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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "Jailhouse Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Number 47 said to number 3 'You're the cuests jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with some sodomy.'
Original Lyrics:
Number 47 said to number 3 'You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your company.'
 
1960s
Led Zeppelin's, "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Helen told tales of how it used to be
Original Lyrics:
Tellin' tall tales of how it used to be
Led Zeppelin's, "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"
Misheard Lyrics:
With the pecker in the maid and the seven seas
Original Lyrics:
With the butler and the maid and the servants three
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Take A Chance On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ollie oxen free
Original Lyrics:
Honey, I'm still free!
Alice Cooper's, "Halo of flies"
Misheard Lyrics:
And fantastic plans
You never will understand
Original Lyrics:
And counterfeit plans
You never will understand
Billy Paul's, "Me and Mrs. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong to let it go now
Original Lyrics:
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong to let it cool down
Black Sabbath's, "Paranoid"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so as you hear these words now telling you I hop on my skates
Original Lyrics:
And so as you hear these words now telling you now of my state
David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ashes to ashes, fun to fungi
Original Lyrics:
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
David Bowie's, "The Jean Genie"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Jean Genie loves Jimmy's nads
Original Lyrics:
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Shine a Little Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You shall elope on my life.
Original Lyrics:
Just shine a little love on my life, and let me see
Gordon Lightfoot's, "The House You Live In"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be careful while mending the lawn.
Original Lyrics:
Be careful while bending the law.
Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I believe in my cause
Original Lyrics:
I believe in miracles.
Journey's, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're tearin' me apart
Hickory, dickory, dock
Original Lyrics:
You're tearin' me apart
Every, every day
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Call Me the Beeze"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't care if we go home
Original Lyrics:
I don't carry me no load
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
She said "I'll turn your old son into something strong"
Original Lyrics:
She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong
Robert Palmer's, "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Salad juice on your lip
Original Lyrics:
Smile of Judas on your lips.
Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you like peeing in coladas
Original Lyrics:
If you like pina colada
Sly and the Family Stone's, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at that cadaver
Original Lyrics:
Lookin at the devil
Temptations', "Just My Imagination"
Misheard Lyrics:
A cozy little home out in the country the two children, maybe free
Original Lyrics:
A cozy little home out in the country for two children, maybe three
 
1980s
Aerosmith's, "Love in an Elevator"
Misheard Lyrics:
launch a raid second floor
OR
lunch at Ray's second floor
Original Lyrics:
lingerie second floor
Billy Joel's, "Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the peasants love her Uptown voice
Original Lyrics:
All the presents from her Uptown boys
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Perrybue Twisted
Original Lyrics:
Caribbean Queen
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's touched by me, and she blamed it on jeans.
Original Lyrics:
She dashed by me in painted on jeans.
David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you remember a garden spade
Original Lyrics:
Do you remember a guy that's been
David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I ain't got no money and I ain't got no ass
Original Lyrics:
I ain't got to money and I ain't got no hair
David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I ain't got no mummy and I ain't got no ass
Original Lyrics:
I ain't got to money and I ain't got no hair
David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Want an egg to break the ice
Original Lyrics:
Want an axe to break the ice
Def Leppard's, "Hysteria"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's such a magical listeria
Original Lyrics:
It's such a magical mysteria
Hue and Cry's, "Labour of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Winked at my neighbour
Original Lyrics:
Gonna withdraw my labour
Prince's, "1999"
Misheard Lyrics:
but your're already outta time
Original Lyrics:
Party over, oops out of time
Styx's, "Too Much Time on My Hands"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got too much top of my head
Original Lyrics:
I've got too much time on my hands
Styx's, "Too Much Time on My Hands"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is it any wonder I'm not in mind?
Original Lyrics:
Is it any wonder I'm null and void?
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Like a Surgeon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah my patients die before they get paid
Original Lyrics:
Yeah my patients die before they can pay
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Stop Dragging My Car Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like, wow, I'm sorry Buffy towed it away
Original Lyrics:
Like, wow, I'm sorry but we towed it away
 
1990s
Bon Jovi's, "Blaze Of Glory"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a goat in a stable I'm what came Mr. Able
Original Lyrics:
I'm a colt in your stable
I'm what Cain is to Abel.
Khaleel's, "No Mercy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Five thousand years ago we danced with the comics from outer space.
Original Lyrics:
Five thousand years ago we danced with the comets from outer space.
Marilyn Manson's, "The Dope Show"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cops and queers
Whose sperm you have to swallow
Original Lyrics:
Cops and queers
To swim you have to swallow
Pantera's, "Becoming"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm born again with snakes' eyes
Becoming God's eyes.
Original Lyrics:
I'm born again with snakes' eyes
Becoming godsize.
Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you wanna be my lover you better get rich my friend
Original Lyrics:
If you wanna be my lover you gotta get with my friends
 
2000s
Fall Out Boy's, "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me who'd like boys like me better
In the dogfight, in the W
Original Lyrics:
Tell me you'd like boys like me better
In the dark laying on top of you
Fatboy Slim's, "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eat, sleep, pray for beat
Original Lyrics:
Eat, sleep, rave, repeat
Nelly's, "Ride Wit Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heyyyyyy, F*** you honey!
Original Lyrics:
Hey, must be the money
Ozzy Osbourne's, "Gets Me Through"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes the elephant tease our kind
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes reality's unkind
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's, "Dough-Nuts Town Map"
Misheard Lyrics:
this vegan can be played in this way
Original Lyrics:
psb game can be played in this place
Tegan And Sara's, "Walking with a Ghost"
Misheard Lyrics:
Said please, please don't exist.
Original Lyrics:
Said please, please don't insist.
VersaEmerge's, "Past Praying For"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fingers dripping down my spine
Original Lyrics:
Fingers tipping down my spine
VersaEmerge's, "Past Praying For"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heading for bed while you are with your sense
Original Lyrics:
Heaven forbid well aware of your sins
 
2010s
Black Veil Brides', "Nobody's Hero"
Misheard Lyrics:
This war of hearts
Gets too heavy to exist
Original Lyrics:
This martyr's cross
Gets too heavy to exist
Sean Paul's, "Got to Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Me be the Ren an' you be the Stimpy
Original Lyrics:
Me alone a give you the remedy fi set you free
 
misc
Carrie Underwood's, "Blown Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every day is so twisty, memories blown away
Original Lyrics:
Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away

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