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1960s
Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts', "Angel of the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just touch my Jeep before you leave me, baby
Original Lyrics:
Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby
Richard Harris', "MacArthur Park"
Misheard Lyrics:
Between the ported pages and were pressed in wrought-sod femured iron
Original Lyrics:
Between the parted pages and were pressed in love's hot fevered iron
The Moody Blues', "Nights in White Satin"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another day is useless, and a New Year spent
Original Lyrics:
Another day's useless energy spent
Tom Jones', "Green Green Grass of Home"
Misheard Lyrics:
For there's a garden, there's a sad old portrait
Arm in arm we'll walk all day mate.
Original Lyrics:
For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre
Arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak
 
1970s
Al Stewart's, "The Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics:
You go strolling through the crowd like Bussolari
Original Lyrics:
You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the first sign of tourists are gone
Original Lyrics:
And the bus and the tourists are gone.
Andrew Gold's, "Lonely Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
His mother and father said, "What a Lonely Boy"
Original Lyrics:
His mother and father said, "What a lovely boy"
Anita Ward's, "Ring My Bell"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then you and me can rock-a-bye
Original Lyrics:
Then you and me can rock a bell
Billy Preston's, "Nothing from Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's what I said, hog chow
or
That's what I said, hog child
Original Lyrics:
That's right, ha yea
Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when you're not you're with some wonderful spy
Or the wife of a horseman.
Original Lyrics:
And when you're not you're with some underworld spy
Or the wife of a close friend.
Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Back to the hooligan out in the woods
Huntington Horny backed out.
Original Lyrics:
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny-backed toad.
Patti Smith Group's, "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because the night belongs to robbers
Original Lyrics:
Because the night belongs to lovers
Simon And Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said be careful
His false eye is really a camera.
Original Lyrics:
I said be careful
His bowtie is really a camera.
T-Rex's, "20th Century Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feathers taste fine, feathers taste good
Ev'rybody says it's just like Robin Hood
Original Lyrics:
Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good
Ev'rybody says it's just like rock 'n' roll
 
1980s
Big Country's, "In a Big Country"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pull off your head and we'll both come up screaming.
Original Lyrics:
Pull up your head off the floor, come up screaming.
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bardot, Bloody pest, Alabama, cool chef
Princess Grace, Plate of Plaice, trouble in the Suez
Original Lyrics:
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
Princess Grace, 'Peyton Place', trouble in the Suez
Bruce Springsteen's, "The River"
Misheard Lyrics:
And for my 19th birthday, I got a yam yam card and a wedding goat.
Original Lyrics:
And for my 19th birthday, I got a union card and a wedding coat.
Christopher Cross', "Arthur's Theme"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you get caught between the mood in New York City
Original Lyrics:
When you get caught between the moon and New York City
Misheard Lyrics:
But you'll never see my frying
Original Lyrics:
But you'll never see me crying
Rod Stewart's, "Baby Jane"
Misheard Lyrics:
I won't beat that dog again I know
It's gonna last forever.
Original Lyrics:
I won't be that dumb again I know
It's gonna last forever.
Rod Stewart's, "Young Turks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Young farts be free denied
Original Lyrics:
Young hearts be free tonight
Ross Wilson's, "Bed of Nails"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s the owner’s top tale
Original Lyrics:
It’s the oldest of tales
 
1990s
Blink-182's, "What's My Age Again?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where's my agent been?
Original Lyrics:
What's my age again?
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're cheesy like a nigger
Original Lyrics:
You're teasing like you do
Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics:
All we know is all we are.
Original Lyrics:
All in all is all we are.
Robbie Nevil's, "Just Like You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you walk away, honey, I could never forget now
Original Lyrics:
And your role model I could never forget now
Robbie Nevil's, "Just Like You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got smiles
You win next to nothing
I'll make you wanna have nothing at all
Original Lyrics:
You've got style
You wear next to nothing
I'll make you wanna wear nothing at all
Stone Temple Pilots', "Big Bang Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say you saw us signing autographs
Original Lyrics:
Sell your soul and sign an autograph
Toni Braxton's, "Breathe Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I never fill your tender p*** again
Original Lyrics:
If I never feel your tender kiss again
Toni Braxton's, "Un-Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Un-break my farts
Original Lyrics:
Un-break my heart
Traveling Wilburys', "Devil's Been Busy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Glowing from the poisons
They've sprayed on your dark horse
Original Lyrics:
Glowing from the poisons
They've sprayed on your golf course
 
2000s
Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind Pt 2"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the avenue, there ain't never a perfume, ladies weren't so hard
Such a melting pot,
On the corner sailing rock creatures pray to God.
Original Lyrics:
On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew, ladies work so hard
Such a melting pot,
On the corner selling rock, preachers pray to God
Amici's, "So Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
someday I will return home to the land of the Hawaii cloud
Original Lyrics:
someday I will return home to the land of the long white cloud.
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Concrete Jungle wet dream tomato
or
Concrete Jungle, Fried Green Tomatoes
Original Lyrics:
Concrete Jungle where dreams are made of
Keane's, "Somewhere Only We Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you're half-a-minute, why don't we grow?
Original Lyrics:
And if you have a minute, why don't we go?
Panic! At The Disco's, "Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks"
Misheard Lyrics:
The hospital
A relaxing weekend
Where you can Google above all the rest
Original Lyrics:
The hospice is
A relaxing weekend getaway
Where you're a cut above all the rest
Paramore's, "All I Wanted"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, it's a shame I'm a tree
Original Lyrics:
Well, it's a shame I'm a dream
 
2010s
Easton Corbin's, "Baby Be My Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be the buzz in my itchy coat
Original Lyrics:
Be the buzz in my Dixie cup
Fall Out Boy's, "Centuries"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some legends are told
Some turn to glazed donut holes
You will remember me
Remember me for centipedes
Original Lyrics:
Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
You will remember me
Remember me for centuries
Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't move nor dance
Original Lyrics:
I can move mountains
Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurma"
Misheard Lyrics:
Moustache! Moustache! Of summer sex!
Original Lyrics:
The stench! The stench of summer sex
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make the Dragonborn a retired man
Original Lyrics:
make a dragon wanna retire, man
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics:
girls itchin' hallelujah
Original Lyrics:
girls hit your hallelujah
One Direction's, "Story Of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
story of my lie
Original Lyrics:
story of my life
Vance Joy's, "Riptide"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the gila monster
Original Lyrics:
And they come unstuck
Voltaire's, "Cannibal Buffet"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thine hungry eyes was staring down at me.
Original Lyrics:
Nine hungry eyes were staring down at me.
 
country
Lonestar's, "Amazed"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna spend the whole night in your ass
Original Lyrics:
I wanna spend the whole night in your eyes
Lonestar's, "I'm Already There"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you feel the love that we shave?
Original Lyrics:
Can you feel the love that we share?
 
misc
Cast of Annie's, "It's the Hard Knock Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't it feel like the winter's always howlin'?
Don't it seem like there's never any lime?
Once today, don't you want to for the tower?
It's easy as you're putting up a fight
Noah's scared if your teacher might get creepy
No one cares if you grow or if you drink
No one tries when your eyes are wet and weepy
From the trying you would think it's gonna sing!
Original Lyrics:
Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin'?
Don't it seem like there's never any light?
Once a day, don't you want to throw the towel in?
It's easier than putting up a fight
No one's when your dreams at night are creepy
No one cares if you grow or if you shrink
No one dries when your eyes are wet and weepy
From the crying you would think this place would sink!
Cast of Annie's, "Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
This summer, come out tomorrow
Bitch your butter dollar that tomorrow
There'll be some!
Original Lyrics:
The sun will come out tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow
There'll be sun!

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