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1970s
ABBA's, "Thank You for the Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
What a joy, what a life, what a dare
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all that I see
Original Lyrics:
What a joy, what a life, what a chance
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
Commercial's, "Coca-Cola"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd like to buy the world a joke
Original Lyrics:
I'd like to buy the world a Coke
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Sweet Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don’t mind
Original Lyrics:
You’re not mine
Stevie Wonder's, "Sir Duke"
Misheard Lyrics:
You consider our love, you consider our love light neon
Original Lyrics:
You can feel it all over, you can feel it all over people
 
1980s
Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
But our fathers won the Second World War
Sung their weekends on the Jersey Shore
Original Lyrics:
Well our fathers fought the Second World War
Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore
Billy Joel's, "The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it’s more than a chokehold
Original Lyrics:
And it’s more than I hoped for
Billy Joel's, "The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it’s more than an oboe
Original Lyrics:
And it’s more than I hoped for
Commercial's, "Big Red"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say you’ll die a little longer
Original Lyrics:
Say goodbye a little longer
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna pee in your underwear
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be with you everywhere.
Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics:
Butt-kicking nothing
Original Lyrics:
But thinking nothing
Journey's, "Faithfully"
Misheard Lyrics:
Circus life. I got a big time whoa.
Original Lyrics:
Circus life under the big-top world
Madonna's, "The Look of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now all the books I dread
Original Lyrics:
Now all the books I've read
REO Speedwagon's, "Take It on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heard it from another human messing around.
Original Lyrics:
Heard it from another, you've been messing around.
The Dream Academy's, "Mercy Killing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep the faith in progress
Original Lyrics:
Keep the faith in protest
 
1990s
Blondie's, "Maria"
Misheard Lyrics:
A diva - oh, babe, Maria
Original Lyrics:
Latina - Ave Maria
CeCe Peniston's, "Finally"
Misheard Lyrics:
By the leet, it's happened to me
Right in front of my face
My new lips can decide it.
Original Lyrics:
Finally, it has happened to me
Right in front of my face
My feelings can't describe it.
James Taylor's, "Shed a Little Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I open my eyes, I want to take my pills
Original Lyrics:
When I open my eyes, I want to drink my fill
Madonna's, "Another Suitcase in Another Hall"
Misheard Lyrics:
So what happens loud...
Original Lyrics:
So what happens now?
Madonna's, "Bad Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someone's listening and I don't know why
Original Lyrics:
Something's missing and I don't know why
Madonna's, "Bedtime Story"
Misheard Lyrics:
Especially December 5th
Original Lyrics:
Especially sentences
Madonna's, "Hanky Panky"
Misheard Lyrics:
Summer girls, they like candy
Original Lyrics:
Some girls, they like candy
Madonna's, "Oh Father"
Misheard Lyrics:
To the cheers and the fame
Original Lyrics:
To the tears and the pain
Madonna's, "One More Chance"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took your love for granite
Original Lyrics:
I took your love for granted
Madonna's, "You Must Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Seven seas disappear
Original Lyrics:
Certainties disappear
Madonna's, "You'll See"
Misheard Lyrics:
It will be in mind
Original Lyrics:
It will be mine
Right Said Fred's, "Those Simple Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I needed was a sturdy glove to make it right
Original Lyrics:
All I needed was a turtle dove to make it right
Right Said Fred's, "Those Simple Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Phillies saw and loved
Original Lyrics:
The film we saw and loved
Skin Up's, "A Juicy Red Apple"
Misheard Lyrics:
Muff juice is sweeter
Original Lyrics:
My juice is sweeter
 
2000s
Cast of Between the Lions', "Cliff Hanger"
Misheard Lyrics:
Clint Eastwood hanging from a cliff
Original Lyrics:
Cliff Hanger hanging from a cliff
Cast of Between the Lions', "Fun with Chicken Jane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look, look, sing, sing
Original Lyrics:
Look, look, see, see
Cast of Between the Lions', "What's Cooking?"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's cooking? It's Theo and Cleo
Chicken, what's cooking?
Original Lyrics:
What's Cooking? with Theo and Cleo
Check out what's cooking
Christina Aguilera's, "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't wanna be a blame to you, baby
Original Lyrics:
Don't wanna play that game with you, baby
Disturbed's, "Conflict"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am your Anime!
Original Lyrics:
I am your
Enemy!
Your number one hated
Enemy!
Madonna's, "American Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Will it let me fart?
Original Lyrics:
Will it get me far?
Madonna's, "Die Another Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got make up, yes and no
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna wake up, yes and no
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell me to start
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell me to stop
Madonna's, "Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's too much per-fusion
Original Lyrics:
There's too much confusion
Madonna's, "Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody goes to Hollywood
Original Lyrics:
Everybody comes to Hollywood
Madonna's, "Love Profusion"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make me fail
Original Lyrics:
You make me feel
Madonna's, "Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've had it all before
Original Lyrics:
I've heard it all before
Right Said Fred's, "You're My Mate"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's go for a treat
or
Let's go for a dream
or
Let's go to the street
Original Lyrics:
Let's go for a drink
 
country
Keith Urban's, "You'll Think of Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And take your hat and leave my sweater
Original Lyrics:
And take your cap and leave my sweater
 
misc
Taylor Swift's, "Anti Hero"
Misheard Lyrics:
A T, Thai
Original Lyrics:
At teatime
Traditional's, "Baa Baa Black Sheep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baa baa, black sheep
Hairy, hairy moon
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags spoon
One for the monster
One for the day
One for the little boy, at least down du hay.
Original Lyrics:
Baa baa, black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags full
One for my master
One for the dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
 
xmas
Eartha Kitt's, "Santa Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been an awful good bird
Original Lyrics:
I've been an awful good girl
Johnny Mathis', "Sleigh Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling for Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling "Yoo-hoo!"
Johnny Mathis', "Sleigh Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling for YouTube
Original Lyrics:
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling "Yoo-hoo!"
The Beach Boys', "Little Saint Nick"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's giving up for rent
Original Lyrics:
She's candy apple red
Thurl Ravenscroft's, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're a fowl one, Mr. Grinch
Original Lyrics:
You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch
Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, it's good here, it doesn't surprise me
or
Well, it's better here, it doesn't surprise me
Original Lyrics:
Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me

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