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1950s
The Diamonds', "Little Darlin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bin Laden,
Oh Bin Laden,
Oh oh where, are you?
Original Lyrics:
Little darlin'
Oh little darlin'
Oh oh where, are you?
 
1960s
Burl Ives', "Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Somebody waits for you
Is there one for me?
Original Lyrics:
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me.
Christopher Plummer's, "Edeleweiss"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eight old guys, eight old guys, every morning you greet me.
Original Lyrics:
Edelweiss, Edelweiss, every morning you greet me.
Gilbert O'Sullivan's, "Alone Again, Naturally"
Misheard Lyrics:
Alone again, Natalie,
Original Lyrics:
Alone again, naturally
Jeannie C. Riley's, "Harper Valley P.T.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
Well this is just a little hatin' place and you're all Harper Valley hypocrites.
Original Lyrics:
Well this is just a little Peyton Place and you're all Harper Valley hypocrites.
Joan Baez's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Till Sherman's cavalry came and tore down the tracks again
Original Lyrics:
Till Stoneman's cavalry came
They tore down the tracks again.
Joan Baez's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Till Stonewall's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
Original Lyrics:
Till Stoneman's cavalry came
They tore down the tracks again.
 
1970s
Boney M's, "Rivers of Babylon"
Misheard Lyrics:
By the rivers of Babylon, where he sat down,
Everywhere, when we remember Saigon.
Than the wicked
Carried us away activity,
Requiring the first bordel,
But how can we sing a lot's song in a strange land?
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight here tonight
Original Lyrics:
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land
When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiring of us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight here tonight
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "September"
Misheard Lyrics:
On and on, Sadie you remember
Original Lyrics:
Ba-de-yah! Say do you remember?
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some people claim that there's a worm on the plane
Original Lyrics:
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Scaramouche, scaramouche
Will you do the banana?
Original Lyrics:
Scaramouche, Scaramouche
Will you do the fandango?
Scaggs Boz's, "Lido Shuffle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lido be runnin', havin' great big fun till he got the note
Sayin' "toe the line or blow it" and that was all she wrote.
Original Lyrics:
Lido be runnin', havin' great big fun till he got the note
Sayin' "toe the line of law" and that was all she wrote.
The Carpenters', "Top of the Word"
Misheard Lyrics:
Something in the winter learnt my name
Original Lyrics:
Something in the wind has learned my name.
The Carpenters', "Top of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the church and the bridge
Original Lyrics:
And the touches of breeze
The Eagles', "Take It to the Limit"
Misheard Lyrics:
So drive the Hershey highway to show me a time.
Take it to a lemon one more time.
Original Lyrics:
So put me on a highway and show me a sign
To take it to the limit one more time.
The Eagles', "Wasted Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
You didn't learn to bore too much,
No, no, you just thought of what you were
Original Lyrics:
You didn't love the boy too much,
No, no, you just loved the boy too well
The Knack's, "My Sharona"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on down and lick-a my thigh, Sharona
Original Lyrics:
Runnin' down the length of my thigh, Sharona
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
A thousand miles to walk, we salute you!
Original Lyrics:
For those about to rock, we salute you!
Cycle V's, "Seduce Me Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Su-sushi tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Seduce me tonight.
Guns 'N' Roses', "Sweet Child O' Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's got eyes of the bluish skies
That lift the thought of rain
Original Lyrics:
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
Hue and Cry's, "Labour of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I went across to my neighbor and fluuu-uuhh-uuffed
Original Lyrics:
Gonna withdraw my labour of love.
Midnight Oil's, "Beds Are Burning"
Misheard Lyrics:
A fire will scare the cockatoos
Original Lyrics:
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
Ray Parker, Jr.'s, "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who you gonna call? Those mustangs!
Original Lyrics:
Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
Simple Minds', "Don't You Forget About Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
If my view will win in the end
I won't harm you or touch you defenseless
Vanity, insecurity
Original Lyrics:
It's my feeling we'll win in the end
I won't harm you or touch your defenses
Vanity and security
The Cult's, "She Sells Sanctuary"
Misheard Lyrics:
They always take me back,
Paperback, paperback crime!
Original Lyrics:
Oh those heads that turn, make my back burn
And those heads that turn, make my back, make my back burn.
The Police's, "Every Breath You Take"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every pool hall leg
Original Lyrics:
How my poor heart aches
Van Halen's, "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics:
I ate the words that you've seen
Original Lyrics:
I ain't the worst that you've seen
Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
A crowded room, friends with tie-dyes
Original Lyrics:
A crowded room - friends with tired eyes
 
1990s
69 Boyz's, "Daisy Dukes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bring that funky truck back
Original Lyrics:
Bring that funky track back
69 Boyz's, "Tootsee Roll"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet as gold, sweet and low
Original Lyrics:
Cotton candy, sweetie go
Apollo 440's, "Cold Rock the Mic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Code rocket rocket
Original Lyrics:
Cold rock it, rock it
Nirvana's, "Come As You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's swell that I don't have a gun
Original Lyrics:
And I swear that I don't have a gun
Nirvana's, "Come As You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
As I've known them to be
Original Lyrics:
As an old enemy
Misheard Lyrics:
Been grabbing stars I'll never forget
Original Lyrics:
Pink ribbon scars that never forget
Stone Temple Pilots', "Interstate Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hollandaise what I seemed to be
Only rasta-fied go by
Original Lyrics:
Promises of what I seemed to be
Only watched the time go by
Zhane's, "Groove Thang"
Misheard Lyrics:
Party people, here's a silky pawn in a groove thang
Original Lyrics:
Party, people, it's a silky fun and groove a thang
 
2000s
Scooter's, "Posse"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ice, the mad rhymer
The big sh**ter
The quick trigger
Original Lyrics:
Ice, the mad rhymer
The pitch shifter
The quick trigger
Slipknot's, "Psychosocial"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah that chick's a virgin
Original Lyrics:
Packaging subversion
The Pillows', "Little Busters"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're the kids sick of the future
Original Lyrics:
With the kids sing out the future
Wheatus', "Teenage Dirtbag"
Misheard Lyrics:
Her boyfriend's a d***,
He brings gum to school,
And he'd simply lick my ass,
If he knew the truth
Original Lyrics:
Her boyfriend's a d***
And he brings a gun to school
And he'd simply kick my ass
If he knew the truth
Wheatus', "Teenage Dirtbag"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, how she rocks, like kids in tube socks
Original Lyrics:
Oh, how she rocks in Keds and tube socks
 
2010s
Bastille's, "These Streets"
Misheard Lyrics:
But even if we won't admit it to ourselves
We'll walk upon these streets and think of little Elsa
Original Lyrics:
But even if we won't admit it to ourselves
We'll walk upon these streets and think of little else
Florence and the Machine's, "Heartlines"
Misheard Lyrics:
Under sea and over sea and land over land
Original Lyrics:
Oddysey on Oddysey and land over land
Florence and the Machine's, "Only If for a Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the only solution
Was to stand and fight
And my body was loosened
Like a satellite
Original Lyrics:
And the only solution
Was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised
And I was set alight
George Ezra's, "Budapest"
Misheard Lyrics:
a do bee do
Original Lyrics:
I'd leave it all
Kate Rusby's, "Poor Old Horse"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you'll only let him in,
He'll greet you 'cross the shore
Original Lyrics:
And if you'll only let him in,
He'll greet you all, I'm sure
Starset's, "Carnivore"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who are you to change this world? City boy!
Original Lyrics:
Who are you to change this world? Silly boy!
Stephen Paul Taylor's, "Everybody Knows S*** F***"
Misheard Lyrics:
F*** your manatee
Original Lyrics:
F*** humanity
The Lumineers', "Ho Hey"
Misheard Lyrics:
I belong with you,
You belong with me
In my meatloaf.
Original Lyrics:
I belong with you,
You belong with me
You're my Sweetheart.
Vance Joy's, "Riptide"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love you when you're singing that song
And I got a lump in my throat 'cause you gone and sank the world's wolf.
Original Lyrics:
I love you when you're singin' that song
And I got a lump in my throat because you gonna sing the words wrong.

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