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1950s
Danny and the Juniors', "At the Hop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's go to the top
Original Lyrics:
Let's go to the Hop
 
1960s
Dean Martin's, "I Will"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, I’m ill
Original Lyrics:
Oh, I will
Elvis Presley's, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a nigger goes
Original Lyrics:
Like a river flows
Elvis Presley's, "Return to Sender"
Misheard Lyrics:
No such church
Original Lyrics:
No such person
The Beatles', "She Loves You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know she should be flat
Original Lyrics:
You know she should be glad
Tom Jones', "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thought I knew the store
Original Lyrics:
Thought I knew the score
 
1970s
Ace Frehley's, "New York Groove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Back in the New York group
Original Lyrics:
Back in the New York Groove
Al Green's, "Tired of Being Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m so tired of being alone,
I’m so tired of the moon
Original Lyrics:
I'm so tired of being alone
I'm so tired of on-my-own.
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Born on the Bayou"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rollin' with some Deja Queen
Original Lyrics:
Rollin' with some Cajun Queen
Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Don't Pull Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't fool around out on me, baby
Original Lyrics:
Don't pull your love out on me, baby
Misheard Lyrics:
I could never sing
Original Lyrics:
I could never see
John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
You fill up my senses
Like a knight in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a wok in the rain
Original Lyrics:
You filled up my senses
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
John Denver's, "Rocky Mountain High"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rocky Mountain Pie
Original Lyrics:
Rocky Mountain High
Meat Loaf's, "Bat Out of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a man in the shadows with the gum in his eye
Original Lyrics:
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
Vicki Lawrence's, "Ships in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
I saw the look and I realized
She was seducing my man with her eyes
And yet I couldn't blame you
'Cause she was delicious
And you smiled me assurance
But still I was jealous
Then you took me home and found me alone
You sat myself down and you sang me this song
Baby, ships in the night
With eyes that are flashing
Splurging and passing with time on their hands
She's a ship in the night looking for love
And nobody's taking your man
After the fight I enjoyed him so
Playing my game
I'm a woman, you know
And nothing was said in the car going home
And my ego exploded, 'cause the jealousy showed
And then in our bedroom you stopped and we talked
And I crowded your thunder and sang you this song
I cannot follow through each waking day
And I know some lovely eyes get in your way
But then you're a big boy
And baby, I know when the days don't surrender
My ships sail home to me
Original Lyrics:
I saw her look and I realized
She was seducing my man with her eyes
And yet I couldn't blame you
For she was delicious
And you smiled me assurance
And still I was jealous
Then you took me home and finally alone
You set myself down and you sang me this song
Baby, ships in the night
Eyes that are flashing
Flirting and passing with time on their hands
She's a ship in the night looking for love
And nobody's taking your man
Acting as though I enjoyed him so
Playing my game
I'm a woman, you know
And nothing was said in the car going home
And my ego exploded, 'cause your jealousy showed
And then in our bedroom you stalked and you talked
And I quieted your thunder and sang you this song
I cannot follow through each waking day
And I know some lovely eyes get in your way
But then you're a big boy
Baby, I know when the day's sun surrenders
My ship sails home to me
Warren Zevon's, "Werewolves of London"
Misheard Lyrics:
He was looking for a place called The Whole Foot
Original Lyrics:
He was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook's.
 
1980s
Commercial's, "New Coke with Max Headroom"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is Max Syndrome
Original Lyrics:
This is Max Headroom
Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come On Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics:
That pretty white dress I leaned up against
Original Lyrics:
Pretty red dress, Eileen tell him yes
Genesis', "Illegal Alien"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's not much fun being Anita Baker
Original Lyrics:
It's not much fun being an illegal alien
Grandmaster Flash's, "White Lines"
Misheard Lyrics:
Govern-nerds corrected
Original Lyrics:
Governors corrected
Journey's, "Any Way You Want It"
Misheard Lyrics:
So go time, go time
Original Lyrics:
So hold tight, hold tight
Madonna's, "Oh Father"
Misheard Lyrics:
You once had the flower
Original Lyrics:
You once had the power
Menudo's, "Hold Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a girl's shoe
Original Lyrics:
Like a girl should
Prince's, "1999"
Misheard Lyrics:
So tonight I'm gonna potty like it's 1999.
Original Lyrics:
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999
Rhonda Vanderbildt's, "Racing Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
And no burning stops in my racing heart
Original Lyrics:
And nobody stops my racing heart
Tears For Fears', "Mother's Talk"
Misheard Lyrics:
Follow in the footsteps of a soldier girl
Original Lyrics:
Following in the footsteps of a funeral pyre
ZZ Top's, "Sharp Dressed Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
America's crazy about a sharp dressed man
Original Lyrics:
'Cause every girl crazy about a sharp dressed man
 
1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "Ironic"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you're smoking tight on your cigarette break
Original Lyrics:
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
Alanis Morissette's, "Ironic"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the goodbyes that you just didn't take
Original Lyrics:
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Amber's, "This Is Your Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is polite
Original Lyrics:
This is your night
Duran Duran's, "Ordinary World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here beside the news of holy water and holy need
Original Lyrics:
Here beside the news of holy war and holy need
East 17's, "Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Record for my jam
Original Lyrics:
So rest upon my chest
Genesis', "Land of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now, this is the world we live in, and these are the hands we're given
Original Lyrics:
This is the world we live in, and these are the names we're given
Inner Circle's, "Bad Boys (Theme from 'Cops')"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bum boys, bum boys whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Original Lyrics:
Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's, "Life Savers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Talk about
Original Lyrics:
So full of
Paul Young's, "Oh Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ogre, I'd be in trouble if you left me now
Original Lyrics:
Oh girl, I'd be in trouble if you left me now
R.E.M.'s, "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Charles Darwin had a horrible past
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Charles Darwin had the gall to ask
Styx's, "Show Me the Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give me the strains
Original Lyrics:
Give me the strength
 
2000s
Adele's, "Chasing Pavements"
Misheard Lyrics:
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing rainbows?
or
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing Raymond?
or
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing raiment?
Original Lyrics:
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements?
Incubus', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold the wheel and try
Original Lyrics:
Hold the wheel and drive
Incubus', "Wish You Were Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wish you were dead
Original Lyrics:
I wish you were here
Interpol's, "The Heinrich Maneuver"
Misheard Lyrics:
You wear those shoes like a duck
Original Lyrics:
You wear those shoes like a dove
Ms Dynamite's, "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let my bum touch your supper
Original Lyrics:
Let my vibe touch your soul
Misheard Lyrics:
One naked granny takes a p*** in my hand
Original Lyrics:
Wouldn’t it be grand to take a pistol by the hand
Rihanna's, "Disturbia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody's in suburbia
Original Lyrics:
Your mind is in disturbia
 
2010s
Lorde's, "Team"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're only troubled teens
or
We've only tried, it seems
Original Lyrics:
We're on each other's team
M83's, "Midnight City"
Misheard Lyrics:
City is my church
Original Lyrics:
Sea is my church
Skrillex & Alvin Risk's, "Try It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Armor trader
Original Lyrics:
Imma try it out
 
country
George Strait's, "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Roseanne's down in Texarkana
Original Lyrics:
Rosanna's down in Texarkana
 
misc
Julia Lee's, "(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grabbing a kite, don't let it go
Original Lyrics:
Grab it real tight, don't let it go

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