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1960s
Elvis Presley's, "Suspicious Minds"
Misheard Lyrics:
We bought a jock strap
Original Lyrics:
We're caught in a trap
Eydie Gorme's, "Blame It on the Bossa Nova"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blame it on the bus I know
Original Lyrics:
Blame it on the bossa nova
 
1970s
Badfinger's, "Come and Get It"
Misheard Lyrics:
There must be a gag
Original Lyrics:
There must be a catch
Bee Gees', "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're out in the rain
Original Lyrics:
You're out of your brain
Dave Edmunds', "Girl Talk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Inspired by ghouls talk
Original Lyrics:
Inspired by girls talk
Diana Ross', "The Boss"
Misheard Lyrics:
Foreigner fun
Original Lyrics:
Folly and fun
Donna Summer's, "I Feel Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Martina
Original Lyrics:
I feel love
Dr. Hook's, "Sharing the Night Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sharing our lives together
Original Lyrics:
Sharing the night together
Linda Ronstadt's, "Ooh Baby Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've made me stink too
Original Lyrics:
You've made mistakes too
Minnie Riperton's, "Lovin' You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lovin' you is more than just a trick-or-treat
Original Lyrics:
Lovin' you is more than just a dream come true
Olivia Newton-John's, "Let Me Be There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whenever you go
Original Lyrics:
Whenever you call
Misheard Lyrics:
Aileen
Original Lyrics:
Amie
Stevie Wonder's, "Living for the City"
Misheard Lyrics:
He fights to hate that needle
Original Lyrics:
To find a job is like a haystack needle
Stevie Wonder's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wash your painted hands
Original Lyrics:
Wash your face and hands
Stories', "Brother Louie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bluey bluey bluey movie
Original Lyrics:
Louie Louie Louie Louie
 
1980s
Breathe's, "How Can I Fall?"
Misheard Lyrics:
When our vaping's done
Original Lyrics:
When our faith is gone
David Bowie's, "Suffragette City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh hit man
Original Lyrics:
Oh hit me
Dead or Alive's, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You spin me right bound
Original Lyrics:
You spin me right round
Dino's, "I Like It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Last time
Original Lyrics:
That's nice
Dire Straits', "Money for Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want Election Day
Original Lyrics:
I want my MTV
Johnny Hates Jazz's, "Turn Back the Clock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lying here in science
Original Lyrics:
Lying here in silence
Johnny Kemp's, "Just Got Paid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just got gay, it's raining out
Original Lyrics:
Just got paid, it's Friday night
Madness', "It Must Be Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
To take her boobs away
or
To take my booze away
or
To take my books away
Original Lyrics:
To take my blues away
Men at Work's, "Overkill"
Misheard Lyrics:
Daylight today
Original Lyrics:
Day after day
Pixies', "Where Is My Mind?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Way out in the wildlife
Original Lyrics:
Way out in the water
Rick James', "Super Freak"
Misheard Lyrics:
The kind of girl we really love
Original Lyrics:
The kind of girl we read about
Stevie Nicks', "If Anyone Falls"
Misheard Lyrics:
It will be wonderful
Original Lyrics:
It will be one of us
Terence Trent D'Arby's, "Wishing Well"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Richie Rich
Original Lyrics:
A wishing well
The Cure's, "Just Like Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Barnes & Noble
Original Lyrics:
Get lost and lonely
The J. Geils Band's, "Freeze-Frame"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freeze dance!
Original Lyrics:
Freeze-frame!
 
1990s
2 Unlimited's, "No Limit"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's no remix
Original Lyrics:
There's no limit
Billy Idol's, "Cradle of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rock the cranial love
Original Lyrics:
Rock the cradle of love
Brandy's, "Brokenhearted"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can starve again
Original Lyrics:
I can start again
Eagles', "The Long Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
At the Wawa
Original Lyrics:
In the long run
Glam Metal Detectives', "Everybody Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me tell you about f***ing justice.
Original Lyrics:
Let me tell you about funk and justice.
Green Day's, "Redundant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I cannot see
or
Now I cannot sleep
Original Lyrics:
Now I cannot speak
La Bouche's, "Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go Ricki Lake
Original Lyrics:
Don't make me wait
Le Click's, "Tonight Is the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Horny, horny
Original Lyrics:
Hold me, hold me
 
2000s
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance on me balls
Cat f***ing a handbag
Yours only yours
There are no Brazilian wins, son
It's no lie
Lisa in the crowd said:
"Look, Annie had me
Caramel Dancing"
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
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance then we fall
Cat packing a handbag
Yours, only yours
I wanna stay on Winston
It's no lie,
Liza in the crowd said
"Look Johnny 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
Marc Anthony's, "I've Got You"
Misheard Lyrics:
But can we hold on to the one we got?
Original Lyrics:
And can we hold on to what we've got?
Moby's, "Porcelain"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never meant July
Original Lyrics:
I never meant to lie
Musiq Soulchild's, "Halfcrazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
And my mind's gone like crazy
or
And my mind's blown like crazy
or
And my mind's blowing like crazy
Original Lyrics:
And my mind's gone half crazy
Paulina Rubio's, "Don't Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dempsey goodbye
Original Lyrics:
Don't say goodbye
Sting's, "Desert Rose"
Misheard Lyrics:
I dream of dogs
Original Lyrics:
I dream of God
The Fray's, "Over My Head (Cable Car)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Over my hair
Original Lyrics:
Over my head
Yoko Kanno's, "Inner Universe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Naljubuites', naljubuites'
Original Lyrics:
Mana du vortes, Mana du vortes
 
2010s
Sampha's, "(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you drive, topless guy
Oh, you ride when I was three years old
Original Lyrics:
And you dropped out the sky
Oh, you arrived when I was three years old
 
country
Merle Haggard's, "Think About a Lullaby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Think about a wallaby
Original Lyrics:
Think about a lullaby
 
misc
Kylie Minogue's, "Padam Padam"
Misheard Lyrics:
You look like a phone to me
Original Lyrics:
You look like fun to me

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