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1960s
Bee Gees', "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
The creature taunted me and he smiled.
Original Lyrics:
The preacher talked to me and he smiled.
Dean Martin's, "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"
Misheard Lyrics:
The world was completely black
Original Lyrics:
The room was completely back
Frank Sinatra's, "Luck Be a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love be a lady tonight
Original Lyrics:
Luck be a lady tonight
Jan And Dean's, "Dead Man's Curve"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said you're on buddy, but I'm just runnin' fun
Original Lyrics:
I said 'you're on buddy, my mill's runnin' fine'
Lou Christie's, "Lightning Strikes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lightening, its frightening again
Original Lyrics:
Lightning striking again.
Shirley Ellis', "The Name Game"
Misheard Lyrics:
The main game
Original Lyrics:
the name game
 
1970s
Aerosmith's, "Walk This Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rock display
Original Lyrics:
Walk this Way
Andy Gibb's, "An Everlasting Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe an everlasting love with you
Original Lyrics:
Maybe an everlasting love will do
Commodores', "Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Meet me on Sunday morning
Original Lyrics:
Easy like Sunday morning
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
But he's using a blender
Original Lyrics:
But there's booze in the blender
Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks', "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steelers blowing up the Saturday Night.
Original Lyrics:
Sweet love's showing us a heavenly light.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
dressed up like a dude and did a runner in the night
Original Lyrics:
Revved up like a deuce another runner in the night
Meatloaf's, "Bat Out Of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I never see the slow down turn 'til it's way too late
Original Lyrics:
And I never see the sudden curve 'til it's way too late
Meatloaf's, "Bat Out Of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
Born all twisted at the foot of a burning barn.
Original Lyrics:
I'm torn and twisted at the foot of the burning bike.
Meatloaf's, "Bat Out Of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can see my frill caring up the ho
Original Lyrics:
Oh, I can see myself tearing up the road
Sugarloaf's, "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's like South Holland George
Original Lyrics:
It's like John, Paul and George.
The O'Jays', "For the Love of Money"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doofus
Original Lyrics:
Do things
 
1980s
Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took Walter and just kept going
Original Lyrics:
I took a wrong turn and I just kept going
Foreigner's, "Blue Morning, Blue Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
Good morning, good day.
Won't you see things my way?
Original Lyrics:
Blue morning, blue day.
Won't you see things my way?
Paul McCartney's, "My Brave Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
I pray, I pray, I pray men
Original Lyrics:
My brave, my brave, my brave face
Prefab Sprout's, "King Of Rock 'N' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fat Mog, Lumping Jog, Out of sight
Original Lyrics:
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
Queensryche's, "En Force"
Misheard Lyrics:
Light chases follow Turd Laclone faster into the depths of Turd Laclone
Original Lyrics:
Light tracers follow me farther Into the depths of unknown
Skid Row's, "18 And Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
He married trouble
Had a conjugal with a gun
Original Lyrics:
He married trouble had a courtship with a gun.
 
1990s
Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know I like to keep my cheating strategy.
Original Lyrics:
You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today.
Bush's, "Swallowed"
Misheard Lyrics:
Small world
Original Lyrics:
Swallowed
Color Me Badd's, "I Adore Mi Amor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dream mall
Original Lyrics:
Dream on
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's over the wart, self-assured,
Oh no, oh no, a dirty worm
Original Lyrics:
She's over-bored and self-assured,
Oh no, I know a dirty word.
Spin Doctors', "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics:
She holds a choco
Original Lyrics:
She holds a shotgun
The Offspring's, "Gotta Get Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
For every occupation, it's where you go
Original Lyrics:
Your own preoccupation is where you go
The Prodigy's, "Firestarter"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a self-indicted
Original Lyrics:
I'm a self-invicted
The Verve's, "Lucky Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Watch my feelings show
Original Lyrics:
Watch my fever grow
The Verve's, "The Drugs Don't Work"
Misheard Lyrics:
The tropes don't work
Original Lyrics:
the drugs don't work
The Wallflowers', "One Headlight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well the sounds of a Jeep, a lot of cigarettes
Original Lyrics:
Well it smells cheap wine and cigarettes
The Wallflowers', "The Difference"
Misheard Lyrics:
The only dickhead that I see
Original Lyrics:
The only difference that I see
Theme Songs', "Dexter's Laboratory"
Misheard Lyrics:
Enter the doom, peril, past the vaulted door
Original Lyrics:
Enter at your own peril, past the bolted door.
 
2000s
Gym Class Heroes', "Cupid's Chokehold"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is gonna sound like a banjo
Original Lyrics:
This is gonna sound like a bad joke
Jennifer Lopez's, "Ain't It Funny"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can be cool
Original Lyrics:
Life can be cruel
Joe's, "I Wanna Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, anything you say, Now 2
Original Lyrics:
Baby, anything you say, I'll do
Juanes', "Para Tu Amor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Palisades Mall
Original Lyrics:
Para Tu Amor
KT Tunstall's, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
He said hit it nay will you marry me
Original Lyrics:
He said hey lady will you marry me
Panic! At the Disco's, "High Hopes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Marmoset
Original Lyrics:
Mama said
Taproot's, "She"
Misheard Lyrics:
The choice is violent storms or winter skies.
Original Lyrics:
The choice is violence towards her in disguise.
 
2010s
Ariana Grande's, "7 Rings"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at my neck, look at my neck
Original Lyrics:
Look at my neck, look at my jet
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna's, "This Is What You Came For"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lightning strikes are intentional
Original Lyrics:
Lightning strikes every time she moves
Panic! at the Disco's, "High Hopes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama said, armpit fur oddities
Original Lyrics:
Mama said, it's uphill for oddities
R. City ft. Adam Levine's, "Locked Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Skiddely-dong-dong-dong-dang
Original Lyrics:
Diddly down down down
Travis Scott's, "Sicko Mode"
Misheard Lyrics:
My dog will probably do it for Louisville
Original Lyrics:
My dawg will prolly do it for a Louis belt
 
christian
Hillsong United's, "Take It All"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take, take, take it off
Original Lyrics:
Take, take, take it all
 
misc
Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be good for peace monkey's sake!
Original Lyrics:
Mecum omnes plangite!
Commercial's, "Blimpie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Simply Blimpie for French fried subs
Original Lyrics:
Simply Blimpie for fresh-sliced subs

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