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1950s
Doris Day's, "Que Sera Sera"
Misheard Lyrics:
Que Sirhan Sirhan
Original Lyrics:
Que Sera Sera
 
1960s
Julie Andrews', "The Sound of Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'll sleep once more
Original Lyrics:
And I'll sing once more
Kyu Sakamoto's, "Sukiyaki "
Misheard Lyrics:
Remembering Tanqueray, tapioca pudding.
Original Lyrics:
Remembering those spring days, and tonight I'm all alone.
Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics:
Born to be a lion
or
Born to be a liar
Original Lyrics:
Born to be wild
The Outsiders', "Time Won't Let Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time Won't Let Me (pool ball)
Original Lyrics:
Time Won't Let Me (oh no)
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Angeleyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look into his hazel eyes
Original Lyrics:
Look into his angeleyes
Boz Scaggs', "Lido Shuffle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rita
or
Reader
or
Frida
Original Lyrics:
Lido
Elvin Bishop's, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love a man and leave him alone.
Original Lyrics:
I love 'em and leave 'em alone.
Paul Simon's, "Slip Slidin' Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know the nearer your vaccination
Original Lyrics:
You know the nearer your destination
Styx's, "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just a poor soul indian ah my oh my I lie
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a poor soul in the unemployment line
The Cars', "Let's Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want a night light, baby
Original Lyrics:
I like the nightlife, baby
 
1980s
Chaka Khan's, "I Feel for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
A deal for you
or
Ordeal for you
or
Idea for you
or
Ideal for you
Original Lyrics:
I feel for you
Cyndi Lauper's, "All Through The Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then once we start then we eat Sucrets
Original Lyrics:
And once we start the meter clicks.
Genesis', "In Too Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some mission, mission for me
Original Lyrics:
So listen, listen to me
Jermaine Stewart's, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got me, just like you
Original Lyrics:
I've got knees just like you
Lou Gramm's, "Midnight Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
I remember what my marmoset
Original Lyrics:
I remember what my father said
The Outfield's, "Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nowhere to rub-a-dub and dry bone
Original Lyrics:
Nowhere to run when I'm in trouble
 
1990s
Aerosmith's, "Amazing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was sunset
Original Lyrics:
I was so sick
Alannah Myles', "Black Velvet"
Misheard Lyrics:
Black gold and the leave-me-boy smile. Black gold and the so sudden smile. A turtle ninja that'll bring me down to your knees. Black gold then if you will be.
Original Lyrics:
Black velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet in that slow southern style. A new religion that'll bring ya' to your knees. Black velvet if you please
Bush's, "Swallowed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop telling everyone about yourself
Original Lyrics:
Sharp about everyone but yourself
Dodgy's, "In A Room"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've gone and locked myself in the girl
Original Lyrics:
I've gone and locked myself in for good
Fastball's, "Out of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rushing out of my head
Original Lyrics:
Was it out of my head?
Fastball's, "The Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can see the showers
Original Lyrics:
You can see the shadows
Fugees', "Fu-Gee-La"
Misheard Lyrics:
Damn, another damn bitchin'
Original Lyrics:
Damn, another dead pigeon
Fugees', "Fu-Gee-La"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stevie Wonder sees quack babies
or
Stevie Wonder sees crap babies
Original Lyrics:
Stevie Wonder sees crack babies
Fugees', "Fu-Gee-La"
Misheard Lyrics:
We used to be numbered then
Original Lyrics:
We used to be number 10
Fugees', "Rumble in the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Devil's diner
or
Devil's diaper
or
Devil's diamond
Original Lyrics:
Devil's time-out
Fugees', "Rumble in the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the low, whoa, it's me
Original Lyrics:
On the low, woe is me
Nirvana's, "About A Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ll do do a number two
Original Lyrics:
I do pick a number, too.
R.E.M.'s, "Everybody Hurts"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody turns
Original Lyrics:
Everybody hurts
Steve Perry's, "You Better Wait"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better wait Stab yourself before you fall You better wait Stab before you lose it all
Original Lyrics:
You better wait Stop yourself before you fall You better wait Stop before you lose it all
 
2000s
Akon's, "Locked Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm locked out
or
I'm locked down
Original Lyrics:
I'm locked up
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take off all your bread pickles.
Original Lyrics:
Take off all your preppy clothes.
Avril Lavigne's, "I'm With You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's damn cold tonight.
Original Lyrics:
It's a damn cold night.
Britney Spears', "Everytime"
Misheard Lyrics:
Follow me to stranger's land, our love is strong
Original Lyrics:
Why are we strangers when our love is strong?
Cast of Between the Lions', "Double E, ee"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make the dirty tweet
Original Lyrics:
You make the birdies tweet
Cast of Between the Lions', "Double O, oo"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Poo-poo)
Original Lyrics:
(Oo-oo)
Misheard Lyrics:
Why a letter called double U looks like 2D
Original Lyrics:
Why a letter could double U looks like 2 Vs
Cast of Between the Lions', "ai Can Bring You Pain"
Misheard Lyrics:
A-I's always in there (there)
Original Lyrics:
A-I's always in jail (jail)
Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Watch out bad romance
Original Lyrics:
Want your bad romance
Sabaton's, "Carolus Rex"
Misheard Lyrics:
I answer to the law
(later) With the law my protector
Original Lyrics:
I answer to the Lord
(later) With the Lord my protector
Sabaton's, "Dreadnought"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the Dreadnoughts did nothing at all
Original Lyrics:
And the Dreadnoughts dread nothing at all
Sabaton's, "Fields of Verdun"
Misheard Lyrics:
303 days below the sun,
Feels overdone.
Original Lyrics:
303 days below the sun
Fields of Verdun.
Sabaton's, "Shiroyama"
Misheard Lyrics:
Imperial force divine
Original Lyrics:
Imperial force defied
 
country
Hayley Williams', "Crystal Clear"
Misheard Lyrics:
This don't feel anything like sea, kid
Original Lyrics:
This don't feel anything like sinking
Ratboys', "No Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's no way you can troll me again
Original Lyrics:
There's no way you'll control me again
Traditional's, "Home on the Range"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, bring me a ho
or
Oh, bring me a hoe
Original Lyrics:
Oh, bring me a home
 
misc
Billie Eilish's, "Birds Of A Feather"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tommy is a b*tch
or
Thelma is a b*tch
Original Lyrics:
Tell me it's a bit, oh
Chappell Roan's, "Good Luck, Babe!"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can kiss a hundred poisoned boys
Original Lyrics:
You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
Olivia Rodrigo's, "Vampire"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've made some real big big steaks
Original Lyrics:
I've made some real big mistakes

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