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1950s
The Andrews Sisters', "Alone Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
No wings of steel be by my side.
Original Lyrics:
Knowing you'd still be by my side.
 
1960s
The Velvet Underground's, "Sweet Jane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jack has said it's cold so Jane is in her vest.
Original Lyrics:
Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest.
 
1970s
Andrew Gold's, "Lonely Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye llama
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye mama
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Livin' Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a nigger thing
Original Lyrics:
It's a livin' thing
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's, "You're the One That I Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got gills, they're multiplyin'
Original Lyrics:
I got chills, they're multiplyin'
Led Zeppelin's, "Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here we go down, here we go down
Original Lyrics:
Here we go now, here we go now
Olivia Newton-John's, "Let Me Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Seeing you, Pooh
Original Lyrics:
Seeing you through
Sweet's, "Hellraiser"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a hell raiser, stargazer, Moonraker...
Hop along Baby! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Original Lyrics:
She's a hell raiser, star chaser, trail blazer
Natural born raver, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
 
1980s
Misheard Lyrics:
You're such a crazy deadhead
Original Lyrics:
You're such a crazy redhead
Beastie Boys', "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our manager's crazy, he always smokes dust
He's got his own room at the Pocket of Puss.
Original Lyrics:
Our manager's crazy, he always smokes dust
He's got his own room at the back of the bus
Bronski Beat's, "Smalltown Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Over there, go right there
Original Lyrics:
Run away, turn away
Clash's, "Rock The Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shah really don't like it
Drop the atom bomb
Drop the atom bomb.
Original Lyrics:
Sharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah.
Disney's 'The Little Mermaid''s, "Part of Your World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pregnant woman
Sick of swimming
Original Lyrics:
Bright young women
Sick of swimming
Gloria Estefan's, "Don't Wanna Lose You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I don't wanna booze you now
Original Lyrics:
And I don't wanna lose you now
Kool & the Gang's, "Celebration"
Misheard Lyrics:
Segregation time, come on!
Original Lyrics:
Celebrate good times, come on!
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Im'ma say what I saw in Corsica
Original Lyrics:
Mama se, mama sa, mama coo sa.
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ima say it one more time,
The mic was off
Original Lyrics:
Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
Pebbles', "Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl, you need a drink
Original Lyrics:
Girl, you need a trip
Pet Shop Boys', "Domino Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oil of Olay, Watch them all fall down. Oil of Olay, Domino dancing
Original Lyrics:
All day, all day Watch them all fall down. All day, all day. Domino dancing.
Peter Cetera's, "Glory of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna booze you
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna lose you
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Baby Appeal"
Misheard Lyrics:
He was a chicken
Original Lyrics:
She was a shakin'
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Buckle Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot! Red fist, red stop, black bills
Work, oh, play ball, oh just turn me loose
Original Lyrics:
Hot yea twist, red star, black fist
Work, play more, just turn me loose
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Get Up And Jump"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got a pop-it in your pants
Original Lyrics:
You got a pumpkin in your pants
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got molecules in my meals
Original Lyrics:
I barbecue my meals
Rod Stewart's, "Young Turks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't let 'em put you around
Original Lyrics:
Don't let 'em push you around
Tanita Tikaram's, "Twist in My Sobriety"
Misheard Lyrics:
Modern twist in my sobriety.
Original Lyrics:
More than a twist in my sobriety.
Toni Basil's, "Mickey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Mickey, what a feeling you don't understand
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
Toni Basil's, "Mickey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Mickey, you're sublime
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
XTC's, "Senses Working Overtime"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turds and treasure
Original Lyrics:
Dirt and treasure
Young MC's, "Bust a Move"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just dust a nude
Original Lyrics:
Just bust a move
 
1990s
CeCe Peniston's, "Finally"
Misheard Lyrics:
Diary
Original Lyrics:
Finally
Commercial's, "Disney's One Saturday Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Five hours of slumber once a week
Original Lyrics:
Five hours of summer once a week
Crystal Waters', "100% Pure Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Going back to the river and out again
Original Lyrics:
Going back to the middle and around again
Eagle-Eye Cherry's, "Save Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stay tonight and fight the break of dawn
Original Lyrics:
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Edwin McCain's, "I'll Be"
Misheard Lyrics:
Addressing out
Original Lyrics:
Dress it up
Semisonic's, "Closing Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
So gather up the Jacksons
Original Lyrics:
So gather up your jackets
Skee-Lo's, "I Wish"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wish I was a little bit choral
Original Lyrics:
I wish I was a little bit taller
Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics:
How about death now?
Original Lyrics:
How about that now?
Suzanne Vega's, "Tom's Diner"
Misheard Lyrics:
At the tiger on the corner
Original Lyrics:
At the diner on the corner
Tal Bachman's, "She's So High"
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause she said bye
Original Lyrics:
'cause she's so high
Third Eye Blind's, "Jumper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Icing over a secret thing
Original Lyrics:
Icing over a secret pain
Third Eye Blind's, "Semi-Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jiffy Pop kind of life
Original Lyrics:
Semi-charmed kind of life
Warrant's, "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sheriff Tom Brady and Bill Belichick
Original Lyrics:
Sheriff John Brady and Deputy Heff
 
2000s
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance on my balls
Cat f***ing a handbag
Yours only yours
We're the single dance bang
It's no lie
Lisa in the crowd said, "Look Harry had a vagina malfunction"
Original Lyrics:
Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder
Gr som vi gr
Ta ngra steg t vnster
Lyssna och lr
Missa inte chansen
Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
Commercial's, "ABC Kids"
Misheard Lyrics:
ABC Kids, are you ready to play?
Original Lyrics:
ABC Kids and we're ready to play
Misheard Lyrics:
Even when I read my book
Original Lyrics:
Even when I'm with my boo
No Doubt's, "Hey Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, K.K., hey, K.K., hey
Original Lyrics:
Hey baby, hey baby, hey
 
2010s
Lumineers', "Ophelia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh beady eyes
Original Lyrics:
Oh, oh, Ophelia
Shinedown's, "Cut the Cord"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cut the corn!
Original Lyrics:
Cut the cord!
 
xmas
Bing Crosby's, "White Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm dreaming of a right piss-up
Original Lyrics:
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

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