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1950s
Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come on Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on Eileen
Oh, I smell like green beans.
Original Lyrics:
Come on Eileen
Oh, I swear (what he means)
 
1960s
Led Zeppelin's, "Living Loving Maid"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a purple operator and a 59
Original Lyrics:
With a purple umbrella and a fifty cent hat
Linda Ronstadt's, "Different Drum"
Misheard Lyrics:
You and I toddle to the beat of a different drum
Original Lyrics:
You and I travel to the beat of a different drum
Sam Cooke's, "Chain Gang"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's the sound of the men working on the train, yeah
Original Lyrics:
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
The Beatles', "Across the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Giant Buddha save us
Original Lyrics:
Jai Guru Deva
 
1970s
Carly Simon's, "Your So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Woke up this morning there were clowns in my coffee, clowns in my coffee.
Original Lyrics:
Woke up this morning there were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee.
Grateful Dead's, "Truckin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Errol and me flashing our keys down on main street.
Original Lyrics:
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on main street
Jethro Tull's, "Bungle in the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics:
The rivers are full of drunken dynasties
Original Lyrics:
The rivers are full of crocodile nasties
Jethro Tull's, "Bungle in the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics:
The rivers are full of drunken dynasties
And He who made kittens put snakes in the grass
Original Lyrics:
The rivers are full of crocodile nasties
And He who made kittens put snakes in the grass
Led Zeppelin's, "Sick Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the window, I'll be ready in a limousine
Original Lyrics:
From the window of your rented limousine
The Spinners', "One of a Kind (Love Affair)"
Misheard Lyrics:
One of a kind love affair
Makes you want to love her
You just got to f*** her, yeah
Original Lyrics:
One of a kind love affair
Makes you want to love her
You just got to hug her, yeah
The Who's, "Who Are You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blue Olive
Original Lyrics:
Whooooooo are you
 
1980s
Aretha Franklin's, "Freeway of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
CD traffic's moving way too slow
Original Lyrics:
City traffic's moving way too slow
Billy Idol's, "Eyes Without a Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lashes on his eyelids
Original Lyrics:
Les yeux sans visage.
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't be afraid of the giant shades of love
Original Lyrics:
Don't be afraid of the guy in shades, oh no
Def Leppard's, "Rock of Ages"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot and lazy, hot and lazy
Original Lyrics:
Rock of ages, rock of ages
Keith Richards', "You Don't Move Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why do you think you got no friends
You drove like a rambling man
Original Lyrics:
Why do you think you got no friends
You drove them all around the bend
Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me, want to beat it, beat it
Original Lyrics:
No one wants to be defeated.
Robert Palmer's, "Addicted to Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
My little face is your ticket to love.
Original Lyrics:
Might as well face it you're addicted to love.
Siouxsie And The Banshees', "Cities In Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll see a tear lies in us
Original Lyrics:
But oh, oh your city lies in dust, my friend.
The Eurythmics', "Here Comes the Rain Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to breed with an oven mitt.
Original Lyrics:
I want to breathe in the open wind
The Pretenders', "Back on the Chain Gang"
Misheard Lyrics:
How does it feel?
Original Lyrics:
The powers that be
 
1990s
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing "
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna miss again
Original Lyrics:
I don't want to miss a thing
Alice in Chains', "Them Bones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cuttin' up a bagel vitamin stone
Original Lyrics:
Gonna wind up a big ol' pile of them bones.
Beck's, "Loser"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soy on my genitals
Original Lyrics:
Soy un perdedor
MC Hammer's, "U Can't Touch This"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been around the world, from London to Bombay
Original Lyrics:
I've been around the world, from London to the Bay
Maxx's, "Get-A-Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody do the wrong Dutch Mana
Original Lyrics:
Everybody do the ragga dance mana
Metallica's, "The Unforgiven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lemon tree lemonade
Original Lyrics:
Never Free... Never Me
Moby's, "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eeeee, oh no
Original Lyrics:
These open doors
Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics:
The night again, the night of the spoon
Original Lyrics:
Push it, let's push it,Push the feeling on, Push it, let's push it,Gotta keep movin' on
Pearl Jam's, "Glorified G"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye, vision of a pellet gun!
Original Lyrics:
Glorified version of a pellet gun
Rancid's, "Black and Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oxidation, dilapidation
We're screaming intoxication
Intoxication, degeneration
We're screaming intoxication
Original Lyrics:
Sedation through the nation
We're screaming black and blue
Intoxication of a generation
We're screaming black and blue
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Under The Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, God, goodbye my love
Original Lyrics:
Forgot about my love
Shania Twain's, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've been lovin' Scott
Original Lyrics:
Doin' it in style
 
2000s
Eminem's, "Without Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Obie, you can get stoned by Obie
You 26-year-old boy in bad clothing.
Original Lyrics:
And Moby, you can get stomped by Obie
You 36-year-old baldheaded f***, b*** me.
Fall Out Boy's, "Bang The Doldrums"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the bath, a yellow chicken calls

(in a pirate voice) Yo-ho-oh
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Yo-ho-oh
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Original Lyrics:
In the back of yellow checkered cars.

You're wrong
Are we all wrong
You're wrong
Are we all all wrong
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a little man
And I'm also evil
Oh so into cats
Oh so into cats
Original Lyrics:
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are
Oh so intricate
Oh so intricate
Kanye West's, "Gold Digger"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't pay yuck ant leaves,
Becky got to roll up her sleeves.
Original Lyrics:
You can't pay all he can't leave.
There's dishes in the back, he gotta roll up his sleeves.
P.O.D.'s, "Youth of a Nation"
Misheard Lyrics:
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a cat
Original Lyrics:
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat
S Club 7's, "Stand By You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Damn you, don't you know we're sober together,
Original Lyrics:
Damn you, don't you know it's over together,
TATU's, "All About Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
Run away with a butt
Original Lyrics:
Run away if we must
TV Rock's, "Flaunt It"
Misheard Lyrics:
This sh*t's designed to make you cram
Original Lyrics:
This track's designed to make you crave
 
2010s
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's nay fire starting in my heart, reaching my fingertips
Original Lyrics:
There's a fire starting in my heart, reaching a fever pitch
All Time Low's, "Backseat Serenade"
Misheard Lyrics:
Backseat serenade
Dizzy hurricane
Oh god, I'm sick of sleeping alone
It's not like I can suck my dick
Original Lyrics:
Backseat serenade
Dizzy hurricane
Oh god, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
George Ezra's, "Budapest"
Misheard Lyrics:
A livvy do
Original Lyrics:
I'd leave it all
John Legend's, "All of Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
My words to count on, my rhythm and blues
Original Lyrics:
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
Lady Gaga's, "Swine"
Misheard Lyrics:
But deep down you are just a shoe
Original Lyrics:
But deep down you are just a shrew
Lady Gaga's, "Swine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found a spine!
I found a spine!
I found a spine!
Original Lyrics:
Act like a swine!
Act like a swine!
Act like a swine!
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fill my cup put some nigga in it.
Original Lyrics:
Fill my cup put some liquor in it.
Pierce the Veil's, "Caraphernelia"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's so good about picking up the pizza?
OR
What's so good about picking up the peaches?
Original Lyrics:
What's so good about picking up the pieces?

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