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1960s
Donovan's, "There Is a Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look upon the garden. It's a snail, that's what it is
Original Lyrics:
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
Theme Songs', "The Jetsons"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please, George Jetson!
Original Lyrics:
Here’s George Jetson!
 
1970s
Brownsville Station's, "Barefootin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
We pay a fortune
Original Lyrics:
We're barefootin'
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lady darlin', she's so blingin'
You had a visitor today
Original Lyrics:
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Glen Campbell's, "Southern Nights"
Misheard Lyrics:
Have you ever felt the summer nights?
or
Have you ever felt the southern lights?
Original Lyrics:
Have you ever felt the southern nights?
Michael Gray's, "Gonna Have a Good Time (Fat Albert theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Phil’s gonna show you a game or two
Original Lyrics:
And Bill’s gonna show you a thing or two
The Troggs', "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s written on the way in
Original Lyrics:
It's written on the wind
 
1980s
Belinda Carlisle's, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Voodoo heaven is a place on earth.
Original Lyrics:
Ooh! Heaven is a place on Earth!
Cast of 42nd Street's, "We’re in the Money"
Misheard Lyrics:
We need money
Original Lyrics:
We’re in the money
Holly Johnson's, "Americanos"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're riding sh*t camels in the land of the free
Original Lyrics:
Low riding Chicanos in the land of the free
Kylie Minogue's, "The Loco-Motion"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Come on, baby, do the loca-motion)
Original Lyrics:
(Come on, baby, do the Loco-Motion)
The Traveling Wilburys', "End of the Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
(The end of July)
Original Lyrics:
(The end of the line)
 
1990s
Boo Radleys', "Wake Up Boo"
Misheard Lyrics:
You have to put the date in everything
OR
You have to put the dearth in everything
OR
You have to put the dare in everything
Original Lyrics:
You have to put the death in everything
Dishwalla's, "Counting Blue Cars"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like Trojans often do
Original Lyrics:
Like children often do
Pearl Jam's, "Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m still alright
Original Lyrics:
I’m still alive
Pearl Jam's, "Daughter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Long, breastless
or
Young, restlesz
Original Lyrics:
Alone, listless
Sublime's, "Wrong Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wanna shoot you bad
Original Lyrics:
Wanna shoot your dad
Whitney Houston's, "Step by Step"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freak by freak
Original Lyrics:
Break by break
 
2000s
Avril Lavigne's, "How Does It Feel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Alice McVeal to be, different from me
Original Lyrics:
How does it feel to be, different from me?
Evanescence's, "All That I'm Living For"
Misheard Lyrics:
Should I run through that stupid door?
Original Lyrics:
Should I lock the last open door?
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
A monster Santa Claus
Original Lyrics:
There must be something more
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
All this time, I can't believe I cut the sea
Cat in the dark, Bat-toad was there in front of me
(Later)
Without a toes, without a noise, without a sow
Don't let me dive here
There must be some Timon
Original Lyrics:
All this time, I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me
(Later)
Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
All this time, I can't believe under the sea Cat in the dark, Bat-toad was there in front of me (Later) Without a toes, without a noise, without a sow Don't let me dive here There must be some Timon
Original Lyrics:
All this time, I can't believe I couldn't see Kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me (Later) Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul Don't let me die here There must be something more
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
All this time, I can't believe under the sea
Cat in the dark,
Bat-toad was there in front of me
(Later)
Without a toes, without a noise, without a sow
Don't let me dive here
There must be some Timon
Original Lyrics:
All this time, I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me
(Later)
Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bit my butt to run
Original Lyrics:
Bid my blood to run
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bring me two knives.
Original Lyrics:
Bring me to life.
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
How can you see into my pie like my front door?
Original Lyrics:
How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
How can you see into my pie like my front door?
Original Lyrics:
How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
How can you sweat into my ice like open dwarfs?
Original Lyrics:
How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been sleeping with bugs and nasty things.
Original Lyrics:
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems.
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only you are the light among the dirt
Original Lyrics:
Only you are the life among the dead
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake me up at nine
Original Lyrics:
Wake me up inside
Evanescence's, "Bring Me to Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
You must be sacrificed
Original Lyrics:
There must be something more
Evanescence's, "Call Me When You're Sober"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm sex of the light
Original Lyrics:
And I'm sick of the lie
Evanescence's, "Everybody's Fool"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know you've got everybody's fool
And somehow you've got everybody's fool
Original Lyrics:
You know you've got everybody fooled
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Evanescence's, "Everybodys Fool"
Misheard Lyrics:
I come from self-indulgence.
Original Lyrics:
Icons of self-indulgence.
Gnarls Barkley's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when you're hell-bent without care
Yeah, I was auto-touch
Original Lyrics:
And when you're out there without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
Jennifer Lopez's, "Get Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
Drippin’ a little more than I should be
Original Lyrics:
Trippin’ a little more than I should be
Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics:
I felt this way before, so instinct shows!
Original Lyrics:
I've felt this way before, so insecure!
Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics:
The corporation blew Saddam But I know where Mr. Business Man
Your prestige, she's clear as day But I can say the silly bitch is here to stay
Original Lyrics:
Without a sense of confidence, I'm convinced That there's just too much pressure to take
Linkin Park's, "Leave Out All the Rest"
Misheard Lyrics:
Forgetting all the herd in sight
You've learn to hide's the bell,
Pretending someone else could come
And take me from the shelf.
Original Lyrics:
Forgetting all the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well,
Pretending someone else can come
And save me from myself.
Linkin Park's, "Leave Out All the Rest"
Misheard Lyrics:
I dreamed I was message, you were so scared
But no one would listen, there's no one else cares.
Original Lyrics:
I dreamed I was missing, you were so scared
But no one would listen, 'cause no one else cared.
Linkin Park's, "What I've Done"
Misheard Lyrics:
What I've done, I'll pissed myself
Original Lyrics:
What I've done, I'll face myself
My Chemical Romance's, "Famous Last Words"
Misheard Lyrics:
But wears your heart
But wears your heart
But wears your Nano
To chase that part
To chase that pie
To chase!
Original Lyrics:
But where's your heart?
But where's your heart?
But where's your, and I know
To change that part
To change that part
To change!
Samantha Mumba's, "Always Come Back To Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
No matter if I collaborate
I always come back to your love
Original Lyrics:
No matter if I go left or right
I always come back to your love
Samantha Mumba's, "Gotta Tell You"
Misheard Lyrics:
But now that I have got you all alone after all the stalking on the phone
Original Lyrics:
But now that I have got you all alone after all this talking on the phone
 
2010s
Bruno Mars', "When I Was Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
That I shouldn't buy you flowers
Original Lyrics:
That I should have bought you flowers
Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry's, "Feels"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t be afraid to catch fish
Original Lyrics:
Don’t be afraid to catch feels
Placebo's, "Loud Like Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you imagine a love that is so proud?
It never has to question why you're out
Original Lyrics:
Can you imagine a love that is so proud?
It never has to question why or how
Sara Bareilles', "Brave"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to say, I want to say it
Original Lyrics:
Honestly, I want to see you (be brave)

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