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1950s
Chuck Berry's, "Johnny B. Goode"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go, daddy, go, go
or
Ho daddy, ho, ho
Original Lyrics:
Go, Johnny, go, go
 
1960s
Elvis Presley's, "Suspicious Minds"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can't go out together
With the preacher's wife.
Original Lyrics:
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds.
 
1970s
10cc's, "The Things We Do For Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too many porpoise causing problems in the river.
Original Lyrics:
Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river.
Dr. Hook's, "Sharing the Night Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
As a lamb
Original Lyrics:
As I am
Schoolhouse Rock's, "Interjections!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Intersection
Original Lyrics:
Interjections
Schoolhouse Rock's, "The Great American Melting Pot"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Great American Chocolate Bar
Original Lyrics:
The Great American Melting Pot
Teach-In's, "Dear John"
Misheard Lyrics:
There is a show where the nudists go
Original Lyrics:
There is a show at the new disco
The Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
He’s taking a nap taking a nap
Original Lyrics:
Staying alive
Staying alive
The Jaggerz's, "The Rapper"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call 'em them apples
Original Lyrics:
They call him the rapper
ZZ Top's, "La Grange"
Misheard Lyrics:
In that Jetson town
Original Lyrics:
In that Texas town
 
1980s
Billy Idol's, "Dancing with Myself"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the floors of Pokemon
Original Lyrics:
On the floors of Tokyo
Bob Marley's, "Could You Be Loved?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Could you be loved? Can we love?
Original Lyrics:
Could you be loved? Then be loved.
Bob Marley's, "Could You Be Loved?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't let them fool ya
Or even try to screw ya
Original Lyrics:
Don't let them fool ya
Or even try to school ya
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to see how good I can be
Original Lyrics:
I want to see, oh, look at me
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rex Reed, you know, so they say
Original Lyrics:
Rags to riches or so they say
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rex Reed, you know, so they say
Original Lyrics:
Rags to riches or so they say
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the Prairie Dog City
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the paradise city
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the pair of nice fifties
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the paradise city
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the pair of nice titties
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the paradise city
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the girls are green and the grass is pretty.
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the paradox city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
or
Take me down to the parasite city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the prairie dog city.
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the Paradise City.
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the prairie dog city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Kenny Rogers', "Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're my neighbor
Original Lyrics:
You're my lady
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I sell a song of moccasins
Original Lyrics:
Mama se mama sa mamacu sa.
Mike + The Mechanics', "Silent Running"
Misheard Lyrics:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Original Lyrics:
And hide out in the cellar
Morris Minor And The Majors', "Stutter Rap"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouse trap
So join the world and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Original Lyrics:
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Pebbles', "Giving You the Benefit"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm giving you the Betamax
Original Lyrics:
I'm giving you the benefit
Prince's, "Baby I'm a Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shake it around
Original Lyrics:
Check it all out
Real Life's, "Send Me an Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Send me your neighbors...right now
Original Lyrics:
Send me an angel...right now
The Smiths', "What Difference Does It Make"
Misheard Lyrics:
So let it be a gnome
Original Lyrics:
So let it be known
 
1990s
98 Degrees', "I Do (Cherish You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
So douchy as I...
Original Lyrics:
Seduce me 'cause I...
Cake's, "Never There"
Misheard Lyrics:
A candlestick of flame
Original Lyrics:
A candle's fickle flame
Cake's, "Never There"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're never, ever, ever, ever dead
Original Lyrics:
You're never, ever, ever, ever there
Jewel's, "Foolish Games"
Misheard Lyrics:
These fruity cakes
Original Lyrics:
These foolish games
Liz Phair's, "Why Can't I?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why can't I scream?
Original Lyrics:
Why can't I breathe?
(later)
Why can't I sleep?
Marcy Playground's, "Sex And Candy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I smell sexy, can’t be here.
Original Lyrics:
I smell sex and candy here.
Marcy Playground's, "Sex And Candy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I smell sexy, can’t be here.
Original Lyrics:
I smell sex and candy here.
Mike + The Mechanics', "Word of Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I see a girl that's blue and I can see
Original Lyrics:
Well I see a girl that's blue like the sea
Monica's, "The First Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was stinky
or
I was stinkin'
Original Lyrics:
I was thinkin'
Rhapsody's, "Emerald Sword"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't reach the salt
Original Lyrics:
I can reach the sword
Rhapsody's, "Emerald Sword"
Misheard Lyrics:
To search for the turkey
Original Lyrics:
To search for the third key
 
2000s
98 Degrees', "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eau du noche
Original Lyrics:
Una noche
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cat dancing on a handbag
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
Fuel's, "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"
Misheard Lyrics:
M&M's again
Original Lyrics:
In my hands again
Kelis', "Milkshake"
Misheard Lyrics:
They lose their mothers
Original Lyrics:
They lose their minds
Modjo's, "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
Misheard Lyrics:
As we dance by the termites
Original Lyrics:
As we dance by the moonlight
Rhapsody's, "Bloody Red Dungeons"
Misheard Lyrics:
holy cow
Original Lyrics:
holy call
Train's, "Drops of Jupiter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Taylor
or
Terry
or
Terrie
or
Terri
or
Tammy
Original Lyrics:
Tell me
 
country
Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause Mama, I'm showing off to Heatha now, I get around
Original Lyrics:
'Cause Mama, I'm sure hard to handle
Now, it gets around.

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