Lyrics:
Rhythm is a dancer
Spacehog's, "In the Meantime"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe "In the Meantime"-somethin' song?
Original Lyrics:
Maybe in the meantime, something's sung
Spice Girls', "Say You'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is that Thomas toots, we'll be there
Original Lyrics:
Is a promise you will be there
Spice Girls', "Too Much"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's your lover, I need a friend
(Later)
I'm not myself from around my finger
(Later)
Yes my dear, you know he sues me
Original Lyrics:
Easy lover, I need a friend
(Later)
Unwrap yourself from around my finger
(Later)
Yes my dear, you know he soothes me
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you wanna be a mother
Original Lyrics:
If you wanna be my lover
Tom Petty's, "You Don't Know How It Feels"
Misheard Lyrics:
So let's get to the top
Original Lyrics:
So let's get to the point
Veruca Salt's, "Volcano Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
I steal your thunder then a child is born
Original Lyrics:
I steal your thunder then I try to bolt
Will Smith's, "Men in Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
More than you'll remember
(Later)
So don't fear us, jeer us
Original Lyrics:
They won't let you remember
(Later)
So don't fear us, cheer us
 
2000s
Crush 40's, "Live and Learn"
Misheard Lyrics:
women learn
Original Lyrics:
live and learn
D12's, "My Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those chicks don't even know the name of my cat
Original Lyrics:
Those chicks don't even know the name of my band
Demon Hunter's, "Our Faces Fall Apart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I made this language with my own hands
Original Lyrics:
I built this anguish with my own hands
Fuel's, "Falls on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Faults on me
Original Lyrics:
Falls on me
Lenny Kravitz's, "Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some this invaded lady
Original Lyrics:
Sophisticated lady
Lupe Fiasco's, "American Terrorist"
Misheard Lyrics:
Camouflaged tourists, Bibles and glorious Qurans
Original Lyrics:
Camouflaged Torahs, Bibles and glorious Qurans
Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I'll be a Magnavox
Original Lyrics:
But I'll be a bag of bones
Norah Jones', "Sunrise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Looks like more than in your eyes
Original Lyrics:
Looks like morning in your eyes
Spice Girls', "Holler"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna make you hotter
Original Lyrics:
I wanna make you holler
Train's, "Hey, Soul Sister"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like I'm cursin', you're Madonna
Original Lyrics:
Like a virgin, you're Madonna
 
2010s
Avicii's, "The Nights"
Misheard Lyrics:
One day your livers will be mine
Original Lyrics:
One day we’ll leave this world behind
Commercial's, "Ozempic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, oh, oh sexy
Original Lyrics:
Oh, oh, oh, Ozempic
 
country
Shania Twain's, "That Don’t Impress Me Much"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’re one of those guys that likes a sound machine
Original Lyrics:
You’re one of those guys that likes to shine his machine
 
misc
Nat King Cole's, "The Frim Fram Sauce"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want the frim fram sauce with the Oyster bay,
Michelle Pfeiffer on the side
Original Lyrics:
I want the frim fram sauce with the ausen fay
With shifafa on the side.

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