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1950s
Little Richard's, "Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
I stick it to you, baby, please, don't leave me alone
Original Lyrics:
I been good to you, baby, please, don't leave me alone
 
1960s
Cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
Misheard Lyrics:
City mayday, city, city mayday
Original Lyrics:
Chitty bang bang, chitty chitty bang bang
Jan And Dean's, "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena"
Misheard Lyrics:
The car in her rickety old garage
Is a brand new, shiny red super stock car
Original Lyrics:
The car in her rickety old garage
Is a brand new, shiny red super stock Dodge
The Band's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't raise the cane back up
When it's in the field
Original Lyrics:
You can't raise a Caine back up
When it's in defeat.
Misheard Lyrics:
DMV, DMV, 49
Original Lyrics:
Giddy up, giddy up, 409
 
1970s
Cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's, "Everlasting Gobstoppers/Oompa Loompa"
Misheard Lyrics:
The way that a gal does
Original Lyrics:
The way that a cow does
Cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's, "I Want It Now/Oompa Loompa"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who do you play when your kid is a...threat?
Original Lyrics:
Who do you blame when your kid is a...brat?
Misheard Lyrics:
If you want a new pair of guys
Original Lyrics:
If you want to view paradise
Cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's, "Wonkamobile, Wonkavision/Oompa Loompa"
Misheard Lyrics:
What do you get from a lot in 3D?
Original Lyrics:
What do you get from a glut of TV?
Eagles', "Best of My Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You get the best of why not
Original Lyrics:
You get the best of my love
Giorgio Moroder's, "From Here to Eternity"
Misheard Lyrics:
That’s where she gets me
Original Lyrics:
That’s where she takes me
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams', "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late"
Misheard Lyrics:
They say it’s over
Original Lyrics:
Yes it’s over
Steely Dan's, "Deacon Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Call me peekaboo
Original Lyrics:
Call me Deacon Blues
The Manhattans', "Don't Take Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jack went up the hill for Bill
Original Lyrics:
Jack went up the hill for Jill
 
1980s
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Martin Mull
Original Lyrics:
Modern love
Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come On Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics:
I cum dirty
I cum on my knees
Original Lyrics:
Verge on dirty
Oh, come on, Eileen
Gloria Estefan's, "Get On Your Feet"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up and make a hashtag
Original Lyrics:
Get up and make it happen
Irene Cara's, "The Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
D.C. sign
Original Lyrics:
Deep inside
John Mellencamp's, "Paper in Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paintball and fire
Original Lyrics:
Paper in fire
Kate Bush's, "Night of the Swallow"
Misheard Lyrics:
i'll whisk em up in the mulier light
Original Lyrics:
I'll whisk 'em up in no moonlight
Madonna's, "Into the Groove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get into the crew
Original Lyrics:
Get into the groove
Morrissey's, "Interesting Drug"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blah blah blah blah blah
Original Lyrics:
La la la la la
Morrissey's, "My Love Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give a little sardines
or
Give a little saltines
Original Lyrics:
Give a little something
Patti LaBelle's, "New Attitude"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got my new pair of shoes
Original Lyrics:
I got a new attitude
Thomas Dolby's, "She Blinded Me with Science"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can smell the tentacles
Original Lyrics:
I can smell the chemicals
Tom Petty's, "Runnin’ Down a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Me and I were singin’
Original Lyrics:
Me and Del were singin’
 
1990s
Coolio's, "It's All the Way Live (Now)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're proud to say, "Welcome to the potty"
Original Lyrics:
We're proud to say, "Welcome to the party"
Coolio's, "Too Hot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Food be treatin'
Original Lyrics:
Fools be trippin'
Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockafeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics:
Check it out now, Vauxhall Brother
Original Lyrics:
Check it out now, funk soul brother.
Morrissey's, "Hold On to Your Friends"
Misheard Lyrics:
Obama trust
Original Lyrics:
A bond of trust
Morrissey's, "The Boy Racer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm jealous of that song
Original Lyrics:
I'm jealous, that's all
Seal's, "Kiss from a Rose"
Misheard Lyrics:
A light hits the groom from the dead
Original Lyrics:
A light hits the bloom on the gray
‘N Sync's, "(God Must Have Spent) a Little More Time on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your love is like a rainbow
Original Lyrics:
Your love is like a river
 
2000s
Veruca Salt's, "Seether"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't find a seagull
Original Lyrics:
Can't find the seether
 
2010s
Gotye featuring Kimbra's, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
She didn’t have to put me on
Original Lyrics:
But you didn’t have to cut me off
M'Black's, "Crush"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you save me, oh you crush me
And you kill me, oh you love me
Original Lyrics:
And you save me only to crush me
And you kill me only to love me
Pink's, "Raise Your Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
So rinse your glass
Original Lyrics:
So raise your glass
 
misc
Rosa Linn's, "SNAP"
Misheard Lyrics:
Since June 22nd
My head's been on fire
Original Lyrics:
Since June 22nd
My heart's been on fire
Tiësto & Tate McRae's, "10:35"
Misheard Lyrics:
So don't you worry
About tonight
Original Lyrics:
So don't you worry
About tomorrow
 
xmas
Amy Grant's, "A Christmas to Remember"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s Christmas in December
Original Lyrics:
A Christmas to remember
Brenda Lee's, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every couple tries to start
Original Lyrics:
Every couple tries to stop
Brenda Lee's, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let the Christmas be replaced
Original Lyrics:
Let the Christmas spirit ring
Brenda Lee's, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
You will get a Santa little feeling when you're here
Original Lyrics:
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Dean Martin's, "A Marshmallow World"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a 3D day
Original Lyrics:
It's a whipped cream day
Dean Martin's, "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Misheard Lyrics:
The ladies might think
Original Lyrics:
The neighbors might think
Frank Sinatra's, "The Christmas Waltz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Frosted little flakes
Original Lyrics:
Frosted window panes
Kelly Clarkson's, "Underneath the Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Snow is falling as America sees
Original Lyrics:
Snow is falling as the carolers sing
Stevie Wonder's, "What Christmas Means to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Quiet-singing carols
or
Quiet seeing candles
Original Lyrics:
Choirs singing carols
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers', "Christmas All Over Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody’s swinging
Original Lyrics:
Everybody’s singing
‘N Sync's, "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all the reasons we know
Original Lyrics:
And all the presents from above

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