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1950s
Frankie Laine's, "Rose Rose I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Loaded scented breezes and swaying farms.
Original Lyrics:
Lotus scented breezes and swaying palms.
 
1960s
Donovan's, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wear your love like leather
Original Lyrics:
Wear your love like heaven
Neil Diamond's, "Sweet Caroline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet terabyte
Original Lyrics:
Sweet Caroline
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Mamma Mia"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's something broken hearted Ooh, since the day we parted
Original Lyrics:
Yes I've been broken hearted
Blue since the day we parted
Addrissi Brothers', "Nanny"
Misheard Lyrics:
Such a freak
Original Lyrics:
Soft and sweet
Bob Seger's, "Old Time Rock & Roll"
Misheard Lyrics:
Call me erratic, call me what you will
Original Lyrics:
Call me a relic, call me what you will
Bread's, "The Guitar Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby it's the retarded man
Original Lyrics:
Baby it's the guitar man
Captain & Tennille's, "You Never Done It Like That"
Misheard Lyrics:
To the Pacific
Original Lyrics:
To be specific
Carpenters', "Goodbye to Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I guess I'm always a gnome
Original Lyrics:
I guess I've always known
Kenny Loggins', "Whenever I Call You Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whenever I call your friends
Original Lyrics:
Whenever I call you friend
Linda Ronstadt's, "Back in the U.S.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on Dory
Original Lyrics:
Come on darling
Neil Diamond's, "Longfellow Serenade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Long fan of Chick-fil-A
Original Lyrics:
Longfellow serenade
Roxy Music's, "Angel Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, hazel eyes
Original Lyrics:
Oh, angel eyes
Teddy Pendergrass', "Close the Door"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ocean floor
Original Lyrics:
Close the door
The Boomtown Rats', "I Don't Like Mondays"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Tell me lies)
Original Lyrics:
(Tell me why)
The Moody Blues', "Steppin' in a Slide Zone"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took a ride in a little Z
Original Lyrics:
I took a ride in a limousine
The O'Jays', "Back Stabbers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go back, Sarah
Original Lyrics:
B-back stabbers
 
1980s
Animotion's, "Obsession"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are an essential
Original Lyrics:
You are an obsession
Animotion's, "Room to Move"
Misheard Lyrics:
Roto-Rooter
Original Lyrics:
Room to move
Billy Joel's, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aimed at your rivalrous teen.
Original Lyrics:
Aimed at your average teen.
Black Lace's, "Agadoo"
Misheard Lyrics:
The hula Hawaii
Original Lyrics:
The moon of Hawaii
Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your very first kid was your first kid's goodbye
Original Lyrics:
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
Dire Straits', "Romeo and Juliet"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a love song rodeo
Original Lyrics:
And a lovestruck Romeo
Electric Light Orchestra's, "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
Misheard Lyrics:
Horace in Surf City
Original Lyrics:
Horace was so sad
Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "Two Tribes"
Misheard Lyrics:
When two guys go to war
Original Lyrics:
When two tribes go to war
Greg Evigan's, "You Can Count on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I hear it in your wrapper
Original Lyrics:
I hear it in your laughter
Howard Jones', "Like to Get to Know You Well"
Misheard Lyrics:
Together we can strip down the derriere
Original Lyrics:
Together we can strip down the barriers
Marillion's, "Incubus"
Misheard Lyrics:
You fled this scene before
Original Lyrics:
You've played this scene before
Neil Diamond's, "Heartlight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn on your hot white
Original Lyrics:
Turn on your heartlight
Phil Collins', "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please don't ever steal your hardware
Original Lyrics:
Please don't let him steal your heart away
Phil Collins', "Don't Lose My Number"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tom Petty, run for your life!
or
Tom Petty won't be alive
or
Tom Petty dead or alive
Original Lyrics:
You better run for your life!
Spandau Ballet's, "I'll Fly for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Patrick, take the wind
Original Lyrics:
Passion, take the wind
Tiffany's, "All This Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Augustine
Original Lyrics:
All these tears
Traveling Wilburys', "Handle with Care"
Misheard Lyrics:
To pee on
Original Lyrics:
To lean on
 
1990s
Betty Boo's, "Where are You Baby?"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're peekin' through the window
Original Lyrics:
You're peepin' through the window
Del Amitri's, "Be My Downfall"
Misheard Lyrics:
And let my freedom show
Original Lyrics:
And let my feelings show
Del Amitri's, "Nothing Ever Happens"
Misheard Lyrics:
And janitors Pathmark the gates
Original Lyrics:
And janitors padlock the gates
Del Amitri's, "Spit in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
July
or
Tonight
or
Denied
Original Lyrics:
You like
Janet Jackson's, "Black Cat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Black kid
Original Lyrics:
Black cat
Kylie Minogue's, "Word Is Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Middlesex
Original Lyrics:
Innocence
Mary J. Blige's, "Real Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are mothers 32
Original Lyrics:
We are lovers through and through
Rozalla's, "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Harry Potter screams
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's free
Suzanne Vega's, "Tom's Diner"
Misheard Lyrics:
At the Domino's on the corner
Original Lyrics:
At the diner on the corner
The Prodigy's, "Charly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Charlie says rust
Original Lyrics:
Charlie says raas
 
2000s
Major Lazer's, "Pon de Floor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Twenty-four
Original Lyrics:
Pon de floor
 
2010s
Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baboon, baboon
Original Lyrics:
Mad woman, bad woman
Lost Frequencies', "Reality"
Misheard Lyrics:
Today I got a million, tomorrow I got none.
Original Lyrics:
Today I got a million, tomorrow, I don't know.
Sabaton's, "Attack of the Dead Men"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's an attack of the diseased
Original Lyrics:
It's an attack of the deceased
Sabaton's, "Winged Hussars"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're outnumbered 50 to one
Original Lyrics:
They're outnumbered 15 to one
 
misc
Taylor Swift's, "Mad Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Does she smile?
Or does she mouthfuck you forever?
Original Lyrics:
Does she smile?
Or does she mouth, "Fuck you forever"?

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