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1970s
ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama
Original Lyrics:
My, my
Al Stewart's, "Time Passages"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was late in September
Original Lyrics:
It was late in December
Al Stewart's, "Year Of The Cat"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Pete Scolari Contemplating a crime
Original Lyrics:
On a morning from a Bogart movie
In a country where they turn back time
You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
Contemplating a crime.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "10538 Overture"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you see him high?
Original Lyrics:
Did you see him hide?
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Roll Over Beethoven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna write it to my local BJ
Original Lyrics:
Gonna write it to my local DJ
George McCrae's, "I Can't Leave You Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep Golden warm
Original Lyrics:
Keep holdin' on
Meat Loaf's, "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bet you say that to other boys
Original Lyrics:
I bet you say that to all the boys
Sparks', "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"
Misheard Lyrics:
When she's on her best derailment
Original Lyrics:
When she's on her best behaviour
Spinners', "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
AM/PM falling in love
Original Lyrics:
Could it be I'm falling in love?
Starbuck's, "Moonlight Feels Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tonight feels right
Original Lyrics:
Moonlight feels right
Sugarhill Gang's, "Rapper's Delight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't stop the rockin to the bang bang booty
Original Lyrics:
Don't stop, a rock it to the bang bang boogie
The Drifters', "Down on the Beach Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's gonna be an online party
Original Lyrics:
There's gonna be an all night party
The Hues Corporation's, "Rock 'n' Soul"
Misheard Lyrics:
The age of me
Original Lyrics:
The engineer
The Stylistics', "Let's Put It All Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
What more is there to stay
Original Lyrics:
What more is there to say
 
1980s
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
Misheard Lyrics:
"carry me in"
Original Lyrics:
Caribbean Queen
Bryan Adams', "Cuts Like a Knife"
Misheard Lyrics:
Took it all for granny
Original Lyrics:
Took it all for granted
Cheap Trick's, "The Flame"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will freeze the frame
Original Lyrics:
I will be the flame
Huey Lewis And The News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
The harder rock & roll
Original Lyrics:
The heart of rock & roll
Level 42's, "Children Say"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pilgrims say, pilgrims say
Original Lyrics:
Children say, children say
Level 42's, "Hot Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me selfies
Original Lyrics:
Tell me something
Level 42's, "It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because it's a sofa
or
Because he's sober
or
Because he's older
Original Lyrics:
Because it's over
Level 42's, "Leaving Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your laughter feels the air
Original Lyrics:
Your laughter fills the air
Level 42's, "Running in the Family"
Misheard Lyrics:
He'd be the boys of doom
Original Lyrics:
He'd be the voice of doom
Midnight Oil's, "Beds are Burning"
Misheard Lyrics:
To pirouette
Original Lyrics:
To pay the rent
Sheena Easton's, "Just Another Broken Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need is to get my chair
Original Lyrics:
All I need is to get my share
Sheena Easton's, "Modern Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey that was rape
Original Lyrics:
Hey that was great
Sheena Easton's, "One Man Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a wombat lover
Original Lyrics:
I'm a one man woman
Sheena Easton's, "When He Shines"
Misheard Lyrics:
This massive child
Original Lyrics:
This man's a child
Squeeze's, "Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coal's drivers stand about
Looking at a nobleman
Original Lyrics:
Coach drivers stand about
Looking at a local map
Squeeze's, "Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)"
Misheard Lyrics:
They do it down on campus
And they do it at the beach
Original Lyrics:
They do it down on Camber Sands
They do it at Waikiki
Survivor's, "Burning Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am burning hot
Original Lyrics:
In the burning heart
Thompson Twins', "Hold Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
I saw the peep show
Original Lyrics:
I got your picture
Warrant's, "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Haiti isn't too far away
Original Lyrics:
Heaven isn't too far away
 
1990s
Blues Traveler's, "Hook"
Misheard Lyrics:
So long as I sing with infection
Original Lyrics:
So long as I sing with inflection
Eagle-Eye Cherry's, "Falling in Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like your fans
Original Lyrics:
I like your friends
Glass Tiger's, "My Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Taking me whole
Original Lyrics:
Taking me home
INXS's, "Taste It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Could you, Casey?
Original Lyrics:
Could you taste it?
Janet Jackson's, "Every Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
It seems to ever last
Original Lyrics:
It seems to never last
Moby's, "Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yell, yell, yell, yell
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's, "Sailing on the Seven Seas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sicily is on TV
or
Sizzlean is on TV
Original Lyrics:
Sister Rae is on TV
Robbie Williams', "No Regrets"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me "I'm sorry"
Original Lyrics:
Tell me a story
The Wallflowers', "Three Marlenas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Allie's among us
Original Lyrics:
Out here among us
Toby Keith 's, "Should’ve Been A Cowboy "
Misheard Lyrics:
Miss Piggy, have you ever thought of running away?
Original Lyrics:
Miss Kitty, have you ever thought of running away?
Vengaboys', "Up and Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hoppin' down
Original Lyrics:
Up and down
 
2000s
Jewel's, "Hands"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the end, only Colonel Sanders
Original Lyrics:
In the end, only kindness matters
Phoenix's, "Funky Squardance"
Misheard Lyrics:
F**king Squaredance, F**king Squaredance, F**king Squaredance
Original Lyrics:
Funky Squaredance, Funky Squaredance, Funky Squaredance
Rihanna's, "Unfaithful"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna be a burglar
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna be a murderer
Shakira's, "Objection (Tango)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got Jay-Z dancing a tango
Original Lyrics:
Got dizzy dancing a tango
 
misc
Illit's, "Magnetic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ih, ih, ih, iww, like it's magnetic
Ih, ih, ih, ih, ih, ih, ih, iww, super ikkeullim
Original Lyrics:
You, you, you, you, like it's magnetic
You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, super ikkeullim
Tyla's, "Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lady Gaga, Lady Gaga , Lady Gaga
Original Lyrics:
Make me hotter Make me lose my breath Make me water

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