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1950s
Disney's Peter Pan's, "Following the Leader"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll follow Angelina
or
We'll follow Angelia
or
We'll follow Angel Leah
Original Lyrics:
We're following the leader
 
1960s
Disney's The Jungle Book's, "The Bare Necessities"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look for the baby necessities
Original Lyrics:
Look for the bare necessities
The Essex's, "Easier Said Than Done"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's a wh*re
Original Lyrics:
He's the one
 
1970s
Albert Hammond's, "It Never Rains in Southern California"
Misheard Lyrics:
But boy, do they know ya
Original Lyrics:
But boy, do they warn ya
Commercial's, "Band-Aid"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am stuck on Jenny Craig
Original Lyrics:
I am stuck on Band-Aid brand
Eagles', "Lyin' Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
There ain't no way to hide your cryin' eyes
or
There ain't now way to hide your lion's eyes
Original Lyrics:
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
Elton John's, "Bennie And The Jets"
Misheard Lyrics:
She has electric boobs
She's busting through
She's madder than a pack of zebras.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Bennie, she's really keen
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine.
Kate Bush's, "Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too hot, too creepy
Original Lyrics:
Too hot, too greedy
The Mash's, "Suicide Is Painless"
Misheard Lyrics:
The losing card on Sunday lay
Original Lyrics:
The losing card I'll someday lay
Wings', "Silly Love Songs"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need to go
Original Lyrics:
I need to know
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "Back in Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
F***in' black
Yes, I'm f***-in' black
Original Lyrics:
Back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Eddie Money's, "Shakin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was a chicken, snapping her penis.
Original Lyrics:
She was shakin', snapping her fingers.
Fleetwood Mac's, "Hold Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oral bee, oral bee, oral bee BP
Original Lyrics:
Hold me...hold me...hold me
Howard Jones', "Things Can Only Get Better"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I won't start the thunder
or
But I won't stop the thunder
Original Lyrics:
But I won't stop and falter
Living in a Box's, "Living in a Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
Am I reading a book?
Original Lyrics:
Am I living in a box?
Metallica's, "Master of Puppets (Live Seattle '89)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grabbing at my thighs
Original Lyrics:
Laughing at my cries
Samantha Fox's, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was hurting Hugh Downs, and I won't debate
Original Lyrics:
I was hunting you down, and I was the bait
Squeeze's, "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pooping muscles from Michelle
Original Lyrics:
Pulling mussels from a shell
The Kings', "Switchin' to Glide"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicken tonight
Original Lyrics:
Switchin' to glide
The Moody Blues', "The Voice"
Misheard Lyrics:
Won't you take me, Dr. Seuss?
Original Lyrics:
Won't you take me back to school?
 
1990s
Cathy Dennis', "Everybody Move"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cold chains and shiny wings
Original Lyrics:
Gold chains and shiny rings
Cathy Dennis', "Falling"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm foreign
or
And I'm pollen
Original Lyrics:
And I'm falling
Cathy Dennis', "Just Another Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got my Pebbles
Original Lyrics:
Got my headphones
Cathy Dennis', "Just Another Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd always highlight feelings
Original Lyrics:
I'd always hide my feelings
Cathy Dennis', "Too Many Walls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Witch on a rainbow
Original Lyrics:
Wish on a rainbow
Cathy Dennis', "Waterloo Sunset"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flowing into July
Original Lyrics:
Flowing into the night
Cathy Dennis', "West End Pad"
Misheard Lyrics:
And stimulate the G-rating
Original Lyrics:
And stimulate the G-rays
Cathy Dennis', "You Lied to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every time you sang...
Original Lyrics:
Every time you said...
Disney's The Lion King's, "Hakuna Matata"
Misheard Lyrics:
I put on my pajamas
Original Lyrics:
Hakuna matata
Janet Jackson's, "Together Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Motorola phone
Original Lyrics:
Together again, ooh
Michael Jackson's, "Jam"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bam
Original Lyrics:
Jam
Nobuo Uematsu's, "Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feed us music. Feed us insects.
Original Lyrics:
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec
Rascal Flatts', "Life Is a Highway"
Misheard Lyrics:
Riding a Harley
Original Lyrics:
Life is a highway
Seal's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a rainbow of people
Original Lyrics:
In a world full of people
Smashing Pumpkins', "Disarm"
Misheard Lyrics:
All of me is burned
Original Lyrics:
Ooh, the years burn
U2's, "Mysterious Ways"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shimu's a mysterious whale
Original Lyrics:
She moves in mysterious ways.
Yoko Kanno's, "Dance of Curse"
Misheard Lyrics:
This cup of tea
Original Lyrics:
Escaflowne
 
2000s
Breaking Benjamin's, "So Cold"
Misheard Lyrics:
Show me how it ends before I
Original Lyrics:
Show me how it ends, it's alright.
Breaking Benjamin's, "So Cold"
Misheard Lyrics:
Show me how it is, it's alright.
Original Lyrics:
Show me how it ends, it's alright.
Coldplay's, "Fix You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pee stains
or
Bee stings
Original Lyrics:
Tears stream
Coldplay's, "Speed of Sound"
Misheard Lyrics:
The birds come flying over here and south
Original Lyrics:
The birds come flying at the speed of sound
Gorillaz's, "Feel Good Inc."
Misheard Lyrics:
People
Original Lyrics:
Feel good
Janet Jackson's, "Doesn't Really Matter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Money, money, money for me
Original Lyrics:
Nutty, nutty, nutty to me
Mandy Moore's, "I Wanna Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I taste the prunes
Original Lyrics:
I taste the truth
Skillet's, "Monster"
Misheard Lyrics:
I hate white African
Original Lyrics:
I hate what I've become
 
2010s
Calvin Harris', "Feels (feat. Pharrell, Katy Perry and Big Sean)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a meme to recite this moment I own
Original Lyrics:
I need a mental receipt to know this moment I owe
Dierks Bentley's, "5-1-5-0"
Misheard Lyrics:
5-1-5-0, somebody call Edgar Poe’s Show.
Original Lyrics:
5-1-5-0, somebody call the Po-Po.
 
country
Alan Jackson's, "Gone Country"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's my country
Original Lyrics:
She's gone country
Rascal Flatts', "Life Is a Highway"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wiping your hiney
Original Lyrics:
Life is a highway
 
misc
Tyla's, "Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make me swear
Make me harder
Make me lose my bread
Make me hoarder
Original Lyrics:
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water

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