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1960s
Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she's dying to stay away from heaven
Original Lyrics:
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
Simon and Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put it in a pear tree with your cupcakes
Original Lyrics:
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
Misheard Lyrics:
A pretty mess is selling portraits for the trade
Original Lyrics:
A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray.
The Sandpipers', "Come Saturday Morning "
Misheard Lyrics:
Will Saturday spin till the end of the day?
Original Lyrics:
We'll Saturday-spend till the end of the day.
 
1970s
Misheard Lyrics:
Poor man in Ohio
Original Lyrics:
Four dead in Ohio
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Strange Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a strange mattress
Original Lyrics:
Got a strange magic
Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Helter Skelter, but then again, no
Original Lyrics:
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking about Julian
Original Lyrics:
I'm not talking about movin' in
Gwen Guthrie's, "It Should Have Been You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Though pain gets a hot cake
Original Lyrics:
Though pain gets a heartache
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
Twistin' away again in my Toronto home
Original Lyrics:
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics:
Country Roads, take me home
To the place that I love, West Virginia, mountain momma take me home
To the country roads
Original Lyrics:
Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong, West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home
To the country roads
Johnny Nash's, "I Can See Clearly Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can see old octopus in my head
Original Lyrics:
I can see all obstacles in my way
Kate Bush's, "Them Heavy People"
Misheard Lyrics:
Them heavy people can eat a stop sign
Original Lyrics:
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot
Supertramp's, "The Logical Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where do we go? It seems that life was so wonderful
Original Lyrics:
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful.
 
1980s
Cyndi Lauper's, "Money Changes Everything"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mommy changes everything
Original Lyrics:
Money Changes Everything
Cyndi Lauper's, "What's Going On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicken lunch
Original Lyrics:
Picket lines
Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
You see, I've forgotten
If they're great or they're few
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
Those are the sweetest diamonds I've ever seen
Original Lyrics:
You see, I've forgotten
If they're green or they're blue
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
Gwen Guthrie's, "Padlock"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bedrock
Original Lyrics:
Padlock
Iron Maiden's, "I've Got the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sung by the law
Original Lyrics:
Some like it long
Prince's, "Purple Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bubbling
or
Bubble rain
Original Lyrics:
Purple Rain
The Alan Parsons Project's, "Eye in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a pie in the sky
Making a few
Original Lyrics:
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
The Cast Of 'Cats''s, "Bustopher Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's the cat you all greet, and he walks down the street.
Original Lyrics:
He's the cat we all greet as he walks down the street.
The Cast Of 'Cats''s, "Bustopher Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I've seen and I hurry, there's got to be curry.
Original Lyrics:
When I'm seen in a hurry, there's probably curry.
The Cast Of 'Cats''s, "Journey to the Heaviside Layer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Off, off, off, past the Russel Hotel
Off, off, off, off, to the Heaviside Layer
Original Lyrics:
Up, up, up, past the Russel Hotel
Up, up, up, up, to the Heaviside Layer
 
1990s
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting's, "All for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Awful love
Original Lyrics:
All for love
MC Hammer's, "Pray"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brain
Original Lyrics:
Pray
MC Hammer's, "U Can't Touch This"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop! ABBA time!
Original Lyrics:
Stop! Hammer time!
Prince's, "Diamonds and Pearls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Would you be another boy or a girl?
Original Lyrics:
Would you be a happy boy or a girl?
Vince Gill's, "Liza Jane"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got my number
You've got my name
So why don't you call me
When the lights have changed.
Original Lyrics:
You've got my number
You've got my name
So why don't you call me
Little Liza Jane
 
2000s
Daniel Powter's, "Bad Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
The pointers, they laugh at what you say
Original Lyrics:
The point is they laugh at what you say
Fall Out Boy's, "20 Dollar Nose Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Have you ever wanted to disappear And join a monastery Go out and preach on Manic Streets? Who will I be when I wake up next to a stranger On a passenger plane? (Passenger plane) Oh, Permanent jet lag Please take me back (please take be back) Please take be back (Oh) I'm a straight dog sick Please let me in (please let me in) The man keeps tripping Singing vows before we exchange small chat Give me a pen Call me, Mr. Pens a dream But don't let the doctor in I wanna blow off steam and Call me, Mr. Pens a dream (Mr. Pens a dream) But don't let the doctor, don't let the doctor in It feels like thoughts and karats but no clarity When I look at the man who would be king The man who would be king goes to the Desert duceing war his dad returned Came back with flags on coffins and said We war, oh, we war Permanent jet lag Please take me back (please take be back) Please take be back (Oh) I'm a straight toxic Please let me in (please let me in) The man keeps tripping Singing vows before we exchange small gretting Give me a pen Call me, Mr. Pen's a dream But don't let the doctor in I wanna blow off steam and Call me, Mr. Pen's a dream (Mr. Pen's a dream) But don't let the doctor, don't let the doctor in pen's a dream My, my, my pens a dream My pens a dream now My pens a dream now Only one more thing and that is the rest of the proof Is on the television, on the Call me Mr. Pen's a dream But don't let the doctor in I wanna blow off steam and Call me Mr. Pens a dream (Mr. Pen's a dream) But don't let the doctor, don't let the doctor in Have you ever wanted to disappear? It's not me, it's you Actually, it's the taxidermy of you and me tie the balloons from around my neck and ground me I'm just a racehorse on the track Send me back to the glue factory Always thought I'd float away And never come back But I've got enough miles on my card To fly the boys home on my own But you know me: I like being all alone And keeping you all alone And the charts are boring And the kids are snoring And the eagles in a sling You say you're not listening And I said I'm wishing And I said, I said
Original Lyrics:
Have you ever wanted to disappear And join a monastery Go out and preach on Manic Street? Who will I be when I wake up next to a stranger On a passenger plane? (Passenger plane) Oh, Permanent jet lag Please take me back (please take be back) Please take be back (Oh) I'm a stray dog sick Please let me in (please let me in) The mad keys tripping Singing vows before we exchange smoke rings Give me a pen Call me Mr. Benzedrine But don't let the doctor in I wanna blow off steam and Call me Mr. Benzedrine (Mr. Benzedrine) But don't let the doctor, don't let the doctor in It feels like fourteen karats but no clarity When I look at the man who would be king The man who would be king goes to the Desert to sing war his dad rehearsed Came back with flags on coffins and said We won, oh, we won Permanent jet lag Please take me back (please take be back) Please take be back (Oh) I'm a stray dog sick Please let me in (please let me in) The mad keys tripping Singing vows before we exchange smoke rings Give me a pen Call me Mr. Benzedrine But don't let the doctor in I wanna blow off steam and Call me Mr. Benzedrine (Mr. Benzedrine) But don't let the doctor, don't let the doctor in Benzedrine My, my, my Benzedrine My Benzedrine now My Benzedrine now Only one more thing and that is the rest of the proof Is on the television, on the Call me Mr. Benzedrine But don't let the doctor in I wanna blow off steam and Call me Mr. Benzedrine (Mr. Benzedrine) But don't let the doctor, don't let the doctor in Have you ever wanted to disappear? It's not me, it's you Actually, it's the taxidermy of you and me Untie the balloons from around my neck and ground me I'm just a racehorse on the track Send me back to the glue factory Always thought I'd float away And never come back But I've got enough miles on my card To fly the boys home on my own But you know me: I like being all alone And keeping you all alone And the charts are boring And the kids are snoring And the eagles in a sling You say you're not listening And I said I'm wishing And I said, I said
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know you got cornflakes, cocky and bullied
Original Lyrics:
A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it
Gerard Butler's, "Phantom Of The Opera"
Misheard Lyrics:
The phantom of the opera is dead - oh no
Original Lyrics:
The phantom of the opera is there, in my mind
Gorillaz's, "Clint Eastwood"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pikachu, Saint Louis, all you different crews
Original Lyrics:
Pick and choose, sit and lose, all you different crews
Lazlo Bane's, "(I'm No) Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm no simple man
Original Lyrics:
I'm no Superman
Theme Songs', "Clifford the Big Red Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
Clifford me and Emily
Original Lyrics:
Clifford needed Emily
Theme Songs', "It's A Big Big World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby fop for you and me
Original Lyrics:
Big enough for you and me
 
2010s
Alice Merton's, "No Roots"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I've got mammaries and travel like dipsies in the night
Original Lyrics:
But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the night.
Alice Merton's, "No Roots"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got no ruse
Original Lyrics:
I've got no roots
Lady Gaga's, "Born This Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
A different law is not a sin
Original Lyrics:
A different lover is not a sin
Lady Gaga's, "Born This Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Subway can rejoice your truth
Original Lyrics:
So we can rejoice your truth
Mika's, "Celebrate"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want the whole world celibate
Original Lyrics:
I want the whole world to celebrate
Muse's, "Thought Contagion"
Misheard Lyrics:
F*** Satan
Original Lyrics:
Thought contagion.
PSY's, "Gangnam Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a werewolf
Original Lyrics:
Areumdawo
Pink's, "Beautiful Trauma"
Misheard Lyrics:
My perfect front bottom
Original Lyrics:
My perfect rock bottom
Twenty One Pilots', "Screen"
Misheard Lyrics:
So excuse us while we sing to this guy
Original Lyrics:
So excuse us while we sing to the sky
Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Used to play pretend, used to play pretend money
We used to play pretend, wake up and make the money
Original Lyrics:
Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, bunny.
We used to play pretend, wake up, you need the money.
Vance Joy's, "Riptide"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the kettle won't start
or
And the camel won't start
Original Lyrics:
And they come unstuck
 
misc
Bebe Rexha's, "The Way I Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
So let them all HORSE bleed, till they turn to rust
Original Lyrics:
So let's let all hearts bleed, till they turn to rust
Shawn Mendes ft. Camilla Cabello's, "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me where's your bean
Original Lyrics:
Tell me where you been

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