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1960s
Theme Songs', "Sesame Street"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sunny day
Sleep at night
Clouds away
Original Lyrics:
Sunny day
Sweepin' the clouds away
 
1970s
ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics:
I tried to reach for you, but you had closer mines
Original Lyrics:
I tried to reach for you, but you had closed your mind
ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics:
So if you hear me
Darling, can you hear me S.O.S.?
Original Lyrics:
So when you're near me
Darling, can't you hear me, S.O.S.?
ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics:
So when you're near me,
Darling, can't you hear B.S.? Oh, yes!
The love you gave me,
Nothing else can say "B.S."! Oh, yes!
Original Lyrics:
So when you're near me,
Darling, can't you hear me S.O.S.?
The love you gave me,
Nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics:
Where are those smoke free days?
They seem so hard to find
Original Lyrics:
Where are those happy days?
They seem so hard to find
Bad Company's, "Can't Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't get enough of your Rolos
Original Lyrics:
I can't get enough of your love
Doobie Brothers', "China Grove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say everybody’s insane,
Damn this quickens the game
Original Lyrics:
They say that the father's insane
And dear Mrs. Perkin's a game
Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know I read in the back o’ zyeen, yeah
Original Lyrics:
You know I read it in a magazine
Kool & the Gang's, "Funky Stuff"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't get enough of that cookie stuff
Original Lyrics:
I can't get enough of that funky stuff
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
And little Burly-Whirly kissed my a***s curly-whirly
Original Lyrics:
And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-whirly
Marvin Gaye's, "What's Going On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dr. Lean
or
Dr. Mean
or
Dr. Clean
Original Lyrics:
Talk to me
 
1980s
Blondie's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Copy
Original Lyrics:
Call me
Lionel Richie's, "Hello"
Misheard Lyrics:
J. Lo
Original Lyrics:
Hello
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics:
But the chair is not my son.
Original Lyrics:
But the kid is not my son.
Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics:
Harry, are you murdered?
Original Lyrics:
Annie, are you okay?
The Police's, "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're only deaths I left unsigned
Original Lyrics:
They're only cheques I left unsigned
 
1990s
Eric Clapton's, "Change the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, if I do...
Original Lyrics:
Baby, if I could...
Michael Jackson's, "Black or White"
Misheard Lyrics:
It don't matter if you're microwaved
Original Lyrics:
It don't matter if you're black or white
The Laurie Berkner Band's, "We Are the Dinosaurs"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are the dinosaurs
What if we made a bat?
Original Lyrics:
We are the dinosaurs
What do you think of that?
 
2000s
Bowling for Soup's, "Today's Gonna Be a Great Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fighting a dodo bird
Painting a cotton nail
Or driving our sister insane
Original Lyrics:
Finding a dodo bird
Painting a continent
Or driving our sister insane
Coldplay's, "Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
The countdown starts, the countdown starts on you
(Later)
I sail across
or
I set a course, aboard a cruise for you
Original Lyrics:
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
(Later)
I swam across, I jumped across for you
Commercial's, "Pepperidge Farm Goldfish"
Misheard Lyrics:
Until you cut their hands off
or
Until you cut their heads off
Original Lyrics:
Until you bite their heads off
Evanescence's, "My Immortal"
Misheard Lyrics:
But you still can't love me
Original Lyrics:
But you still have all of me
Maroon 5's, "This Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
This love has taken a poll, why me?
Original Lyrics:
This love has taken it's toll on me
The Hives', "Cartoon Network 2007 Theme"
Misheard Lyrics:
I thought it's just something that grownups invented
Original Lyrics:
Fall is just something that grownups invented
Theme Songs', "Fairly Odd Parents"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doom and gloom up in his room
Someone who can, instantly
Original Lyrics:
The doom and gloom up in his room
Is broken instantly
Theme Songs', "No Ordinary Girl (H2O: Just Add Water Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cover up, it just gets better
Original Lyrics:
Come along, it just gets better
Three Days Grace's, "I Hate Everything About You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I...ain't...
Original Lyrics:
I...hate...
 
2010s
Laurie Berkner's, "Fireworks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Purple and green
And red white and blue
The crack in a glass
Can make a big boom
Original Lyrics:
Purple and green
And red white and blue
They crackle and flash
And make a big boom
Scooter's, "Stuck on Replay"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aren't you glad you stayed
Original Lyrics:
Mighty glad you stayed
Sia's, "Unstoppable"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a bunch of in-um-brakes.
Original Lyrics:
I'm a Porsche with no brakes.
Taylor Swift's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you have Rolaids?
Original Lyrics:
Did you have to ruin...
Taylor Swift's, "Shake It Off"
Misheard Lyrics:
Drink it up
Original Lyrics:
Shake it off
Taylor Swift's, "Wildest Dreams "
Misheard Lyrics:
Even if it’s Justin, your wildest dreams
Original Lyrics:
Even if it’s just in your wildest dreams
The Laurie Berkner Band's, "Fireworks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Purple and green
And red white and blue
The crack in a glass
Can make a big boom
Original Lyrics:
Purple and green
And red white and blue
They crackle and flash
And make a big boom
Theme Songs', "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Daniel Tiger)"
Misheard Lyrics:
At the loss of friends for you to make
Maybe let's play with make believe
Original Lyrics:
I've got lots of friends for you to meet
In this land of make believe
Theme Songs', "Bubble Guppies"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm Molly
I'm Gil
I'm Brody
I'm Duna
I'm Luna
I'm Naughty
Original Lyrics:
I'm Molly
I'm Gil
I'm Goby
I'm Deema
I'm Oona
I'm Nonny
Theme Songs', "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"
Misheard Lyrics:
I caught lots of friends from you to me
Original Lyrics:
I got lots of friends for you to meet
 
country
Taylor Swift's, "Love Story"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm stinky there
Original Lyrics:
I'm standin' there
Taylor Swift's, "Our Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he sang...
Original Lyrics:
And he says
 
misc
Elinor Wonders Why's, "Why Do I Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics:
They'll show many things I find interesting
Original Lyrics:
There's so many things I find interesting
Theme Songs', "Doc McStuffins"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come in, let the music begin
The doc is in!
Original Lyrics:
Come and let the visit begin
The doc is in!
Theme Songs', "Doc McStuffins"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't let the baby begin, the doc is in!
Original Lyrics:
Come, let the visit begin, the doc is in!
Theme Songs', "Elinor Wonders Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's so much to learn,
Bread will return
Original Lyrics:
There's so much to learn,
Wherever you turn
Theme Songs', "Elinor Wonders Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
This isn't easy, come and wander with me
Original Lyrics:
Just listen and see, come and wonder with me
Theme Songs', "Elinor Wonders Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're red in eye cold
A sea picks then I want to know
Original Lyrics:
Wherever I go
I see things that I want to know
Theme Songs', "Elinor Wonders Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
What'd your bus say and how did I fly?
Original Lyrics:
Why do birds sing and how do they fly?
Theme Songs', "Rosie's Rules"
Misheard Lyrics:
So much to chain a bat from Rosie's Rules
Original Lyrics:
So much to cheer about for Rosie's Rules
Theme Songs', "Rosie's Rules"
Misheard Lyrics:
The rose seeks rules
Original Lyrics:
They're Rosie's Rules
Theme Songs', "Work It Out Wombats!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mel's never far away, are you sure?
Original Lyrics:
Help's never far away, that's for sure!

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