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1960s
Kinks', "Autumn Almanac"
Misheard Lyrics:
My automatic back
Yes, yes, yes, it's my automatic back
Original Lyrics:
My poor rheumatic back
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.
The Four Tops', "It's the Same Old Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the same old Zonk
Original Lyrics:
It's the same old song
The Who's, "Who Are You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who's Olie,? Who who, who who?
Original Lyrics:
Who are you? Who who, who who?
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicken teacher, you and I know.
Original Lyrics:
Chiquitita, you and I know.
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are the dancing queen
Jungle Swede, only seventeen.
Original Lyrics:
You are the dancing queen
Young and sweet, only seventeen.
Bette Midler's, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company seeds
Original Lyrics:
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company C
Cheap Trick's, "I Want You to Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tina, Tina, Tina, see you crying
Original Lyrics:
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
Donny Hathaway's, "And Then There's Maude (Maude's Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pia Zadora was the first bra burner.
Original Lyrics:
Isadora was the first bra burner.
Helen Reddy's, "Delta Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a barrow load of greasepaint by her side.
Original Lyrics:
When a man of low degree stood by her side.
Led Zeppelin's, "In My Time of Dying"
Misheard Lyrics:
Or Tequila
Or Tequila
Original Lyrics:
Oh my Jesus
Oh my Jesus
Mouth and MacNeal's, "How Do You Do?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pain is what I'm living for
Original Lyrics:
Hey that's what I'm living for
Neil Diamond's, "Sweet Caroline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet Caroline, your tongue never seemed so good.
Original Lyrics:
Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good.
Slade's, "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the fairies keep a snowball for a day?
Original Lyrics:
Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?
Suzi Quatro's, "Devil Gate Drive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down in Neville Cake Drive
Original Lyrics:
Down in Devil Gate Drive
The Carpenters', "Yesterday Once More"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shoo be do lamb lamb
Original Lyrics:
Shoo be do lang lang
 
1980s
Bette Midler's, "The Rose"
Misheard Lyrics:
It is a racer
Original Lyrics:
It is a razor
Black Lace's, "Aga Doo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aga doo doo doo
Push my knackers up the tree.
Original Lyrics:
Aga doo doo doo
Push pineapple, shake the tree.
Dan Hartman's, "I Can Dream About You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can leave without you
Original Lyrics:
I can dream about you
Debbie Gibson's, "Lost in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's starvation six worlds away
Original Lyrics:
If salvation seems worlds away
Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're leaving together,
But still it's farewell.
And maybe we'll come back
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're dressed in drag (dressed in drag)
Will things ever be the same again?

It's the final countdown.
The final countdown
Original Lyrics:
We're leaving together,
But still it's farewell.
And maybe we'll come back
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again?

It's the final countdown.
The final countdown
Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the boys think "Jesus Christ"
She's got Bette Davis eyes.
Original Lyrics:
All the boys think she's a spy
She's got Bette Davis eyes.
Nine Inch Nails', "Down in It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just then a tiny little duck caught my eye
Original Lyrics:
Just then a tiny little dot caught me eye.
Pink Floyd's, "The Final Cut"
Misheard Lyrics:
he could move the girls in the magazines
Original Lyrics:
Makin' love to girls in magazines
Rod Stewart's, "Young Turks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because life is so brief
And time is a thief
When you're on the cider
Original Lyrics:
Because life is so brief
And time is a thief
When you're undecided
The Bangles', "Walk Like an Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics:
Old Japanese with their yen
Original Lyrics:
All the Japanese with their yen
 
1990s
Bette Midler's, "Stuff Like That There"
Misheard Lyrics:
A double Nikki on the yippee
Original Lyrics:
A double Mickey on the icky
Bonnie Raitt's, "I Can't Make You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me no lice
Original Lyrics:
Tell me no lies
Bonnie Raitt's, "Something to Talk About"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's give them something to top it off
Original Lyrics:
Let's give them something to talk about
Deee-Lite's, "Groove Is in the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
my supper ditch, my succotash witch
Original Lyrics:
my supper dish, my succotash wish
Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics:
All will bleed, all will die
Original Lyrics:
Da bee, da ba dee ba da die.
Gin Blossoms', "Hey Jealousy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel like I never do
Original Lyrics:
And feel like I matter too
Gin Blossoms', "Hey Jealousy"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago
I might not be in love
Original Lyrics:
If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago
I might not be alone
Gin Blossoms', "Hey Jealousy"
Misheard Lyrics:
The pastor's gone but something might be found to take his place
Original Lyrics:
The past is gone but something might be found to take its place
Lou Bega's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics:
A little bit of monitor in my life
Original Lyrics:
A little bit of Monica in my life
MMC's, "Step to the Rhythm"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get your feet together.
Original Lyrics:
Get your thing together.
Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest's, "Set the Night to Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say goodnight to music
Original Lyrics:
Set the night to music.
TLC's, "No Scrubs"
Misheard Lyrics:
A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly, also known at the bus stop
Original Lyrics:
A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly
Also known as a buster
 
2000s
Iced Earth's, "Dracula"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am the dragon of blood, Romania's prince of pain
Original Lyrics:
I am the dragon of blood, a relentless prince of pain
 
2010s
Disciples', "They Don't Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
But they didn't know
Original Lyrics:
But they don't know
Iggy Azalea's, "Fancy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so fancy
You're really ugly
Original Lyrics:
I'm so fancy
You already know
Jason Derulo's, "Want to Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's nothing I wanna do (no I wanna do)
Original Lyrics:
There's nothing I wouldn't do (no I wouldn't do)
Lost Frequencies', "Reality"
Misheard Lyrics:
Today I got a minion, tomorrow, I don't know.
Original Lyrics:
Today I got a million, tomorrow, I don't know.
Sam Smith's, "Money on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Money on my mine
Money on my mine
Original Lyrics:
Money on my mind
Money on my mind
Shawn Mendas', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicken
Farting onto moneys
Original Lyrics:
Shaking
Falling onto my knees
 
country
Shania Twain's, "Don't Be Stupid"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm man about you
Original Lyrics:
I'm mad about you
Shania Twain's, "No One Needs to Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll tell him Sunday, Subway, somehow
Original Lyrics:
I'll tell him someday, someway, somehow
Shania Twain's, "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
But when will I juice?
or
But when will I choose?
Original Lyrics:
But I win when I choose
Shania Twain's, "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Boobs in, have your boobs been under?
Original Lyrics:
Whose bed have your boots been under?
Shania Twain's, "You've Got a Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got a way at Sears
Original Lyrics:
You've got a way it seems
 
misc
Commercial's, "Be Prepared (Boy Scouts' Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be prepared, are you ready to get more?
Be prepared, are you ready to take the lead?
Original Lyrics:
Be prepared, are you ready to get involved?
Be prepared, are you ready to take the lead?

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