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1950s
Disney's Cinderella's, "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Salad and gouda chicken tabouleh
Bibbidi bobbidi boo
Original Lyrics:
Saliga-doola, menchika-boola
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
 
1960s
Frankie Valli's, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want you baby
Original Lyrics:
I love you baby
Lesley Gore's, "She's a Fool"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a fool (shack-a-doodle)
Original Lyrics:
She's a fool (shag-a-doo-la)
 
1970s
America's, "Ventura Highway"
Misheard Lyrics:
Alligator wizards in the air
Original Lyrics:
Alligator lizards in the air
Andrea True Connection's, "More, More, More"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Original Lyrics:
More, more, more
Barry Manilow's, "This One’s for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
This one will make a sale
Original Lyrics:
This one will never sell
Boz Scaggs', "Lido Shuffle"
Misheard Lyrics:
One more child gonna get it
One last child gonna get it
One more for the road.
Original Lyrics:
One more job gonna get it
One last job 'fore we quit it
One more for the road.
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's blues in the blender
Original Lyrics:
There's booze in the blender
The Trammps', "Disco Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got to go in strong.
That is when my spunk got hot
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's going strong
That's when my spark got hot.
Yes', "Long Distance Runaround (Long Version)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot colour melting: I turn to stone.
Original Lyrics:
Hot colour melting the anger to stone.
 
1980s
Billy Joel's, "Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as any woman had the chance
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can.
Christopher Cross', "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics:
All of his life, he's mastered choice.
Original Lyrics:
All of his life, he's masked his choice.
Def Leppard's, "Rocket"
Misheard Lyrics:
Midnight sleep mattress
Original Lyrics:
Midnight street magic
Eurythmics', "Love Is a Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics:
As you stumble in the deep freeze
Original Lyrics:
As you stumble in the debris
Fleetwood Mac's, "Little Lies"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tommy lies
OR
Tony lies
Original Lyrics:
Tell me lies
Metallica's, "Battery"
Misheard Lyrics:
Petteri
Original Lyrics:
Battery
Sisters of Mercy's, "Lucretia My Reflection "
Misheard Lyrics:
I hear the vampire dance
Original Lyrics:
I tear your empire down
 
1990s
Backstreet Boys', "As Long As You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
What you did and where you're coming from,
I don't care, as long as you love me, Big Man.
Original Lyrics:
What you did and where you're coming from,
I don't care, as long as you love me, baby.
Backstreet Boys', "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can I sex you all?
Original Lyrics:
Am I sexual?
Def Leppard's, "Make Love Like a Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every guy radical
Original Lyrics:
Every guy, grab a girl
Shabba Ranks', "Family Affair"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's not too big, I am Cher!
Original Lyrics:
It's not too big to share
Squeeze's, "This Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when we're skipping storms tonight
It feels so good that you're with me
OR
And when we're skipping stones tonight
It feels so good that you're with me
This summer there won't be a cloud in the sky
I'm so naked I feel I could take on a fly
This summer we've rolled up the sheets of the bed
Original Lyrics:
And when we're skimming stones tonight
It feels so good that you're with me
This summer there won't be a cloud in the sky
I'm so made up I feel I could take off and fly
This summer we've pulled all the sheets off the bed
Sting's, "I Was Brought to My Senses"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked on the banks of time
or
I walked on the banks of thyme
Original Lyrics:
I walked on the banks of Tyne
Sting's, "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"
Misheard Lyrics:
He'll graduate
Original Lyrics:
He'll guide you well
Sting's, "You Still Touch Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And that snout
Original Lyrics:
In that smile
Voltaire's, "When You're Evil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m the demon in your head
Original Lyrics:
I'm the pea beneath your bed.
 
2000s
Backstreet Boys', "Drowning"
Misheard Lyrics:
And every time I try to rise a boat
Original Lyrics:
And every time I try to rise above
Backstreet Boys', "Drowning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, I'm a stripper
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'm a drifter
Backstreet Boys', "Drowning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every time I try to write a book, I'm swept away by love.
Original Lyrics:
Every time I try to rise above, I'm swept away by love.
Backstreet Boys', "Drowning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl, you left me breath mints, but it's OK.
Original Lyrics:
Girl, you leave me breathless, but it's okay.
Backstreet Boys', "Drowning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl, you're really brainless
But it's OK
'Cause I'm your rival and I'm brainless
And all the same.
Original Lyrics:
Girl you leave me breathless
But it's okay
'Cause you are my survival
Now hear me say.
Dido's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics:
There will be no black cat above my door
Original Lyrics:
There will be no white flag above my door
Foo Fighters', "Best of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Without your moose
Original Lyrics:
Without your noose
Justin Timberlake's, "Cry Me a River"
Misheard Lyrics:
You were my song
or
You were my son
Original Lyrics:
You were my sun
Snow Patrol's, "Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can hardly speak or understand why you can't raise your voice to me
Original Lyrics:
I can hardly speak, I understand why you can't raise your voice to say
Sting's, "After the Rain Has Fallen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Their fires burn into July
Original Lyrics:
Their fires burn into the night
Sting's, "Send Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're 73
Original Lyrics:
You set me free
 
2010s
Jason Derulo's, "Savage Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sandwich love
Original Lyrics:
Savage love
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm too hot
God damn
Make a Dragon Ball retire, man.
Original Lyrics:
I'm too hot
Hot damn
Make a dragon wanna retire, man.
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Michelle Pfeiffer that white goat.
Original Lyrics:
This hit that ice cold Michelle Pfeiffer that white gold
Sia's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here comes the shade, here comes the shade
Original Lyrics:
Here comes the shame, here comes the shame
Sia's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby I don't need colored heels to have fun tonight
Original Lyrics:
Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight
 
country
Faith Hill's, "Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I had just won
Original Lyrics:
If I had just one
 
xmas
Billy Mack's, "Christmas Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gave your princess to me
Original Lyrics:
You gave your presents to me
Faith Hill's, "Where Are You, Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Christmas is cheer
Original Lyrics:
Christmas is here
Gene Autry's, "Here Comes Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Right down sand and cross lane
Original Lyrics:
Right down Santa Claus Lane
Josh Groban's, "Thankful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Each of us can find each other's love.
Original Lyrics:
Each of us can find each other's light.
Rankin-Bass', "A Year Without a Santa Claus (reprise)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get the reindeer, hit the plumma (plumber)!
or
Get the reindeer, hit the plummet!
Original Lyrics:
Get the reindeer hitched up, Mama!
Traditional's, "Away in a Manger"
Misheard Lyrics:
No cricket for bed
Original Lyrics:
No crib for a bed
Traditional's, "We Three Kings of Orient Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bearing gifts we travel so far
Original Lyrics:
Bearing gifts we traverse afar

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