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1960s
Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's one more thing, I wear a pink slip daddy
Original Lyrics:
There's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy
Stevie Wonder's, "My Cherie Amour"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're the only one I'm asking for
Original Lyrics:
You're the only one my heart beats for
The Chiffons', "One Fine Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
Once I'm dead
Original Lyrics:
One fine day
The Four Tops', "Reach Out I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a love that will come from you
Original Lyrics:
To love and comfort you
The Mamas and the Papas', "Monday, Monday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ugly Duckling
Original Lyrics:
Monday morning
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Thank You For The Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
What a joy, what a life, what a chair
OR
What a joy, what a life, what a child
Original Lyrics:
What a joy, what a life, what a chance
Aerosmith's, "Dream On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing for the left and sing for Mattea
Original Lyrics:
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Bruce Springsteen's, "Born to Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, we were born in London
Original Lyrics:
Baby, we were born to run
Commercial's, "Lowenbrau"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's a good friend, Delilah's kinda special
Original Lyrics:
Here's to good friends, tonight is kinda special
Commercial's, "Ultra Brite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mother had a feeling>br>At night I’m too appealing
So mother never sold me all that Ultra Brite
Original Lyrics:
Mother had a feeling
I might be too appealing
So mother never told me about Ultra Brite
Fleetwood Mac's, "I Don't Want to Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can I come home to you?
Original Lyrics:
Hanging on to you
Golden Earring's, "Radar Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grey Poupon
Original Lyrics:
Radar Love
Linda Ronstadt's, "Ooh Baby Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
But in the game I love you
Original Lyrics:
But in the game I lost you
Squeeze's, "Up the Junction"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got this job with Jamie
Original Lyrics:
I got this job with Stanley
Steely Dan's, "Show-Biz Kids"
Misheard Lyrics:
Half Swedish, half Swedish
Original Lyrics:
Lost wages, lost wages.
The Moody Blues', "The Story in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the fire line is over
Original Lyrics:
When the final line is over
Three Dog Night's, "Black and White"
Misheard Lyrics:
The ink is black, the paint is white
Original Lyrics:
The ink is black, the page is white
Yvonne Elliman's, "Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can still feel it grow
Original Lyrics:
I can still feel the glow
 
1980s
Afrika Bambaataa's, "Planet Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Potty people
or
Body people
or
Colicky people
Original Lyrics:
Party people
Duran Duran's, "The Reflex"
Misheard Lyrics:
I sold the n word and the TV set
Original Lyrics:
I sold the Renoir and the TV set
Linda Ronstadt's, "You're No Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
Boca Raton
Original Lyrics:
Broke a heart
Motley Crue's, "Dr. Feelgood"
Misheard Lyrics:
He deals out in Bollywood
Original Lyrics:
He deals out in Hollywood
Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jack Frost never at your nose
Original Lyrics:
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Prince's, "Baby I'm a Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take it all off
Original Lyrics:
Check it all out
Richard Marx's, "Satisfied"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ignore the demonstration
Original Lyrics:
Ignore the hesitation
Richard Marx's, "Should've Known Better"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now love is just a 3D memory
Original Lyrics:
Now love is just a faded memory
Slayer's, "Angel of Death"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ahh Schlitz, the meaning of beer
Original Lyrics:
Auschwitz, the meaning of pain
Sting's, "Fortress Around Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then let me be the Grinch
Original Lyrics:
Then let me build a bridge
Tom Tom Club's, "Genius of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feels like I'm dreaming but I'm not singing
Original Lyrics:
Feels like I'm dreaming but I'm not sleeping
 
1990s
Aerosmith's, "Cryin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
If our love goes up in flames
It's a fight I can't resist
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
I love this sweet misery
Original Lyrics:
If our love goes up in flames
It's a fire I can't resist
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
Your love is sweet misery
All Saints', "Bootie Call"
Misheard Lyrics:
Always finish when you start breathing
Original Lyrics:
Always finish what you start baby
Everclear's, "Father of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could let me see your boobies
Original Lyrics:
You could take me to the movies
Lighthouse Family's, "Question of Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't need a mountain for the world
Original Lyrics:
Don't need a mountain for a wall
Massive Attack's, "Risingson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cheaper than the sheep inside my laptop
All the very angels you could do with me
Nicer than the girl up a money tree
Automatic give us the remote control, they come to rule your soul
You kind of fade into the background
Like a battle smoke will bring you back round
Like a mudslide inside you, my dear
Original Lyrics:
Cheaper than the chip inside my laptop
All the variations you could do with me
Nicer than the girl up in your mind, you're free
Automatic crystal remote control, they come to move your soul
You're gonna fade into the background
Like a better smoke will bring you back round
Like a man slide inside you, my dear
No Mercy's, "Where Do You Go?"
Misheard Lyrics:
And now my head is pounding like boring thunder
OR
And now my head is pounding like roaring thunder
Original Lyrics:
And now my head is pounding like rolling thunder
PM Dawn's, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"
Misheard Lyrics:
She broke her wrist bone and wished for a sigh
Original Lyrics:
She broke her wishbone and wished for a sign
Paula Abdul's, "Vibeology"
Misheard Lyrics:
Technology
Original Lyrics:
Vibeology
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Don't Don't Tell Me No"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never thought that I'm cold
Original Lyrics:
I never thought that I could
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Right Beside You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Black society I see
Black society I stay
Black society I'll be
Black society always
Original Lyrics:
Right beside you I see
Right beside you I stay
Right beside you I'll be
Right beside you always
Sublime's, "What I Got"
Misheard Lyrics:
Money is what I got
Original Lyrics:
Lovin' is what I got
 
2000s
Rob Thomas', "Lonely No More"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don’t wanna be a moron no more
Original Lyrics:
I don’t wanna be lonely no more
Rob Thomas', "Streetcorner Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you hear it?
or
Can you hear me?
Original Lyrics:
Can you feel it?
Rob Thomas', "This Is How a Heart Breaks"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was stretchin’
or
I was stretchy
Original Lyrics:
I was stranded
Sisqo's, "Unleash the Dragon"
Misheard Lyrics:
The traffic
Original Lyrics:
The dragon
 
2010s
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, don't make my sisters blow...
Original Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my systems blow.
Sara Bareilles', "King of Anything"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who cares if you disagree? You annoy me!
Original Lyrics:
Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
 
country
Shania Twain's, "That Don't Impress Me Much"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got them boobs
Original Lyrics:
You got the moves
 
xmas
Bob Rivers', "What If Eminem Did Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's time for old Nick to move and retire Or we’ll roast his nipples on a big-ass fire
Original Lyrics:
It's time for old Nick to move and retire Or we’ll roast his nuts on a big-ass fire
Stevie Wonder's, "Someday at Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sunday in a world where men are free
Original Lyrics:
Someday in a world where men are free
The Four Seasons', "Carol of the Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dillying
Original Lyrics:
Gaily they ring

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