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1960s
The Animals', "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I seem electric
Original Lyrics:
If I seem edgy
The Beatles', "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whisper
Original Lyrics:
Listen
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
This old familiar ruse
Children will play
Original Lyrics:
These old familiar rooms
Children will play
Billy Joel's, "Only the Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only the dudes
Original Lyrics:
Only the good
Foreigner's, "Hot Blooded"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ve got logic
Original Lyrics:
I’m hot blooded
Grateful Dead's, "Black Peter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anyone know from sin and jail
Original Lyrics:
Annie Bonneau from Saint Angel ...
The Knack's, "My Sharona"
Misheard Lyrics:
M-M-M-Motorola
Original Lyrics:
M-m-m-my Sharona
 
1980s
Duran Duran's, "Is There Something I Should Know?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please, please kill me now!
Please, please kill me now!
Original Lyrics:
Please, please tell me now!
Please, please tell me now!
Eric Clapton's, "It's in the Way That You Use It"
Misheard Lyrics:
digital energy music
Original Lyrics:
It's in the way that you use it
Guns N’ Roses', "Welcome to the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rentals in the jungle
Original Lyrics:
Welcome to the jungle
Lionel Richie's, "Dancing on the Ceiling"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we’re antsy on the ceiling
Original Lyrics:
When we’re dancing on the ceiling
Men At Work's, "Who Can It Be Now?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, can't I pee now?
Original Lyrics:
Who can it be now?
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's, "The Girl Is Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because the dark blonde girl is mine
Original Lyrics:
Because the doggone girl is mine
Nena's, "99 Luftballons"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cantico
Original Lyrics:
Captain Kirk
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pressure, pushing down on me
Pressing down on you, you're an asshole
Original Lyrics:
Pressure, pushing down on me
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sat on the fence, what a dumb f***
Original Lyrics:
Sat on the fence, but it don't work
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn you way from you all like black man
Settle a face but I don't work
It coming up but love bands so left that's all
Why, why, why? Love love love love love
It summons be loud comes depression they cracking
Canion give yourselves one more chain
Why can't you give love dead one more chain?
Original Lyrics:
Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it don't work
Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Why, why, why? Love love love love love
Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turned away from it all like a blind man
Son-of-a-bitch, what a dumb f***
Original Lyrics:
Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it don't work
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why can't we get along, get along, get along, get along?
Original Lyrics:
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love?
Queen's, "Staying Power"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's get John to the groove,
Make him move, make him move.
Original Lyrics:
Let's catch on to the groove,
Make it move, make it move.
Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're too blonde to see
Original Lyrics:
You're too blind to see
The Kinks', "Come Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's all but rational
or
It's only national
Original Lyrics:
It's only natural
The Waitresses', "I Know What Boys Like"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like L.A. traffic
Original Lyrics:
Like Harry Truman
 
1990s
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause even when I dream of you
The Swedish dream will never do
Original Lyrics:
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
Crystal Waters', "100% Pure Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ll be your fancy
Original Lyrics:
I’ll be your fantasy
Crystal Waters', "Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)"
Misheard Lyrics:
But she’s holy, she’s holy
Original Lyrics:
But she’s homeless, she’s homeless
Duice's, "Dazzey Duks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn 'em up
or
Turn 'em out
or
Turn 'em off
Original Lyrics:
Turn around
Ingrid Michaelson's, "Be OK"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just want to fear today
Original Lyrics:
I just want to feel today
Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics:
They had stars
Original Lyrics:
They had style
Onyx's, "Slam"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're the Boise Boys!
Original Lyrics:
Let the boys be boys!
Poison's, "Unskinny Bop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Original Lyrics:
Unskinny bop
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the pain will make you amazing
You're the victim of your cry
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the pain will make you amazing
You're the victim of your crying
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the pain will make you blazing
You're the victim of your cry
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the pain will make you lazing
You're the victim of your cry
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the pain will make you lazing
You're the victim of your crying
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the pain will make you racing
You're the victim of your cry
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the pain will make you racing
You're the victim of your crying
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It'll drain the power that's sing you
Make you plead and scream and call
Original Lyrics:
It'll drain the power that's in you
Make you plead and scream and crawl
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'd give your life, you'd sell your song
But here it goes a friend
Original Lyrics:
You'd give your life, you'd sell your soul
But here it comes again
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'd give your life, you'd sell your song
But here it goes again
Original Lyrics:
You'd give your life, you'd sell your soul
But here it comes again
Rusted Root's, "Send Me On My Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Simion, the whale
Original Lyrics:
Send me on my way
Seal's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a spa full of people
Original Lyrics:
In a sky full of people
The Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it’s just an additive
Original Lyrics:
But it’s just your attitude
 
2000s
Slipknot's, "People=Shit"
Misheard Lyrics:
People eat brochettes!
Original Lyrics:
People equal shit!
 
2010s
Ariana Grande's, "Positions"
Misheard Lyrics:
Meet a ni**a la-la, on a Monday
Original Lyrics:
Then make a lotta love on a Monday
Sia's, "Unstoppable"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm stoppable today
Original Lyrics:
Unstoppable today
Taylor Swift's, "Look What You Made Me Do"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh baby I just started your bad dreams
Original Lyrics:
I’ll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
 
misc
Meghan Trainor's, "Mother"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Beach Boy
or
Mr. Beatle
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Big Boy
Pink's, "Trustfall"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a trust fund baby
Original Lyrics:
It's a trust fall baby

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