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1960s
Bobby Fuller Four's, "I Fought the Law"
Misheard Lyrics:
I look a lot like a mama
Original Lyrics:
I fought the law and the law won
Johnny Rivers', "Poor Side of Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
So break your back baby
Original Lyrics:
So welcome back baby
Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "Lemon Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let it be very pretty
Original Lyrics:
Lemon tree, very pretty
The Beach Boys', "Good Vibrations"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like the colorful books you read
Original Lyrics:
I like the colorful clothes she wears
 
1970s
Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer's, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
Misheard Lyrics:
It looks like a lot, that's a lot
Original Lyrics:
Enough is enough is enough
Carly Simon's, "Anticipation"
Misheard Lyrics:
These are the bitter days
or
These are the better days
Original Lyrics:
These are the good old days
Doors', "Riders on the Storm"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you give this man a ride,
Sweet Emily will die
Original Lyrics:
Give this man a ride
Sweet memory will die.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Shine a Little Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You sha-la-la-la-la all the time
Original Lyrics:
You shine a little love on my life
Linda Ronstadt's, "You're No Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're my boo, you're my boo, you're my boo
Original Lyrics:
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
Misheard Lyrics:
Just a one-hit wonder
Original Lyrics:
Just a little bit longer
Pilot's, "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ho ho ho, it's Santa
Original Lyrics:
Oh oh oh, it's magic
Rod Stewart's, "You're in My Heart (the Final Acclaim)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll be Fran Drescher if I grow old
Original Lyrics:
You'll be my breath should I grow old
Shaun Cassidy's, "Da Doo Ron Ron"
Misheard Lyrics:
I knew what she was thinkin' when she cut my eye (later) Yeah, she cut my eye
Original Lyrics:
I knew what she was thinkin' when she caught my eye (later) Yeah, she caught my eye
Steely Dan's, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pretty old love-a-rama
Original Lyrics:
Rikki don't lose that number
The Doors', "Riders on the Storm"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tagalog holiday,
Let your children play
Original Lyrics:
Take a long holiday
Let your children play
The Rolling Stones', "Brown Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bread pudding
Original Lyrics:
Brown sugar
 
1980s
Atomic Kitten's, "Eternal Flame"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you feel mistaken?
Original Lyrics:
Do you feel the same?
Barry Manilow's, "Mandy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Benji
Original Lyrics:
Oh Mandy
Barry Manilow's, "Read 'em and Weep"
Misheard Lyrics:
And everything's grand
Original Lyrics:
And everything's blank
Bertie Higgins', "Key Largo"
Misheard Lyrics:
We had it all
Just like Barbie and the call
Original Lyrics:
We had it all
Just like Bogey and Bacall
Cyndi Lauper's, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Misheard Lyrics:
They touch the world
Original Lyrics:
They just wanna
Cyndi Lauper's, "Time After Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes you tickle me
(later)
After I tickle friends
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes you picture me
(later)
After my picture fades
Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living like a worrywart
Original Lyrics:
Living in a lonely world
Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride"
Misheard Lyrics:
But now you're feeling a hockey
Original Lyrics:
But now you're feeling cocky
Metallica's, "Master of Puppets"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sucking c*ck is clear
Original Lyrics:
Sucking darkness cleat
Ozzy Osbourne's, "Bark at the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
F***in’ the mom
Original Lyrics:
Bark at the moon
Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
When dolphins cry
Original Lyrics:
When doves cry
The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics:
Monster Matchbox
Original Lyrics:
Rockin' the Casbah
Tiffany's, "Could've Been"
Misheard Lyrics:
You and me so beautiful
or
You and me so pitiful
Original Lyrics:
Could've been so beautiful
Van Halen's, "Little dreamer "
Misheard Lyrics:
Weren't they amazed when you were bearded last?
Original Lyrics:
Weren't they amazed when you were really last?
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
Of the Fozzie Bear
Original Lyrics:
Of the cross I bear
Arrested Development's, "Tennessee"
Misheard Lyrics:
ABC
Original Lyrics:
Tennessee
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's my life in a night to remember
Original Lyrics:
It's my life and it's now or never
Cliff Richard's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Garbage watching us
Original Lyrics:
God is watching us
Concrete Blonde's, "Joey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pee too, defenses
Original Lyrics:
Detours, fences
Ozzy Osbourne's, "No More Tears"
Misheard Lyrics:
No more penis
Original Lyrics:
No more tears
Roxette's, "Joyride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come aboard the joyride
Original Lyrics:
Come on, join the joyride
Sinead O'Connor's, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can eat my dinner in a sexy restaurant
Original Lyrics:
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
 
2000s
Britney Spears', "Toxic"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got a new sugar warning
Original Lyrics:
A guy like you should wear a warning.
Misheard Lyrics:
And they say that a hero's a seagull
Original Lyrics:
And they say that a hero can save us
Commercial's, "Detrol LA"
Misheard Lyrics:
Harry Potter's gotta go right now
Original Lyrics:
And I don't have to go right now
Commercial's, "Pepto-Bismol"
Misheard Lyrics:
Michael's got some hesitation
Original Lyrics:
Nausea, heartburn, indigestion
Evan and Jaron's, "From My Head to My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
But the first day I've ever known
Original Lyrics:
But the furthest distance I've ever known
Kelly Rowland's, "When Love Takes Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't you see me here all overloaded
Original Lyrics:
Can't you see me here all over alone
Marc Anthony's, "I've Got You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never thought I was Siamese
Original Lyrics:
Never thought I would find what I need
Pink's, "Don't Let Me Get Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's so pretty
That's just 80
or
That just ate me
Original Lyrics:
She's so pretty
That just ain't me
Rihanna's, "Disturbia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put on your street lights, you're in the city of wonder
Original Lyrics:
Put on your pretty lies, you're in the city of wonder
 
2010s
Foster the People's, "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't stop giving me faith
Original Lyrics:
Don't stop giving me things
Lil Nas X's, "Old Town Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm take my whores to the hotel room, Gonna ride til i can't no more.
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road, gonna ride till I can't no more.
 
misc
Traditional's, "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
Misheard Lyrics:
His name is Milo, too
Original Lyrics:
His name is my name, too

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