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1960s
Wilson Pickett's, "Land of 1000 Dances"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do what you see
Original Lyrics:
Do the Watusi
 
1970s
B.B. King's, "The Thrill is Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you'll read stories someday
Original Lyrics:
And you'll be sorry someday
Betty Wright's, "Clean Up Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took this manslaughter
Original Lyrics:
I took this man's love
Donna Summer's, "Rumour Has It"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's Aruba
Original Lyrics:
There's a rumour
Donna Summer's, "Spring Affair"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, I think it's got a hole on me
Original Lyrics:
Ooh, I think it's got a hold on me
Edwin Starr's, "Contact"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wanting to get the disco beaver
Original Lyrics:
Wanting to get the disco fever
Elton John's, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coming in the morning with a drug to take me home
Original Lyrics:
Coming in the morning with a truck to take me home
John Lennon's, "Jealous Guy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just a gem in the sky
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a jealous guy
John Miles', "Slowdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Think about it, you were fine
Original Lyrics:
Think about it, you will find
Perry Como's, "And I Love You So"
Misheard Lyrics:
The beagles ask me how
Original Lyrics:
The people ask me how
Shirley Brown's, "Woman to Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Barbara, this is Shelley
Original Lyrics:
Barbara, this is Shirley
The Persuaders', "Thin Line Between Love and Hate"
Misheard Lyrics:
No, she's dead, are you hungry?
Original Lyrics:
"No", she says, "Are you hungry?"
 
1980s
Asia's, "Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
But little darling fleas
Original Lyrics:
But little darling please
Atlantic Starr's, "Circles"
Misheard Lyrics:
You said you'd shock them
Original Lyrics:
You said you'd drop them
Billy Squier's, "Everybody Wants You"
Misheard Lyrics:
They make you breathless
or
They make you breastless
Original Lyrics:
They make you restless
Chaka Khan's, "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
The time for Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
The time that you lose
Dwight Twilley's, "Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody sat down with me
Original Lyrics:
My daddy sat down with me
Gary U.S. Bonds', "This Little Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better stay in wine
Original Lyrics:
You better stay in line
INXS's, "The One Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cut the knife just like a razor
Original Lyrics:
Cut the night just like a razor
Joe Walsh's, "A Life of Illusion"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living a life of luxury
Original Lyrics:
Living a life of illusion
Junior's, "Mama Used to Say"
Misheard Lyrics:
Quite another mission
Original Lyrics:
Quite another mess
Mtume's, "Juicy Fruit"
Misheard Lyrics:
My chocolate stuff
Original Lyrics:
My chocolate star
Rene & Angela's, "Save Your Love (For #1)"
Misheard Lyrics:
For none below, y'all
Original Lyrics:
For #1, y'all
The Police's, "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
I resolve to Poloroid
Original Lyrics:
I resolve to call her up
Triumph's, "All the Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
When there's a will, there's an A
Original Lyrics:
When there's a will, there's a way
Yes', "Leave It"
Misheard Lyrics:
No allusions as we take
Original Lyrics:
No illusions as we take
 
1990s
69 Boyz's, "Tootsee Roll"
Misheard Lyrics:
It ain't the butterfly, it's the pussy hole.
Original Lyrics:
It ain't the butterfly, it's the tootsie roll.
Boy George's, "The Crying Game"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then there are sights
Original Lyrics:
Then there are sighs
Charles & Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Water rides to me, baby
Water rides to me
Original Lyrics:
Would I lie to you, baby?
Would I lie to you?
Daniel Ash's, "This Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Radio must play it
Original Lyrics:
Radio was playing
Faith No More's, "Midlife Crisis"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go on and sprain my neck
Original Lyrics:
Go on and wring my neck
Gloria Estefan's, "Reach"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sunbeams
Original Lyrics:
Some dreams
Ini Kamoze's, "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burgular
Original Lyrics:
Murderer
Jennifer Lopez's, "If You Had My Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you had marijuana
And I gave you all my drugs
Original Lyrics:
If you had my love
And I gave you all my trust
Jennifer Lopez's, "If You Had My Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Would you write to me?
Original Lyrics:
Would you lie to me?
Lou Reed's, "What's Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
And life's like bigger than ice cream
Original Lyrics:
And life's like bacon and ice cream
Paperboy's, "Ditty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another bad, bad track
Original Lyrics:
Another fat, fat track
Peter Murphy's, "Cuts You Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
You pour yourself over meat
Original Lyrics:
You pour yourself over me
Robin S.'s, "Show Me Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got to show me more
Original Lyrics:
You got to show me love
The Church's, "Metropolis"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where the Orajel grew
Original Lyrics:
Where the oranges grew
 
2000s
A-ha's, "Analogue (All I Want)"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I fared you
Original Lyrics:
If I failed you
Gorillaz's, "Dirty Harry"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got up 90 days bitchin'
Original Lyrics:
I got a 90 days digit
Jennifer Lopez's, "Jenny from the Block"
Misheard Lyrics:
(from the park!)
Original Lyrics:
(from the Bronx!)
McFly's, "I Wanna Hold You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me that it's you
Original Lyrics:
Tell me that it's true
Orson's, "No Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're so alone
Original Lyrics:
We're so in love
Robbie Williams', "Advertising Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
The whole world shoot
Original Lyrics:
The whole world shook
Sugababes', "Ugly"
Misheard Lyrics:
I asked my parents if I was smoking
Original Lyrics:
I asked my parents if I was okay
Texas', "Sleep"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know what he is
Original Lyrics:
I don't know what it is
U2's, "All Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It left me no confusion
Original Lyrics:
It left me no illusion
 
misc
PewDiePie's, "Coco"
Misheard Lyrics:
You f***ing Grinch.
Original Lyrics:
Ew, f***king cringe.

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