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1960s
Bob Dylan's, "Like a Rolling Stone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a complete "Oh no"
Original Lyrics:
Like a complete unknown
Manfred Mann's, "Doo Wah Diddy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm hurt, she's mad
Original Lyrics:
I'm hers, she's mine
TV Show Scripts', "Dennis the Menace"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes. I'm sick at everything
Original Lyrics:
Yes. I'm sick and everything
The Byrds', "Turn! Turn! Turn!"
Misheard Lyrics:
A time to read
Original Lyrics:
A time to reap
The Cyrkle's, "Red Rubber Ball"
Misheard Lyrics:
The rollercoaster ride took me near the M&M's
or
The rollercoaster ride took me near the evidence
Original Lyrics:
The rollercoaster ride we took is nearly at an end
The Cyrkle's, "Turn-Down Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's much too groovy a sunny day
Original Lyrics:
It's much too groovy a summer's day
 
1970s
ABBA's, "S.O.S."
Misheard Lyrics:
Where are this appetizers?
They’re so hard to find
Original Lyrics:
Where are those happy times?
They seem so hard to find
Boston's, "Rock And Roll Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dancing in the streets of my anus.
Original Lyrics:
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis.
C.W. McCall's, "Convoy"
Misheard Lyrics:
11 long haired friends of Jesus and a char truce micro buzz
Original Lyrics:
Eleven long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus.
John Denver's, "Calypso"
Misheard Lyrics:
Adios
Original Lyrics:
(yodeling)
Meat Loaf's, "Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m tired of words, I ride my horse to shout
Original Lyrics:
I’m tired of words and I’m too hoarse to shout
Rod Stewart's, "Every Picture Tells a Story"
Misheard Lyrics:
They wouldn’t give you that tie to wear
Original Lyrics:
They wouldn’t give you that time away
Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Annie got scared and licked her butt
Original Lyrics:
Andy got scared and left the bar
Walter Egan's, "Magnet and Steel"
Misheard Lyrics:
My seagulls to reveal
Original Lyrics:
My secrets to reveal
 
1980s
Bruce Springsteen's, "Brilliant Disguise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is that you, baby, or just the grim in disguise?
Original Lyrics:
Is that you, baby, or just a brilliant disguise?
Cold Chisel's, "Khe Sanh"
Misheard Lyrics:
Last train out of Sydney's almost gone
Original Lyrics:
Last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Elton John's, "I'm Still Standing"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if our love was just a service
Original Lyrics:
And if our love was just a circus
Falco's, "Der Kommissar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dork singers
Original Lyrics:
Dort singen's:
Lionel Richie's, "Stuck on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nessie's on my way
Original Lyrics:
Yes, I'm on my way
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.
Oingo Boingo's, "Who Do You Want to Be"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you feel like a saint in otter's clothes
Original Lyrics:
Do you feel like a saint in artist's clothes
Pete Townshend's, "Let My Love Open The Door"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let Milo open the door
Original Lyrics:
Let my love open the door
Phil Collins', "One More Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
And maybe we both can yearn
Original Lyrics:
And maybe we both can learn
Phil Collins', "One More Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I can make you sing
Original Lyrics:
So I can make you see
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Under pressure
The boys are feeling tired
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
Original Lyrics:
Under pressure
That brings a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
Quiet Riot's, "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You just rape Jackie Chan tonight
Original Lyrics:
Get your straightjackets on tonight
Stevie Nicks', "Rooms on Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
And then there would be someone who would enter into her presence
And she could sit for miles
Original Lyrics:
And then there would be someone who would enter into her presence
That she could sense for miles
Tears For Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Read in the books, stealing Krabby Patty, found and sell books to read
Original Lyrics:
Read it in the books, in the crannies and the nooks, there are books to read
Tears for Fears', "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics:
And talk about the record
Original Lyrics:
And talk about the weather
The Moody Blues', "Your Wildest Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when the works are touched this summer
Original Lyrics:
And when the words are touched with sorrow
The Pretenders', "Brass In Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ben driving, Tits a leaning
Original Lyrics:
Been driving, Detroit leaning
Tommy Tutone's, "867-5309/Jenny"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jenny, I got your mother
Original Lyrics:
Jenny, I got your number
 
1990s
2 Unlimited's, "Get Ready for This"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're too limited
Original Lyrics:
We're 2 Unlimited
Bell Biv DeVoe's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics:
That girl is cozy
Original Lyrics:
That girl is poison
C+C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody pass gas!
Original Lyrics:
Everybody dance now!
Cher's, "Walking In Memphis"
Misheard Lyrics:
Saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue, followed him up to the gates of the wasteland
OR
Saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue, called him up to the gates of the wasteland
Original Lyrics:
Saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue, followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Enya's, "Anywhere Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want a nude boy rising
Original Lyrics:
I walk to the horizon
Hootie and the Blowfish's, "Only Wanna Be With You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me tell you what I've been through.
I only wanna be with you.
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, I'm tangled up in blue.
I only wanna be with you.
Janet Jackson's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics:
Broadway in New York
Original Lyrics:
Runaway with my love
Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go-go-go-go
Original Lyrics:
Vogue-Vogue-Vogue-Vogue
Mariah Carey's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll put on my shirt, I can't leave you alone
(Later)
But I just keep on coming back obsessively
OR
But I just keep on coming back successfully
(Later)
It's a shame to be devoid of a wig when you smile at me
Original Lyrics:
And although I should I can't leave you alone
(Later)
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
(Later)
It's a shame to be so euphoric and weak when you smile at me
Melissa Etheridge's, "I Want to Come Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want a Corona
Original Lyrics:
I want to come over
OneRepublic's, "Counting Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take that money, watch that bird
Original Lyrics:
Take that money, watch it burn
The Wallflowers', "6th Avenue Heartache"
Misheard Lyrics:
And that was for beginners
Original Lyrics:
And now it’s drawn me in
Vanilla Ice's, "Ice Ice Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop, collaborate with Winston
Original Lyrics:
Stop, collaborate, and listen
 
2000s
Chamillionaire's, "Ridin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Try to catch me rotten dirty
Original Lyrics:
Try to catch me ridin' dirty.
Feeder's, "Lost and Found"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're the Reichstag
Original Lyrics:
You're the right stuff
Frankee's, "F.U.R.B."
Misheard Lyrics:
I had better sex all night long
OR
I had better sex on the phone
Original Lyrics:
I had better sex all alone
Maroon 5's, "This Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kept playin’ love like it was just a game, pretending auf wiedersehen
Original Lyrics:
Kept playin’ love like it was just a game, pretending to feel the same
U2's, "Vertigo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hello, hello, may I please call Vertigo?
Original Lyrics:
Hello, hello, I'm at a place called Vertigo.

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