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1960s
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, little fox! Hey little fox
Original Lyrics:
Edelweiss, edelweiss
Santana's, "Evil Ways"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're cheating Jones and uh, Ono, too
Original Lyrics:
Jean and Joan and a who knows who
 
1970s
Firefall's, "Strange Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Telling me you're sorry
Original Lyrics:
Telling me your sorrow
Godiego's, "Monkey Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
the funkiest monkey to ever pop
Original Lyrics:
the punkiest monkey to ever pop
Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Don't Pull Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't pull your love out on the cable
Original Lyrics:
Don't pull your love out on me, baby
Misheard Lyrics:
A misdemeanor me
Original Lyrics:
A mystery to me
L.T.D.'s, "(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
And every time I turn around
Back in London again
Original Lyrics:
And every time I turn around
Back in love again
Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you're not into Rolos
Original Lyrics:
If you're not into yoga
 
1980s
Air Supply's, "Now and Forever"
Misheard Lyrics:
In our heads
Original Lyrics:
In our hands
Barbra Streisand's, "Woman in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is it right I should bend
Over and over again?
Original Lyrics:
It's a right I defend
Over and over again
INXS's, "Need You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got to let you go
Original Lyrics:
I've got to let you know
INXS's, "Never Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics:
We may never tell us a part
Original Lyrics:
We may never tear us apart
Jason Donovan's, "When You Come Back to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's children in the air as I walk through the night
(Later)
There's a plane in my a*se
OR
There's rain in my a*se
Original Lyrics:
There's a chill in the air as I walk through the night
(Later)
There's a flame in my heart
Misheard Lyrics:
Won’t you wash away at Sears?
Original Lyrics:
Won’t you wash away my tears?
John Parr's, "St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna be your fairy motion
Original Lyrics:
Gonna be your man in motion
Metallica's, "Harvester of Sorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’ll find Roberta lied.
Original Lyrics:
You’ll find where murder lies.
R.E.M.'s, "Stand"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sand in the place where you live
...
Sand in the place where you work
...
Sand in the place where you are
Original Lyrics:
Stand in the place where you live
...
Stand in the place where you work
...
Stand in the place where you are
Rupert Holmes', "Answering Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm foreign
Original Lyrics:
And the phone went...
Rupert Holmes', "Him"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's me or it's Kim
Original Lyrics:
It's me or it's him
T'pau's, "Valentine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Funny valentine
Original Lyrics:
Sunny valentine
The Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold your hand (movin' on)
Hold your hand (movin' on).
Original Lyrics:
Hold your head up (movin' on)
Keep your head up (movin' on).
The Waitresses', "I Know What Boys Like"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know what size 1
Original Lyrics:
I know what guys want
The Waitresses', "I Know What Boys Like"
Misheard Lyrics:
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow
Original Lyrics:
Nya, nya, nya, nya, nya
Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not quite here since she went away
Original Lyrics:
Not quite a year since she went away
 
1990s
Amy Grant's, "Baby Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
In any time and weather
Original Lyrics:
In any kind of weather
Amy Grant's, "Every Heartbeat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let’s play hockey
Original Lyrics:
Every heartbeat
Amy Grant's, "Good for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like to sing when I’m banned
Original Lyrics:
I like to sing with the band
Blur's, "Stereotypes"
Misheard Lyrics:
The suburbs they are dreaming
Bears a twinkle in her eye
She's been feeling freaky since her husband said goodbye
She wears a low cost T-shirt, runs a little B&B
Original Lyrics:
The suburbs they are dreaming
They're a twinkle in her eye
She's been feeling frisky since her husband said goodbye
She wears a low cut T-shirt, runs a little B&B
Blur's, "The Universal"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the days, they seem to falter you
Well, just let them know
No one here is alone
Satellites in every bone
Original Lyrics:
When the days, they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
No one here is alone
Satellites in every home
Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got me Roger Roger thing gah ah ah
Original Lyrics:
You've got me wrapped around your finger... aaaaaahhh.
Eternal's, "Save Our Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
But now I see such a distance in your ice
(Later)
So as we fall apart like all those other lovers
I know if we toast, love will leave it up to us
Oh, say it's not too late
I know the time is now
Original Lyrics:
But now I see such a distance in your eyes
(Later)
So let's not fall apart like all those other lovers
I know if we trust love will leave it up to us
Oh, say it's not too late
I know there's time enough
New Kids On the Block's, "I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We’ll go Down Under
Original Lyrics:
Will go down under
New Kids On the Block's, "Please Don’t Go Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please don’t go here
Original Lyrics:
Please don’t go girl
Taxi Ride's, "Get Set"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ginseng, everybody
Original Lyrics:
Get set, everybody
 
2000s
Anastacia's, "I’m Outta Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And let me out this wizardry
Original Lyrics:
And let me out this misery
Kelly Clarkson's, "A Moment Like This"
Misheard Lyrics:
For that one special kid
Original Lyrics:
For that one special kiss
Kelly Clarkson's, "Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too far from the sinus
Original Lyrics:
Too far from the sidewalk
Kelly Clarkson's, "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
My name is Edelweiss
Original Lyrics:
Behind these hazel eyes
Kelly Clarkson's, "Since U Been Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear me sing
Original Lyrics:
Hear me say
Las Ketchup's, "The Ketchup Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come baloney
Original Lyrics:
Con la luna
Ludacris featuring Shawnna's, "Stand Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I move your loop
Original Lyrics:
When I move, you move
OneRepublic's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's too late for Taco Bell
Original Lyrics:
It's too late to apologize
Sam Sparro's, "Black and Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's all just a virgin matter
Original Lyrics:
It's all just a bunch of matter
 
2010s
Clean Bandit's, "Rather Be"
Misheard Lyrics:
Switch off the batteries
If you gave me a chance, I would take it
It's a shock in the dark, but I'm naked
OR
It's a shark in the dark, but I'm naked
Glory hole in your heart, you can't shame me
OR
Glory hole in your heart, you can't change me
No, no, no, no, no place I'd rather be
We sneaked out on a mission to find out inner peace
Original Lyrics:
Switch up the batteries
If you gave me a chance, I would take it
It's a shot in the dark, but I'll make it
Know with all of your heart, you can't shame me
No, no, no, no, no place I'd rather be
We staked out on a mission to find our inner peace
Commercial's, "Rooms to Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
I really, really like Obama’s stuff
Original Lyrics:
I really, really like all of my stuff
Taylor Swift's, "Wildest Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say you'll see me ochen
or
Say you'll see me akin
Original Lyrics:
Say you'll see me again
The Weeknd's, "I Feel It Coming"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel company
Original Lyrics:
I feel it coming
 
country
Kathy Mattea's, "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Could it be nobody don't see nobody?
Original Lyrics:
Couldn't be nobody, don't see nobody
Kathy Mattea's, "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, there's a full moon hangin' in a small town sky
Original Lyrics:
Well, there's a blue moon hangin' in a small town sky
Reba McEntire's, "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands"
Misheard Lyrics:
A woman you'd be needing for your fellow man
or
A woman who'd be needing the warmth of a man
Original Lyrics:
The woman in me needed the warmth of a man

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