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1960s
Manfred Mann's, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm hurt, she's maimed
Original Lyrics:
I'm hers, she's mine
The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Summer in the City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hatchback, summer in the city
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
 
1970s
10cc's, "The Things We Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you're feeling like apologies are dying
Original Lyrics:
When you're feeling like a part of you is dying
Ace's, "How Long"
Misheard Lyrics:
Howard, has this been going on?
Original Lyrics:
How long has this been going on?
Barry White's, "I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby "
Misheard Lyrics:
Detour and detour
Original Lyrics:
Deeper and deeper
Barry White's, "You’re the First, the Last, My Everything"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodyear
Original Lyrics:
Could bring
David Bowie's, "Heroes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Will keep us in heaven
Original Lyrics:
Will keep us together
Diana Ross', "The Boss"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thought I could turn the ocean
Original Lyrics:
Thought I could turn emotion
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "After the Love Has Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
When yesterday night is gone
Original Lyrics:
What used to be right is wrong
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Serpentine Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
You spark me to dine
Original Lyrics:
You spark me to shine
Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Saddo day, Saddo day, Saddo day
Original Lyrics:
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Jefferson Starship's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I love you like this song
Original Lyrics:
But I love you like the sun
Joe Walsh's, "Life's Been Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
I lost my glasses
Original Lyrics:
I lost my license
John Denver's, "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shunshine on my soldiers
Original Lyrics:
Sunshine on my shoulders
Meat Loaf's, "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Plugging by the leak
Original Lyrics:
Parking by the lake
Meat Loaf's, "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was a hot summer night and I’m Beatrix Potter
Original Lyrics:
It was a hot summer night and a beach was burning
The Fatback Band's, "(Are You Ready) Do the Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
First stop, first stop
Original Lyrics:
Bus stop, bus stop
Toto's, "99"
Misheard Lyrics:
Idlewild
Original Lyrics:
99
 
1980s
Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Light the light,
Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro...
Original Lyrics:
Night to night,
Give me the other, give me the other.
Berlin's, "Masquerade"
Misheard Lyrics:
But tomorrow now and again
Original Lyrics:
But tomorrow never came
Billy Idol's, "Dancing With Myself"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I pooped all over the world
And on every type of girl
Original Lyrics:
If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
Blue Oyster Cult's, "Burnin' for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time ain't on my side
Turtle dovin' love
Original Lyrics:
Time ain't on my side
Time I'll never know
Buster Poindexter's, "Hot Hot Hot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Filet-o-let, filet-o-let
Original Lyrics:
Ole, ole, ole, ole
Classix Nouveaux's, "Because You're Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know it's true Irn Bru
Original Lyrics:
You know it's true I've been through
Echo & The Bunnymen's, "The Back Of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you say it's love
Do you mean tobacco love
Original Lyrics:
When you say it's love
Do you mean the back of love
Elton John's, "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That"
Misheard Lyrics:
This vicious Urkel's getting out of hand.
Original Lyrics:
This vicious circle's getting out of hand.
Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s the Bible countdown
Original Lyrics:
It’s the final countdown
Fine Young Cannibals', "Ever Fallen in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if I cause a concussion
or
And if I cause a promotion
Original Lyrics:
And if I cause a commotion
Gino Vannelli's, "Living Inside Myself"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living inside this jail
Original Lyrics:
Living inside this shell
Grace Jones', "Pull Up to the Bumper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Polo to the horsie, baby
Original Lyrics:
Pull up to the bumper, baby
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blue Jean, that's my love!
She's just the girl
To look out - "I am the one;"
"You've got to cherish and love my son!"
Original Lyrics:
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son.
The Go-Go’s', "We Got the Beat"
Misheard Lyrics:
We got petite
Original Lyrics:
We Got the Beat
The Police's, "Every Breath You Take"
Misheard Lyrics:
How my poo hole aches.
Original Lyrics:
How my poor heart aches.
Twisted Sister's, "I Wanna Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
I won a rock!
Original Lyrics:
I wanna rock!
Ultravox's, "Reap the Wild Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give me a thin ship, I'll make the best of it
Original Lyrics:
Give me an inch and I'll make the best of it
ZZ Top's, "Sharp Dressed Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Top Cat
Original Lyrics:
Top hat
 
1990s
Seal's, "Fly Like an Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna fly like a nigger
Original Lyrics:
I wanna fly like an eagle
Misheard Lyrics:
Skate with me
Original Lyrics:
Stay with me
U2's, "Mysterious Ways"
Misheard Lyrics:
She boos in mysterious ways
Original Lyrics:
She moves in mysterious ways
 
2000s
Bananarama's, "Look on the Floor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you really think we’re in your pants?
Original Lyrics:
Do you really think we have a chance?
Counting Crows', "Accidentally in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I take a bow
Original Lyrics:
I think about it
Crush 40's, "Sonic Heroes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Saving the steaks for a hero's buffet
Original Lyrics:
Setting the stage for a hero's parade!
Madonna's, "What it Feels Like for a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
What it feels like in this mall for a girl
Original Lyrics:
What it feels like in this world for a girl
Metallica's, "Purify"
Misheard Lyrics:
Na da da
Na da da
Na da da
Na da da
All the tiiiiiime! Can't ya help me?
Original Lyrics:
Purify, you and I
Purify, you and I
Pure if I, can't you help me?
Weezer's, "Island in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, hey
Original Lyrics:
Hip, hip
 
2010s
Commercial's, "Arby’s (We Have the Meats)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Arby’s: We have the beef
Original Lyrics:
Arby’s: We have the meats
Echosmith's, "Cool Kids"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wish that I could be like the cookies
Original Lyrics:
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wish we could turn back time, to the good dope days
Original Lyrics:
Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days
 
country
Lonestar's, "Amazed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby I'm ablaze by you
Original Lyrics:
Baby I'm amazed by you
 
misc
Lizzo's, "About Damn Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s about da time
Original Lyrics:
It’s about damn time

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