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1970s
ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waterloo, couldn't I change if I wanted to?
Original Lyrics:
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Bill Withers', "Lovely Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I wake up in the marmalade
Original Lyrics:
When I wake up in the morning, love
Cheap Trick's, "Dream Police"
Misheard Lyrics:
And this room isn't nice
Original Lyrics:
And those rumors ain't nice
Led Zeppelin's, "Livin' Lovin' Maid"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a purple apparatus and a fifth percent hair
Original Lyrics:
With a purple umbrella and a fifty cent hat
Minnie Riperton's, "Lovin' You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lovin' you is more than just a train come true
Original Lyrics:
Lovin' you is more than just a dream come true
Paper Lace's, "The Night Chicago Died"
Misheard Lyrics:
I heard my mama cry
I heard her break the night Chicago died
Original Lyrics:
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Paul McCartney & Wings', "Helen Wheels "
Misheard Lyrics:
Istanbul, I wanna check it out
~
Got no time for a runaround, I wanna get my right foot down
She took a purse and start to disemburse, I got to get her out of town
Spent the day on the motorway, where the operator's fast
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Motor won't you check her out
~
Got no time for a rum and lime, I wanna get my right foot down
Shake some dust off of this old bus, I gotta get her out of town
Spend the day upon the motorway, where the carburetors blast
Queen's, "Seven Seas of Rhye"
Misheard Lyrics:
Storm the bastard marrow then I'll fly through.
Original Lyrics:
Storm the master-marathon I'll fly through.
Queen's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Each morning I get in the rhythm
Come baby stand on my feet
Take a look in the mirror
And cry Lord Whicheronomy
Original Lyrics:
Each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
Take a look in the mirror
And cry Lord what you're doing to me.
Rod Stewart's, "The Killing Of Georgie, Part I and II"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another kid, a switchblade knife
Original Lyrics:
A leather kid, a switchblade knife
T-Rex's, "Metal Guru"
Misheard Lyrics:
Metal Guru has it been
Just like a sister's able to scream
I'll be cleaning out the washing machine
Original Lyrics:
Metal Guru has it been
Just like a silver-studded sabre-tooth dream
I'll be clean you know
Pollution machine
The Carpenters', "Please, Mr. Postman"
Misheard Lyrics:
There must be some words to say
From my boffin so far away
Original Lyrics:
There must be some words to say
From my boyfriend so far away
Vanity Fare's, "Early in the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
When it's Irving in the morning
Original Lyrics:
When it's early in the morning
Vanity Fare's, "Hitchin' a Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
A sun goes up, a car goes bye
Original Lyrics:
A thumb goes up, a car goes by
 
1980s
Asia's, "Heat Of The Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
The disco hotfoot holds no jump for you
Original Lyrics:
The disco hot-spots hold no charm for you
Asia's, "Heat of the Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
You catch up early and ride the dragon queen
Original Lyrics:
You catch a pearl and ride the dragon's wings
Cheap Trick's, "The Flame"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will beat the phlegm
Original Lyrics:
I will be the flame
Lionel Richie's, "All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're going to fart it karamu fiesta forever
Original Lyrics:
We're going to party karamu fiesta forever
Mike Oldfield's, "Moonlight Shadow"
Misheard Lyrics:
But she couldn't find how to be shrewd
Original Lyrics:
But she couldn't find how to push through
Patrice Rushen's, "Forget Me Nots"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dancing with the Mennonites.
Original Lyrics:
Sending me forget me nots.
Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Andre has a red flag, Chi and Ching's is blue
They all have hills to fly them on except for Lindy Lou
Original Lyrics:
Andre has a red flag, chiang ching's is blue
They all have hills to fly them on except for Lin Tai Yu.
Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a punk you know
Original Lyrics:
Jeux sans frontiers.
Robin Trower's, "Careless"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's getting careless (hairless)
Original Lyrics:
He's getting careless (careless)
Robin Trower's, "Careless"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's lucky playing sprinkles in my hands
Original Lyrics:
With luck he'll play straight into my hands
Sergio Mendes', "Never Gonna Let You Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
This time you candy store
Original Lyrics:
This time you can be sure
The Scorpions', "No One Like You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, you mention the things we'll do
Original Lyrics:
I imagine the things we'd do
UB40's, "Rat in My Kitchen"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a rat in my kitchen, what am I gonna do?
I'm gonna freeze that rat, that's what I'm gonna do.
Original Lyrics:
There's a rat in my kitchen, what am I gonna do?
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do.
Yes', "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Owner of a lonely whore
Original Lyrics:
Owner of a lonely heart
 
1990s
Aqua's, "Barbie Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wrapped in plastic - it's fantastic
Original Lyrics:
Life in plastic - it's fantastic
Cast of Barney & Friends', "Barney Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Barney's friends are beggin' small
They come from lots of faces
Original Lyrics:
Barney's friends are big and smallThey come from lots of places
Ricky Martin's, "La Copa de la Vida (The Cup of Life)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I read those nights, the moon don't start a play
Original Lyrics:
Arriba va! El mundo esta de pie
Ricky Martin's, "Livin' La Vida Loca"
Misheard Lyrics:
She'll make you take your clothes off
And go dancing with Lorraine
She'll make you live her crazy mind
Or she'll take away your pain
Like a bully to your brain
Original Lyrics:
She'll make you take your clothes off
And go dancing in the rain
She'll make you live her crazy life
Or she'll take away your pain
Like a bullet to your brain
Ricky Martin's, "She's All I Ever Had"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here I am
Broken weeds
Original Lyrics:
Here I am
Broken wings
Sting's, "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I have the blues, my faith in you
Original Lyrics:
If I ever lose my faith in you
 
2000s
Five for Fighting's, "100 Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she feels bad, we're from heaven and werewolf fighting, making her way back from Mars.
Original Lyrics:
And she feels better than ever and we're on fire, makin' our way, back from Mars.
Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna rock your potty
Piece of cake
Original Lyrics:
I wanna rock your body
Please stay
Live's, "Like I Do"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel like a guard when I am next to you
Original Lyrics:
I feel like a god when I am next to you
Muse's, "Bliss"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're so Kanyed in everything.
Original Lyrics:
Your soul can't hate everything.
Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time is special standing, slipping away
Original Lyrics:
Time is precious and it's slipping away
Ricky Martin's, "She Bangs"
Misheard Lyrics:
She bad, she bad
Oh, baby, when she moons, she moons
Original Lyrics:
She bangs, she bangs
Oh, baby, when she moves, she moves
Seal's, "Love's Divine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then Lorraine's stork came over me
Original Lyrics:
Then the rainstorm came over me
Seal's, "Waiting for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feels like the wall's 16 'cause...
Original Lyrics:
Feels like the wall's at stake 'cause..
 
2010s
Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh I think that I found myself a cherry hair
Original Lyrics:
Oh I think that I found myself a cheerleader
Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a long list Starbucks lovers
They'll tell you our mistakes
Original Lyrics:
Got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane
The Black Eyed Peas', "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, it's hot and her
The temper sure
It's got these ladies getting freakier
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, it's hot in here
The temperature
It's got these ladies getting freakier
The Script's, "For the First Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
s*it talkin' up all night
Original Lyrics:
sit talkin' up all night
Vance Joy's, "Riptide"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be your limp dick man
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be your left hand man
 
country
Bill Engvall's, "Here's Your Sign"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why didn't they get the pitcher?
Original Lyrics:
Why didn't they get the picture?
Johnny Cash's, "Ghost Riders in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics:
An Uncle Poke went riding out
One dark and windy day.
Original Lyrics:
An old cowpoke went riding out
One dark and windy day.
Kenny Rogers', "The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I handed him my bottle
And he drank the mile of sorrow
Original Lyrics:
So I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow

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