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1970s
Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics:
Open sh*tty Burger King.
Original Lyrics:
Oh Bennie, she's really keen.
Elvis Presley's, "Amazing Grace"
Misheard Lyrics:
I once was lost but now I'm found,
Was hooray for puberty!
Original Lyrics:
I once was lost but now I'm found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Elvis Presley's, "Amazing Grace"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through many dangerous toys and snails
Original Lyrics:
Through many dangers, toils and snares
Rod Stewart's, "Hot Legs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot lips
Original Lyrics:
Hot legs
Stevie Wonder's, "Higher Ground"
Misheard Lyrics:
People keep on nursin’
Original Lyrics:
People keep on learnin’
Stevie Wonder's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics:
Very superficial
Original Lyrics:
Very superstitious
 
1980s
B.J. Thomas and Jennifer Warnes', "Growing Pains (As Long As We Got Each Other)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Show me that smile again
No place to love and limit on your crying
Original Lyrics:
Show me that smile again
Don't waste another minute on your crying
Elton John's, "I'm Still Standing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t you know that I’m still stabbing.
Original Lyrics:
Don't you know that I'm still standing?
Icicle Works', "Whisper To A Scream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Night sky— sends the Sun away
Original Lyrics:
Night time, sends us on our way
Jennifer Rush's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I am your neighbor
And you are my friend
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I am your lady
And you are my man
Richard Marx's, "Should've Known Better"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now all my friends
Original Lyrics:
Now I'm a prisoner
Richard Marx's, "Should've Known Better"
Misheard Lyrics:
There was notice that I wouldn't take
Original Lyrics:
There was no risk that I wouldn't take
Richard Marx's, "Should've Known Better"
Misheard Lyrics:
What I guess was that you'd just hold on
Original Lyrics:
All I ask is that you just hold on
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the haunting meatball for love at first sing
Original Lyrics:
On the hunt tonight for love at first sting
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be right in, rock you like a hurricane
Original Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brought to you like a hurricane!
Original Lyrics:
Rock you like a hurricane!
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a Burger King
Original Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a hernia
Original Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a honey ham
Original Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here I am, walking like a hurricane
Original Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here I am
Rock you like a hermit crab
Original Lyrics:
Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just helped him make it with some other dude
Original Lyrics:
Just have to make it with someone I choose
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just had to make it with some other dude
Original Lyrics:
Just have to make it with someone I choose
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just have to make it we're so un-obtuse
Original Lyrics:
Just have to make it with someone I choose
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
My buddy's burning, he farts it out
The fire is calming it breaks out loud
Lust is in cages till worm makes lose
Just have to get naked with someone I choose
Original Lyrics:
My body is burning, it starts to shout
Desire is coming it breaks out loud
Lust is in cages till storm breaks loose
Just have to make it with someone I choose
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a hundred nights for love at first sing
Original Lyrics:
On the hunt tonight for love at first sting
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the hunt tonight for love in Brazil
Original Lyrics:
On the hunt tonight for love at first sting
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Raunchy like a hurricane
Original Lyrics:
Rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Raunchy like her again
Original Lyrics:
Rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sam I am, rock I like green eggs and ham
Original Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sandwich man, wrap you up in Cellophane
Original Lyrics:
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
So what is wrong with Anais Nin?
Original Lyrics:
So what is wrong with another sin?
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bitch is hungry, she needs to sit down,
So give her inches, and feed her well.
Original Lyrics:
The bitch is hungry, she needs to tell
So give her inches, and feed her well
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bump is hungry, he wants Dijon
Original Lyrics:
The wolf is hungry, he runs the show
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
The fish is hungry, she needs to kill
Original Lyrics:
The bitch is hungry, she needs to tell
Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics:
The wolf is hungry, he runs to the shops
Original Lyrics:
The wolf is hungry, he runs to show
Scorpions', "Still Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes, I've hurt your pride, and you know what you can do
Original Lyrics:
Yes, I've hurt your pride, and I know what you've been through
 
1990s
Russell Hitchcock's, "Swear to Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm high water here, that you're always, always gonna love me
Original Lyrics:
I, I want to hear, that you're always, always gonna love me
Sade's, "No Ordinary Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is no ordinary dog
Original Lyrics:
This is no ordinary love
Misheard Lyrics:
And it’s just like the ocean honeymoon
Original Lyrics:
And it’s just like the ocean under the moon
 
2000s
ATB's, "9 PM (Till I Come)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kublai Khan
Genghis would say
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
Original Lyrics:
Till I come
Change it and say
Till I come
Till I come
Backstreet Boys', "Get Another Boyfriend"
Misheard Lyrics:
Listen miss, I mean it
There's nothing that you're worthy of,
You're just another player
Playing in the name of love
I've heard enough
Now this must come to an end
You don't have a boyfriend
Original Lyrics:
Listen, I mean it
There's nothing that he's worthy of
Just another player
Playing in the name of love
I've seen enough
Now this must come to an end
Get another boyfriend
Backstreet Boys', "Get Another Boyfriend"
Misheard Lyrics:
Or was it all the promises
Of diamonds or the party dresses
That turned you on
Original Lyrics:
Or was it all the promises
Of diamonds, pearls, and party dresses
That turn you on
Backstreet Boys', "If I Knew Then"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I knew then, what I know now
I wouldn't have sex
Original Lyrics:
If I knew then, what I know now
I wouldn't have said
Backstreet Boys', "Just Want You to Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just want Jews to know,
That I can't fighting to let you go
Original Lyrics:
I just want you to know,
That I've been fighting to let you go
Backstreet Boys', "Just Want You to Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just want Jews to know,
That you can't fighting to let you go
Original Lyrics:
I just want you to know,
That I've been fighting to let you go
Santana feat. Michelle Branch's, "The Game of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Outside the dawn
Original Lyrics:
Outside the door
Misheard Lyrics:
She gets to color Easter eggs
Original Lyrics:
She fell in love in East L.A.
 
2010s
Paramore's, "Hard Times"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I still don’t know how I identify
Original Lyrics:
And I still don’t know how I even survive
 
christian
Jars of Clay's, "Frail"
Misheard Lyrics:
Death they'll never find
Original Lyrics:
Depth they'll never find

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