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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "All Shook Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Amoy Suka
Original Lyrics:
I'm all shook up
 
1960s
James Brown's, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
Misheard Lyrics:
Papa’s got a brand new band
Original Lyrics:
Papa's got a brand new bag
Shocking Blue's, "Venus"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm your penis, I'm your pride and joy.....desire
Original Lyrics:
I'm your Venus
I'm your fire.
 
1970s
Billy Ocean's, "Love Really Hurts Without You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he's breaking my car
Original Lyrics:
And it's breaking my heart
Danny Doyle's, "The Rare Auld Times"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ring around the rosie as the night declines
Original Lyrics:
Ring a ring a rosie as the lights declines
Deep Purple's, "Woman from Tokyo"
Misheard Lyrics:
My woman is okay, you know
Original Lyrics:
My woman from Tokyo
Exile's, "The Part of Me That Needs You Most"
Misheard Lyrics:
Touch the part of me that needs you most
Deep in the heart of me I'm feeling gross
Original Lyrics:
Touch the part of me that needs you most
Deep in the heart of me I feel you close
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
... with a teen-aged Ninja Man
Original Lyrics:
Madman dummers bummers, Indians in the summer, with a teenager diplomat
Michael Jackson's, "Got to Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotcha, be there!
Original Lyrics:
Got to Be There
Pussyfoot's, "The Way That You Do It"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's not the way that you duet
Original Lyrics:
It's not the way that you do it
Rolf Harris', "Two Little Boys"
Misheard Lyrics:
As his young play date said
Original Lyrics:
As his young playmate said
The Hollies', "Too Young to Be Married"
Misheard Lyrics:
They find it hard to make 'em sweet
Original Lyrics:
They find it hard to make ends meet
The Stranglers', "Duchess"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotta bet
Original Lyrics:
God forbid
Tony Orlando and Dawn's, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Ole Oak Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's been three more years
Original Lyrics:
It's been three long years
 
1980s
Bananarama's, "Robert De Niro’s Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Talking attack
Original Lyrics:
Talking Italian
Fleetwood Mac's, "Think About Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I didn’t mean to rob you
Original Lyrics:
I didn’t mean to love you
Heart's, "Even It Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you were 100
Original Lyrics:
When you were hungry
Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Vegemite bread baby
Nothing else matters
Original Lyrics:
Said to my friend, baby (everything stopped)
Nothin' else mattered
Toto's, "99"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mighty Mike
Original Lyrics:
99
Violent Femmes', "Gone Daddy Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bum daddy bum daddy
Original Lyrics:
Gone daddy gone daddy
X's, "Los Angeles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flying over the deadline
Original Lyrics:
Flying over the dateline
 
1990s
Case's, "Happily Ever After"
Misheard Lyrics:
Guess what I did for change
Original Lyrics:
Guess what I did today
Commercial's, "WNBC (We're 4 New York)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up, New York!
Original Lyrics:
We're 4 New York!
Cracker's, "Low"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like being alone
Original Lyrics:
Like being low
Culture Beat's, "Mr. Vain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Call him yesterday
Original Lyrics:
Call him Mr. Vain
Green Day's, "Brain Stew"
Misheard Lyrics:
My mountain’s high
Original Lyrics:
My mouth is dry
James Ingram's, "I Don't Have the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your face is beaten
Original Lyrics:
Your face is beaming
Lit's, "Miserable"
Misheard Lyrics:
Used up all of my French
Original Lyrics:
Used up all of my friends
Rancid's, "Time Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics:
The poisoned time bomb
or
There was a time bomb
Original Lyrics:
The boy’s a time bomb
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Can’t Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go write your message on the caveman
Original Lyrics:
Go write your message on the pavement
Seven Mary Three's, "Cumbersome"
Misheard Lyrics:
I guess the stones are coming to Christopher Robin
Original Lyrics:
I guess the stones are coming too fast for her now
Technotronic's, "Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up on your feet, before the night is through for you and me
Original Lyrics:
Get up on your feet, before the night is through for you want miss
 
2000s
Avril Lavigne's, "Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a second, you'll be rat around my finger
'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better
There's no other, so what's it gonna take in?
He's so stupid, what Lamelle were you thinking?
Original Lyrics:
In a second, you'll be wrapped around my finger
'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better
There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in?
She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking?
Avril Lavigne's, "Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a second, you'll be rocked around my finger
'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better
There's no other, so what's it gonna take in?
He's so stupid, what Lamelle were you thinking?
Original Lyrics:
In a second, you'll be wrapped around my finger
'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better
There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in?
She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking?
Avril Lavigne's, "Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a second, you'll be wrecked around my finger
'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better
There's no other, so what's it gonna take in?
He's so stupid, what Lamelle were you thinking?
Original Lyrics:
In a second, you'll be wrapped around my finger
'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better
There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in?
She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking?
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance on me balls,
Cat f**king a handbag,
Yours only yours,
Dora's own dancebag,
It's no lie, Misa in the crowd said,
"Look, Harry had a vaginal infection"
Original Lyrics:
Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder
Gr som vi gr
Ta ngra steg t vnster
Lyssna och lr
Missa inte chansen
Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance on my balls
Cat f***king a handbag
Yours, only yours
I want a single Winston
It's no lie, Lisa in the crowd said:
LOOK! Harry had a vagina malfunction!
Original Lyrics:
Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder
Gr som vi gr
Ta ngra steg t vnster
Lyssna och lr
Missa inte chansen
Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
INXS's, "Pretty Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get your patients
Original Lyrics:
Up your patience
Linkin Park's, "The Little Things Give You Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
And sticks feet on the water, I'll go
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
And sticks feet on the ground, now I'll, now I'll go
Original Lyrics:
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
And six feet underwater, I do
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
And six feet underground, now I, now I do
Luniz's, "I Got 5 On It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Unless you have a**holes
Original Lyrics:
Unless you have asthma
No Doubt's, "Hella Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
The waste keep on trashing
Original Lyrics:
The waves keep on crashing
No Doubt's, "Simple Kind of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
For a long time I was alarmed
Original Lyrics:
For a long time I was in love
 
2010s
Against The Current, League of Legends, and M.A.K's, "Legends Never Die"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the farting's near
Original Lyrics:
And the fighting's near
Avril Lavigne's, "What the Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
You say better missing with your hat
Boy, I have missed it in you "Bad"
Yeah, I have missed with your Fred
Well, I missed with you and bad
Original Lyrics:
You say that I'm messin' with your head
Boy, I like messin' in your bed
Yeah, I am messin' with your head
When I'm messin' with you in bed
Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse"
Misheard Lyrics:
So you wanna play with my dick?
Boy, you should know I have a penis sore!
Baby, do you dare to do this?
Cuz I’m cumin on you like a dinosaur!!!
Original Lyrics:
So you wanna play with magic?
Boy, you should know what you're fallin' for
Baby, do you dare to do this?
'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse (hey)
Linkin Park's, "Guilty All the Same"
Misheard Lyrics:
No regrets and guilt free,
They claim that ain't the way that they built me
The smoke screen before the flame
Knowing as soon as the dough or the deal peak
They say it's time for things to ashamed
Original Lyrics:
No regrets and guilt free, they claim that ain't the way that they built me
The smoke screen before the flame
Knowing as soon as the dough or the deal peak
They say it's time for things to change
Linkin Park's, "Guilty All the Same"
Misheard Lyrics:
No regrets and guilt free
They claim that ain't the way that they built me
The smoke screen before the fake
Knowing as soon as the dough or the deal peak
They say it's time for things to shake
Original Lyrics:
No regrets and guilt free
They claim that ain't the way that they built me
The smoke screen before the flame
Knowing as soon as the dough or the deal peak
They say it's time for things to change
Linkin Park's, "The Catalyst"
Misheard Lyrics:
God save us America
Will you burn in sight the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sings of our head, the sings of our son
The sings of our father, the sings of our young
Original Lyrics:
God save us everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand, the sins of our tongue
The sins of our father, the sins of our young
Milky Chance's, "Stolen Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
And love won't shoo
Original Lyrics:
And I want you
 
misc
Chelsea Grin's, "Leave With Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
[Breakdown] Tummy Tickles
Tummy Tickles
Original Lyrics:
[Breakdown] Come and take us
Come and take us

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