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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "Jailhouse Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody in the horse sale lot
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Original Lyrics:
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
 
1960s
Beach Boys', "I Get Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, my buddies are mean and gettin' real well known
The bad guys know us, so they leave us alone.
Original Lyrics:
Well, my buddies and me are gettin' real well known
The bad guys know us, so they leave us alone.
Hank Williams', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Swap my mom to buy Yvonne what she need-oh
Original Lyrics:
Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-oh.
Simon And Garfunkel's, "Scarborough Fair"
Misheard Lyrics:
She once was a trollop of mine.
Original Lyrics:
She once was a true love of mine.
The Beatles', "Lady Madonna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you think that money was never sent?
Original Lyrics:
Did you think that money was Heaven sent?
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Fernando"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of constant cannons almost made me cry.
Original Lyrics:
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry.
Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up in Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then he started into dealing with slaves
And something inside of him died
She had the son of the thing she owned
And froze up inside
Original Lyrics:
Then he started into dealing with slaves
And something inside of him died
She had to sell everything she owned
And froze up inside
Don McLean's, "Vincent"
Misheard Lyrics:
Punctures hung in empty halls
Original Lyrics:
Portraits hung in empty halls
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Roll Over Beethoven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna write a little letter and mail it to Calamity Jane
Original Lyrics:
Gonna write a little letter and mail it to my local DJ
Neil Sedaka's, "Amarillo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Show me the way to hang a ribbon
Original Lyrics:
Show me the way to Amarillo
R Dean Taylor's, "Ghost in My House"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're still such a pardon me
(Ghost in my house)
Still so deep and you harden me
Original Lyrics:
You're still such a part of me
(Ghost in my house)
Still so deep in the heart of me
Sister Sledge's, "We Are Family"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just let me stay for the wrecker
We're giving love in the family dogs.
Original Lyrics:
Just let me state for the record
We're giving love in a family dose.
Squeeze's, "Up the Junction"
Misheard Lyrics:
She gave birth to a daughter
We call her Annie Walker
Original Lyrics:
She gave birth to a daughter
Within a year a walker.
Steely Dan's, "King of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm reading leftist papers
Although I don't know why
Original Lyrics:
I'm reading last year's papers
Although I don't know why
Sweet Sensation's, "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sad sweet dreamer
It's just one of those things you put down to experiments.
Original Lyrics:
Sad sweet dreamer
It's just one of those things you put down to experience.
The Bells', "Fly Little White Dove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fry little white dove fry
Original Lyrics:
Fly little white dove fly
The Bells', "Stay Awhile"
Misheard Lyrics:
With his hairy, long and hanging dong
Original Lyrics:
With his hair all long and hanging down
Wizzard's, "See My Baby Jive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look out! Look out! You better watch out
You might as well go home
She said my bread gets into your head
So give me back my cone
Original Lyrics:
Look out! Look out! Your Momma will shout
You might as well go home
She said my bed gets into your hair
So give me back my comb
 
1980s
Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nighty-night, gimme Fiona, gimme Fiona.
Original Lyrics:
Night tonight, gimme the other, gimme the other.
Billy Ocean's, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get outta my jeans
Get into my car.
Original Lyrics:
Get outta my dreams
Get into my car.
Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Loving would be easy if you caramelised my dreams.
Original Lyrics:
Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams.
Dead or Alive's, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You spin me right round, baby right round, like a record baby, when you go downtown
Original Lyrics:
You spin me right round, baby right round, like a record baby, right round, round, round
Donna Summer's, "Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
TV past the bedroom, woman's sleeping
Hands all drawn on loose-leaf cross the bed
Original Lyrics:
TV past the bedroom, woman's sleeping<
Hands are sprawled out loosely cross the bed
Elton John's, "Candle in the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye, Norm & Jean
From the hangman in the 22nd row.
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye, Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row.
Elton John's, "Candle in the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
They said you were a trembler
And a Major changed your name
Original Lyrics:
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics:
Into the foundry
Of each married mind
Seedy sheep comes calling
And negativity lies
Original Lyrics:
Into the boundary
Of each married man
Sweet deceit comes calling
And negativity lands
Human League's, "Mirror Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here comes the mirror man
Says he's a peep hole fan.
Original Lyrics:
Here comes the mirror man
Says he's a people fan.
Neil Sedaka's, "One Way Ticket to the Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
One way ticket to the booze
Original Lyrics:
One way ticket to the blues
Nena's, "99 Red Balloons"
Misheard Lyrics:
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from submarines
Original Lyrics:
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
Nona Hendryx's, "Why Should I Cry?"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's an aardvark?
Original Lyrics:
Why should I cry?
Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the West End town of Denenwold,
The East End boys and West End girls.
Original Lyrics:
In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
The Clash's, "Bank Robber"
Misheard Lyrics:
Daddy was a back rubber
Original Lyrics:
Daddy was a bank robber
 
1990s
Goo Goo Dolls', "Broadway"
Misheard Lyrics:
See the young man sitting in the old man's Ford
Waiting for his time to die.
Original Lyrics:
See the young man sitting in the old man's bar
Waiting for his turn to die.
Pearl Jam's, "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tarzan's spots they fade, fade away
Original Lyrics:
Hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away
Snap!'s, "Rhythm Is a Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a choice companion
Original Lyrics:
It's a soul's companion
Theme Songs', "Darkwing Duck"
Misheard Lyrics:
When there's trouble you call him GUMMY!
Original Lyrics:
When there's trouble, you call D.W.
Tracy Chapman's, "Give Me One Reason"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, I got your lumber
Original Lyrics:
Baby, I got your number
 
2000s
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
a lonely gun complex, cock it and pull it
Original Lyrics:
A loaded God complex
Cock it and pull it
Linkin Park's, "In Pieces"
Misheard Lyrics:
Achoo! You will be alone
Original Lyrics:
And you, you will be alone
Outkast's, "Hey Ya!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shake it like a Polaroid pizza!
Original Lyrics:
Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
Panic! At the Disco's, "Time to Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soft cries
You collide
Original Lyrics:
So you cry
You cry
Panic! At the Disco's, "When the Day Met the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
And in exchange for your time
I give you this mayo?
Original Lyrics:
And in exchange for your time
I give you this smile?
We Are the In Crowd's, "Manners"
Misheard Lyrics:
While you keep the pizza warm
Original Lyrics:
While your ego keeps your warm
 
2010s
Marina and the Diamonds', "Can't Pin Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I'm in your bathtub
Why do you not like?
Original Lyrics:
Now I've got your backup
What do you not like?
Marina and the Diamonds', "Obsessions"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tentacle quickly
Skin is on fire
Original Lyrics:
Time to go, quick
And skin is on fire
Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I need multi-vision, my one solution is my queen
'Cause she's 'dis drunk, yeah yeah
Original Lyrics:
When I need motivation my one solution is my queen
'Cause she stays strong, yeah yeah
Panic! At the Disco's, "Let's Kill Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
They will play our sound, a sound of pure romance
Original Lyrics:
Fate will play us out
With a song of pure romance
Rachel Platten's, "Fight Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Prove them all right song
Original Lyrics:
Prove I'm alright song
Walk the Moon's, "Shut Up and Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
A backwards dress and some beat up sneaks
Original Lyrics:
A backless dress and some beat-up sneaks
 
country
Ray Price's, "City Lights"
Misheard Lyrics:
The cabarets and honky tonks, their flashing signs and vibes,
A broken heart to lose itself in the glow of city lights.
Original Lyrics:
The cabarets and honky tonks, their flashing signs invite
A broken heart to lose itself in the glow of city lights.

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