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1960s
Elvis Presley's, "Return to Sender"
Misheard Lyrics:
We turn to Sega, I'll dress alone
Original Lyrics:
Return to sender, address unknown
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
And here's to you, Mrs Robinson,
She's a slut much more than you could know,
You ho, ho, ho
Original Lyrics:
And here's to you, Mrs Robinson,
Jesus loves you more than you could know,
Woah, woah, woah
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
God bless the trees, Mrs. Robinson
Original Lyrics:
God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for hoes who pray, hey hey hey
Original Lyrics:
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Going to the can to masquerade
Original Lyrics:
Going to a candidates debate
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Going to the can to masturbate
Original Lyrics:
Going to a candidates debate
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Going to the candles ate de grapes!
Original Lyrics:
Going to the candidates debate
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heaven holds a place for 'hos that pray
Original Lyrics:
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heaven holds a place for 'hos that pray
Original Lyrics:
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heaven holds a place for whores who pray
Original Lyrics:
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson,
She's a slutty Mormon you will know, whoa whoa whoa
Original Lyrics:
Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson,
Jesus loves you more than you will know, Whoa whoa whoa
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a little secret that the Robin tells the bear.
Original Lyrics:
It's a little secret, just the Robinson's affair.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put it in the pantry with your cumcakes
Original Lyrics:
Put it in the pantry with your cupcakes
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put it in your panties with your car keys
Original Lyrics:
Put it in your pantry with the cupcakes
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a slut more than you will know
Original Lyrics:
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a slutty Mormon don't you know
Original Lyrics:
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a slutty Mormon, you should know.
Original Lyrics:
Jesus loves you more than you will know.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a slutty morbid you will know.
Original Lyrics:
Jesus loves you more than you will know.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a slutty nurse and you will know (Wo wo wo)
Original Lyrics:
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo wo wo)
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the people bowed and prayed,
To the neon God LeMay
Original Lyrics:
And the people bowed and prayed,
To the neon God they made
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the sign said: 'The nerds of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls and restroom stalls
And echoed in the sound of silence.'
Original Lyrics:
And the sign said: 'The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls and tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence.'
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hello doctor Smile old friend
Original Lyrics:
Hello darkness, my old friend
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
In restless dreams I wore Cologne
Original Lyrics:
In restless dreams I walked alone
The Beatles', "Mean Mr. Mustard"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keeps a ten-buck note up his nose
Original Lyrics:
Keeps a ten-bob note up his nose
 
1970s
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Livin’ Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s a kitten thing
Original Lyrics:
It’s a given thing
Janis Ian's, "At Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics:
And table for the elderly
Original Lyrics:
And haven for the elderly
Kiss', "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Misheard Lyrics:
You keep on trucking
Original Lyrics:
You keep on shouting
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spare him his life from his warm sausage tea
Original Lyrics:
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
The elder poop has a devil motorcycle, eeee
Original Lyrics:
Beelzebub had a devil put aside for me
 
1980s
Men at Work's, "Who Can It Be Now?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is it just my fantasy?
Original Lyrics:
It's just my fantasy
Midnight Oil's, "US Forces"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a second from your country
Original Lyrics:
It's a setback for your country
REO Speedwagon's, "Keep on Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna scream
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna sleep
Ratt's, "Round and Round"
Misheard Lyrics:
Friday night
Original Lyrics:
Round and round
Warrant's, "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heaven is a doofus, hooray!
Original Lyrics:
Heaven isn't too far away
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
Of the trust I gave
Original Lyrics:
Of the cross I bear
Cathy Dennis', "Too Many Walls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Long, late nights, alone in your arms.
Original Lyrics:
No late nights, alone in your arms.
Queen's, "Let Me Live"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why don't you take another little piece of my love?
Original Lyrics:
Why don't you take another little piece of my life?
Queen's, "Let Me Live"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why don't you take another little piece of my small?
Original Lyrics:
Why don't you take another little piece of my soul?
Queen's, "Let Me Live"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why don't you take another little piece of the gospel?
Original Lyrics:
Why don't you take another little piece of my soul?
Shania Twain's, "You're Still the One"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just look at the scalded gnome
Original Lyrics:
But just look at us holding on
 
2000s
Britney Spears', "If U Seek Amy"
Misheard Lyrics:
But at the Barnes & Noble, they’re begging if you seek Amy
Original Lyrics:
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy
The Backyardigans', "We Love a Luau"
Misheard Lyrics:
And potty for days
Original Lyrics:
And party for days
 
2010s
Katy Perry's, "California Gurls"
Misheard Lyrics:
We freak with my sheep
Original Lyrics:
We freak in my Jeep
Taylor Swift's, "Picture to Burn"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ll tell mine you’re gay
Original Lyrics:
You won’t mind if I say
Title Fight's, "Be a Toy"
Misheard Lyrics:
But do you regret being used
Like an instrument yet?
Original Lyrics:
But do you regret being used?
Are you used to it yet?
Title Fight's, "Head in the Ceiling Fan"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I bring a knife
To your face, I'm blind
Follow footsteps
I'm bleeding, I'm blind
Original Lyrics:
Glued my green eyes
To your face, I'm blind
Follow footsteps
A bleeding bloodline
Title Fight's, "Head in the Ceiling Fan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blue eyes, green eyes
Original Lyrics:
Glued my green eyes
Title Fight's, "Secret Society"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only you and only me
Original Lyrics:
I'll be you and you'll be me
 
christian
Skillet's, "Rebirthing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your presence
Filling up my life with oxygen
Original Lyrics:
Your presence
Filling up my lungs with oxygen
 
misc
Ella Fitzgerald's, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this old lamb?
Original Lyrics:
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?

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