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1960s
Bobby Rydell's, "Wildwood Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all of party lives
Wild-Wild-Wildwood knives
Original Lyrics:
And all those party lights
Wild-Wild-Wildwood nights
Misheard Lyrics:
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Primary, keep on burnin'.
Original Lyrics:
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary, keep on burnin'.
Crosby, Stills, And Nash's, "Marakesh Express"
Misheard Lyrics:
Charlie Coker's in the square.
Original Lyrics:
Charming cobra's in the square.
Manfred Mann's, "Mighty Quinn"
Misheard Lyrics:
You not seen nothing like the mighty schwa
Original Lyrics:
You ain't seen nothin' like the Mighty Quinn.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Died in the church and was buried along with an ape.
Original Lyrics:
Died in the church and was buried along with her name.
The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one write
Original Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
 
1970s
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Muscle man's trust, Miss Malahide.
Original Lyrics:
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind.
Misheard Lyrics:
We're jammin'
And I hope you like jam and toast
Original Lyrics:
We're jammin'
And I hope you like jammin' too.
Boz Scaggs', "Lido Shuffle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just long enough to grab a handful off the tart.
Original Lyrics:
Just long enough to grab a handle off the top.
Bruce Springsteen's, "Badlands"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bald man, you gotta live it anyway
Original Lyrics:
Badlands, you gotta live it every day.
Cat Stevens', "Lady D'arbanville"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Lady Da Bumboy
Original Lyrics:
My Lady D'arbanville
Eagles', "Take It to the Limit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put me on a Harley,
Show me a sign
Original Lyrics:
Put me on a highway,
Show me a sign
Elton John's, "Rocketman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rocketman
Burning out his shoes with Eva Braun
Original Lyrics:
Rocketman
Burning out his fuse out here alone
Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm The Man From U.N.C.L.E
Original Lyrics:
I believe in miracles.
Joni Mitchell's, "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid parasites to put on a parking light.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's, "Islands in the Stream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Highland industries
Original Lyrics:
Islands in the stream
Neil Young's, "Heart of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been searching for a harder goal
Original Lyrics:
I've been searching for a heart of gold.
Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the Junes of the cake
Original Lyrics:
In the dunes of the cape
ZZ Top's, "La Grange"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well hair is fine, if you got the time,
And that tan dookie, just settle down.
Original Lyrics:
Well, I hear it's fine, if you got the time,
And the ten to get yourself in.
 
1980s
Cher's, "If I Could Turn Back Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Words are like wet ones
They wound sometimes.
Original Lyrics:
Words are like weapons
They wound sometimes.
Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Try to catch the damage in a paper cup
Original Lyrics:
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
Dire Straits', "Twisting by the Pool"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tristan by the pool
Original Lyrics:
Twisting by the pool
Eurythmics', "Thorn in My Side"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thong in my tights
Original Lyrics:
Thorn in my side
Fleetwood Mac's, "Hold Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Phony, phony, phony
Original Lyrics:
Hold me, hold me, hold me
Juice Newton's, "Queen of Hearts"
Misheard Lyrics:
Laying out another lion
Thinking 'bout a life of cryin'.
Original Lyrics:
Laying out another lie
Thinking 'bout a life of crime.
Men Without Hats', "The Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
We could dance in the water
Original Lyrics:
We could dance if we want to
Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pay the rent Collette
Original Lyrics:
Little red corvette
Taco's, "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come, let's mix where Rockefellers
Walk with sticks or umbrellas
In their midst
Puttin' on the Ritz
Original Lyrics:
Come, let's mix where Rockefellers
Walk with sticks or umbrellas
In their mitts
Puttin' on the Ritz
Taco's, "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Perfect fits
Sittin' on the Ritz
Dressed up like a million dollar pooper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper Super duper
Original Lyrics:
Perfect fits
Puttin' on the Ritz
Dressed up like a million dollar trooper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper
Super duper
The Cars', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothing's wrong, poor guy,
Original Lyrics:
Nothing's wrong, but bye,
 
1990s
Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get knocked down, but I co-operate
You'll never go to Gimpy Town.
Original Lyrics:
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down.
Dishwalla's, "Counting Blue Cars"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oscar Wilde is who we are.
Original Lyrics:
And ask her why we're who we are.
Machines of Loving Grace's, "Rite of Shiva"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Rolled-up crusted green-eyed leva)
And do the rights of Sheba.
Original Lyrics:
(Roll in the grass with a green-eyed Lolita)
I do the rite of Shiva.
Madonna's, "Ray of Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's got a simple universe
Original Lyrics:
She's got herself a universe
Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling on"
Misheard Lyrics:
Life is full of searchin'(or servin') so I better get workin'
Original Lyrics:
Their lives again, their lives ... to pull us through.
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shut the lights out, this is dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I'm with stupid. I'm contagious.
Original Lyrics:
With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious
Oasis', "Champagne Supernova"
Misheard Lyrics:
wake up Madonna--ask her why
Original Lyrics:
wake up the dawn and ask her why
Right Said Fred's, "Deeply Dippy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keighley chippy
Original Lyrics:
Deeply dippy
Tal Bachman's, "She's So High"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc in Africa
Original Lyrics:
Like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, or Aphrodite
Weezer's, "I Want You To"
Misheard Lyrics:
I dug you so much, I took some Ovaltine
Original Lyrics:
I dug you so much, I took some for the team
 
2000s
Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bet you true men differ from their hollow lives.
Original Lyrics:
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies.
Green Day's, "Homecoming"
Misheard Lyrics:
I fell asleep while, what happened to me?
Original Lyrics:
I fell asleep while watching Spike TV.
T.A.T.U.'s, "All the Things She Said"
Misheard Lyrics:
Olive thinks you're sad.
Original Lyrics:
All the things she said.
 
2010s
Battle Beast's, "Lionheart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me, can you find the midnight shadow boy
Original Lyrics:
Tell me, can you find love in that shadowed void
Beyonce's, "Crazy In Love (Fifty Shades)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got me lookin'
American
So crazy in love
Original Lyrics:
Got me lookin'
Got me lookin'
So crazy in love
Pink's, "Just Give Me a Reason"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just give me a raisin
Just a little bit to know
Just a second we're not broken just battered
Original Lyrics:
Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
The Vamps', "Oh Cecilia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Ceceiia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my coffin and waiting
Original Lyrics:
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's, "See You Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
and what's smog turn to a friendship
Original Lyrics:
and what's small turn to a friendship
 
misc
Commercial's, "Be Prepared (Boy Scouts' Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you ready to get the Mole?
Original Lyrics:
Be prepared, are you ready to hold the door? Be prepared, are you ready to take the lead? Haha, hold the door?!? It's "get involved".
Kids', "The Lord's prayer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give us this day our jelly bread
Original Lyrics:
give us this day our daily bread

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