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1960s
John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics:
A circus of holidays, yeah, well that's what you are
Original Lyrics:
A circus of a-horrors, yeah, well that's what you are
The Beach Boys', "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goede nacht, Baby
Sleepin' tot, yeah Baby
Original Lyrics:
Good night, my baby
Sleep tight, my baby
The Searchers', "Love Potion Number Nine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took my troubles to the blue liner cruise
Original Lyrics:
I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth.
 
1970s
America's, "I Need You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every day I let the hours sway
Original Lyrics:
Every day I laugh the hours away
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I tried to bathe on Sunday, but I got so damn depressed
That I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed
Original Lyrics:
Well, I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed
That I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed
Bachman Turner Overdrive's, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics:
And then she looked at me with her big brown eye, and said
Original Lyrics:
And then she looked at me with big brown eyes, and said
Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics:
My eye's in Georgia!
Though I never laid a hand on you, my eye's in Georgia!
From a million miles away you can never see Hawaii from Georgia!
So close; so close-- but it's so far!
Original Lyrics:
My eyes adored you.
Though I never laid a hand on you,
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me, you couldn't see how I adored you.
So close, so close, and yet so far.
Kenny Loggins', "This Is It"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is grits!
Original Lyrics:
This is it!
Maxine Nightingale's, "Right Back Where We Started From"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you get heard
Original Lyrics:
And if you get hurt
Neil Diamond's, "I Am I Said"
Misheard Lyrics:
Palm trees grow, and ransom notes
Original Lyrics:
Palm trees grow, and rents are low.
Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics:
I laughed at audio jokes
Original Lyrics:
I laughed at all of your jokes
The Buggles', "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
They took the credit for your second simple need
Original Lyrics:
They took the credit for your second symphony
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics:
She washed the fax machine, she kept the modem clean
Original Lyrics:
She was a fast machine,
She kept her motor clean
Depeche Mode's, "Enjoy the Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I ever needed was him, in my arse
Original Lyrics:
All I ever needed was here, in my arms
Dio's, "Rock 'n' Roll Children"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was bland and with snow
Original Lyrics:
It was blinding with snow
Eddie Money's, "Shakin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Her tits were shakin' 'til the middle of the night.
Original Lyrics:
We did some shakin' 'til the middle of the night
Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took you to an intimate restaurant
Then there was suggested a movie
Original Lyrics:
I took you to an intimate restaurant
Then to a suggestive movie
Pat Benatar's, "We Live for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
E.T. phone home
Original Lyrics:
We live for love
RUSH's, "Subdivisions"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the basement bars
In the battle cars
Be cool or be cast out
Original Lyrics:
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey Bill, we are silly on Rock'n'Roll!
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on Rock'n'Roll!
Violent Femmes', "Blister in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me go white
Like a blister in the sun
Original Lyrics:
Let me go on like I blister in the sun.
 
1990s
Los Del Rio's, "Macarena"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's an Italian, and his two friends were so fine!
Original Lyrics:
He was out of town, and his two friends were so fine.
Marilyn Manson's, "Posthuman"
Misheard Lyrics:
God is just a statue stick
Original Lyrics:
God is just a statistic
Michael Jackson's, "2 Bad"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tubby that your doin' wrong.
Hory shoppin' all alone.
Cryin' with me like a man, throwing rolls to hand to hand.
Original Lyrics:
Told me that you're doin' wrong
Word out shockin' all alone
Cryin' wolf ain't like a man
Throwin' rocks to hide your hands
Static-X's, "Fix"
Misheard Lyrics:
Covered in Jello, drug test the guinea pigs
Original Lyrics:
Tune in, chill out, drop dead I need a fix
 
2000s
Britney Spears', "Toxic"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a taste of your lips on Polaroid
Original Lyrics:
With a taste of your lips I'm on a ride
Cradle of Filth's, "Coffin Fodder"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freedom from the sewage head
Original Lyrics:
Freedom lift thy sewered hem
Cradle of Filth's, "Coffin Fodder"
Misheard Lyrics:
I came from Tel Aviv
Original Lyrics:
Of cutthroat jealousies
Darren Hayes', "California "
Misheard Lyrics:
And we were dying from the gecko
Original Lyrics:
And we were dying from the get go
Marilyn Manson's, "(s)aint"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a demi in your god
Original Lyrics:
I was a dandy in your ghetto
Muse's, "New Born"
Misheard Lyrics:
Solas is everyone
Original Lyrics:
Soulless is everywhere.
Muse's, "New Born"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're a supple bull
Original Lyrics:
You're unstoppable.
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Californication"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cobain can you hear the spears
Singing songs of stitch me station
Original Lyrics:
Cobain can you hear the spheres
Singing songs off station to station.
Sarah McLachlan's, "Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a reciept for my pains
Original Lyrics:
Memories seep through my veins
The Killers', "Bling (Confession Of A King)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Porn is high, but boy, they live.
Original Lyrics:
Poor and tired, but more than this
 
2010s
21 Pilots', "Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, I'm bawling
So I'm taking my time, I'm alright
Oh, I'm bawling
So I'm taking my time, I'm alright
Original Lyrics:
Oh, oh, I'm falling
So I'm taking my time on my ride
Oh, I'm falling
So I'm talking my time on my ride
Adele's, "Hello"
Misheard Lyrics:
I must have caught a thousand flies
Original Lyrics:
I must have called a thousand times
DNCE's, "Cake by the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics:
waste time with a master beast, waste time with a master beast
Original Lyrics:
waste time with a masterpiece, don't waste time with a masterpiece
Misheard Lyrics:
God is my witness, I am a mistress now
Original Lyrics:
God is my witness, I need a witness, like...
Misheard Lyrics:
God is my witness, I am a mistress now
Original Lyrics:
God is my witness, I need a witness, like...
Everything, Everything's, "Schoolin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
You, man, are repulsive!
Original Lyrics:
Teach him how to hold!
Kiara Saulters', "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thank you for letting me know
Original Lyrics:
Without ever letting you know
Muse's, "Animals"
Misheard Lyrics:
And morals
Original Lyrics:
Bend more rules
Selena Gomez's, "Love You Like a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
I I love you like I love some baby.
Original Lyrics:
I I love you like a love song baby
Slipknot's, "Gehenna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Free my satellite
Original Lyrics:
Free my severed heart
Stereophonics', "White Lies"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, so no more farting in the streets, 'cause I can't breathe
Original Lyrics:
Oh, so no more fighting in the streets, 'cause I can't breathe
Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey there, baby, zoom, let's fly.
Original Lyrics:
Ain't it funny, rumors fly
 
country
Pat Green's, "Wave on Wave"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just to pray to say the name
Original Lyrics:
Just afraid to say the name
Pat Green's, "Wave on Wave"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to wipe the floor
Original Lyrics:
You ain't gotta walk alone
Shania Twain's, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doing Ed in style
Original Lyrics:
Doing it in style

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