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1960s
Beach Boys', "Good Vibrations"
Misheard Lyrics:
She goes whipping through a blossom world
(i.e. not taking the time to smell the roses)
Original Lyrics:
She goes with me to a blossom world
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics:
Penelope's an elephant playing in the band
Original Lyrics:
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Etta James', "At Last"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aflac, my duck has come along
Original Lyrics:
At last, my love has come along
The Temptations', "Beauty's Only Skin Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beauties on a skindy.
Original Lyrics:
Beauty's only skin deep
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will watch Blue’s Clues
Original Lyrics:
I win when I lose
Al Green's, "Tired of Being Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so tired of being alone.
I'm so tired of honing bone.
Original Lyrics:
I'm so tired of being alone
I'm so tired of on-my-own.
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, riding high . . . I long for the Jewish life.
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, riding high on love's true bluish light
Diana Ross', "Touch Me in the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
But we have yesterday
Original Lyrics:
But we had yesterday
Diana Ross', "Touch Me in the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I can say goodbye in the cold warming light
Original Lyrics:
Well, I can say goodbye in the cold morning light
Gilbert O'Sullivan's, "Get Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bad baby, bad love, baby
Original Lyrics:
Bad baby, bad dog, baby
Gilbert O'Sullivan's, "Get Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're a bad love, baby
Original Lyrics:
You're a bad dog, baby
Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I believe in marigolds
Original Lyrics:
I believe in miracles
Intruders', "I'll Always Love My Mama"
Misheard Lyrics:
She bore me in this world
Original Lyrics:
She brought me in this world
Paul McCartney & Wings', "Live And Let Die"
Misheard Lyrics:
You used to say "live and let live" (You know you didn't, you know you didn't, you know you didn't)
Original Lyrics:
You used to say "live and let live" (You know you did, you know you did, you know you did)
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hygenified hygenimy itsies to the right of me
Original Lyrics:
A built in remedy
For Khrushchev and Kennedy.
The Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when you rise in the morning sun
...
And it's me you need to share
Original Lyrics:
I know your eyes in the morning sun
...
And it's me you need to show
The Ramones', "Rock N Roll High School"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Erie Men
Original Lyrics:
Do you remember
 
1980s
Asia's, "Only Time Will Tell"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like the teams that used the time it over
Original Lyrics:
Like the tears that used to tide me over
Billy Squier's, "The Stroke"
Misheard Lyrics:
Still can’t choke on it
Original Lyrics:
Stroke me, stroke me
Chumbawamba's, "Tub Thumping"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get no tar from the double gate ‘cause I left it on the VCR
Original Lyrics:
I get knocked down but I get up again and you’re never gonna keep me down
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's broom tonight
Original Lyrics:
Let's groove tonight
Madonna's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics:
One day to come together to release blood pressure
Original Lyrics:
One day to come together to release the pressure
Michael Jackson's, "Man in the Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take a look at yourself and make a chain
Original Lyrics:
Take a look at yourself and make a change
Moving Pictures', "What About Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
At the counter of the coffee shop
Original Lyrics:
At the counter of the corner shop
Quiet Riot's, "Metal Health"
Misheard Lyrics:
I ain't no loser and I ain't no reaper
Original Lyrics:
I ain't no loser and I ain't no weeper
R.E.M.'s, "Stand"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your hair is there to move you around
Original Lyrics:
Your head is there to move you around
Squeeze's, "Cool for Cats"
Misheard Lyrics:
To change the mood a little I've been showing off my nuts,
On seeing my reflection, they're looking slightly rough
Original Lyrics:
To change the mood a little I've been posing down the pub,
On seeing my reflection, I'm looking slightly rough
Misheard Lyrics:
If never…
Original Lyrics:
If ever…
The Tubes', "She’s a Beauty"
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s so groovy
Original Lyrics:
She’s a beauty
Van Halen's, "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics:
My friends jump (Jump!)
Original Lyrics:
Might as well jump (Jump!)
 
1990s
10,000 Maniacs', "Candy Everybody Wants"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hep! Hep! Give 'em Wellsley Walls.
Original Lyrics:
Hey, hey, give 'em what they want.
Amy Grant's, "Baby Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby baby, in any kind of wearer
Original Lyrics:
Baby baby, in any kind of weather
Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kirkland Stadium, come in Margot Robbie
Original Lyrics:
Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie.
Edwin McCain's, "I'll Be"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'll be your flying showgirl
Original Lyrics:
And I'll be your crying shoulder
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a desert's masquerade
Original Lyrics:
Like the deserts miss the rain
Harry Connick, Jr.'s, "It Had To Be You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I waddled around and finally found the somebody who could make me be true
Original Lyrics:
I wandered around and finally found the somebody who could make me be true
Kirsty MacColl's, "Walking Down Madison"
Misheard Lyrics:
Walking down Madison I swear I never had a gun
No one ever shot no one
(Later)
But you can't give them what they need most of the time, oh no
(Later)
To the bat lady frozen asleep in the park
Original Lyrics:
Walking down Madison I swear I never had a gun
No I never shot no one
(Later)
But you can't give them hope in these mercenary times, oh no
(Later)
To the bag lady frozen asleep in the park
Nine Inch Nails', "Head Like a Hole"
Misheard Lyrics:
Downtown
Original Lyrics:
Bow down
Nine Inch Nails', "Head Like a Hole"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got mommy
Original Lyrics:
Got money
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Californication"
Misheard Lyrics:
Creole Californication
Original Lyrics:
Dream of Californication
Salt-N-Pepa's, "Do You Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get on the floor, every goddamn booty
Original Lyrics:
Get on the floor if ya got that booty
The Offspring's, "The Kids Aren’t Alright"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the neighborhood’s crapped with porn
Original Lyrics:
Now the neighborhood’s cracked and torn
 
2010s
City and Colour's, "Lover Come Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I've seen a lover come back,
Lover come back to me
Original Lyrics:
So I sing, lover come back,
Lover come back to me
Foreign Air's, "Everything Is Good Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I flipped up to the ceiling
Original Lyrics:
Sunlight dripping through the ceiling
Pink featuring Nate Ruess', "Just Give Me a Reason"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's nothing more than MTV
Original Lyrics:
There's nothing more than empty sheets
Slipknot's, "Spiders"
Misheard Lyrics:
Make yourself a modest bed and watch them all escape
Original Lyrics:
Make yourself a Martyr’s pet and watch them all escape
 
country
Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe next time he'll think before he stinks
Original Lyrics:
Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
Michael Ray's, "Kiss You in the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's inflated
In all the right places
Original Lyrics:
Your jeans are faded
In all the right places
 
misc
Ava Max's, "Kings And Queens"
Misheard Lyrics:
We were posh and painted raisin toast.
Original Lyrics:
We would pop champagne and raise a toast.
Dua Lipa's, "Levitating"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm irritating
or
I'm irritated
Original Lyrics:
I'm levitating

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