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1960s
Shirley Bassey's, "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where do I stop?
Original Lyrics:
Where do I start?
Shirley Bassey's, "Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I love him and I want him black again!
Original Lyrics:
But I love him and I want him back again!
Shirley Bassey's, "I (Who Have Nothing)"
Misheard Lyrics:
To fancy cubs in restaurants
Original Lyrics:
To fancy clubs and restaurants
Shirley Bassey's, "My Special Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
I touch a pair of dice
Original Lyrics:
I touch paradise
Shirley Bassey's, "No Regrets"
Misheard Lyrics:
No, no egrets
Original Lyrics:
No, no regrets
Shirley Bassey's, "What Now My Love?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I know
Original Lyrics:
Now I'm numb
The Beatles', "Come Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shake it!
Original Lyrics:
Shoot me!
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Mamma Mia"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been jaded by you since I don't know when
Original Lyrics:
I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
Bad Company's, "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here come the gestures, 1,2,3
Original Lyrics:
Here come the jesters, 1,2,3.
Barry Manilow's, "It's a Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
The people they all look ashamed
Original Lyrics:
The people they all look the same
Boston's, "More Than a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
African dreaming
Original Lyrics:
I begin dreaming
Commodores', "Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not happy when I'm driving naked, no.
Original Lyrics:
I'm not happy when I have to fake it, no.
Eagles', "Take It Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got several women on my mind
Original Lyrics:
I've got seven women on my mind
Hall & Oates', "Sara Smile"
Misheard Lyrics:
Simple Simon
Original Lyrics:
Sara smile
Joe Tex's, "I Gotcha"
Misheard Lyrics:
I taught ya
Original Lyrics:
I gotcha
Shirley Bassey's, "For All We Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stagecoach in many ways
Original Lyrics:
Strangers in many ways
The Eagles', "Take It Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stand around a corner in Winston Arizona
Original Lyrics:
Standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
The Muppets', "Mahna Mahna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sha-na-na-na
or
Na-na-na-na
Original Lyrics:
Mahna Mahna
The Muppets', "The Rainbow Connection"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why is this song all about Layla?
Original Lyrics:
Why is this song all about rainbows?
 
1980s
Anne Murray's, "Blessed are the Believers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lest that I'm a believer
Original Lyrics:
Blessed are the believers
Michael Sembello's, "Maniac"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a radio, radio up your nose
Original Lyrics:
She's a maniac, maniac at your door
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gimme gimme a laser down the road that I must travel
Original Lyrics:
Kyrie Elesion down the road that I must travel.
Rick Springfield's, "Don't Talk to Strangers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now who’s this young one I’ve been hearing of?
Original Lyrics:
Now who's this Don Juan I've been hearing of?
Samantha Fox's, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Touch me, touch me, ow!
Original Lyrics:
Touch me, touch me now!
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Like a Surgeon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cocky for the very first time
or
Colicky for the very first time
Original Lyrics:
Cuttin’ for the very first time
 
1990s
Chumbawamba's, "Amnesia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye to the songbird
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye to the summer
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's, "Boom! Shake the Room"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pull it up, Prince!
OR
Pull me out, Prince!
Original Lyrics:
Pump it up, Prince!
Digable Planets', "Rebirth of Slick"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hitler Mary Jane
Original Lyrics:
hit the Mary Jane
Jewel's, "You Were Meant for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I brush my feet, I put the tap back on
Original Lyrics:
I brush my teeth, I put the cap back on
Lou Reed's, "Perfect Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
The animals in the zoo
(Later)
You're going to reap just what you stole
Original Lyrics:
Feed animals in the zoo
(Later)
You're going to reap just what you sow
Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's, "A Whole New World"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's time to share
Original Lyrics:
There's time to spare
Prince's, "7"
Misheard Lyrics:
And we will smoke at home
Original Lyrics:
And we will smoke them all
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Suck My Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics:
Most mothers and fathers
Original Lyrics:
Most motherf***ers
Spice Girls', "2 Become 1"
Misheard Lyrics:
We cannot cheat it
Original Lyrics:
We can achieve it
Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look for the Wiggles in every store
Original Lyrics:
Look for the rainbow in every storm
Spice Girls', "Too Much"
Misheard Lyrics:
Easy money, I need a bank
Original Lyrics:
Easy lover, I need a friend
Spice Girls', "Who Do You Think You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
Giving is gold
Original Lyrics:
Giving is good
Wonder Stuff's, "On the Ropes"
Misheard Lyrics:
And my central team farts like a dog in me
Original Lyrics:
And my central theme barks like a dog in me
 
2000s
3 Doors Down's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I could be that gal
Original Lyrics:
If I could be like that
Lost Prophets', "Last Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
As we drive with Alfred
Original Lyrics:
As we drive with our friends
Shirley Bassey's, "The Living Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me dream
Original Lyrics:
Let me breathe
 
2010s
Cradle of Filth's, "Achingly Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was a bacon pie
Original Lyrics:
She was a flame, divine
Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let him go, let him go
Original Lyrics:
Let it go, let it go
Imagine Dragons', "Whatever It Takes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You take me to the town hall ready for
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, take me to the top I'm ready for
Panic! At the Disco's, "Sarah Smiles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you sh*tting me?
Original Lyrics:
Are you saving me?
Psy's, "Gangnam Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m the kind of style
Original Lyrics:
Oppa-Gangnam Style
Sub Focus', "Out the Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is a potion, it's stopped by careless fools
Original Lyrics:
Love is a potion mixed up by careless fools
 
country
Martina McBride's, "This One’s for the Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
This one’s full of curls
Original Lyrics:
This one’s for the girls
 
misc
Louis Tomlinson's, "Bigger Than Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’re so Quincy Jones
Original Lyrics:
You’re so quick to judge
Taylor Swift's, "Vigilante S**t"
Misheard Lyrics:
Draw the cap, I sharpen up tequila, man
Original Lyrics:
Draw the cat eye, sharp enough to kill a man

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