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1960s
Roger Miller's, "King of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Buys a fifth of no name brew
Original Lyrics:
Buys a eight by twelve four bit room
 
1970s
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics:
She took me to her doctor
And he called me immature
Original Lyrics:
She took me to her doctor
And he told me of a cure.
Dire Straits', "Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics:
A bandit's blowing Dixie double four time
You feel alright when you hear that music thing
Original Lyrics:
A band is blowing Dixie double four time
You feel alright when you hear that music ring
Dottsy's, "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The sweetest thing I've ever known is robbing you
Original Lyrics:
The sweetest thing I've ever known is loving you
Eddie Money's, "Baby Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby hold on to meat
Original Lyrics:
Baby hold on to me
Eddie Money's, "Two Tickets to Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got two d***heads to paradise
Original Lyrics:
I've got two tickets to paradise
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chocolat, chocolat
Chocolat, won't you chocolat?
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light, shine a light
Shine a light, won't you shine a light?
Island Girl's, "Elton John"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turning Trix for the dudes in the bet, say "Damn it!"
Original Lyrics:
Turning tricks for the dudes in the big city
Jennifer Warnes', "I Know A Heartache When I see One"
Misheard Lyrics:
I Know A Hard-On When I see One
Original Lyrics:
I Know A Heartache When I See One
Leo Sayer's, "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't seek entertainment, just poetry and games.
Original Lyrics:
I don't seek entertainment, just poultry and game.
Nazareth's, "Hair of the Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
Red Hot Mama, rattlesnake charmer
Original Lyrics:
Red Hot Mama, velvet charmer
Pink Floyd's, "One of These Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
One of these days
I'm gonna dance with the Evil Demon!
Original Lyrics:
One of these days
I'm gonna cut you into little pieces.
T. Rex's, "Telegram Sam"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're living and liking your lunch in the heat
Original Lyrics:
Your lips are like lightning,
Girls melt in the heat
 
1980s
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be coming for your lover, Kay.
Original Lyrics:
I'll be coming for your love, okay.
Berlin's, "Take My Breath Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ruby with her glass eye saw you
Original Lyrics:
Through the hourglass I saw you
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gary DuPree
Original Lyrics:
Caribbean Queen
Culture Club's, "Miss Me Blind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know you'll miss me, blood
Original Lyrics:
I know you'll miss me blind
Don Johnson's, "Heartbeat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Herpes, looking for some herpes.
Original Lyrics:
Heartbeat, I'm looking for a heartbeat.
Guns N' Roses', "Sweet Child O' Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd hate to look in to those eyes and see your lingerie
Original Lyrics:
I'd hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain
Iron Maiden's, "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bring me a doughnut to the sauna
Original Lyrics:
Bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Journey's, "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rosa Parks has broken into
Original Lyrics:
Worlds apart, hearts broken in two
Judas Priest's, "Livin' After Midnight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Livin' after midnight Rockin' through the door
Original Lyrics:
Livin' after midnight Rockin' 'till the dawn
Juice Newton's, "Angel of the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the morning Heckles says we sinned
Original Lyrics:
If morning's echoes says we sinned
Juice Newton's, "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Swedish thing I've ever known is loving you
Original Lyrics:
The sweetest thing I've ever known is loving you
Juice Newton's, "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We have given and we have taken Indian Rocks on troubled shores
Original Lyrics:
We have given and we have taken many rides on troubled shores
Kathy Mattea's, "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eighteen wheels and Guns N Roses
Original Lyrics:
Eighteen wheels, and a dozen roses
Michael Jackson's, "Human Nature"
Misheard Lyrics:
If they say "White, white"
Tell them it's just human nature
Original Lyrics:
If they say "Why? Why?"
Tell them that it's human nature
Stevie Nicks', "Edge Of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the moment I was first laid
Original Lyrics:
From the moment that I first laid
The Jam's, "That's Entertainment"
Misheard Lyrics:
We come from badgers who are smoking cigarettes
Original Lyrics:
Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I wanna do in the middle of the evening is overtime
Original Lyrics:
All I wanna do in the middle of the evening is hold you tight
 
1990s
M People's, "Movin' On Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time to break rape
or
Time to break, break
Original Lyrics:
Time to break free
M People's, "One Night in Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oneida heaven
Original Lyrics:
One night in Heaven
Moby's, "Natural Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Lordy, my troublesome heart
or
Oh Lordy, why travel so far?
Original Lyrics:
Oh Lordy, trouble so hard.
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Under the Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics:
Luckily there is no doubt.
Original Lyrics:
Under the bridge downtown.
SWV's, "Right Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
Etch a double "you and me"
Original Lyrics:
SWV
 
2000s
Avril Lavigne's, "Thing's I'll Never Say"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down on me
Marry me today
Guess, I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say
Original Lyrics:
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down
On one knee
Marry me today
Guess, I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say
Fall Out Boy's, "Bang the Doldrums"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't convince you a thing
Beating heart or hospital
Original Lyrics:
I can't commit to a thing
Be it heart or hospital
Green Day's, "Christian's Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics:
This diabolic sadist's praising my existence
Original Lyrics:
This diabolic state is gracing my existence
Green Day's, "Song of the Century"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me a story and soon I could die
Original Lyrics:
Tell me a story into that good night
Jimmy Eat World's, "In the Middle"
Misheard Lyrics:
It just takes some time
A little bit of kitty litter and you'll find
Everything everything will be alright.
Original Lyrics:
It just takes some time
Little girl you're in
The middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine.
Static X's, "Dirthouse"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kicking puppies 'gaisnt the wall
Now cut off my arm!!
Original Lyrics:
Pick up the pieces
I want to call this my home
 
2010s
Auburn ft. Iyaz's, "La La La "
Misheard Lyrics:
Why you up in my air?
Original Lyrics:
Why you up in my ear?
Fall Out Boy's, "Alone Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not dead; I'm on next
Original Lyrics:
I'm on deck and I'm up next
Fall Out Boy's, "The Kids Aren't Alright"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four Mickey roast too quick too late.
Original Lyrics:
Former heroes who quit too late.
Fifth Harmony 's, "Sledgehammer "
Misheard Lyrics:
if you could take my post right now if would feel just like a space camel
Original Lyrics:
if you could take my post right now if would feel just like a sledgehammer
Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause we're the Young and the Restless
Original Lyrics:
'Cause we're young and we're reckless
 
christian
tobyMac's, "Me Without You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd be packing my bags with a need to stay
or
I'd be packing my bags where I need to stay
Original Lyrics:
I'd be packing my bags when I need to stay
 
country
Merle Travis', "No Vacancy"
Misheard Lyrics:
No bacon, see?
Original Lyrics:
no vacancy
 
misc
Dean Martin's, "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics:
Later on, we'll perspire
As we dream by the fire
Original Lyrics:
Later on, we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're going down down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A lonely gun complex, cock it and pull it.
Original Lyrics:
We're going down down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.

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