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1960s
The Banana Splits', "Tra La La (One Banana, Two Banana)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four bananas make 'em butcher, so do many more
Original Lyrics:
Four bananas make a bunch and so do many more
The Beatles', "Good Day Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a laugh
Original Lyrics:
I need to laugh
 
1970s
ABBA's, "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love me or hate me
Original Lyrics:
Love me or leave me
ABBA's, "Ring Ring"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes I'm done with feeding you
Original Lyrics:
Yes I'm down and feeling blue
ABBA's, "Summer Night City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waiting for the solar-I
Original Lyrics:
Waiting for the sunrise
Carly Simon's, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Misheard Lyrics:
His silhouette glows in the dark
Original Lyrics:
His cigarette glows in the dark
Orchestra of St. Luke's', "The People Are the Heroes Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
The people are the heroes now
Behemoth holds the presents above
Original Lyrics:
The people are the heroes now
Behemoth pulls the peasants' plough
Parliament's, "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pick up the phone
Original Lyrics:
We got the funk
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Met a man from China
Turned out he was a minor
Original Lyrics:
Met a man from China
Went down to Geisha Minah
Ray, Goodman & Brown's, "Special Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sittin' on top of the whirl
Original Lyrics:
Sittin' on top of the world
Sister Sledge's, "He's the Greatest Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want the black
He's the greatest dancer
Original Lyrics:
Oh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
The Miracles', "Love Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just a rogue machine
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a love machine
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, you got to nix it, child
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, you got to mix it, child
 
1980s
ABBA's, "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have a mutual friend
Original Lyrics:
I have a very good friend
ABBA's, "Under Attack"
Misheard Lyrics:
My residence running home
Original Lyrics:
My resistance's running low
Climie Fisher's, "Love Changes (Everything)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love makes the rules for fools to keep
Original Lyrics:
Love makes the rules from fools to kings
Devo's, "Whip It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tattoo the Texas. It’s not too late.
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
Marillion's, "Jigsaw"
Misheard Lyrics:
Casual fissions haunt the ripples of the trading room
Dream coins for the fountain, or to cover your eyes
Original Lyrics:
Puzzled visions haunt the ripples of a Trevi moon
Dream coins for the fountain, or to cover your eyes
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's, "Genetic Engineering"
Misheard Lyrics:
Teacher, judges, potion, entertainment
Original Lyrics:
Creature, judgement, butcher, engineer
Misheard Lyrics:
Who loves to see
Original Lyrics:
Who longs to see
Misheard Lyrics:
We're taking size 18
Original Lyrics:
We're taking sides again
Misheard Lyrics:
It's my erection
Original Lyrics:
It's my direction
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's, "Talking Loud and Clear"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lying in my grasp
Original Lyrics:
Lying in the grass
The Buggles', "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anyone killed the radio song
Original Lyrics:
Video killed the radio star
 
1990s
Better Than Ezra's, "Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
It looks good, oh when oh Winnie whoa ho.
Original Lyrics:
It was good, living with you, ah-ah
Betty Boo's, "Where Are You Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've used up all my tissues 'cause there's more serious sub-issues
(Later)
My wife has disappeared, this feeling is really weird
Original Lyrics:
I've used up all my tissues 'cause there's more serious of issues
(Later)
Oh why has he disappeared, this feeling is really weird
Black Box's, "Strike It Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sticky buns
Original Lyrics:
Strike It Up
Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
You don't like my point of view
You Saddam Hussein
Original Lyrics:
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
You don't like my point of view
You think that I'm insane
Janet Jackson's, "Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
My saw you took away
Original Lyrics:
My soul you took away
Lightning Seeds', "Sugar Coated Iceberg"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't care if it kills me, coffee thrills me
Original Lyrics:
I don't care if it kills me 'cause it thrills me
Misheard Lyrics:
Say it isn't night
Original Lyrics:
Say it isn't right
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll always stink together
Original Lyrics:
We'll always stick together
Simply Red's, "Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't you see that I
Wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms, ah
Ophelia, I hope you comprehend
Original Lyrics:
Can't you see that I
Wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms, I
I feel ya, I hope you comprehend
 
2000s
Everclear's, "Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everything is muddy for now
Original Lyrics:
Everything is wonderful now
Misheard Lyrics:
Be easy, don't make decisions that are mad
OR
Be easy, don't make decisions that are bad
Original Lyrics:
Be easy, don't make decisions while you're mad
Madonna's, "Don’t Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the song not to shine
Original Lyrics:
Tell the sun not to shine
 
2010s
Ava Max's, "Kings and Queens"
Misheard Lyrics:
You may think I’m weak without a soul
Original Lyrics:
You may think I’m weak without a sword
Rihanna's, "What's My Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
Looking for a guy, a postal worker
Original Lyrics:
Looking for a guy, to put in work uh
 
misc
ABBA's, "Don't Shut Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now it's a choir
Original Lyrics:
Now it's quiet
ABBA's, "I Still Have Faith in You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you have it in meat?
or
Do you have it in need?
Original Lyrics:
Do you have it in me?
 
xmas
Backstreet Boys', "Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
The smell of jigsaws in the air
Original Lyrics:
The smell of chestnuts in the air
Backstreet Boys', "It's Christmas Time Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bells shine inside a peephole
Original Lyrics:
Bells shine inside a steeple
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics:
The greatest gift they'll get this year is flies
Original Lyrics:
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
Bing Crosby's, "Silver Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
Evening stoplights
Original Lyrics:
Even stoplights
Frank Sinatra's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
One horse soap and sleigh
Original Lyrics:
In a one-horse open sleigh
The Royal Guardsmen's, "Snoopy’s Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
And three guilty men
Original Lyrics:
And good will to men
VeggieTales', "Can't Believe It's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
My favorite time of ear
Original Lyrics:
My favorite time of year
Vince Guaraldi Trio's, "Christmas Time is Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
Movies everywhere
Original Lyrics:
Beauty everywhere
Wizzard's, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let the bells ring out for Hitler
Original Lyrics:
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
Wizzard's, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh I wish it could be p***-ups everyday
Original Lyrics:
Oh I wish it could be Christmas everyday

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