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1960s
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's, "Monster Mash"
Misheard Lyrics:
The girls all came from their humble abodes
Original Lyrics:
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
Claude King's, "Wolverton Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Booger Top Mountain
Original Lyrics:
Wolverton Mountain
 
1970s
Bill Nelson's, "Substitute Flesh"
Misheard Lyrics:
The chocolate chip kisses leave our lips bleeding
Original Lyrics:
The sharp edge of kisses leave our lips bleeding
Bob Marley's, "Stir It Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Psyllium
Original Lyrics:
Stir it up
Chicago's, "25 or 6 to 4"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feeling like I ought to see
Original Lyrics:
Feeling like I ought to sleep
Gerry Rafferty's, "Get It Right Next Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Life is a lion
Original Lyrics:
Life is a liar
Little River Band's, "Lonesome Loser"
Misheard Lyrics:
“I’m lucky in love” is that’s what they say
Original Lyrics:
“Unlucky in love” - at least it’s what they say
Melissa Manchester's, "Don't Cry Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't cry, Aladdin
Original Lyrics:
Don't cry out loud
Melissa Manchester's, "Midnight Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Even the sinful things become rough
Original Lyrics:
Even the simple things become rough
Minnie Riperton's, "Lovin’ You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ra ra ra ra ra
Original Lyrics:
La la la la la
Raydio's, "You Can’t Change That"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you can change your actress too
Original Lyrics:
And you can change your address too
Rod Stewart's, "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're celtic, fanatic, but baby I've decided
You're the best team I've ever seen
Original Lyrics:
You're Celtic, United, but baby I've decided
You're the best team I've ever seen
 
1980s
Bryan Adams', "Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ve been looking for summer
Original Lyrics:
I’ve been looking for someone
Cameo's, "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Workout
Original Lyrics:
Word up
Eddy Grant's, "Gimme Hope Jo’anna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sneakin' across all the neighbours' brothels
Now and again having little fun
Original Lyrics:
Sneakin' across all the neighbours' borders
Now and again having little fun
Gwen Guthrie's, "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent"
Misheard Lyrics:
A blind girl like me needs security
Original Lyrics:
A fly girl like me needs security
Gwen Guthrie's, "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent"
Misheard Lyrics:
No romance without Simon
Original Lyrics:
No romance without finance
Melissa Manchester's, "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Misheard Lyrics:
She is really a ro(bot)
Original Lyrics:
She is really in love
Movie Scripts', "Gorillas in the Mist"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dr. Leaky
Original Lyrics:
Dr. Leakey
Paul Young's, "Come Back and Stay"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Evil enemies lost)
Original Lyrics:
(Evil, envy, lust)
Prince's, "Baby I'm a Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take it all off
or
Take it all out
Original Lyrics:
Check it all out
Steve Perry's, "Oh Sherrie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Sherry!
“I’m all aloooone”
Hold on…
Hold on
Original Lyrics:
Oh Sherry!
“Our love”
Hold on…
Hold on
Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty's, "Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop drivin’ my car around
Original Lyrics:
Stop draggin’ my heart around
Tears for Fears', "Pale Shelter"
Misheard Lyrics:
And knock it off the radome, this failure
When all I want to be is
Completely in command
Original Lyrics:
And I can't operate on this failure
When all I want to be is
Completely in command
The Police's, "Synchronicity II"
Misheard Lyrics:
We all know the suicides are gay
Original Lyrics:
We all know the suicides are fake
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like a lepress above the Serengeti.
Original Lyrics:
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti.
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Stop Draggin’ My Car Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop drivin’ my car around
Original Lyrics:
Stop draggin’ my car around
 
1990s
Commercial's, "ABC News"
Misheard Lyrics:
More Americans get their news from ABC News
Than from any other sauce
Original Lyrics:
More Americans get their news from ABC News
Than from any other source
Disney’s Aladdin's, "A Friend Like Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can your friends go poop?
Original Lyrics:
Can your friends go poof?
Misheard Lyrics:
PIXQ
Original Lyrics:
And I miss you
Fatboy Slim's, "Praise You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have to drink you like a juice
Original Lyrics:
I have to praise you like I should
Lisa Loeb's, "Stay (I Missed You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’re a stink
Original Lyrics:
You stay
Manic Street Preachers', "Little Baby Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Vas Pokhoronim, crystallized
Original Lyrics:
Moths broken up, quenched at last
Manic Street Preachers', "Little Baby Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
No amount of Connecticut
You’re like a big old fan’s mill mentality
They need your innocence to steal fake love and to destroy.
Original Lyrics:
No-one likes looking at you
Your lack of ego offends male mentality
They need your innocence to steal vacant love and to destroy.
Natalie Merchant's, "Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics:
Last time she came to my cradle
Original Lyrics:
Laughed as she came to my cradle
Prince's, "7"
Misheard Lyrics:
All seven and we'll watch them call
Original Lyrics:
All seven and we'll watch them fall
Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112's, "I’ll Be Missing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every night I’m afraid
Original Lyrics:
Every night I pray
Sarah McLachlan's, "Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spend all your time raping
Original Lyrics:
Spend all your time waiting
Silverchair's, "Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're gonna weigh two fat boys, fat boys, weigh two tomorrow
Original Lyrics:
You gonna wait too, fat boy
Fat boy, wait till tomorrow
TV Show Scripts', "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is that your final a**hole?
Original Lyrics:
Is that your final answer?
The Cranberries', "Promises"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why can’t you sing?
Original Lyrics:
Why can’t you stay?
 
2000s
DJ Sammy's, "The Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I saw a dickhead sticker on a Cadillac
Original Lyrics:
I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
Daft Punk's, "Digital Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Before I know it, the genie’s all gone
Original Lyrics:
Before I know it, this dream was all gone
Mary J. Blige's, "Be Without You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I can't be a doctor, baby
Original Lyrics:
And I can't be without you, baby
Missy Elliott's, "Get Ur Freak On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get your fleece on
Original Lyrics:
Get ur freak on
Sigur Rós', "Hoppípolla"
Misheard Lyrics:
No sandwich
Original Lyrics:
Brosandi
System Of A Down's, "Chop Suey"
Misheard Lyrics:
For your deer hands, I commend my spirit
Original Lyrics:
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.
System Of A Down's, "Deer Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Russia words, leading to disperse
Original Lyrics:
A rush of words, pleading to disperse
 
2010s
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll never leave the ground
Original Lyrics:
I'll never meet the ground
 
misc
Lizzo's, "About Damn Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s bad b*tch o’clock, yeah it’s three-thirty.
Original Lyrics:
It’s bad b*tch o’clock, yeah, it’s thick-thirty.

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