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1960s
Bob Dylan's, "Lay Lady Lay"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lady Elaine, come lay on my big brass bed
Original Lyrics:
Lay Lady lay, lay on my big brass bed
Cocanut Tree's, "Bare Necessities"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look for the bean necessities
Original Lyrics:
Look for the bear necessities
The Beach Boys', "California Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
I couldn't wait to get back in the Styx
Original Lyrics:
I couldn't wait to get back in the States
The Platters', "Sleepy Lagoon"
Misheard Lyrics:
A sleepy lagoon
Our two hearts in bloom and two on a toilet
A sleepy lagoon
Reflectin' our poo
And lightly lands
Our urine stream
That sparkles and glimmers
Original Lyrics:
A sleepy lagoon
A tropical moon and two on an island
A sleepy lagoon
And two hearts in tune
In some lullaby land
The fireflies gleam
Reflect in the stream
They sparkle and shimmer
The Rolling Stones', "Brown Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics:
and his blood runs hot
Original Lyrics:
English blood runs hot
 
1970s
Billy Joel's, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got da gout
Original Lyrics:
I'm moving out
Billy Joel's, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nigger can't dive with a busted sack
At least he can go on a bender
Original Lyrics:
And if he can't drive with a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders.
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking about Joanna
And I don't want to change her mind
But there's a woman blowing the scars around
And I'd really love to see her tonight
Original Lyrics:
I'm not talking about movin' in
And I don't want to change your life
But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
And I'd really love to see you tonight
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Nights Are Forever Without You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Knives are forever without you
Original Lyrics:
Nights are forever without you
John Lennon's, "Number 9 Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
How 'bout a coward pussy for sale
Original Lyrics:
Au Bawakwa Pousse' Pousse'
Stealers Wheel's, "Stuck in the Middle with You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Slap you on my back
Original Lyrics:
Slap you on the back
Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big old chair with a light on.
Original Lyrics:
Big ol jet airliner
Traffic's, "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"
Misheard Lyrics:
The sound that you're hearing is only the sound of the Luftwaffe's high heeled boys.
Original Lyrics:
The sound that you're hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys.
 
1980s
Barbra Streisand's, "Woman in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I turn away from the war
I stumped you that far
And I give you an R
Original Lyrics:
I turn away from the wall
I stumble and fall
But I give you it all
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your luck is like bad medicine
Original Lyrics:
Your love is like bad medicine
Bon Jovi's, "Born to Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've got something to be livid
Original Lyrics:
We've got something to believe in
Bon Jovi's, "I'll Be There for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'd say you cry a thousand livers
Original Lyrics:
You'd say you cry a thousand rivers
Bon Jovi's, "Lay Your Hands on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Play your hands on me
Original Lyrics:
Lay your hands on me
Bon Jovi's, "Living in Sin"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need no glasses
Original Lyrics:
I need no license
Deacon Blue's, "Real Gone Kid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lemonade baby
Original Lyrics:
Maybe now, baby
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know in some ways, you're a lad like me
Original Lyrics:
You know in some ways, you're a lot like me
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burning in heat.
Original Lyrics:
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burning in me.
Sheena Easton's, "Morning Train (9 to 5)"
Misheard Lyrics:
When he steps off the train, I'm in his arms; that's right!
Original Lyrics:
When he steps off that train, I'm makin' a fool, a fight.
Squeeze's, "Tempted"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tinted by the fruit of a lover
Original Lyrics:
Tempted by the fruit of another
Steve Perry's, "Oh Sherrie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Sherry, put some, clothes on, clothes on.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Sherrie! Our love holds on, holds on.
Tracy Chapman's, "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics:
N!gg3r in a fast car
Original Lyrics:
You've got a fast car
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "Thank U"
Misheard Lyrics:
how 'bout no longer being masochistic
Original Lyrics:
how 'bout no longer being mad ta kiss dick
Alanis Morissette's, "Uninvited"
Misheard Lyrics:
Must be somewhat heart-tending (or heart-tearing)
To watch a burly shepherd
Original Lyrics:
Must be somewhat heartening
To watch shepherd need shepherd
Alanis Morissette's, "Uninvited"
Misheard Lyrics:
Must be strangely exciting to watch the stairway swirl
Original Lyrics:
Must be strangely exciting to watch the stoic squirm
Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a blue toilet.
Original Lyrics:
And a blue Corvette.
Elton John's, "Club At The End Of The Street"
Misheard Lyrics:
Me and you and a dog named Boo
In the club at the end of the street.
Original Lyrics:
Me and you rendezvous
In the club at the end of the street.
Extreme's, "More Than Words"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now that I've tried to torture you and make you understand.
Original Lyrics:
Now that I've tried to talk to you and make you understand.
Jewel's, "Hands"
Misheard Lyrics:
won't be idle with Liz Phair
Original Lyrics:
won't be idle with despair
Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Terribly spoken president
Original Lyrics:
Jeremy spoke in class today.
Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics:
raspberry buffet
Original Lyrics:
raspberry beret
Sublime's, "What I Got"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothin' is what I got
I said remember that
Nothin' is what I got.
Original Lyrics:
Lovin' is what I got
I said, 'Remember that'
Lovin', is what I got.
Whitney Houston's, "My Love Is Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a chance of homicide couldn't hold us.
Original Lyrics:
And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us.
 
2000s
Avenged Sevenfold's, "Beast and the Harlot"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a drowning place for cheez-its
She's a rage fork every ugly singing
Every filthy dirt
And its a drink of poisoned lime
To so so waiting with our kings
Falling down to sedimentary beasts
Original Lyrics:
She's a drowning place for demons
She's a cage for every unclean spirit
Every filthy bird
And makes us drink the poisoned wine
To fornicating with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great.
Fall Out Boy's, "She's My Winona"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never the same pussy when I go to sleep
Original Lyrics:
Never the same person when I go to sleep
 
2010s
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're robot Mexican monkeys
Original Lyrics:
We're up all night to get lucky
Fall Out Boy's, "Centuries"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama f*****d my teenage dreams
No, it's nothing wrong with me
The kids are all wrong
The story's on and off
Heavy metal f*** me hard
Come come, come on and let me in
P****y on your thighs like my fingerprints
And this is for dumb ash
The dark sex that you felt
Another med for you to fix yourself
Original Lyrics:
Mummified my teenage dreams
No, it's nothing wrong with me
The kids are all wrong
The story's all off
Heavy metal broke my heart
Come on, come on and let me in
The bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
And this is supposed to match
The darkness that you felt
I never meant for you to fix yourself
Misheard Lyrics:
F*ck this, fire a gun
Original Lyrics:
Blow a kiss, fire a gun
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause up nunchuk don't give it to ya.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause uptown funk gon' give it to ya
Muse's, "The Handler"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm escaping from your crap
Original Lyrics:
I'm escaping from your grip
Sia's, "Elastic Heart (ft. The Weeknd & Diplo)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The chill brain in my pizza shop
Original Lyrics:
But your blade it might be too sharp
The Cult's, "Hinterland"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aerosmith is fading.
Original Lyrics:
Shadows with us failing
Toby Keith's, "Red Solo Cup"
Misheard Lyrics:
Red Solo Cup
I fill you up
Let's have a party
Rosita party
Original Lyrics:
Red Solo Cup
I fill you up
Let's have a party
Proceed to party
Twenty One Pilots', "Heavydirtysoul"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you shave, can you shave,
Can you shave my hairy-sweaty-balls?
For me, for me
Original Lyrics:
Can you save, can you save,
Can you save my heavydirtysoul?
For me, for me
Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the man was sick, he's still sick
But now we're stressed out
Original Lyrics:
When the mama sang us to sleep
But now we're stressed out
 
country
Garth Brooks', "The Thunder Rolls"
Misheard Lyrics:
As the storm goes on
That of control
Original Lyrics:
As the storm goes on
Out of control

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