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1960s
Neil Diamond's, "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl, you'll be in London soon
Original Lyrics:
Girl, you'll be a woman soon
The Rivieras', "California Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Play Twister, I’ll twist
Original Lyrics:
They twist and I’ll twist
 
1970s
10cc's, "Good Morning Judge"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in travels
Original Lyrics:
I'm in trouble
10cc's, "I'm Mandy Fly Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've often heard her tingle
Original Lyrics:
I've often heard her jingle
10cc's, "The Dean and I"
Misheard Lyrics:
100 ways
Original Lyrics:
Hum drum ways
Eddie Money's, "Maybe I'm a Fool"
Misheard Lyrics:
And maybe I'm long
Original Lyrics:
And maybe I'm wrong
Jim Stafford's, "My Girl Bill"
Misheard Lyrics:
William's hands were shaky
Original Lyrics:
William's hands were shaking
Neil Diamond's, "If You Know What I Mean"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you hear it, kids?
Original Lyrics:
Can you hear it, babe?
The Cars', "Let's Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's driving away with her two lights on
...
She's winding them down on the crap machine
...
She's got wonderful eyes
And a risqué mouth
And when I asked her before
She said she's holding it out
Original Lyrics:
She's driving away with the dim lights on
...
She's winding them down on her clock machine
...
She's got wonderful eyes
And a risqué mouth
And when I asked her before
She said she's holding out
Vince Guaraldi's, "Little Birdie"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s not easy
or
It’s so lazy
Original Lyrics:
It’s amazing
(later)
It’s so easy
 
1980s
Commercial's, "Heineken"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come to Tinker Bell, I'll have a Heineken
Original Lyrics:
Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken
Commercial's, "WNEW-TV: Forty Years of Fine Tuning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Forty years of shampooing
Original Lyrics:
Forty years of fine tuning
Disney's 'The Little Mermaid''s, "Part of Your World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pregnant women
Sick of swimmin'
Original Lyrics:
Bright young women
Sick of swimmin'
Eddie Money's, "Endless Nights"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're telling my life upon
Original Lyrics:
You're tearing my life apart
Eddie Money's, "The Love in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's Ore-Ida
Original Lyrics:
That's alright
Hall & Oates', "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics:
Watch out, boy, she’s Julia
Original Lyrics:
Watch out, boy, she’ll chew you up
John Mellencamp's, "This Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've had a lot of ghouls in my life
Original Lyrics:
I've had a lot of girls in my life
Quarterflash's, "Harden My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m gonna drive my car
Original Lyrics:
I’m gonna harden my heart
Quincy Jones and James Ingram's, "One Hundred Ways"
Misheard Lyrics:
If it's one false start she wants, go all the way
Original Lyrics:
If it's one more star she wants, go all the way
Sting's, "Gabriel's Message"
Misheard Lyrics:
His eyes his way
Original Lyrics:
His eyes as flame
The Cars', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can’t go on
Thinking nothing’s wrong for now
Original Lyrics:
You can’t go on
Thinking nothing’s wrong, but bye
The Cars', "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a hole on you
Original Lyrics:
Got a hold on you
 
1990s
Eddie Money's, "Peace in Our Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Barney
Original Lyrics:
Oh, darling
Neil Young's, "Harvest Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like children sweeping, we could dream this night away
Original Lyrics:
Just like children sleeping, we could dream this night away
Prince's, "Diamonds and Pearls"
Misheard Lyrics:
I finally command because I understand that love must be the master plan
(Later)
There will be a time when I will blow your mind
Original Lyrics:
Am I the weaker man because I understand that love must be the master plan?
(Later)
There will be a time when love will blow your mind
Stone Temple Pilots', "Big Empty"
Misheard Lyrics:
No constipation
Original Lyrics:
No conversation
Teletubbies', "Teletubbies Say ‘Eh-Oh!’"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say “hell no!”
Original Lyrics:
Say “hello!”
 
2000s
Backstreet Boys', "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dinty Moore
Original Lyrics:
Guilty roads
Bruce Springsteen's, "The Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Exhausting all your fiery lights
Original Lyrics:
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light
Cast of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'s, "Look Don't Touch"
Misheard Lyrics:
Even though you love it so much
Original Lyrics:
Even though you want it so much
Justin Timberlake's, "Sexyback"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lemme see what you're torquing with
Original Lyrics:
Lemme see what you're twerking with
Meg Myers', "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics:
I really want your poison, ah ah ah
Original Lyrics:
I really want your poison l-o-o-ove
 
2010s
Commercial's, "Wayfair"
Misheard Lyrics:
Naysayers got just what I need
Original Lyrics:
Wayfair, you got just what I need
Ed Sheeran's, "Celestial"
Misheard Lyrics:
A lesbian
Original Lyrics:
Celestial
Lady Gaga's, "Heavy Metal Lover"
Misheard Lyrics:
Red wine, cheap perfume and a filthy c*nt
Original Lyrics:
Red wine, cheap perfume and a filthy pout
Polo G's, "Better Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chilling with the cars like a saddle eye,
Eh, pee on my arm, and it's shining bright
Original Lyrics:
Chilling with the stars like a satellite,
AP on my arm, and it's shining bright
 
country
Aaron Tippin's, "That's As Close As I'll Get to Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe I'll never watch you dressing
Or walk south to familiars on the farm
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'll never watch you dressing
I won't sound too familiar on the phone
Faith Hill's, "Someone Else's Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living up to someone else's dream
or
Waking up from someone else's dream
Original Lyrics:
Waking up in someone else's dream
Faith Hill's, "Someone Else's Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, it's someone else's dream
Original Lyrics:
Oh, in someone else's dream
Faith Hill's, "Someone Else's Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave to look great
Original Lyrics:
She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave from the parade
Faith Hill's, "Someone Else's Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was just picked pageant queen
Original Lyrics:
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
Lorne Greene's, "Bonanza"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our birthright, Nancy Cartwright, Bonanza
Original Lyrics:
Our birthright is this Cartwright Bonanza
Lorne Greene's, "Ringo"
Misheard Lyrics:
And late that night I said goodbye to Ringo
Original Lyrics:
And late that night I saved the life of Ringo
 
misc
Barr's, "Heat Wave"
Misheard Lyrics:
Passing phases where you've been
Original Lyrics:
Passing phases you wear thin
Commercial's, "Old Navy"
Misheard Lyrics:
'tis the season for bad ass giving
Original Lyrics:
'tis the season for #giving
 
xmas
Cliff Richard's, "Mistletoe & Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
A time to rejoice in the goolies we see
Original Lyrics:
A time to rejoice in the good that we see
Commercial's, "Hess Toy Truck"
Misheard Lyrics:
The kids are back and you never say never
Original Lyrics:
The Hess truck's back and it's better than ever
NewSong's, "The Christmas Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sarah wants to buy me shoes
or
Sarah wants to buy these shoes
or
Sure, I want to buy these shoes
Original Lyrics:
Sir, I want to buy these shoes
Sting's, "Soul Cake"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's smokin'
Original Lyrics:
A soul cake
Traditional's, "Over the River and Through the Woods"
Misheard Lyrics:
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh over wild and drifting snow
or
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh over wide and drifting snow
Original Lyrics:
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh thru the white and drifted snow

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