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1960s
Donovan's, "Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Could have ripped off D.C. but I've changed my ways.
Original Lyrics:
Could have tripped out easy but I've changed my ways
Sly and the Family Stone's, "Hot Fun in the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
Connie fair in the country sun
Original Lyrics:
County fair in the country sun
The Doors', "Hello, I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you hope to f**k this dusty jewel
Original Lyrics:
Do you hope to pluck this dusky jewel
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Mamma Mia"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Maria
Original Lyrics:
Mamma Mia
Bread's, "Make It with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll take Anitra with you
Original Lyrics:
I'd like to make it with you
Commercial's, "Pepsi (Have a Pepsi Day)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on, come on and have a Pepsi can
Original Lyrics:
Come on, come on and have a Pepsi day
Elton John's, "Levon"
Misheard Lyrics:
How many times have you heard this song today?
Original Lyrics:
Alvin Tostig has a son today.
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold me closer, Louis Pasteur
Original Lyrics:
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Genesis', "It"
Misheard Lyrics:
It is hope for the dope
Rides the harsh realihoo
Original Lyrics:
It is hope for the dope
Who rides the horse without a hoof
James Taylor's, "Mexico"
Misheard Lyrics:
She gets some love letters
Original Lyrics:
She gets a long letter
Jigsaw's, "Sky High"
Misheard Lyrics:
We could have touched these guys
Original Lyrics:
We could have touched the sky
Schoolhouse Rock's, "Mother Necessity"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mother on Sesame Street
Original Lyrics:
Mother Necessity
Spinners', "Could It Be I’m Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Each night I play
Original Lyrics:
Each night I pray
Steely Dan's, "Peg"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pay-- It will come back to you!
Pay-- It will come back to you!
Original Lyrics:
Peg
It will come back to you
Peg
It will come back to you
Supertramp's, "The Logical Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
A fashion show
Original Lyrics:
A vegetable
 
1980s
Bon Jovi's, "99 In The Shade"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got a party in my pocket and you know I just got laid
Original Lyrics:
I party in my pocket and you know I just got paid
Cinderella's, "Nobody's Fool"
Misheard Lyrics:
I call you on the phone
But never in your eyes
Original Lyrics:
I call you on the phone
But never get a rise
Duran Duran's, "Save A Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Really looking old, vagina.
Old, the rising bloods that fill my skin.
Don't ask me why I pee blood,
Rum, it melts the eyes.
Original Lyrics:
Pretty looking road,
I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin.
Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise, melt the ice.
George Michael's, "Father Figure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t think I’ll be
The cause (of) all I ever wanted
Original Lyrics:
Don’t think of me
Because all I ever wanted
Huey Lewis and the News', "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics:
But the harder I can roll is forbidden
Original Lyrics:
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating
Joan Jett's, "Bad Reputation"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't give a Debra Messing reputation
Original Lyrics:
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
Kenny Loggins', "Nobody's Fool"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got to learn to feel it all
Original Lyrics:
Got to learn to be the ball
Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I could tell when she kissed me,
She knew how to give a kiss!
Original Lyrics:
But I could tell when she kissed me,
She knew how to get her kicks
Squeeze's, "Cool for Cats"
Misheard Lyrics:
The idiots send singles
Original Lyrics:
The Indians send signals
Tom Petty's, "I Won't Back Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a long black gown
Original Lyrics:
And I won't back down
Toni Basil's, "Mickey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey dickhead
Original Lyrics:
Hey Mickey
 
1990s
Beck's, "Loser"
Misheard Lyrics:
So, you’re a predator.
Original Lyrics:
Soy un perdedor
Free Force's, "Always There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Always there, always there
Locked in your freezer
Original Lyrics:
Always there, always there
Locked in your prison
Gin Blossoms', "Follow You Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't really help it if my thumb's all tied in knots
OR
I can't really help it if my song's all tied in knots
Jumping off a bridge, it's just the farthest that I've ever been
Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down
Anyplace, but those who know my heart
Original Lyrics:
I can't really help it if my tongue's all tied in knots
Jumping off a bridge, it's just the farthest that I've ever been
Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down
Anyplace, but those I know by heart
Gin Blossoms', "Hey Jealousy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jill Hennessy
Original Lyrics:
Hey Jealousy
Goo Goo Dolls', "Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get lost or blown away
Original Lyrics:
Get lost or thrown away
Misheard Lyrics:
Just give me a rumble instead of my name,
Forget all about me and let me to came.
Original Lyrics:
Just give me a number instead of my name,
Forget all about me and let me decay.
LeAnn Rimes', "How Do I Live"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you ever live
Original Lyrics:
If you ever leave
Louise's, "Undivided Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna give you my uninvited loving, baby
You really invited my heart and soul
OR
You reunited my body, mind, heart and soul
OR
You really united my body, mind, heart and soul
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna give you my undivided loving, baby
You'll feel it body, mind, heart and soul
Michael Bolton's, "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me about your friends in Vegas
or
Tell me about your friends in Jamaica
Original Lyrics:
Tell me about the plans you're making
Shaggy's, "Oh Carolina"
Misheard Lyrics:
I say, down, baby girl
I said I love how you move
You just a rock to the rhythm and rhythm and the mood
And now you know, hey girl
Original Lyrics:
I say young baby girl
I said I love how you move
You just a rock to the rhythm and rhythm and move
And now you know, di girl
Sonique's, "I Put A Spell On You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better stop the things you do like lying
Oh, I like lying
Original Lyrics:
You better stop the things you do, I ain't lying
No, I ain't lying
Stephen Bishop's, "You Can Do Anything"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anything at home
Can make you feel your ten feet home
Original Lyrics:
Anything at all
Can make you feel you're ten feet tall
Tasmin Archer's, "In Your Care"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stolen eyes portray my pain
Original Lyrics:
Swollen eyes portray my pain
Whitney Houston's, "I Have Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am open, open, open
Original Lyrics:
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
 
2000s
Celine Dion's, "I'm Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a liar
Original Lyrics:
I'm alive
Fionn Regan's, "The Cowshed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Josh and Rose
Original Lyrics:
Jars in rows
Katy Perry's, "Hot N Cold"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause your heart is so cold
What's up with your nose?
You're in then freak out,
You're ugly, you're dull!
Original Lyrics:
'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're down
Red Hot Chili Peppers 's, "Californication "
Misheard Lyrics:
Standing here, I realise
You were just like me, trying to make history
Original Lyrics:
Psychic spies from China tryna steal your minds elation
Santana's, "Maria, Maria"
Misheard Lyrics:
See me and Maria on the corner.
Original Lyrics:
Se mira Maria on the corner.
System of a Down's, "Jet Pilot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wide like the eyes of a horse on a trampoline
Original Lyrics:
Wired were the eyes of a horse on a jet pilot.
Theme Songs', "Miffy and Friends"
Misheard Lyrics:
Miffy… Bad friends!
Original Lyrics:
Miffy… And friends!
 
2010s
AJR's, "Burn the House Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You sticky pickle
Original Lyrics:
Used to keep it cool
 
christian
Ray Stevens', "Turn Your Radio On"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Glory stares
Original Lyrics:
And Glory share
 
xmas
Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics:
Simping hacking a wonderful Christmas time
Original Lyrics:
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time.

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