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1960s
The Beatles', "Hey Jude"
Misheard Lyrics:
By making his world a little boulder
Original Lyrics:
By making his world a little colder
The Beatles', "With a Little Help from My Friends"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can buy a little help from my friends
Original Lyrics:
I get by with a little help from my friends
The Edwin Hawkins Singers', "Oh Happy Day!"
Misheard Lyrics:
To walk, fight, and pray
Original Lyrics:
To watch and fight and pray
The Edwin Hawkins Singers', "Oh Happy Day!"
Misheard Lyrics:
When Jesus walked
Original Lyrics:
When Jesus washed
 
1970s
Bay City Rollers', "Remember"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shimmy shammy shong, we used to laugh at mongs, remember
Original Lyrics:
Shimmy shammy shong, we used to make up songs, remember
Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Weekend trysts and one night stands
The New York guys will make our beds
Original Lyrics:
We can try to understand
The New York Times effect on man
Commodores', "Still"
Misheard Lyrics:
We were too blonde to see
Original Lyrics:
We were too blind to see
Eddie Floyd's, "Knock on Wood"
Misheard Lyrics:
I think I'd better mop, mop, mop the floor
Original Lyrics:
I think I'd better knock, knock, knock on wood
George Harrison's, "My Sweet Lord"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dalai Lama
Original Lyrics:
Hare Rama
Helen Reddy's, "Delta Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics:
A man on low degree stood by her side
Original Lyrics:
A man of low degree stood by her side.
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "What's Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shootin' the state
Original Lyrics:
Shouldn't you stay
Rory Gallagher's, "Got My Mojo Workin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep you here on ice
Original Lyrics:
Keep you here all night
 
1980s
Al Jarreau's, "Mornin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
My car has found its wings
Original Lyrics:
My heart has found its wings
Bee Gees', "You Win Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ogre, oh baby
Original Lyrics:
Oh girl, oh baby
Foreigner's, "Urgent"
Misheard Lyrics:
Birthdays
Original Lyrics:
Urgent
Misheard Lyrics:
We’ll get naked, just the two of us
Original Lyrics:
We can make it, just the two of us
Marshall Crenshaw's, "Someday, Someway"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I really want for you
Original Lyrics:
All I really want to do
Prince's, "1999"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was streaming when I wrote this
or
I was 3 when I wrote this
Original Lyrics:
I was dreaming when I wrote this
The Outfield's, "Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And don't forget what a soldier
Original Lyrics:
And don't forget what I told you
Thompson Twins', "Doctor! Doctor!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can’t you see I’m birdie, birdie?
Original Lyrics:
Can’t you see I’m burning, burning?
Thompson Twins', "Lies"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flies, flies, flies, yeah!
Original Lyrics:
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
 
1990s
702's, "Get It Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I really hope I pray
Original Lyrics:
But I really hope and pray
Aerosmith's, "Cryin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Of a friend of mind
Original Lyrics:
Of a friend of mine
All Saints', "I Know Where It’s At"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ve been washing you
Original Lyrics:
I’ve been watching you
Annie Lennox's, "Walking On Broken Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now every one of us has made a supper
Every one of us was made too weak
Original Lyrics:
Now every one of us was made to suffer
Every one of us was made to weep.
Babyface's, "Every Time I Close My Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don’t believe it’s you
Original Lyrics:
I don’t believe it’s true
Dru Hill's, "In My Bed"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got this feeling and I can’t play Blue’s Clues
Original Lyrics:
I got this feeling and I can’t turn it loose
En Vogue's, "Free Your Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like rough music, wear hip-hop clothes
(Later)
Free your mind, a giraffe will follow
Original Lyrics:
I like rap music, wear hip-hop clothes
(Later)
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Everlast's, "What It’s Like"
Misheard Lyrics:
The age on his face is 30
Original Lyrics:
The hair on his face is dirty
Genesis', "Jesus He Knows Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ve been falling to pieces all my life
Original Lyrics:
I’ve been talking to Jesus all my life
Lou Bega's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't wanna get a Speedo
or
You know what to get in Sweden
Original Lyrics:
You know they're getting sweeter
No Mercy's, "Please Don't Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're gonna search the one for you
Original Lyrics:
You're gonna search the world for you
Ocean Colour Scene's, "Hundred Mile High City"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I said I wanna roll so I need a car
And I know that I'll get there alive
And I say I got faith in Caesar
And I say that's where I'm going to
I got a beat and I'm wanting to please it
I gotta bass and I'm wanting to feel it
The more I feel is the more that I need it
The more I need, and yes, I believe it
Well I want a good love by my side
Keep on getting a lot of love from my bride
And I know I keep her on my love yeah
But I know I ain't kidding
Original Lyrics:
So I said I'm on the roam so I need a car
And I know that I'm getting alive
And I say I got faith and a season
And I say that's where I'm going to
I get a need and I'm wanting to please it
I gotta face and I'm wanting to feel it
The more I feel is the more that I need it
The more I need is the less I believe it
Well I want a good love by my side
Keep on getting out of love and my pride
And I know I keep hurting my love yeah
But I know it ain't killing
Ocean Colour Scene's, "Travellers Tune"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if I could do all the things you're asking for
Then baby I'm at your door, you don't know what to do
But if you find yourself standing on the corner
While you're thinking of a different world
Then you might see me waving on the corner
Staring through you in your different world
Original Lyrics:
And if I could do all the things you're asking for
Then maybe I'd find your door and bring it home to you
But if you find yourself standing on the corner
While you're thinking of a different world
Then you might see me waiting on the corner
Staring through you in your different world
Silk's, "If You (Lovin’ Me)"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you really doubt it
Original Lyrics:
If you really bout it
Usher's, "Nice & Slow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain’t gonna flush
Original Lyrics:
Ain’t gonna rush
Zhane's, "Groove Thang"
Misheard Lyrics:
We got a groupie
Original Lyrics:
We got a groove thang
 
2000s
Aerosmith's, "Jaded"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hi, my baby blue
Original Lyrics:
My, my baby blue
Aerosmith's, "Just Push Play"
Misheard Lyrics:
Crush, crush babe
Original Lyrics:
Just push play
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance on meatballs
Cat f***ing a handbag
Yours, only yours
I wanna see your Dan then
Miss no lie
Lisa in the crown said "Look, Harry had a vagina malfunction"
Original Lyrics:
Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder
Gr som vi gr
Ta ngra steg t vnster
Lyssna och lr
Missa inte chansen
Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
Leona Lewis', "Bleeding Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I keep reading
I keep, keep reading books
Original Lyrics:
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Leona Lewis', "Bleeding Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
My heart broken to the ground
or
My heart frozen to the ground
Original Lyrics:
My heart melted to the ground
Mika's, "Grace Kelly"
Misheard Lyrics:
I tried to be like great Kelly
But all her books were too mad.
So I tried a little freddo
I've gone identity mad.
Original Lyrics:
I tried to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I tried a little Freddie
I've gone identity mad!
Shakira's, "Objection (Tango)"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the damage has cost us invincible
Original Lyrics:
All the damage she's caused isn't fixable
Shakira's, "Objection (Tango)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And see our needs with Bowser
Original Lyrics:
And see what it's about
Sheryl Crow's, "Real Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m American made from a lost Chevrolet
My mama told me “Want some ride?”
Original Lyrics:
I’m American made; Bud Light, Chevrolet
My mama taught me wrong from right
Wynonna Judd's, "Burning Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a sweet song on fire
Original Lyrics:
Like the sweet song of a choir
 
2010s
Robyn's, "Dancing on My Own"
Misheard Lyrics:
Watching Kipper
Original Lyrics:
Watching you kiss her
Walk the Moon's, "Shut Up and Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
This Roman is my destiny
Original Lyrics:
This woman is my destiny
 
misc
Ed Sheeran's, "Bad Habits"
Misheard Lyrics:
My bad faggots lead to you
Original Lyrics:
My bad habits lead to you

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