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1960s
Eric Clapton's, "She Rides"
Misheard Lyrics:
She rides like a new potato
Original Lyrics:
She rides like a real beginner
Jefferson Airplane's, "Somebody To Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your mind is so full of red
Original Lyrics:
Your mind is so full of dread
Joni Mitchell's, "Tin Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Valentines and make-believes
Tucked into a paper bag
Original Lyrics:
Valentines and maple leaves
Tucked into a paperback
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm knockin'
Original Lyrics:
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spend your life in sheer misery
In the House of the rising sun.
Original Lyrics:
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun.
 
1970s
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "Let It Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
And would you cry if I throwed it down the line?
Original Lyrics:
And would you cry if I told you that I lied?
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "Let It Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hoo boy, jai alai.
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye hard life
Blue Oyster Cult's, "Godzilla"
Misheard Lyrics:
Helpless people on a subway train scream for God as he looks in on them
Original Lyrics:
Helpless people on the subway train scream bug-eyed as he looks in on them
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billy and the Buttboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
Dan Fogelberg's, "Another Auld Lang Syne"
Misheard Lyrics:
In those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw an ounce of gratitude.
Original Lyrics:
In those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw doubt or gratitude.
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
You hired a president today.
Original Lyrics:
You had a busy day today.
Sha Na Na's, "Born to Hand Jive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Born to hand job, baby.
Original Lyrics:
Born to hand jive, baby.
Sha Na Na's, "Born to Hand Jive"
Misheard Lyrics:
How low candy go?
or
How low can Candy go?
Original Lyrics:
How low can you go?
Steve Earle's, "Copperhead Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Johnson county painted on the side shot coat of primer never looked inside
Original Lyrics:
Johnson county sheriff painted on the side shot coat of primer never look inside
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a drug to keep me happy
Original Lyrics:
I need a love to keep me happy
Wings', "Someones Knocking"
Misheard Lyrics:
do me a favor open the door. n kick his ass.
Original Lyrics:
Do me a favor
Open the door and let'em in.
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "Highway to Hell "
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a ni**er on a one way ride.
Original Lyrics:
Season ticket on a one way ride.
Australian Crawl's, "Boys Light Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
never bought a lighter
Original Lyrics:
then the boys light up
Breathe's, "Hands to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tonight you call my breath smells fresh
Who believes my sadness?
Original Lyrics:
Tonight, you calm my restlessness
You relieve my sadness
Faith No More's, "The Morning After"
Misheard Lyrics:
F*** it then, how can I feel such love?
F*** it then, why am I dreaming?
Original Lyrics:
If I am dead, how can I feel such love?
If I am dead, why am I dreaming?
Guns N' Roses', "Welcome to the Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Welcome to the jungle, we got funny gays
Original Lyrics:
Welcome to the jungle
We got fun and games
Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
A Western town in Danubois where Eastern boys meet Western girls..
Original Lyrics:
A West End town, in a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls.
Pete Townshend's, "Let My Love Open the Door"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's mine now open the door
To your car.
Original Lyrics:
Let my love open the door
To your heart.
The Pixies', "Debaser"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am rude. Shutup! I could lose ya
Original Lyrics:
I am un chien Andalusia
The Police's, "King of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics:
As I wander in circles running 'round my brain
Original Lyrics:
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
The Police's, "King of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a skeleton talking out across the store
Original Lyrics:
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
 
1990s
AC/DC's, "Moneytalks"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mazel Tov
Original Lyrics:
money talks
Faith No More's, "RV"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's get these cockroaches dessert.
Original Lyrics:
Newscasters, cockroaches, and desserts...
Go West's, "King of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I deny the jizz in my eyes.
Original Lyrics:
And I deny the tears in my eyes.
Jenny Stigile's, "Belch and Fart"
Misheard Lyrics:
now Belgian fart
Original Lyrics:
now belch and fart
Mark Knopfler's, "Sailing to Philadelphia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why your starship guide us here.
Original Lyrics:
Why your stars should guide us here.
The Bucketheads', "The Bomb!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Peace signs swirling through my mind
Original Lyrics:
Street sounds swirling through my mind
 
2000s
Breaking Benjamin's, "Natural Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
The last goulash
Is in Utah
Original Lyrics:
The natural life
You're born, you die
Click Five's, "Just the Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She runs on 100 pure fat suit power
Original Lyrics:
She runs on 100 proof attitude power
Five for Fighting's, "100 Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Still the man but you see I'm a they.... a kid on the way, Dave, a family on my mind
Original Lyrics:
Still the man but you see I'm of age.... a kid on the way, babe, a family on my mind
Gorillaz's, "New Genius (Brother)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who are you my stew
Original Lyrics:
Do what you must do
Mr. Krabs', "Fishin' for Money"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big or small don't matter, I don't clibble
Original Lyrics:
Big or small don't matter, I don't quibble
Squidward Tentacles', "Superior"
Misheard Lyrics:
A bubble bath, and gold making rain.
Original Lyrics:
A bubble bath, and gold pinky rings.
Squidward Tentacles', "Superior"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eons and deons
Original Lyrics:
Eons and eons
The Matches', "Audio Blood"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweating in the dark we peed
On the forms in the light;
On the floor we're the flood
We peed, we peed, we peed
Original Lyrics:
Sweating in the dark we feed
On the forms in the light;
On the floor we're the flood
We bleed, we bleed, we bleed
 
2010s
Ariana Grande's, "Focus"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know your humping that ari-act,
I know you're humping I'm looking back
Original Lyrics:
I know your hoping that I'll react,
I know you're hoping I'm looking back
Drake's, "One Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
And that's why I need and want dat ass
Original Lyrics:
And that's why I need a one dance
Flaming Lips', "Children of the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burning in our corsets
Holding up the loom
or
Riding in our corsets
Holding up the loon
Original Lyrics:
Riding in our horses
Holding a balloon
Flaming Lips', "Children of the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
We know that it's no future
So let's go to the moon
Original Lyrics:
We know that it's the future
So let's go to the moon
Flaming Lips', "Children of the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
We know you still hit up in denial
Original Lyrics:
We know we still live and then die
Flaming Lips', "Children of the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're only gonna get some cows with gloves
If we only jump her van
Original Lyrics:
We're only gonna get some cosmic love
And we all can jump inside
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel it in my balls, enough to make my system go
Original Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my systems blow.
Shawn Mendes', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beat it 'til I can't breath. Chicken. Farting onto monies.
Original Lyrics:
Bleed until I can't breathe, shaking falling onto my knees
 
christian
Josh Wilson's, "That Was Then, This Is Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've all gotten A's
Original Lyrics:
We've all got new names
 
country
Manfred Mann's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ripped up like a douche into a boner in the night.
Original Lyrics:
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

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