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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grounded all the time
Original Lyrics:
Crying all the time
Jerry Lee Lewis', "Great Balls of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doing this gracious great balls of fire
Original Lyrics:
Goodness, gracious great balls of fire
 
1960s
Elvis Presley's, "Viva Las Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pizza Hut Las Vegas
Original Lyrics:
Viva Las Vegas
The Who's, "Pinball Wizard"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sure plays a mean King Kong
Original Lyrics:
Sure plays a mean pinball
 
1970s
Australian Crawl's, "Beautiful People"
Misheard Lyrics:
They said to you - Tivoli Bump
They've got a rubber competition in their duffel bag
...
Got a pocket full of hair, yeah
...
Have got some friends
Who just are in from LA-A-A
Beautiful people
They have a million words to say
...
They wanna live it
But they make love in the dark
...
Snap-frozen party pies
In the corner of the sitting room
Beautiful people
The Art Deco sonic boom
...
You know they're going out tonight
To get their bobby rocks off
Beautiful people
God - they're Wella hair-conditioned, got a cocaine car!
Original Lyrics:
I said beautiful people
They've got a Robert Palmer T-shirt in their travel bag
...
Got a price upon their head
...
Have got some friends
Who just flew in from LA-A-A
Beautiful people
They haven't really much to say
...
They won't admit it
But they make love in the dark
...
Snap frozen potted palms
In the corner of the living room
Beautiful people
The art-decor sonic boom
...
You know they're going out tonight
To get their Bombay rocks off
Beautiful people
They've got a Kerouac condition, got a cocaine cough
Commercial's, "WTAF-TV: Prime Time All the Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Crime time all the time
Original Lyrics:
Prime time all the time
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got me runnin' (home run),
You've got me searchin'
Original Lyrics:
You've got me runnin' (run, run), you've got me searchin'
Elvis Presley's, "Burning Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dirty love
Original Lyrics:
Burning love
Genesis', "Follow You, Follow Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the Asian nights that we know will be
Original Lyrics:
All the days and nights that we know will be
The Carpenters', "Sing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sand, sand and stone
Original Lyrics:
Sing, sing a song
War's, "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can be impressed
Original Lyrics:
Why can't we be friends?
War's, "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get weird enough
Original Lyrics:
Why can't we be friends?
 
1980s
Asia's, "Heat of the Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was the bistro moment
Original Lyrics:
It was the heat of the moment
Benny Mardones', "Into the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's like catching a thief
Where nobody has a home
Original Lyrics:
It's like having a dream
Where nobody hides a heart
Disney's 'The Little Mermaid''s, "Under the Sea"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've got it hot for tasty young man
Original Lyrics:
We got a hot crustacean band
Genesis', "Land of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics:
They say that danger's come our way
Original Lyrics:
They say the danger's gone away
Huey Lewis and the News', "Hip to Be Square"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't sell me underwear
or
Don't tell me I'm aware
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell me I'm nowhere
The Buggles', "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sam-I-Am killed the radio star
Original Lyrics:
Video killed the radio star
ZZ Top's, "Sharp Dressed Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Could hear 'em go crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man.
 
1990s
Annie Lennox's, "Walking on Broken Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't care for sugar, homie
Original Lyrics:
I don't care for sugar, honey
Death's, "Scavenger of Human Sorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Abstract fairy, your woman will turn to spy
A scavenger of human sorrow
Original Lyrics:
Abstract theory, the weapon of choice used
By a scavenger of human sorrow
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Am I just paranoid, or am I just dumb?
Original Lyrics:
Am I just paranoid, or am I just stoned?
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Am I just paranoid? Or am I Joss Stone
Original Lyrics:
Am I just paranoid? Or am I just stoned
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the appetite
Original Lyrics:
Do you have the time
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you have the dime to listen to me whine?
Original Lyrics:
Do you have the time to listen to me whine?
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you have the time to listen to me wine?
Original Lyrics:
Do you have the time to listen to me whine?
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am one of those melodramatic dudes.
They're runnin' to the boat, no doubt about it!
Original Lyrics:
I am one of those melodramatic fools.
Neurotic to the bone, no doubt about it
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am one of those melodramatic fools.
We're running to the boat, no doubt about it!
Original Lyrics:
I am one of those melodramatic fools,
Neurotic to the bone, no doubt about it!
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
I went to a horse, he said mine's a boy.
Original Lyrics:
I went to a whore he said my life's a bore.
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
I went to a shrink to analyze my genes
She said it's back upset that's ringing me down
Original Lyrics:
I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams
She said it's lack of sex that's bringing me down
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
I went to a whore, he said my life's a bore
To quit my whining cause it's bringing haaa down!
Original Lyrics:
I went to a whore, he said my life's a bore,
So quit my whining 'cause it's bringing her down
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
I went to the sink to have myself a drink
Original Lyrics:
I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just speak to the door, so I married a whore, oh!
Original Lyrics:
Grasping to control, so I better hold on
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Karate on my phone, no doubt about it
Original Lyrics:
Neurotic to the bone, no doubt about it
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lusting to the core, so I bedded a whore
Original Lyrics:
Grasping to control, so I better hold on
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
She said tastes like a sex, sex bringing me down
Original Lyrics:
She says it's lack of sex, that's bringing me down
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I married a whore
Original Lyrics:
So I better hold on
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
So quite your wife and kids, it's bringing her down
Original Lyrics:
So quit my whining 'cause it's bringing her down
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes my Mom plays tricks on me.
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me.
Lisa Stansfield's, "All Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beatles around the world
Original Lyrics:
Been around the world
Lisa Stansfield's, "Change"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I would walk you out
Original Lyrics:
And I would want you out
 
2000s
Avril Lavigne's, "My Happy Ending"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all of the memories, supposed to be
Original Lyrics:
And all of the memories, so close to me
Bowling for Soup's, "Phineas and Ferb Theme Song"
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
Eve featuring Gwen Stefani's, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is it hot? Is it cold?
Original Lyrics:
Easy come, easy go
Vertical Horizon's, "Everything You Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's everything you love
Original Lyrics:
He's everything you want
 
2010s
Demi Lovato's, "Heart Attack"
Misheard Lyrics:
But a cup of rock won't let it show
Original Lyrics:
But I cover up, won't let it show
 
country
Faith Hill's, "Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's nothing left to brew
Original Lyrics:
There's nothing left to prove
LeAnn Rimes', "Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those Greek words you whispered were nothing but lies.
Original Lyrics:
Those weak words you whispered were nothing but lies
 
misc
Commercial's, "CVS Health"
Misheard Lyrics:
Healthier habits together
Original Lyrics:
Healthier happens together
Lil Nas X's, "Panini"
Misheard Lyrics:
Said you wanted to see me die, you lied
Original Lyrics:
Said you wanted to see me thrive, you lied

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