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1950s
Kingston Trio's, "Zombie Jamboree"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't give a damn 'cause I don't welly welly
Original Lyrics:
I don't give a damn 'cause I done that already
The Coasters', "Yakety Yak"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just tell your huddle of friends outside,
You ain't got time to take a ride
Original Lyrics:
Just tell your hoodlum friends outside,
You ain't got time to take a ride
The Everly Brothers', "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye bye, swankiness
Original Lyrics:
Bye bye, sweet caress.
 
1960s
Jimmy Dean's, "Big Bad John"
Misheard Lyrics:
Twenty men scrambled from a whoopee grave
Original Lyrics:
Twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave
Marty Wilde's, "Abergavenny"
Misheard Lyrics:
Passin' the time with parrot eyes people
Parrot eyes people are fine by me.
Original Lyrics:
Passin' the time with paradise people
Paradise people are fine by me.
Roger Whittaker's, "Durham Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got an evil doll in town.
Original Lyrics:
I've got to leave old Durham town.
Simon and Garfunkel's, "Scarborough Fair"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell her to make me a cannibal shirt
Original Lyrics:
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
Young Rascals', "People Got to Be Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
There was a man who was tryin' to sell me a helpin' hand
Original Lyrics:
If there's a man who is down and needs a helpin' hand
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Won't somebody help me chase this child away
Original Lyrics:
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
ABBA's, "Man in the Middle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you see that man with the fancy car
Original Lyrics:
Did you see that man with a fat cigar
ABBA's, "Thank You for the Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm nothing special
In fact, I'm a bit of a ball.
Original Lyrics:
I'm nothing special
In fact, I'm a bit of a bore.
ABBA's, "Voulez-Vous"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've done it all before and now we beg to get some more
Original Lyrics:
We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more
AC/DC's, "Highway to Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living easy, loving free,
See's a nigger on a one way ride
Original Lyrics:
Living easy, loving free
Season ticket on a one-way ride.
Arlo Guthrie's, "City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen wrestler's idols
Three conductors and twenty five Saxon men
Original Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty five sacks of mail
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics:
I met a Dago woman
She took my heart away
Original Lyrics:
I met a devil woman
She took my heart away
Bob Welch's, "Precious Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want you to love your precious love
Original Lyrics:
I want your love, your precious love
Bobby Caldwell's, "What You Won't Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I searched to find a love again
Original Lyrics:
I searched to find a love within
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "After the Love Has Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
How could you leave me on?
Original Lyrics:
How could you lead me on?
Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
"Cry rocket!" the song would shout
And then your feet just can't keep still.
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will.
I wore my Mombas most Friday nights, and Susie wore her dresses tight.
The "Cry Rocket" was ou-ou-out of si-i-i-ight!
Original Lyrics:
Croc rockin' is somethin' shockin'
And your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
Oh Lordy Mama, those Friday nights
When Susie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
Jackson 5's, "Dancing Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Danson, Danson, Danson
Original Lyrics:
Dancing, dancing, dancing
Steve Miller Band's, "The Joker"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a midnight town hooker.
Original Lyrics:
I'm a midnight toker
The Who's, "Athena"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a whore
Original Lyrics:
She's just a girl
She a bomb
Thin Lizzy's, "The Boys Are Back in Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down at Dino's boring Grill
Original Lyrics:
Down at Dino's Bar and Grill
 
1980s
Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nighty-night
Gimme the odour, gimme the odour
Original Lyrics:
Night, tonight
Gimme the other, gimme the other.
Billy Joel's, "I Go to Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Call me a choker, call me a fool
Original Lyrics:
Call me a joker, call me a fool
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
California Facebook
Original Lyrics:
California baseball
Bruce Springsteen's, "Born in the U.S.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
I had a brother, Ecky Shaw
Original Lyrics:
I had a brother at Khe Sahn
Bruce Springsteen's, "Cadillac Ranch"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, there she sits proudly just a-gleaming in the sun
There to greet a friend of mine when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my bra and I'm gonna pack my pants
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac Ranch
Original Lyrics:
Well, there she sits buddy just a-gleaming in the sun
There to greet a working man when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac Ranch
Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody needs to play the rest
Original Lyrics:
Everybody needs a place to rest
Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
We took what we had and we used it up all
Original Lyrics:
We took what we had and we ripped it apart
Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the paper today
Tales of Warren of Wales
Original Lyrics:
In the paper today
Tales of war and of waste
Eddy Grant's, "Electric Avenue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out in the street there is wireless
Original Lyrics:
Out in the street there is violence
J. Geils Band's, "Centerfold"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Angel is a senna pod
Original Lyrics:
My Angel is a centerfold
John Fogerty's, "My Toot Toot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tread on my toe, toe
Original Lyrics:
Don't mess with my Toot-Toot
Kraftwerk's, "Numbers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Each me son she
Live...my...dreams
Original Lyrics:
Ichi ni san chi
Adjin, dva, tri
Misheard Lyrics:
Zara too, Zara too
(Now we are here) and Zara too
Original Lyrics:
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) In Xanadu
Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dispatch Warren Contagious
To bring back his body.
Original Lyrics:
Dispatch war rocket Ajax
To bring back his body.
R.E.O. Speedwagon's, "Live Every Moment"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause, Big Boy, you know it your precious time slips away
Original Lyrics:
'Cause before you know it your precious time slips away
Sherry Kean's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll wash your back
Original Lyrics:
I want you back
Talking Heads', "Wild Wild Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you ready for vaginas?
Original Lyrics:
I'm wearin' fur pajamas.
Young MC's, "Bust a Move"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some girls are sadistic, mucho realistic
Original Lyrics:
Some girls are sadistic, materialistic
 
1990s
Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the semaphore lingers
And temptation's strong.
Original Lyrics:
When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong.
Megadeth's, "Black Curtains"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, hey Dave Righetti.
Original Lyrics:
He, look around you
 
2000s
Dido's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will not go down with this s#%*
Original Lyrics:
I wont go down with this ship
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lucy Lucy it's a dead horse race
Original Lyrics:
This ain't a scene, it's a g**d*** arms race.
Franz Ferdinand's, "Take Me Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Har du fiskedej?
Original Lyrics:
If I move this could die.
Queens of the Stone Age's, "Six Shooter"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can tell you're breastfed
Original Lyrics:
I'll f***in' kill your best friend
 
2010s
Misheard Lyrics:
Looking for some fruit luck
Good luck
Good luck to you
Original Lyrics:
Looking for some good luck
Good luck
Good luck to you
Miley Cyrus', "Wrecking Ball"
Misheard Lyrics:
I came in like a raven
Original Lyrics:
I came in like a wrecking ball
 
country
Misheard Lyrics:
On my way back to Java Joe
Original Lyrics:
I'm goin' back down to Georgia.

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