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1950s
The Chords', "Sh-Boom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lightning McQueen
Original Lyrics:
Life could be a dream
 
1970s
Barry Manilow's, "Copacabana (At the Copa)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Her name is Lobo
Original Lyrics:
Her name is Lola
Blondie's, "One Way or Another"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna leave ya
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna win ya
Dave Edmunds', "I Hear You Knocking"
Misheard Lyrics:
I told you baby in '52
That I would never ogle you
Original Lyrics:
I told you way back in '52
That I would never go with you
Fleetwood Mac's, "Gold Dust Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'd better put your jeans on my p***y
Original Lyrics:
You better put your kingdom up for sale.
Gerry and the Pacemakers', "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
At the aisle of a store
Original Lyrics:
At the end of the storm
Grand Funk Railroad's, "Some Kind of Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s some kind of rubber ball
Original Lyrics:
She’s some kind of wonderful
Harry Nilsson's, "Jump Into the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can color the Muppets
Original Lyrics:
You can climb a mountain
Jackson 5's, "ABC"
Misheard Lyrics:
As simple as bullying me
Original Lyrics:
As simple as do-re-mi
Jackson 5's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t you sneeze…
Original Lyrics:
Won’t you please…
Jean Knight's, "Mr. Big Stuff"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mixed-up pit stop
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Big Stuff
The Miracles', "Love Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll hug and kiss the pig
Original Lyrics:
A hugging, kissing fiend
 
1980s
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's, "Endless Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
My anguished love
Original Lyrics:
My endless love
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feel like a mannequin; I hope I get high
Original Lyrics:
Feel like you're back again and hope riding high.
Misheard Lyrics:
Sam-I-Do
Original Lyrics:
Xanadu
Ozzy Osbourne's, "Flying High Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye Bye Hair!
Original Lyrics:
Flying high again
Pretenders', "Back On the Chain Gang"
Misheard Lyrics:
Back on the Chevy
Original Lyrics:
Back on the chain gang
Pretenders', "My City Was Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
But my vanity has gone
or
But my batteries have gone
Original Lyrics:
But my family has gone
Smokey Robinson's, "Being With You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't care what they sing
Original Lyrics:
I don't care what they think
T'Pau's, "Valentine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sons for my valentine
Original Lyrics:
Songs for my valentine
 
1990s
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, Dave
And I don't want to miss a trick
Original Lyrics:
I don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Annie Lennox's, "No More "I Love You"s"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to feel musical
Original Lyrics:
I used to feel woebegone
Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't nothing but a milkshake
Tell me why
I never want to hear you say
I don't like strawberry.
Original Lyrics:
Ain't nothing but a mistake
Tell me why
I never want to hear you say
I want it that way.
Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bodies washing up from a distance
Original Lyrics:
God is watching us from a distance
Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics:
From a distance, we are Infidels
Original Lyrics:
From a distance, we are instruments
Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics:
God is washing up from the kitchen
Original Lyrics:
God is watching us from a distance
Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics:
God is watching us from a biscuit
Original Lyrics:
God is watching us from a distance
Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics:
There are no guns, no bums and no wooden teeth,
No hungry mouths to feed
Original Lyrics:
There are no guns, no bombs and no disease,
No hungry mouths to feed
Michael Jackson's, "Earth Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billie Jean that's my love
Original Lyrics:
Billie Jean is not my lover
Scatman John's, "Scatman’s World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m calling out from Scotland
or
I’m calling out from Scatman
Original Lyrics:
I’m calling out from Scatland
Scatman John's, "Song of Scatland"
Misheard Lyrics:
Imagine a leg of love
or
Imagine allegro love
or
Imagine Allegra love
Original Lyrics:
Imagine a land of love
Snap!'s, "Rhythm is a Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freedom is a dancer
Original Lyrics:
Rhythm is a dancer
Soundgarden's, "Burden in My Hand"
Misheard Lyrics:
Follow me into the Datsun
Original Lyrics:
Follow me into the desert
Soundgarden's, "Fell on Black Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some spots have faded
Original Lyrics:
Sunspots have faded
Tevin Campbell's, "Can We Talk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kay-Bee Toys
Original Lyrics:
Can we talk?
 
2000s
Christina Aguilera's, "Ain't No Other Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Any other man but you
Original Lyrics:
Ain't no other man but you
Everclear's, "AM Radio"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can hear the music on ESPN Radio
Original Lyrics:
You can hear the music on the AM radio
Linkin Park's, "High Voltage"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes I feel like a coffee.
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes I feel like a prophet.
Marc Anthony's, "You Sang to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, you said to me
Original Lyrics:
Oh, you sang to me
Nelly's, "E.I."
Misheard Lyrics:
P.I., P.I.
Original Lyrics:
E.I., E.I.
Usher ft. Young Jeezy's, "Love in This Club"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna make love in the butt
Original Lyrics:
I wanna make love in this club
 
2010s
Guy Sebastian's, "Who's That Girl?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just what, what, what's in the club?
Original Lyrics:
Just walk, walk, walked in the club?
 
xmas
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
An ostrich in a pear tree
Original Lyrics:
A partridge in a pear tree
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a part of a Jenna pear tree
Original Lyrics:
And a partridge in a pear tree
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four colly birds
Original Lyrics:
Four calling birds
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pa rum pum pum
Four colly birds, three Frenchmen, two turtle dust
Original Lyrics:
Ba-dum bum bum
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pa rum pum pum
Four colly birds, three Frenchmen, two turtle dust
Original Lyrics:
Ba-dum bum bum
Four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Two turtle dozens
And some porridge in a pear tree
Original Lyrics:
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
…and a partridge in a pantry.
Original Lyrics:
...and a partridge in a pear tree.
John Denver and the Muppets', "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a partri ginapear tree
Original Lyrics:
And a partridge in a pear tree

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