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1950s
Big Bopper's, "Chantilly Lace"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, you're sleepy
Original Lyrics:
Oh, you sweet thing
 
1960s
The Guess Who's, "Undun"
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s got a gun.
Original Lyrics:
She's come undone.
 
1970s
Led Zeppelin's, "Whole Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You need top g's
Original Lyrics:
You need coolin'
Rod Stewart's, "Get Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
For some California traffic
Original Lyrics:
For some California grass
Rod Stewart's, "Oh No Not My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I didn't believe a single word of you
Original Lyrics:
I didn't believe a single word was true
Rod Stewart's, "The Killing of Georgie"
Misheard Lyrics:
So called Liberty days
Original Lyrics:
So called liberated days
Rod Stewart's, "You Wear It Well"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I'm eatin' my Oreo
Original Lyrics:
Now I'm eatin' my heart out
Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big ol' Chad and the wino
Original Lyrics:
Big ol' jet airliner
Toto's, "Hold the Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pokémon!
Original Lyrics:
Hold the line!
 
1980s
D Train's, "Keep On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ping pong
or
King Kong
Original Lyrics:
Keep on
D Train's, "You're the One for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
The woman be mine
Original Lyrics:
The world will be mine
D Train's, "You're the One for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where would you be without some salt?
Original Lyrics:
Where would you be without a song?
De La Soul's, "Eye Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me lay my hand across yours and aim a p*** upon your cheek
OR
Let me lay my hand across yours, her name is P***, upon your cheek
Original Lyrics:
Let me lay my hand across yours and aim a kiss upon your cheek
Echo and the Bunnymen's, "Bring on the Dancing Horses"
Misheard Lyrics:
Megastore
Original Lyrics:
Made of stone
Men Without Hats', "Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you can act real cool and go to Liverpool
And I can act like an imbecile.
Original Lyrics:
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And I can act like an imbecile.
Rod Stewart's, "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)"
Misheard Lyrics:
If Mother Goose is wrong
Original Lyrics:
If loving you is wrong
Rod Stewart's, "My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Clean
Original Lyrics:
Miss you babe
Rod Stewart's, "Sweet Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics:
You ruffle my eagle but not my bed
Original Lyrics:
You ruffle my ego but not my bed
Rod Stewart's, "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Under a hot Jamaican song
Original Lyrics:
Under a hot Jamaican sun
The Fixx's, "Reach The Beach"
Misheard Lyrics:
Forgottalyzing to distract me
Original Lyrics:
Forgotten lies aim to distract me
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rises like a limp-wrist above the saragetti
Original Lyrics:
Rises like a Olympus above the Serengeti
 
1990s
Black Crowes', "Hard To Handle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Harold and Hannah now
Original Lyrics:
Hard to handle now
Cast of Barney & Friends', "Have a Snack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Half a snack
or
Have a smack
Original Lyrics:
Have a snack
Creed's, "Higher"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you take the iron?
Original Lyrics:
Can you take me higher?
Lauryn Hill's, "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The pretty cavemen, claiming that they did a basement
Need to take care of their 304 kids then
They facing a court case when the child's support late
Money shaking, heartbreak, now you wonder why women hate me
Original Lyrics:
The pretty face men, claiming that they did a bid men
Need to take care of their three and four kids then
They facing a court case when the child's support late
Money taking, heart breaking now you wonder why women hate men
Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wear gumballs when you are not near
OR
I wear goalposts when you are not near
OR
I wear cannonballs when you are not near
OR
I fart cannonballs when you are not near
Original Lyrics:
My world crumbles when you are not near
Phil Perry's, "Amazing Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Unforgiven
Original Lyrics:
I'm forgiven
Phil Perry's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know that we have got to fart
Original Lyrics:
I know that we have got to part
Phil Perry's, "Forever"
Misheard Lyrics:
So hold your breasts
Original Lyrics:
So hold your breath
Rod Stewart's, "Ooh La La"
Misheard Lyrics:
They'll track you
Original Lyrics:
They'll trap you
Rod Stewart's, "Ruby Tuesday"
Misheard Lyrics:
While the song is right
Original Lyrics:
While the sun is bright
Rod Stewart's, "Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Norman speaks English
Original Lyrics:
No one speaks English
Rod Stewart's, "You're the Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
You came into my light
or
You came into my night
Original Lyrics:
You came into my life
Whitney Houston's, "I Learned From The Best"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you think I'd still care
That there'd be a warm feeling there
Original Lyrics:
Did you think I'd still care
That there'd be more feeling there
 
2000s
Cast of Between the Lions', "The Click Heard ‘round the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes I’m not Mickey Mouse
Original Lyrics:
Yes I’m one mighty mouse
Kevin Lyttle's, "Turn Me On"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got me normal.
[Later]
Go right harder on me.
Original Lyrics:
You're going home.
[Later]
Girl, wine all around me.
Rod Stewart's, "I Can't Deny It"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just you in my car
Original Lyrics:
It's just you in my heart
Sum 41's, "Fat Lip"
Misheard Lyrics:
The doctor said my mom should have had some bulls***
Original Lyrics:
The doctor said my mom should have had an abortion
 
2010s
Bruno Mars', "It Will Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll pick up these broken peace is till I'm bleeding
Original Lyrics:
I'll pick up these broken pieces till I'm bleeding
Miley Cyrus', "Wrecking Ball"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never hit so hard enough.
Original Lyrics:
I never hit so hard in love.
Taio Cruz's, "Dynamite"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m wearing out my favourite brands, brands, brands, brands
Original Lyrics:
I’m wearing all my favourite brands, brands, brands, brands
The Script's, "Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can we just go back to Venus again?
Original Lyrics:
Can we just go back to being us again?
 
misc
Commercial 's, "Freevee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Three feet
Original Lyrics:
Freevee
Ed Sheeran's, "Celestial"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like my jungled stars and were dancing out in despair.
Original Lyrics:
Like I’m drunk on stars and we’re dancing out in the space.
 
xmas
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a worm outside your window
Original Lyrics:
There's a world outside your window
Jona Lewie's, "Stop the Cavalry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mary madly waits at home,
She's berated me all year long.
Original Lyrics:
Mary Bradley waits at home,
She's been waiting all year long.
Mariah Carey's, "Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody’s snoring
Original Lyrics:
Everybody’s smiling
Taylor Swift's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Crash the savior is born
Original Lyrics:
Christ the savior is born
The Beach Boys', "The Man with All the Toys"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's the maker of all the toys
Original Lyrics:
He's the man with all the toys
Traditional's, "The Wassail Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
He come from the courage
Original Lyrics:
He come from the glory

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