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1960s
Jimi Hendrix Experience's, "All Along the Watchtower"
Misheard Lyrics:
None will level on the line, nobody offered his word
Original Lyrics:
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth
Ray Charles', "America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Above the Flutie Flakes
Original Lyrics:
Above the fruited plain
Young Rascals', "Groovin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Life would be "ex" to see
Original Lyrics:
Life would be ecstasy
 
1970s
Bee Gees', "How Deep is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I really need to earn
Original Lyrics:
I really mean to learn
Bill Withers', "Ain't No Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, I know the Indians sing along,
But ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone.
Original Lyrics:
Yeah I outta leave the young thing alone,
But ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone.
Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burning down the streets of Adelong.
Original Lyrics:
Burnin' his fuse up here alone
Five Man Electric Band's, "Signs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Signs, signs, everywhere signs
Blocking out the scenery, raping my mind.
Original Lyrics:
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind.
Kansas', "Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics:
Surely Ellen waits for you
Original Lyrics:
Surely heaven waits for you
LaBelle's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics:
We all heard it mama lied
Original Lyrics:
Creole lady Marmalade
Pablo Cruise's, "Atlanta June"
Misheard Lyrics:
Atlanta, Atlanta June.
I'm leaving you and Georgia too
Original Lyrics:
Atlanta, Atlanta June.
I'm leaving you and all too soon
Paul Simon's, "Kodachrome"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I think back on all the drugs
I did in high school,
It's a wonder I can think at all.
Original Lyrics:
When I think back on all the things
I learned in high school,
It's a wonder I can think at all.
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics:
This miller, he will not let you go.
Original Lyrics:
Bismillah! No we will not let you go
The Doors', "The Unknown Soldier"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freckles where the news is red
Original Lyrics:
Breakfast where the news is read
The Eagles', "One Of These Nights"
Misheard Lyrics:
One of these knights. One of these crazy old knights.
Original Lyrics:
One of these nights. One of these crazy old nights.
 
1980s
Elton John's, "Little Jeannie"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I want you to be my aftermath
Original Lyrics:
And I want you to be my acrobat
John Mellencamp's, "Authority Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
How come Dougherty Dougherty always wins.
Original Lyrics:
I fight authority, authority always wins.
Johnny Kemp's, "Just Got Paid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Off one drink, now I'm getting down.
Original Lyrics:
Pour one drink, now I'm getting down.
Madonna's, "Like a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like a prank, I'll take you there
Original Lyrics:
Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
Men At Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics:
I come from the land of Allah.
Original Lyrics:
I come from a land down under.
Pat Benatar's, "Love Is A Battlefield"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is a bathysphere
Original Lyrics:
Love is a battlefield.
REO Speedwagon's, "That Ain't Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Daddy love
Original Lyrics:
That ain't love
The Bangles', "Walk Like an Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics:
Looks like an e-ticket
Original Lyrics:
Walk like an Egyptian
 
1990s
Bryan Adams', "(Everything I Do) I Do it for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Snot worth fighting for
and
Snot worth dying for
Original Lyrics:
It's not worth fighting for
and
It's not worth dying for
Elton John's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics:
New shadows from the sun
Original Lyrics:
No shadows block the sun
Joan Osborne's, "One of Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
What if God was watching us?
Original Lyrics:
What if God was one of us?
Lightning Seeds', "Three Lions"
Misheard Lyrics:
Three lines on the shirt
Original Lyrics:
Three lions on the shirt
Nobuo Uematsu's, "One Winged Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
First squad to the rear
Seen a bear, and a tree
Original Lyrics:
Estuans interius
Ira vehementi
Scorpions', "Hit Between the Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grab a ball and hit it between the eyes
Original Lyrics:
Ready for that hit between the eyes
Snap!'s, "The Power"
Misheard Lyrics:
Skin, skin, skinny bunny rabbit
Original Lyrics:
It's getting, it's getting, it's getting kinda heavy.
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
What a butthole
Original Lyrics:
Ooh lah, kah, koh
Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You f**k up, we'll disown you
Original Lyrics:
Your father will disown you
Third Eye Blind's, "Semi-Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jerry Springer kind of love
Original Lyrics:
Semi-charmed kind of
 
2000s
Bowling for Soup's, "A Friendly Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics:
With anything 'bout us
And our kid cash true love tale
Original Lyrics:
With anything 'bout us
And our kick ass true love tale
Bowling for Soup's, "I'm Gay"
Misheard Lyrics:
And we all sympathize with your torn-apart heart
And your really autistic worldly views
Original Lyrics:
And we all sympathize with your torn-apart heart
And your really artistic worldly views
Jess Harnell's, "'MacGoogles' Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a swampy beast
Original Lyrics:
I am a legend
Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake's, "4 Minutes to Save the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep it up, keep it up, don't be a Britney, Madonna
Original Lyrics:
Keep it up, keep it up, don't be a pretty Madonna
Muse's, "Supermassive Black Hole"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donkeys marching in the dead of night
Original Lyrics:
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
OutKast's, "Hey Ya!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't try to fight the villain
or
Don't try to fight the filling
Original Lyrics:
Don't try to fight the feeling
Rage Against the Machine's, "Killing in the Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
...for shaving your bag, cause you're not really white.
Original Lyrics:
...for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites.
System of a Down's, "Chic-n-Stu"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pepperoni, angry peppers,mushrooms, olives
Chives
Original Lyrics:
Pepperoni and green peppers
Mushrooms, olives, chives.
 
2010s
Bowling for Soup's, "Normal Chicks"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're not Christian Bale
But you're pretty kick ass as far as I can tell
Original Lyrics:
You're not Kristen Bell
But you're pretty kick as as far as I can tell
Bruno Mars', "24K Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Froyo eat some beans at sky
Original Lyrics:
Throw your hands up in the sky
Bruno Mars', "It Will Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
There'll be no Christmas
If I lose you, baby
Original Lyrics:
There'll be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
Justin Timberlake's, "Can’t Stop the Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just a leche just a leche just a leche
Original Lyrics:
Just imagine
Just imagine
Just imagine
Macklemore's, "Good Old Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've felt some penises and things, but I'm here now
Original Lyrics:
I've felt some pain, I've seen some things, but I'm here now
Panic! At The Disco's, "Roaring 20s"
Misheard Lyrics:
Roll me like a butt 'cause I wanna go home
Original Lyrics:
Roll me like a blunt, 'cause I wanna go home
Panic! At The Disco's, "Roaring 20s"
Misheard Lyrics:
The puss on the pavement
Original Lyrics:
The past on the pavement
Post Malone's, "Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics:
My ape is goin' psycho, my homie's name is Michael
Original Lyrics:
AP goin' psycho, lil' mama bad like Michael
 
country
Gretchen Wilson's, "Redneck Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just a product of the Range
And I say "hey y'all" and "yee haw"
-- or --
I'm just a product of the Ridge
And I say "hey y'all" and "yee haw"
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a product of my raising.
I say "hey y'all" and "yee haw."
 
misc
Nobuo Uematsu's, "One Winged Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
David, David's house
David David David's house
Original Lyrics:
Mi fili veni
Veni veni mi fili

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