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1950s
Buddy Holly's, "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Marlowe p*nis was a beautiful lad
Original Lyrics:
Milo Venus was a beautiful lass
 
1960s
Gene Pitney's, "Town Without Pity"
Misheard Lyrics:
How can weeky plum alive
Original Lyrics:
How can we keep love alive
Percy Sledge's, "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
When a man loves a Wal-Mart
Original Lyrics:
When a man loves a woman
The Doors', "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on baby light my fart
Original Lyrics:
Come on baby light my fire
The Guess Who's, "These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You smoke it.
Original Lyrics:
You spoke it.
The Platters', "Only You (And You Alone)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only you and you alone can chill me like you do
Original Lyrics:
Only you and you alone can thrill me like you do
The Searchers', "Love Potion Number Nine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took my troubles down to Madame Rue.
Original Lyrics:
I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth.
 
1970s
AC/DC's, "Let Me Put My Love In To You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me consecrate with my knife.
Original Lyrics:
Let me cut your cake with my knife.
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days (All in the Family theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are all a sheltered race.
Original Lyrics:
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great.
Deep Purple's, "Black Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Black night is not white
Original Lyrics:
Black night is not right
Deep Purple's, "Fireball"
Misheard Lyrics:
All you gays upon
Original Lyrics:
All you gaze upon
Deep Purple's, "Never Before"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm sick and tired
Original Lyrics:
I'm sick inside
Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Young girls who ain't got a penny.
Original Lyrics:
Mongrels who ain't got a penny.
Led Zeppelin's, "Custard Pie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put on your nightshirt and your morning gown
Going bananas, gonna shake 'em on down
Original Lyrics:
Put on your nightshirt and your morning gown
You know by night I'm gonna shake 'em all down
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beelzebub has a devil for a sidewalk
Original Lyrics:
Beelzebub had a devil put aside for me
The Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the girl in the corner is everyone's fawner
Original Lyrics:
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
Thin Lizzy's, "Dancing in the Moonlight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I always get childhood stains on my pants
Original Lyrics:
I always get chocolate stains on my pants
 
1980s
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "Shame on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t know if you’re a dope
Original Lyrics:
Don’t know if you don’t
Men at Work's, "Be Good Johnny"
Misheard Lyrics:
People, people, people
or
Beagle, beagle, beagle
or
Bigger, bigger, bigger
Original Lyrics:
Be good, be good, be good
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna say it ima sing it I'm gonna stop.
Original Lyrics:
Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
Rick Springfield's, "Human Touch"
Misheard Lyrics:
The human cash
Original Lyrics:
The human touch
Robbie Nevil's, "C'est La Vie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stand by me
Original Lyrics:
C'est La Vie
Shannon's, "Let the Music Play"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now say...
Original Lyrics:
Love said...
 
1990s
Az Yet featuring Peter Cetera's, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics:
And after all that we've been to
Original Lyrics:
And after all that we've been through
Bonnie Raitt's, "Something to Talk About"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's give them something at Taco Bell
Original Lyrics:
Let's give them something to talk about
Bonnie Raitt's, "Something to Talk About"
Misheard Lyrics:
Talk about more
Original Lyrics:
Talk about love
Everclear's, "Father of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me back to the dead
Original Lyrics:
Take me back to the day
Local H's, "Bound for the Floor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep it to the septic
Or
Keep it to the center
Original Lyrics:
Keep it copacetic
Michael Jackson's, "Heal the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
We could fly so high that our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my mothers
Original Lyrics:
We could fly so high, let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Nada Surf's, "Popular"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you want to rape other people
Original Lyrics:
If you want to date other people
Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics:
Choking on the assets of a memory.
Original Lyrics:
Choking on the ashes of her enemy.
Scorpions', "Send Me an Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the aisle of a store
Original Lyrics:
In the eye of the storm
Scorpions', "Wind of Change"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down to Bookie Park
Original Lyrics:
Down to Gorky Park
Stone Temple Pilots', "Interstate Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ray-Ban
Original Lyrics:
Waiting
The Verve Pipe's, "The Freshmen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Night is young
Original Lyrics:
Not as young
Wet Wet Wet's, "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause oh, my love, you gave me a friend
Original Lyrics:
'Cause on my love you can depend
 
2000s
Elton John's, "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then there are the yucky ones
Original Lyrics:
Then there are the lucky ones
Elton John's, "Electricity"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm whispering
Original Lyrics:
And I'm listening
Elton John's, "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your fags out of the bed
Original Lyrics:
Your bags out on the bed
Gnarls Barkley's, "Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't you feel the pay?
Original Lyrics:
Can't you feel the pain?
Gnarls Barkley's, "Smiley Faces"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philly freedom
Original Lyrics:
Feeling free
JoJo's, "Leave (Get Out)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Could make me feel the same
Original Lyrics:
Could make me feel this way
Maroon 5's, "She Will Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look for the girl with the broken style
Original Lyrics:
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Maroon 5's, "Sunday Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sunday morning rain is foreign
Original Lyrics:
Sunday morning rain is fallin'
Maroon 5's, "This Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
We spelled "goodbye" as she got on a plane
Original Lyrics:
Whispered "goodbye" as she got on a plane
 
2010s
Ariana Grande's, "7 Rings"
Misheard Lyrics:
I say I’m lucky.
Original Lyrics:
I see it, I like it.
Billie Eilish's, "When the Party’s Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ones we both said are goodbyes.
Original Lyrics:
Once we both said our goodbyes.
Years and Years', "King"
Misheard Lyrics:
I caught you watching me under the night
Can I read the line?
They say it’s easy to leave you behind
I don’t wanna try
Cut coverage, take that test
Hold covers to your chest
Original Lyrics:
I caught you watching me under the light
Can I realign?
They say it’s easy to leave you behind
I don’t wanna try
Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
 
country
Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe next time he's gay before he cheats
Original Lyrics:
Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
 
xmas
Mariah Carey's, "Oh Santa!"
Misheard Lyrics:
So put on that red suit and make him a beer
Original Lyrics:
So put on that red suit and make him appear

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