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1960s
The Beatles', "She Loves You"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a lonely friend
Original Lyrics:
With a love like that
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
"Cheek your teacher" you and I cry
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, you and I cry
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the penguilen
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the penguin
Original Lyrics:
And the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cheeky teacher tell me what is wrong
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita tell me what is wrong
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chick of teeta, tell me what's wrong
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicken Tikka, blue and red dye
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, you and I cry
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicken Tikka, tell me what's wrong.
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong.
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go
And the skulls they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again in the paper trail
You will have no time for greedy
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go
And the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the holidays come and they go
And the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again in the paper trail
or
You'll be dancing once again in the fairytale
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go
And the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dikke tieten in een BH
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, you and I know
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
How the heartaches come and they go
And the stars they're leaving
Original Lyrics:
How the heartaches come and they go
And the scars they're leaving
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see that you're oh so sad on a diet
Original Lyrics:
I see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a-sure that you can cry on
(Later)
I hope that we can cash it up together
(Later)
How the heartaches come and they go
And the stars they're leaping
(Later)
You'll be dancing once again like a penguin land
You will have no time for breathing
Original Lyrics:
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
(Later)
I hope we can patch it up together
(Later)
How the heartaches come and they go
And the scars they're leaving
(Later)
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kick her teeth out, tell me what's wrong
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a nude song, Chiquitita
Original Lyrics:
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I see you've broken the bed down
Original Lyrics:
Now I see you've broken a feather
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I see you've broken the playground
I hope we can mess it up together
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go
And the stars are leaving
You'll be dancing once again like a paper plane
You will have no time for breathing
Chiquitita, you and I try
But the sun is still in the sky and I'm flying above you
Original Lyrics:
Now I see you've broken a feather
I hope we can patch it up together
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go
And the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take a Cheeto, tell me what's wrong
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wear a new thong Chicken-Tikka
Original Lyrics:
Sing a new song Chiquitita
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again like a pendulum
Original Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again like an angry lamb
Original Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, like a Hemulen
Original Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, and the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, like a Hemulen
Original Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, and the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, like a penguin
Original Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, then the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, like an angry lamb
Original Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, and the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll be happy once again, like an angry man
Original Lyrics:
You'll be dancing once again, then the pain will end
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your in-chamber, your in-sorrow
Original Lyrics:
You're enchained by your own sorrow
 
1980s
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I want it, dead on a pike.
Original Lyrics:
And I'm wanted, dead or alive.
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walk these streets, with a 6-pack on my back
Original Lyrics:
I walk these streets, with a 6-string on my back
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walk these streets, with a six-pack on my back
Original Lyrics:
I walk these streets, with a six-string on my back
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a cowboy, gonna steal Hosarah.
Original Lyrics:
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride.
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a steel whore's high rise
Original Lyrics:
On a steel horse I ride
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the sweet whores I ride
Original Lyrics:
On a steel horse I ride
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I really need you tonight, the rave is gonna start tonight,
The rave is gonna start tonight
Original Lyrics:
I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start tonight,
Forever's gonna start tonight
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Once upon a time I was riding my bike,
Now that it's falling apart
Original Lyrics:
Once upon a time there was light in my life,
Now there's only love in the dark
Christopher Cross', "Say You'll Be Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Scary night
Original Lyrics:
Say you'll be mine
Dire Straits', "So Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
The waiter and the gator in this mean old town,
And you're so far away from me
Original Lyrics:
Here I am again in this mean ol' town,
And you're so far away from me
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Don't Do Me Like That"
Misheard Lyrics:
I do like that
or
I don't like that
Original Lyrics:
Don't do me like that
Wham!'s, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I should've been with Hugh in bed
Original Lyrics:
But I should've been with you instead
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you forget about me? Yes you do. Missing me?
Original Lyrics:
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity?
Michael Penn's, "No Myth"
Misheard Lyrics:
What if I was Peter?
Original Lyrics:
What if I was Heathcliff?
Pearl Jam's, "Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love Amstel Light
Original Lyrics:
Oh, I'm still alive
 
2000s
Beyoncé's, "Deja Vu"
Misheard Lyrics:
Easter boots
Original Lyrics:
Deja Vu
Bon Jovi's, "Thank You for Loving Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
A bean in my eyes
Original Lyrics:
For being my eyes
Bon Jovi's, "Thank You for Loving Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
For the party on my hips, when I couldn't breathe
Original Lyrics:
For parting my lips, when I couldn't breathe
Bon Jovi's, "Two Story Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got her with my penis
Original Lyrics:
I called her and my demons
Linkin Park's, "Bleed It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bleed it out chicken Tikka just to throw it away
Original Lyrics:
I bleed it out diggin' deeper just to throw it away
Linkin Park's, "Bleed It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bleed it out, dicky Jeebers just to throw it away
Original Lyrics:
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
Linkin Park's, "Bleed It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bring it out, chicken Tikka just to throw it away
Original Lyrics:
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away

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