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1960s
The Beach Boys', "I Get Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Round, round, kid around, I kid around
Original Lyrics:
Round, round, get around, I get around
The Beatles', "Wait"
Misheard Lyrics:
I won't be late
Original Lyrics:
I won't delay
The Beatles', "Yesterday"
Misheard Lyrics:
All my devils seemed so far away
Original Lyrics:
All my troubles seemed so far away
The Byrds', "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Angry Man
Original Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man
 
1970s
Andrea True Connection's, "More, More, More"
Misheard Lyrics:
How do you like your nose?
Original Lyrics:
How do you like your love?
Electric Light Orchestra's, "10538 Overture"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you catch is fate?
Original Lyrics:
Did you catch his face?
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Last Train to London"
Misheard Lyrics:
Underneath a stormy sky
Original Lyrics:
Underneath a starry sky
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Roll Over Beethoven"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna mail it to my local BJ
Original Lyrics:
Gonna mail it to my local DJ
John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics:
Almost Heaven West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shining through the river.
Original Lyrics:
Almost Heaven West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.
Paul Simon's, "Kodachrome"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama, don't take my protocol
Original Lyrics:
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where have you gone? You're imaginable
Original Lyrics:
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Thin Lizzy's, "The Boys Are Back in Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
That night over at the pharmacy
Original Lyrics:
That night over at Johnny's Place
White Plains', "My Baby Loves Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
My baby loves drugs
My baby loves druggies
She's got lots to take
And she knows she's a user
Original Lyrics:
My baby loves love
My baby loves lovin'
She's got what it takes
And she know how to use it
 
1980s
Belinda Carlisle's, "Heaven Is a Place On Earth"
Misheard Lyrics:
As they inherit, love comes first
Original Lyrics:
They say in heaven, "Love comes first"
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now there's passion in Iraq
Original Lyrics:
Now there's passion in our eyes
Commercial's, "Depend"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get back into life in Japan
Original Lyrics:
Get back into life with Depend
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Four Little Diamonds"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gave her a diaper bag
Original Lyrics:
Gave her a diaper ring
Fates Warning's, "The Arena"
Misheard Lyrics:
F*** the rule.
Original Lyrics:
Without thoughts to rule.
Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dirty piano
Original Lyrics:
Dirty Diana
Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need Mylanta
Original Lyrics:
Dirty Diana
Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in Atlanta
Original Lyrics:
Dirty Diana
Motley Crue's, "Save Our Souls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Save a*seholes for the heavens
Original Lyrics:
Save our souls for the heavens
Rod Stewart's, "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, let him see me
Original Lyrics:
Lord, let it be me
The Rolling Stones', "Hang Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
We hang five
Original Lyrics:
We hang fire
 
1990s
Blur's, "Country House"
Misheard Lyrics:
He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh, takes horrible baths in the country
Original Lyrics:
He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the country
Brooks and Dunn's, "Hard Workin' Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't get to Heaven no matter how hard I try
Original Lyrics:
I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try
Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got my gin in my hand and a glint in my eye
Original Lyrics:
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
Jewel's, "Who Will Save Your Soul"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go and save yourself
Original Lyrics:
Who will save your soul?
Madonna's, "Hanky Panky"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hank and Frankie
Original Lyrics:
Hanky panky
Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics:
What a funky cat!
OR
What a funky hat!
Original Lyrics:
What are you looking at!
Michael Jackson's, "Man in the Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics:
and no mustache could have been any clearer
Original Lyrics:
And no message could've been any clearer.
R.E.M.'s, "Losing My Religion"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's said and done
Original Lyrics:
I've said enough
 
2000s
Alcazar's, "Crying at the Discotheque"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those phony days are out
Original Lyrics:
Those lonely days are out
Cage the Elephant's, "Back Against the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics:
F***in' between these shadows of my yesterday
Original Lyrics:
Stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday
Daughtry's, "Feels Like Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it feels like a knife
Original Lyrics:
And it feels like tonight
Jewel's, "Standing Still"
Misheard Lyrics:
But am I seven pills?
Original Lyrics:
But am I standing still?
Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna rock your Furby
Original Lyrics:
I wanna rock your body
Madonna's, "Hung Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waiting for your song, baby, night and day
Original Lyrics:
Waiting for your call, baby, night and day
 
2010s
Justin Timberlake's, "Can't Stop the Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
Such a legend
Original Lyrics:
Just imagine
 
country
Miranda Lambert's, "Bluebird"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, and I'm still giving him help
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, and I'm still giving 'em hell
 
misc
Commercial's, "Little Caesars Pepperoni Cheeser"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pizza! Pizza! Pepperoni pizza!
Original Lyrics:
Cheeser! Cheeser! Pepperoni Cheeser!
 
xmas
Carpenters', "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"
Misheard Lyrics:
I met a man who lives in Paris, France
Original Lyrics:
I met a man who lives in Tennessee
Johnny Mathis', "Sleigh Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's look at the snow
Original Lyrics:
Let's look at the show
NewSong's, "The Christmas Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I knew like autographs of heaven's Lord
Original Lyrics:
I knew like autographs of heaven's love
NewSong's, "The Christmas Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
If mama needs Jesus tonight
Original Lyrics:
If mama meets Jesus tonight
NewSong's, "The Christmas Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
They counted panties for what it seemed like years
Original Lyrics:
They counted pennies for what it seemed like years
Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sydney's having a wonderful Christmastime.
Original Lyrics:
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time.
Shakin' Stevens', "Merry Christmas Everyone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Have a p*ss-up everyone
Original Lyrics:
Merry Christmas everyone
Slade's, "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's only just a gun
Original Lyrics:
It's only just begun
The Four Seasons', "Carol of the Bells"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't care anyway
Original Lyrics:
Throw care anyway

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