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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, all they say she was hard glass, nothing evil, just alive
Original Lyrics:
They said you was high class
But, that was just a lie.
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
You ain't never caught a rabbid fan? You ain't the friendly kind!
Original Lyrics:
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine.
Gene Autry's, "Peter Cottontail"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here comes David Copperfield
Hoppin' down the body trail
Original Lyrics:
Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
 
1960s
Chubby Checker's, "Let's Twist Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's drink again
Like we did that summer
Original Lyrics:
Let's twist again
Like we did last summer
Moody Blues', "Never Comes the Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
But, you will hug me tonight,
We know we'll be alright, in the end.
Original Lyrics:
But, you will love me tonight,
We alone will be alright, in the end.
The Beatles', "A Hard Day's Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
My dick gets hard in the fog.
Original Lyrics:
I should be sleepin' like a log.
The Beatles', "Across The Universe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Words are falling off like in this Rafe into a paper cut
They snigger 'round the world they pass, they snigger way across the universe
Boes of summer waves of joy
Original Lyrics:
Words are flying out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe
Jai guru deva om.
 
1970s
Bread's, "Lost Without Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lost and out alone.
Original Lyrics:
Lost and all alone.
Carpenters', "Close to You "
Misheard Lyrics:
And they sprinkled corn flakes in your hair
Original Lyrics:
And they sprinkled gold dust in your hair
Commodores', "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a Breck hound
Original Lyrics:
She's a brick house
Commodores', "Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
You see, my Dad's stoned and I borrow
Original Lyrics:
You see I beg, stole, and I borrowed
Commodores', "Three Times a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
The mammograms are all in my mind
Original Lyrics:
The memories are all in my mind
Crosby, Stills, And Nash's, "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our house is a very very terrifying house
Original Lyrics:
Our house is a very very very fine house
David Essex's, "Rock On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey kid, rock and roll.
Racko! Ooh, my soul.
Original Lyrics:
Hey kid, rock and roll.
Rock on, ooh, my soul.
John Denver's, "Rocky Mountain High"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he lost his friends, and he kepts his memories
Original Lyrics:
And he lost a friend, but kept the memory
John Denver's, "Rocky Mountain High"
Misheard Lyrics:
When they tried to tear the mountains down To bring in a couple more.
Original Lyrics:
Why they try to tear the mountains down
To bring in a couple more?
Rich Mullins', "Awesome God"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our gun is an awesome gun
Original Lyrics:
Our god is an awesome God
The Beach Boys', "Sail On Sailor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Caught like a sewer rat, a lone bird I sail.
Original Lyrics:
Caught like a sewer rat, alone but I sail.
 
1980s
Billy Joel's, "A Matter of Trust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some love is just a lie of the soap
Original Lyrics:
Some love is just a lie of the soul
Billy Joel's, "This is the Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
The timer's gonna change
Original Lyrics:
But time is gonna change
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wannabe queen,
Now we're sharing the same drink
And a hose that's beaten up
Original Lyrics:
Caribbean queen
Now we're sharing the same dream
And our hearts they beat as one
Bryan Adams', "This Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey tearin' up your radio
Original Lyrics:
Hey turn up your radio
Commodores', "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You came to me when I was only
Original Lyrics:
You came to me when I was lonely
David Bowie's, "This Is Not America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Somebody drank tomorrow's clouds
Original Lyrics:
So bloody red tomorrow's clouds
Kentucky Headhunters', "Dumas Walker"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll get a small burger fries
Original Lyrics:
we'll get a slaw burger fries
The B-52's', "Love Shack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Enroute!
Original Lyrics:
Tin roof, rusted
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "Head Over Feet"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your love is thick, and it's followed me home
Original Lyrics:
Your love is thick, and it swallowed me whole
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mister Chosen Meat
Original Lyrics:
Mister Jones and Me
 
2000s
Breaking Benjamin's, "The Diary of Jane"
Misheard Lyrics:
As I lie down
All this soarin' s***
Do ya like that? Do ya like that?
Original Lyrics:
As I lie down
Sore and sick
Do ya like that? Do ya like that?
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance on meatballs Catherine I had it Yours I'll be yours I roll this faithful dance set It's now mine Lisa in the house said: "Look and remember; Caramel's toxic!"
Original Lyrics:
Dansa med ossKlappa era hnderGr som vi grTa ngra steg t vnsterLyssna och lrMissa inte chansenNu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
Coldplay's, "Clocks"
Misheard Lyrics:
My arms smell so skunky
Original Lyrics:
Nothing else compares.
Cynthia Harrell's, "Snake Eater"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm stealing a dream, Snake Eater
Original Lyrics:
I'm still in a dream, Snake Eater
Missy Eliott's, "Get Ur Freak On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get your free cone
Original Lyrics:
Get your freak on
My Chemical Romance's, "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never want to let you down
Or have you go it's... But I rock this way
Original Lyrics:
I never want to let you down
Or have you go, it's better off this way
 
2010s
Ellie Goulding's, "On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why I got you on my money
Original Lyrics:
Why I got you on my mind
Ellie Goulding's, "Something in the Way You Move"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby killing, what you waiting for
Original Lyrics:
Baby kill it, what're you waiting for
Fellowcraft's, "The West Texas Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's tumbleweed a blowing, now a hog has stole the road.
Original Lyrics:
There’s a Tumbleweed a blowin’ down Ol’ Christoval Road
Linkin Park's, "Until It Breaks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Apprentice, my old weapon
Original Lyrics:
It's a pretty smart weapon
Panic! At The Disco's, "LA Devotee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Splitting balls in the desert's skies
Original Lyrics:
Swimming pools under desert skies
Queensryche's, "Espiritu Muerto"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Philadelphia Eagles turn to stone.
Original Lyrics:
While egos turn to stone.
Selena Gomez's, "Hands to Myself"
Misheard Lyrics:
All of the dogs in the outburst
Keep making love to each other
Original Lyrics:
All of the downs and the uppers
Keep making love to each other
Selena Gomez's, "Hands to Myself"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your metaphorical jammin' juice
Original Lyrics:
Your metaphorical gin and juice
Zayn's, "Pillowtalk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Better day, better day better day
Original Lyrics:
Bed all day, bed all day bed all day
 
christian
Chris Rice's, "When Did You Fall in Love with Me?"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a beautiful disguise
Original Lyrics:
It's a beautiful surprise
Delirious?'s, "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could sing of your luck forever
Original Lyrics:
I could sing of your love forever
Jaci Velasquez's, "On My Knees"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get on my needs
Original Lyrics:
I get on my knees
Point of Grace's, "The Great Divide"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bridge across the Great Divide
Original Lyrics:
There's a bridge to cross the Great Divide
Steven Curtis Chapman's, "For the Sake of the Call"
Misheard Lyrics:
We were a fan of it all
Original Lyrics:
We will abandon it all
 
country
Cher's, "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thieves, thieves, trap those thieves
We heard from the people in the town that caught us
Original Lyrics:
Gypsies, tramps, and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us
 
misc
Cast of Annie Get Your Gun's, "Anything You Can Do"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I can
Original Lyrics:
Yes I can

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