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1960s
Crosby, Stills, and Nash's, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lazy lilting Leary
Original Lyrics:
Lacy lilting lady
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't nothing like a 3D baby
Original Lyrics:
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
 
1970s
Aretha Franklin's, "Until You Come Back to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I sit and wait in pain
Original Lyrics:
I sit and wait in vain
Carly Simon & James Taylor's, "Mockingbird"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna get myself some Gatorade
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna get myself a better way
Elvin Bishop's, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Colorado radio
Original Lyrics:
fooled around and fell in love
Jethro Tull's, "Locomotive Breath"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pouring down the corridor
Original Lyrics:
Crawling down the corridor
Leif Garrett's, "I Was Made for Dancin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
My name is Ted Danson
Original Lyrics:
I was made for dancin'
Misheard Lyrics:
Disco dirt
Original Lyrics:
Disco Duck
Stealers Wheel's, "Stuck in the Middle with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doofus to the right
or
Goofus to the right
Original Lyrics:
Jokers to the right
Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Foreign debt
Original Lyrics:
Ballroom blitz
The Captain and Tennille's, "Muskrat Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the chest bug
Original Lyrics:
Do the jitterbug
The Ramones', "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's cream puff
Original Lyrics:
Blitzkrieg pop
 
1980s
Bobby Brown's, "Don't Be Cruel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Choking food
Original Lyrics:
Don't be cruel
Bruce Springsteen's, "I'm on Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can take the fire
Original Lyrics:
I can take you higher
Eric Carmen's, "Make Me Lose Control"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Barbie
Original Lyrics:
My darlin'
Misheard Lyrics:
I've had a headache, yeah
Original Lyrics:
I've had a bad day, yeah
Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics:
She sees the cat
Original Lyrics:
She seems to have
Huey Lewis and the News', "I Want a New Drug"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want RuPaul
Original Lyrics:
I want a new drug
J. Geils Band's, "Centerfold"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll take this car, yes we will, we'll take this car and drive it.
We'll take it to a hotel room and take 'em off and drive it.
Original Lyrics:
We'll take this car, yes we will, we'll take this car and drive it.
We'll take it to a hotel room and take 'em off in private.
Loverboy's, "Turn Me Loose"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was born to drink
Original Lyrics:
I was born to dream
Madonna's, "Dear Jessie"
Misheard Lyrics:
If the make up Maybelline
Original Lyrics:
If the land of make believe
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm bleeding for you, dear
Original Lyrics:
My pleading for you, dear
Paula Abdul's, "Knocked Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got me washed out
Original Lyrics:
You got me knocked out
Starbuck's, "Moonlight Feels Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mariah feels right
Original Lyrics:
Moonlight feels right
The Go-Go's', "Turn to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I know what you're chewing
Original Lyrics:
But I know what you're doing
Thompson Twins', "Doctor! Doctor!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gimps at night give such delight.
Original Lyrics:
Ships at night give such delight.
 
1990s
Bobby Brown's, "Humpin' Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's popular now
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's humpin' around
Britney Spears', "…Baby One More Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
I must confess that I made a mess
Original Lyrics:
I must confess that my loneliness
Corona's, "Try Me Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I dressed up like a mother
Original Lyrics:
So I dressed up like a lover
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's, "Boom! Shake The Room"
Misheard Lyrics:
So pump up the volume along with the tampon
Original Lyrics:
So pump up the volume along with the tempo
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's, "Boom! Shake the Room"
Misheard Lyrics:
So tell my mother that I never made a wank jam
Original Lyrics:
So tell my mother that I never make a whack jam
Deee-Lite's, "Groove Is in the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Uh, some locks in this torso
Hot, got a deal, you wanna know
Delightful, truly Deee-liteful
Making it, doing it, 'specially at a show
Feeling kinda high like a Hendrix CD
Music makes motion, moves like amazing
Original Lyrics:
Uh, some looks in this torso
Hot, got a deal, you wanna know
Delightful, truly Deee-liteful
Making it, doing it, 'specially at a show
Feeling kinda high like a Hendrix haze
Music makes motion, moves like a maze
Garbage's, "Milk"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am red hot teacher
Original Lyrics:
I am red hot kitchen
Lighthouse Family's, "Goodbye Heartbreak"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't be blond
or
Don't be blonde
Original Lyrics:
Don't be blind
Radiohead's, "Lucky (Warchild)"
Misheard Lyrics:
An honor roll
Original Lyrics:
I'm on a roll
Roxette's, "How Do You Do!"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I feel like I'm laughing in a train
Original Lyrics:
And I feel like I'm laughing in a dream
Soul Asylum's, "Runaway Train"
Misheard Lyrics:
Runaway train never coming back
Run away on a one-way track
Original Lyrics:
Runaway train never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Soul Asylum's, "Runaway Train"
Misheard Lyrics:
This time I have really let myself run free
Runaway train never going back
One way on a one way track
Original Lyrics:
This time I have really led myself astray
Runaway train never going back
Wrong way on a one way track
The Outhere Brothers', "La La La Hey Hey"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the neighbors
Ain't just the neighbors
Original Lyrics:
All the ladies
Ain't just the ladies
 
2000s
Britney Spears', "Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s so naughty, she’s a star
Original Lyrics:
She’s so lucky, she’s a star
 
2010s
Misheard Lyrics:
Why, why, why?
When I'm with you, all I get is white dots.
Original Lyrics:
Wild, wild, wild.
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts.
 
misc
Misheard Lyrics:
Mop it up girl; daddy's getting hot at the Body Shop
Original Lyrics:
Mommy don't know daddy's getting hot at the Body Shop
 
xmas
Bobby Helms', "Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby bell, baby bell, baby bell rock
or
Babybel, Babybel, Babybel rock
Original Lyrics:
Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock
Britney Spears', "My Only Wish (This Year)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cell phones are my only wish this year
Original Lyrics:
Santa, that’s my only wish this year
Burl Ives', "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Princess once for me
Original Lyrics:
Kiss her once for me
Celine Dion's, "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let all the pilgrims know
Original Lyrics:
Let all the children know
Gloria Estefan's, "Christmas Through Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna see pretzels through your eyes
Original Lyrics:
I wanna see Christmas through your eyes
Gloria Estefan's, "Love on Layaway"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want diapers, rings, perfume or brand new shoes
Original Lyrics:
I don't want diamond rings, perfume or brand new shoes
Jackson 5's, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics:
She didn’t see me freak
Original Lyrics:
She didn’t see me creep
Shawn Mendes', "Once in Royal David's City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Once in Boys and Davids city stood a lonely crackle shed
Original Lyrics:
Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed

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