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1960s
Bobby Vee's, "Take Good Care of My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take good care of my ladies
Original Lyrics:
Take good care of my baby
The Hollies', "On a Carousel"
Misheard Lyrics:
No more chasing home
Original Lyrics:
No more chasing her
 
1970s
Aerosmith's, "Sing for the Moment "
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing with me, sing for a fajita,
Sing for the laughter, and sing the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Original Lyrics:
Sing with me, sing for a year
Sing for the laughter, and sing the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Bruce Springsteen's, "Born to Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, we were oderous
Original Lyrics:
Baby, we were born to run
Commodores', "Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've paid my shoes to make it
Original Lyrics:
I've paid my dues to make it
Dire Straits', "Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics:
You check out guitar chores
Original Lyrics:
You check out Guitar George
Elton John's, "Elderberry Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a-flyin to win her
A dark in the yard
And a year since I saw you
There's a trunk in the corner
I keep all my letters
My bills and the mantle-key too
Well I can't help thinking
About the time
You were a wife of mine
You went to please meRLooked like appease me
Mit elderberry wine
Drunk all the time
Feeling fine on elderberry wine
Those were the days
We lay in the haze
Forget the present times
How can I ever get it together
Without a wheat in line
Too big to crop and get me hopped
On elderberry wine
Now a tree in the summer
A fire in the fall
Flat out in Kurdistan
The bottle went round
Like a woman down south
Passed on from hand to hand
Original Lyrics:
There's a fly in the window
A dog in the yard
And a year since I saw you
There's a trunk in the corner
I keep all my letters
My bills and demands I keep too
Well I can't help thinking
About the times
You were a wife of mine
You aimed to please me
Cooked black-eyed peas-me
Made elderberry wine
Drunk all the time
Feeling fine on elderberry wine
Those were the days
We'd lay in the haze
Forget depressive times
How can I ever get it together
Without a wife in line
To pick the crop and get me hot
On elderberry wine
Round a tee in the summer
A fire in the fall
Flat out when they couldn't stand
The bottle went round
Like a woman down south
Passed on from hand to hand
Firefall's, "Cinderella"
Misheard Lyrics:
She imagined love to be grilled
Original Lyrics:
She imagined love to be grand
Firefall's, "Just Remember I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just remember a robot, and it'll be alright
Original Lyrics:
Just remember I love you, and it'll be alright
Firefall's, "Strange Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Didn't I feel you weak?
Original Lyrics:
Didn't I feel you weep?
Firefall's, "You Are the Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are the woman that I'm always in love
Original Lyrics:
You are the woman that I've always dreamed of
George Benson's, "The Greatest Love of All"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let the children's laptop
Original Lyrics:
Let the children's laughter
George Benson's, "This Masquerade"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're lost inside this lonely gay we play
Original Lyrics:
We're lost inside this lonely game we play
Spinners', "Games People Play"
Misheard Lyrics:
When will I yearn?
Original Lyrics:
When will I learn?
The Staple Singers', "I'll Take You There"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know I'm late
Original Lyrics:
I know a place
 
1980s
Aswad's, "Don't Turn Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm letting you know...
That I won't let you go
Original Lyrics:
I'm letting you go...
And I won't let you know
Bangles', "The Hero Takes a Fall"
Misheard Lyrics:
Suddenly your psychopath is chanting slogans at your door.
Original Lyrics:
Suddenly you sight a fancy chance since love is at your door.
Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took a waffle and I just kept going
Original Lyrics:
I took a wrong turn and I just kept going
Christopher Cross', "Never Be the Same"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was good to me, it was good to you
Original Lyrics:
It was good for me, it was good for you
Dire Straits', "Walk of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
He do the song about my wife
Original Lyrics:
He do the song about the knife
Firefall's, "Headed for a Fall"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kiss this guy
Original Lyrics:
Can't disguise
Firefall's, "Staying with It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let my car take you there
Original Lyrics:
Let my heart take you there
George Benson's, "Lady Love Me (One More Time)"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a Hardee's close to mine
or
There's an Arby's close to mine
Original Lyrics:
Feel your heartbeat close to mine
Jeffrey Osborne's, "Don't You Get So Mad"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's no need to bite
Original Lyrics:
There's no need to fight
King Floyd's, "Groove Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Groovy, baby
Original Lyrics:
Groove me, baby
Ottawan's, "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah ah Guinea Guinea
Ah ah Guinea Guinea
Original Lyrics:
Give me your heart,
Heart, gimme, gimme
Heart, heart, gimme, gimme
Richard Marx's, "Right Here Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics:
All have our heartbreaks
Original Lyrics:
Or how my heart breaks
Stacey Q's, "Two of Hearts"
Misheard Lyrics:
Two hearts that feel as one
Original Lyrics:
Two hearts that beat as one
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on broken road
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Styx's, "Babe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, I'm leaving
Original Lyrics:
Babe, I'm leaving
Travelling Wilburys', "Handle with Care"
Misheard Lyrics:
...and the wee wee fell.
Original Lyrics:
...handle me with care.
 
1990s
Belinda Carlisle's, "In Too Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Certainly I'm in too deep
Original Lyrics:
Suddenly I'm in too deep
Britney Spears', "Sometimes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes I try
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes I hide
Cornershop's, "Sleep on the Left Side"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hope you get insulted as those around you leave
Original Lyrics:
Hope gets salted as those around you leave
Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was laid to bed
Original Lyrics:
I was laid to rest
Jennifer Paige's, "Crush"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see you nowhere near
Original Lyrics:
I see ya blowin' me a kiss
Oasis', "Don't Look Back in Anger"
Misheard Lyrics:
Her tongue slides away
Original Lyrics:
Her soul slides away
Paula Abdul's, "The Promise of a New Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
See charisma from mistakes in our past
Original Lyrics:
See the wisdom from mistakes in our past
Shania Twain's, "Man I Feel Like a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wanna make some nights, really race my boys
Original Lyrics:
Wanna make some noise, really raise my voice
Sheryl Crow's, "Everyday Is a Winding Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everyday is a painted sign
or
Everyday is a feeling inside
Original Lyrics:
Everyday is a faded sign
Stevie B's, "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because I'm open
Because I'm Oprah
Original Lyrics:
Because I love you
 
2000s
Britney Spears', "Stronger"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strawberry Nescafe
Original Lyrics:
Stronger than yesterday
Corinne Bailey Rae's, "Breathless"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked on water
Do you feel the same?
Original Lyrics:
I've often wondered
Do you feel the same?
Eric Prydz's, "Call on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Da boo diiiii oh we
Original Lyrics:
Call on me, call on me
Foals', "Cassius"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Lion is in Exeter!
Lion is in Exeter! Exeter! Exeter!
Original Lyrics:
Lighthouse (Life) is an accident!
The lighthouse (Love) is an accident! Accident! Accident!
Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blah blah fashion baby
Workin' with that bitch crazy
Original Lyrics:
Walk walk fashion baby
Work it, move that bitch crazy
New Found Glory's, "All Downhill from Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pikachu erected out your butt!
Original Lyrics:
Figured you were writing out your part!
R. Kelly's, "I Wish"
Misheard Lyrics:
I miss, I miss, I miss
Original Lyrics:
I wish, I wish, I wish
Samantha Mumba's, "Gotta Tell You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was holding you
Original Lyrics:
It was only you
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics:
So be wise and keep on
Reading the science of my body.
Original Lyrics:
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body.

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