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1960s
Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It's Worth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody, snow is coming down
Original Lyrics:
Everybody look what's going down
Genesis', "A Winter's Tale"
Misheard Lyrics:
You come sailing
Original Lyrics:
You're concealing
R.B. Greaves', "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
How can I forgive you girl?
Original Lyrics:
How can I forget you girl?
R.B. Greaves', "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was born the two of you
Original Lyrics:
I was born to love you
The Animals', "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I see wedgies
or
If I see Benji
Original Lyrics:
If I seem edgy
The Animals', "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's my mom and I'll think what I want
Original Lyrics:
It's my mind and I'll think what I want
 
1970s
10cc's, "The Things We Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you're feeling like a part of you is Dian
Original Lyrics:
When you're feeling like a part of you is dying
Bee Gees', "Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just your trash talkin'
Original Lyrics:
It's just your jive talkin'
Commercial's, "Almond Joy/Mounds"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes you feel like a mutt
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes you feel like a nut
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
Misheard Lyrics:
Swedish-ah Hanukkah
Original Lyrics:
Sweet hitch-a-hiker
Genesis', "Entangled"
Misheard Lyrics:
Magical music is playing
Original Lyrics:
Madrical music is playing
Genesis', "Happy the Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be the man
Original Lyrics:
Happy the Man
Genesis', "The Knife"
Misheard Lyrics:
Light up your party with anger
Original Lyrics:
Light up your body with anger
Meatloaf's, "Bat out of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I think somebody somewhere must be taunting a bear
Original Lyrics:
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
The Hollies', "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get it odd
Original Lyrics:
Get it on
 
1980s
Altered Images', "Happy Birthday"
Misheard Lyrics:
How people die, how people die
Original Lyrics:
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not tonight.
Beverley Oda, Beverley Oda.
Not tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Night, tonight
Gimme the other, gimme the other.
Chris DeBurgh's, "Don't Pay the Ferryman"
Misheard Lyrics:
And dancing bones that Jabba à la Mode under water.
Original Lyrics:
And dancing bones that jabbered and a' moaned on the water.
Cold Chisel's, "Cheap Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sheep wild and a three legged goat.
Original Lyrics:
Cheap wine and a 3 day growth.
Genesis', "Man on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
And nobody kiss
Original Lyrics:
And nobody cares
Icehouse's, "Electric Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Somewhere behind those arms
Original Lyrics:
Somewhere behind those eyes
James Reyne's, "Hammerhead"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’ve been hanging with the nagy set people
Original Lyrics:
You've been hanging with the nicest people.
Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get off the railway track
Original Lyrics:
Get out before we crack
Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's so far below
Original Lyrics:
Jeux sans frontiers
Roxette's, "Listen To Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get an ocean from the look in your eyes.
Original Lyrics:
I get a notion from the look in your eyes.
Tears For Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bring on the style and mack the jam
Original Lyrics:
Kick out the style, bring back the jam
Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you're a wanting me, shout about it
Original Lyrics:
If you're a wanted man, shout about it
Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
One of these days they're going to try and diffuse it
Original Lyrics:
One of these days they're going to call it the blues, yeah
The Police's, "Synchroncity II"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know a suburban Friday morning
Original Lyrics:
Another suburban Friday morning
The Police's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll/You'll be wrecked around your/my finger
Original Lyrics:
I'll/You'll be wrapped around your/my finger
The Police's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turning to a shining bag of dope
Original Lyrics:
Turn into a shining band of gold
The Police's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics:
You consider me a younger Francis
Original Lyrics:
You consider me a young apprentice
 
1990s
Anthrax's, "Alpha Male"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
Wolf pack alpha male
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
And I don't need it around
I'm the king of the town
Original Lyrics:
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
Walk back alpha male
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
And I don't need it around
I'm the king of the town
Chris Isaak's, "Wicked Game"
Misheard Lyrics:
The world was on fire, no one is sleeping but you.
Original Lyrics:
The world was on fire, and no one could save me but you.
Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a blue cornet
Original Lyrics:
And a blue Corvette
Genesis', "Never a Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't get a chance to be a range
Original Lyrics:
You don't get a chance to rearrange
Luscious Jackson's, "Naked Eye"
Misheard Lyrics:
With my naked eye, a**hole
Original Lyrics:
With my naked eye I saw
Megadeth's, "Rust in Peace... Polaris"
Misheard Lyrics:
Discharge in my pillow
Original Lyrics:
Discharge my payload
Polaris', "Hey Sandy"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Aye aye aye aye) Hey Sandy
Don't you talk ba-a-a-ack
Hey Sandy!
Original Lyrics:
(Aye aye aye aye) Hey Sandy
Does your dog bi-i-i-te
Hey Sandy!
Proclaimers', "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bottle of vodka
Original Lyrics:
Da da da da
Sheryl Crow's, "If it Makes You Happy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Drink some jungles
Original Lyrics:
Thrift store jungles
The Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know I'm such a food for you
Original Lyrics:
You know I'm such a fool for you
Trigun's, "Sound Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
celery
Original Lyrics:
sound life
 
2000s
O-Zone's, "Dragostea Din Tei"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep control, she's Dragostea Din Tei
Original Lyrics:
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
 
2010s
Cage the Elephant's, "Whole Wide World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’d go the whole wide world
I’d go the whole wide world just to find her
I’d go the whole wide world
I’d go the whole wide world to find out what’s behind her.
Original Lyrics:
I’d go the whole wide world
I’d go the whole wide world just to find her
I’d go the whole wide world
I’d go the whole wide world to find out where they hide her.
Coldplay's, "Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Parrots, parrots, parrots ass...
Original Lyrics:
Para, para, paradise
Flume's, "Never Be Like You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm only human can't you see I ma-I made a mistake
Please just slap me in my face
Tell me everything's okay
'Cause I got it
Oo ooh
Never be like you
Original Lyrics:
I'm only human can't you see I ma-I made a mistake
Please just look me in my face
Tell me everything's okay
'Cause I got it
Oo ooh
Never be like you
Kylie Minogue's, "Into the Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
If s*** has gone, well, whatever, keep her hole in.
Original Lyrics:
If she lets go of whatever keeps her holy
Macklemore's, "Can't Hold Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like the silly can Hoda
Original Lyrics:
Like the ceiling can't hold us.
 
country
Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics:
Right now he's probably up behind her with a blue stick
Showing her how to shoot a cotton ball
Original Lyrics:
Right now
He's probably up behind her with a pool-stick
Showing her how to shoot a combo.

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