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1960s
Johnny Rivers', "Secret Agent Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sacred ancient man
Original Lyrics:
Secret Agent Man
Vic Mizzy's, "The Addams Family"
Misheard Lyrics:
Their house is a mausoleum
Original Lyrics:
Their house is a museum
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics:
How does it feel, you won the war?
Original Lyrics:
I was defeated, you won the war
Alice Cooper's, "School's Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
School's out come recess
Original Lyrics:
School's out completely
Boney M's, "Daddy Cool"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm crazy like a fool,
What about Daddy's tool?
Original Lyrics:
I'm crazy like a fool,
What about Daddy Cool?
Cat Stevens', "Lady D'Arbanville"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Lady Ka-Bambi
Original Lyrics:
My Lady D'Arbanville
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "September"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bonio! Standing in the river!
Original Lyrics:
Ba-de-yah! Say do you remember?
Edwin Starr's, "War"
Misheard Lyrics:
One easy goofball
Original Lyrics:
What is it good for?
Jethro Tull's, "Aqualung"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eyeing little girls with fat intent.
Original Lyrics:
Eyeing little girls with bad intent.
John Denver's, "Calypso"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are we young?
Original Lyrics:
(yodeling)
Kenny Rogers', "She Believes in Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she has pictured me
Original Lyrics:
And she has faith in me
King Floyd's, "Groove Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Julie Baker
Original Lyrics:
Groove me, baby
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
Yogi
Original Lyrics:
Young man
 
1980s
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the Paradon Street
Where the razz is mean and the mean is really
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Alimoe
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, take me home
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the Paragon Street
Where the razz is mean and the mean is really
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Alimoe
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, take me home
Guns 'N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the bare-assed 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
Howard Jones', "Things Can Only Get Better"
Misheard Lyrics:
And do you restrain? I do
Original Lyrics:
And do you feel scared? I do
Labi Siffre's, "Something Inside So Strong"
Misheard Lyrics:
I thought that my bride was gone
Original Lyrics:
You thought that my pride was gone
Men at Work's, "Be Good Johnny"
Misheard Lyrics:
Peter, Peter
Original Lyrics:
Be good, be good
Ray Parker, Jr.'s, "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who are you gonna come?
Original Lyrics:
Who are you gonna call?
Tina Turner's, "What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Misheard Lyrics:
of the zits attract.
Original Lyrics:
Opposites attract
 
1990s
Amy Grant's, "Takes a Little Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kitten, kitten top
Original Lyrics:
Give it, give it time
Blues Traveler's, "Run-Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
…when all it does is hold me down?
Original Lyrics:
…when all it does is slow me down?
Donna Lewis', "I Love You Always Forever"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feels like I'm standing in a tiny little stream
Of lightning, of pale Ambrose
Feels like I'm lost in a teardrop of heavenly sand
Touching, discoveries new
Those days of memories excruciating back to me
Original Lyrics:
Feels like I'm standing in a timeless dream
Of light mist, of pale amber rose
Feels like I'm lost in a deep cloud of heavenly scent
Touching, discovering you
Those days of warm rains come rushing back to me
Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a blue correct
Original Lyrics:
And a blue Corvette
Elton John's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all I ever reading was the one
Original Lyrics:
And all I ever needed was the one
Misheard Lyrics:
It's years since you've been dead
Original Lyrics:
It's years since you've been there
Gin Blossoms', "Found Out About You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found out about Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
I found out about you
Go West's, "King Of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ll pretend my s***'s not stinking.
Original Lyrics:
I’ll pretend my ship's not sinking.
LeAnn Rimes', "How Do I Live?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, baby you would take away everything,
Between you and me
Original Lyrics:
Well, baby you would take away everything,
I need you with me
Live's, "Selling the Drama"
Misheard Lyrics:
And to feel a flame
Original Lyrics:
And to fear a flame
M People's, "Open Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make me fall apart
or
Make me feel a fart
Original Lyrics:
Make me feel a part
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fortunato, hell if I know, a mosquito, my tuxedo
Original Lyrics:
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
Rhapsody's, "Warrior of Ice"
Misheard Lyrics:
for the eels
Original Lyrics:
from the hills
Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I wish at the store
Original Lyrics:
And I wish on a star
Selena's, "I Could Fall in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And never let you know
Original Lyrics:
And never let you go
Simply Red's, "Fairground"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love the floor
or
Love your flaws
Original Lyrics:
Love the thought
Snoop Dogg's, "Gin And Juice"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got a pocket full of roofies and my homeboys jute suit.
Original Lyrics:
I got a pocket full of rubbers and my homeboys do too
Theme Songs', "Sharky & George"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sharky and George, they’ll go down in history
Original Lyrics:
Sharky and George clear up any mystery.
 
2000s
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's alive
Original Lyrics:
It's my life
Coldplay's, "In My Place"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you blow
Original Lyrics:
If you go
Foo Fighters', "Best of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bench, the bench
Original Lyrics:
The best, the best
Foo Fighters', "Learn to Fly"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm looking for the sinus medicine
Original Lyrics:
I'm looking for the sky to save me
Gwen Stefani's, "What You Waiting For"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at your crotch now!
Original Lyrics:
Look at your watch now!
Jewel's, "Standing Still"
Misheard Lyrics:
But am I skating still?
Original Lyrics:
But am I standing still?
 
2010s
Adele's, "Chasing Pavements"
Misheard Lyrics:
Or should I just keep chasing penguins?
Original Lyrics:
Or should I just keep chasing pavements?
Ed Sheeran's, "Thinking Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics:
Place your head on my beard heart.
Original Lyrics:
Place your head on my beating heart.
Justin Bieber's, "As Long as You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as you love me, we could be starfish
Original Lyrics:
As long as you love me, we could be starving
 
country
LeAnn Rimes', "How Do I Live?"
Misheard Lyrics:
How about heaven? Heaven survives!
Original Lyrics:
How will I ever, ever survive?
 
misc
Taylor Swift's, "Lavender Haze"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel eleven turkeys creepin' up on me
Original Lyrics:
I feel the lavender haze creepin' up on me

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