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1950s
Les Paul and Mary Ford's, "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dear one, the world is waiting for the sunrise
Every little robot is covered with dew
Original Lyrics:
Dear one, the world is waiting for the sunrise
Every little rose bud is covered with dew
 
1960s
James Brown's, "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel right
Original Lyrics:
I feel nice
The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's my little juice goose
Original Lyrics:
She's my little deuce coupe
The Rolling Stones', "Gimme Shelter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, the storm is running I'm very 'live today If I don't, it's only shelter Ooh yeah I'm gonna pay the word
Original Lyrics:
Ooh, a storm is threatening My very life today If I don't get some shelter Ooh yeah I'm gonna fade away
 
1970s
Andy Gibb's, "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is higher than a mountain
Love is thicker than water
You are fish streamers of me dreams
Heaven nature, devil’s daughter
Original Lyrics:
Love is higher than a mountain
Love is thicker than water
You are this dreamers' only dream
Heaven's angel, devil's daughter
Bruce Springsteen's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got moose like a juice
Original Lyrics:
Cut loose like a deuce
Elvis Presley's, "Amazing Grace"
Misheard Lyrics:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That shaved the rats like me.
Original Lyrics:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
Elvis Presley's, "Amazing Grace"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've known less days to sing God's grace
Than when we first begun.
Original Lyrics:
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Then when we'd first begun.
Golden Earring's, "Radar Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rainbow love
Original Lyrics:
Radar Love
Jackson 5's, "I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where there is blood
Original Lyrics:
Where there is love
Kool & the Gang's, "Jungle Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donald Bogey
Original Lyrics:
Jungle Boogie
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
The elder poop has devil motorcycle
Original Lyrics:
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
The Four Seasons', "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics:
As I recall it gave me some couscous
Original Lyrics:
As I recall it ended much too soon
The Isley Brothers', "That Lady, Part 1"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who's Greg Brady?
Original Lyrics:
Who's that lady?
 
1980s
Commercial's, "Firestone"
Misheard Lyrics:
America's thriving for Firestone
Original Lyrics:
America's driving to Firestone
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna be your hell in motion
Original Lyrics:
Gonna be your man in motion
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me where the future's alright in St. Elmo's Fire
Original Lyrics:
Take me where the future's lyin'
St. Elmo's Fire
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me where the future's bright in St. Elmo's Fire
Original Lyrics:
Take me where the future's lyin'
St. Elmo's Fire
Michael Jackson's, "Man in the Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics:
No message can be ever clever
Original Lyrics:
No message couldn't have been any clearer
Rod Stewart's, "Young Turks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Young tots be free tonight
Original Lyrics:
Young hearts be free tonight
The Payolas', "Eyes of a Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is it magic that makes you a beer?
Original Lyrics:
Is it magic that makes you appear?
 
1990s
Armin Van Buuren's, "Yet Another Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I won't dog you anymore
Original Lyrics:
I won't argue anymore
Blur's, "On Your Own"
Misheard Lyrics:
Threw it all away
Original Lyrics:
Blew it all away
Movie Scripts', "Hot Shots! Part Deux"
Misheard Lyrics:
Geronimo!
Geronimo!
Hades!
or
Geronimo!
Geronimo!
Amy!
or
Geronimo!
Geronimo!
Katie!
Original Lyrics:
Geronimo!
Geronimo!
Hey me!
Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Princess, do I know you?
Original Lyrics:
Princes who adore you
Stone Temple Pilots', "Wicked Garden"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you sing…
Original Lyrics:
Can you see…
The Black Crowes', "Twice As Hard"
Misheard Lyrics:
Twice as much as hogwash
Original Lyrics:
Twice as hard
The Offspring's, "The Kids Aren't Alright"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spread your legs
And you'll see
Original Lyrics:
Fragile lives
Shattered dreams
 
2000s
Alicia Keys', "Fallin’"
Misheard Lyrics:
I keep on phonin’
Original Lyrics:
I keep on fallin’
Beyonce's, "Naughty Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ll be your Barbie girl
Original Lyrics:
I’ll be your naughty girl
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
The lodehgah cornflakes, Cockitypully
Original Lyrics:
A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We’re Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're going down down in the bullied blood, add sugar we're going down swimming
Original Lyrics:
We're going down down in an earlier round, and sugar we're going down swinging
Fleetwood Mac's, "Peacekeeper"
Misheard Lyrics:
D.C., take your time
(later)
Take no president, break his will
Original Lyrics:
Peacekeeper, take your time
(later)
Take no prisoners, break their will
Samantha Mumba's, "Gotta Tell You"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I’m bigger than a digger tonight
Original Lyrics:
If I didn’t tell you this tonight
 
2010s
Flo Rida's, "Wild Ones (ft. Sia)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took you home to be a wanderer
Original Lyrics:
If I took you home,
It'd be a home run
 
misc
The Weeknd's, "Blinding Lights"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm blinded by the line
Original Lyrics:
I'm blinded by the light
 
xmas
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Round young Virgil
Original Lyrics:
'Round yon virgin
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
All is calm, all is bright,
Long John Silver's mother and child
Original Lyrics:
All is calm, all is bright,
Roun' yon virgin, mother and child
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Barnyard virgin
Original Lyrics:
Round yon virgin
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Glory's dream from Heaven afar.
Original Lyrics:
Glories stream from Heaven afar.
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Holy imbecile tender and mild
Original Lyrics:
Holy infant so tender and mild
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Holy imbecile, tender and mild
Original Lyrics:
Holy infant so tender and mild
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Holy infant so covered in hives
Original Lyrics:
Holy infant so tender and mild
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Round John virgin, mother and child
Original Lyrics:
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Round John's furniture mother and child
Original Lyrics:
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Round the furniture mother and child
Original Lyrics:
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Round, young virgin, mother and child
Original Lyrics:
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sleep in heavenly peas
Original Lyrics:
Sleep in heavenly peace
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sleep in heavenly peas, sleep in heavenly peas
Original Lyrics:
Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sleeping, having Le Peas.
Original Lyrics:
Sleep in heavenly peace.

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