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1960s
Misheard Lyrics:
We are big; you know we are.
Original Lyrics:
We are billion year old carbon.
Peter and Gordon's, "Lady Godiva"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lady Vagina.
Original Lyrics:
Lady Godiva.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where have you gone on the radio?
Original Lyrics:
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
The Byrds', "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Battery Man
Original Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man
The Cyrkle's, "Red Rubber Ball"
Misheard Lyrics:
For you I'm just deodorant
Original Lyrics:
For you I'm just an ornament
 
1970s
Alicia Bridges', "I Love the Nightlife"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ask Sean
or
Ask Shawn
Original Lyrics:
Action
Eddie Kendricks', "He's a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's a pantomine
Original Lyrics:
He's a friend of mine
Facts of Life's, "Sometimes"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Terry
Original Lyrics:
And tell me
Foster Sylvers', "Misdemeanor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take it in strife
Original Lyrics:
Take it in stride
Heart's, "Magic Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Played inside the muskellunge.
Original Lyrics:
Played inside the months of moon.
Kiss', "Calling Dr. Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Call me Dr. Moore
Original Lyrics:
Calling Dr. Love
Larry Groce's, "Junk Food Junkie"
Misheard Lyrics:
I always ask Ramone
Original Lyrics:
I always ask for more
Leo Sayer's, "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at me dance on the floor, moving,
Not too good, I can't dance.
Original Lyrics:
Look at me dance on the floor, moving,
I feel good, I can dance.
Natalie Cole's, "I've Got Love on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like to pee
Original Lyrics:
I like to be
Paul Revere and the Raiders', "Cherokee Reservation"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all the things we made by hand
Are now a day's made in Japan
Original Lyrics:
And all the beads we made by hand
Are nowadays made in Japan
Q's, "Dancin' Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotta make up
Original Lyrics:
Gotta get up
Sugarloaf's, "Green-Eyed Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grey Poupon lady
Original Lyrics:
Green-eyed lady
The Sylvers', "Boogie Fever"
Misheard Lyrics:
Boozy fever
Original Lyrics:
Boogie fever
The Sylvers', "Hot Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
Online, online
Original Lyrics:
Hot line, hot line
The Temptations', "Masterpiece"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where I was bowling
Original Lyrics:
Where I was born
 
1980s
Billy Vera and the Beaters', "At This Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
What if you sleep?
Original Lyrics:
What did you think...
Bronski Beat's, "Why?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Budweiser fish
Original Lyrics:
Blood on your fist
Diana Ross', "Missing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me why the world turns
Original Lyrics:
Tell me why the road turns
Diana Ross', "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me rhymes
or
Tell me lies
Original Lyrics:
Tell me why
Misheard Lyrics:
But you can hammer it
Original Lyrics:
But you can have your way
Hall & Oates', "Some Things are Better Left Unsaid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Looking at a Taco Bell
Original Lyrics:
Looking at a darker day
Julian Lennon's, "Say You're Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics:
You save some money
Original Lyrics:
You say you love me
Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she knows just what it takes to make a crow blush She's got credit problem stand outside She's got Bette Davis eyes
Original Lyrics:
And she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush She's got Greta Garbo stand-off sighs She's got Bette Davis eyes.
Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby Davis eyes
Original Lyrics:
Bette Davis eyes
Kool & the Gang's, "Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
CD player
Original Lyrics:
Music playing
New Order's, "Touched by the Hand of God"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was Dutch
Original Lyrics:
I was touched
Rick Springfield's, "Celebrate Youth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Looking at the book
Original Lyrics:
Looking at the boy
Tracey Ullman's, "They Don't Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make it white
Original Lyrics:
You make it right
 
1990s
Misheard Lyrics:
That's where I saw this beauty
Original Lyrics:
That's where I saw this cutie
Blackstreet's, "No Diggity"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like it when you're working.
No diggity. I got the bag you want.
Original Lyrics:
I like the way you work it.
No diggity. I got to bag it up.
Hootie and The Blowfish's, "Only Wanna Be With You"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a family of four
Original Lyrics:
You can call me your fool.
Jody Watley's, "I'm the One You Need"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just want you to sing
Original Lyrics:
I just want you to see
Kelsey Grammer's, "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strangers in the building
Original Lyrics:
Frasier has left the building
Lenny Kravitz's, "American Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Available woman
Original Lyrics:
American woman
Los del Rio's, "Macarena"
Misheard Lyrics:
Try not to worry when I hear ya Macarena
If I wank with my mind I hear you 'cause when are
Original Lyrics:
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Los del Rio's, "Macarena"
Misheard Lyrics:
Try not to worry when I hear you Macarena
If I wank with my mind I hear you 'cause when are
Original Lyrics:
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Ozzy Osbourne's, "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time's goodbye
Original Lyrics:
Time's gone by
Susanna Hoffs', "My Side of the Bed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Way down
Original Lyrics:
Lay down
 
2000s
Eamon's, "F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not a punching bag
Original Lyrics:
I don't want you back
Eve ft. Gwen Stefani's, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
It took a while to get me in, and I'm gonna take my time
Don't fight that good sh*t in your ear, now let me blow ya mind
They wanna pack up, crack up, make spaghetti
Shack up, haters wanna come after me
You ain't a gangster, prankster, too much ditty
(Later)
Locked down b*stards, sex while I must shout
Original Lyrics:
It took a while to get me here, and I'm gonna take my time
Don't fight that good sh*t in your ear, now let me blow ya mind
They wanna bank up, crank up, makes me dizzy
Shank up, haters wanna come after me
You ain't a gangster, prankster, too much to eat
(Later)
Glocked down, blasters, sets while I mash out
Lenny Kravitz's, "Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where are you there?
or
When are you there?
Original Lyrics:
Where have you been?
Michael Buble's, "Save the Last Dance for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
By golly, save the last dance for me
Original Lyrics:
So darling, save the last dance for me
 
2010s
Nicki Minaj's, "FTCU"
Misheard Lyrics:
What I heard: It’s a CLUB - uh! A club - uh! BURGER! A CLUB - uh! A club - uh! BURGER!
Original Lyrics:
Uncensored: Fuck dis’ club up, dis’ club up. Flocka! Censored: (I’m STILL not sure, and I’m going with my heard lyrics)
Willow Smith's, "Whip My Hair"
Misheard Lyrics:
I look at my hair back and forth
Original Lyrics:
I whip my hair back and forth
 
christian
Sr. Suzanne Toolan's, "I Am The Bread Of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I will praise you once
Original Lyrics:
And I will raise you up

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