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1960s
Movie Scripts', "In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got a rosewood castle out there...
Original Lyrics:
I got a rosewood casket out there...
The Beatles', "Bad Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
A bad little kid moved into my neighbourhood
He won't do nothing right - just'n sittin' there and look so good
He don't wanna go to school and learn to read and write
Just sits around the house and plays that rock and roll music all night
Well, he put two tacks on teachers chair
Puts ya numb and lose your hair
Now junior, behave yourself
Buy every rock and roll book on the magazine stand
Every dime that he get (oooh) - he's off to the jukebox man
Well, he wore his windcheater till at night it's a-ready to poop
From rocking and a-rolling spinning in a hula hoop
Well, this rock and roll has got to stop
Junior's head is hot as rock
Now junior, behave yourself
Gonna tell your mama, you better do what she said
Get to the boppin' shop and get that haircut off your head
He took your canary and he fed it to the neighbors cat
He gave the cocker spaniel a bath in mother's laundromat
Well, this mama's mess has got to stop
Junior's head is hot as rock
Now junior, behave yourself (wooo)
Original Lyrics:
A bad little kid moved into my neighborhood
He won't do nothing right just sittin' down and look so good
He don't wanna go to school and learn to read and write
Just sits around the house and plays the rock and roll music all night
Well, he put some tacks on teachers chair
Puts chewing gum in little girl's hair
Now junior, behave yourself
Buy every rock and roll book on the magazine stand
Every dime that he get (oooh) is lost to the jukebox man
Well, he worries his teacher till at night she's a-ready to poop
From rocking and a-rolling spinning in a hula hoop
Well, this rock and roll has got to stop
Junior's head is hard as rock
Now junior, behave yourself
Gonna tell your mama, you better do what she said
Get to the barber shop and get that hair cut off your head
He took your canary and he fed it to the neighbors cat
He gave the cocker spaniel a bath in mother's laundromat
Well, your mama's head has got to stop
Junior's head is hard as rock
Now junior, behave yourself (wooo)
The Beatles', "Something"
Misheard Lyrics:
Something in the way she moves me
Original Lyrics:
Something in the way she woos me
 
1970s
Bill Withers', "Ain't No Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rain and sunshine when she's gone
Original Lyrics:
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind.
Original Lyrics:
Once you mistrust, love's gone behind.
Chicago's, "Baby What a Big Surprise"
Misheard Lyrics:
I thought that you were only faking me
And like before, my heart was taken in
...
But here today your song has changed my mind
...
Shooby dooby wants to be alone
It was a little more than I could take
Oh whoa oh who
And you can't mistake
Ooh ooh
Shooby dooby want me in the morning
...
Now and then just like before
I think about the love I've thrown away
But now with love it matters anyway
Original Lyrics:
I thought that you were only faking it
And like before, my heart was taking it
...
But here today you've softly changed my mind
...
(Shooby dooby wah)
Just to be alone
Was a little more than I could take
Oh whoa oh whoa
Then you came to stay
Ooh ooh
(Shooby dooby wah)
Hold me in the morning
...
Now and then just like before
I think about the love I've thrown away
But now it doesn't matter anyway
Eagles', "One of These Nights"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're gonna find Super Mario
Original Lyrics:
We're gonna find out, pretty mama
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "September"
Misheard Lyrics:
Po-li-o! Say do you remember?
Po-li-o! Dancin' in September
Original Lyrics:
Ba de ya! Say do you remember?
Ba de ya! Dancin' in September
Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
When Susie wore her dress just right.
Original Lyrics:
When Susie wore her dresses tight.
Isaac Hayes', "Theme From Shadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's a carpet bearded man but no one understands him but his woman
Original Lyrics:
He's a complicated man but no one understands him but his woman
John Denver's, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thank God I watch PAW Patrol
Original Lyrics:
Thank God I'm a country boy
LeBlanc and Carr's, "Falling"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m foreign
Original Lyrics:
I’m falling
Steely Dan's, "Deacon Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call Alabama the Prince of Tides
Call me Deacon Blues.
Original Lyrics:
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues.
Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the band started grieving
'Cause they all stopped breathing
And the band in the back said, "Everyone attack"
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
Original Lyrics:
And the band started leaving
'Cause they all stopped breathing
And the man in the back said, "Everyone attack"
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
The Rolling Stones', "Brown Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dull girl say she found her cut-off jeans
Sewn in the market down in New Orleans
This God-old sleazer know he's doing alright
Hear him with the women just around midnight
...
Drums beating cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house - honey where it's gonna stop?
How far? - I knows that he's doing alright
...
Ah, get on, brown sugar, how come you taste so good, yeah?
Ah, got to tell ya 'bout, the brown sugar
Just like a black girl should, yeah
Now, I bet your mama was a chess show queen
And all your boyfriends were sweet sixteen
Original Lyrics:
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Scarred old slaver know he's doing alright
Hear him whip the women just around midnight
...
Drums beating, cold English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doing alright
...
Ah, get on, brown sugar, how come you taste so good, yeah?
Ah, got me craving the, the brown sugar
Just like a black girl should, yeah
...
Nah, I bet your mama was a tent show queen
And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
 
1980s
Beastie Boys', "Root Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I KICK it BOOT down
I KICK it BOOT down
How you gonna KICK it
Gonna KICK it BOOT down
Original Lyrics:
I kick it rootdown
I kick it rootdown
How you gonna kick it
Gonna kick it rootdown
Christopher Cross', "Sailing"
Misheard Lyrics:
If the wind is right you can sail away, find virility
...
It's not far to never-never land - reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the door of innocence again
...
Sailing takes me away to where I'm going, doo dit
Just a dream, the wind to carry me
...
Well it's not half bad for sanctuary, at least it's not for me
Original Lyrics:
And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility
...
It's not far to never-never land, no reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again
...
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
...
Well it's not far back to sanity, at least it's not for me
Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne's, "You’re a Friend of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Until the day we dine
Original Lyrics:
Until the day you die
Culture Club's, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Misheard Lyrics:
The boy with pocket slander
Original Lyrics:
The boy with pop is slender
Cyndi Lauper's, "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
Scoop it up
Original Lyrics:
Good enough
Honeymoon Suite's, "Stay in the Light "
Misheard Lyrics:
Stay in the light
Keep your doggy inside
Original Lyrics:
Stay in the light
Keep your target in sight
Kate Bush's, "Running Up That Hill"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I only could I'd make a deal with God
Get him to sworn off places
Original Lyrics:
If I only could I'd make a deal with God
And get Him to swap our places.
Movie Scripts', "Harlem Nights"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bat is scary
Original Lyrics:
The bet is fading
Movie Scripts', "Turner & Hooch"
Misheard Lyrics:
That they found your dinghy over in Knots Landing
Original Lyrics:
That they found your dinghy over in Moss Landing
Peter Gabriel's, "Red Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Really?
Original Lyrics:
Red Rain
Pretenders', "Human"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the baggage has come
Original Lyrics:
Now the damage is done
The Cult's, "She Sells Sancuary"
Misheard Lyrics:
And around and around
Original Lyrics:
And the world and the world
U2's, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics:
The French has dug within our hearts
Original Lyrics:
The trench is dug within our hearts
 
1990s
Beastie Boys', "Brass Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grass monkey
or
Glass monkey
Original Lyrics:
Brass monkey
Boyz II Men's, "End of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
You belong together
Original Lyrics:
We belong together
Collective Soul's, "Heavy"
Misheard Lyrics:
It breaks it down
Original Lyrics:
It brings me down
Deetah's, "Relax"
Misheard Lyrics:
Surviving this game, to the next level describe
Original Lyrics:
Surviving this game to the next level they stride
Green Day's, "When I Come Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Huele a camarón
Original Lyrics:
When I come around
Jane's Addiction's, "Been Caught Stealing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I didn't trust steel then.
Original Lyrics:
I enjoy stealing.
Livin' Joy's, "Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a dreidel
Original Lyrics:
I'm a dreamer
Mariah Carey's, "Can't Let Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
There you are, holding her head
Original Lyrics:
There you are, holding her hand
Poison's, "Unskinny Bop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Horse s*** bop
Original Lyrics:
Unskinny Bop
R.E.M.'s, "Nightswimming"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm hiding from the moon
Original Lyrics:
I'm pining for the moon
Reel Big Fish's, "Sell Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don’t remember what I meant
Original Lyrics:
I don’t remember what I read
Ricky Martin's, "Un Dos Tres Maria"
Misheard Lyrics:
She is Maria
And I have no idea
Original Lyrics:
Asi es Maria
Blanco como el dia
SWV's, "Right Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lady, there seems to be some insecurities about the way I feel
OR
Maybe there seems to be some insecurities about the way I feel
Original Lyrics:
Lately there seems to be some insecurities about the way I feel
Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And there's nothing in the world I'd rather see
Original Lyrics:
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Misheard Lyrics:
Tick tock
Original Lyrics:
Take time
U2's, "Sweetest Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm used to you
or
I'm used to Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
I'm losing you
U2's, "Sweetest Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Peppa Pig still on Nick Jr.
Original Lyrics:
But they burn so brightly for her
 
2000s
Gorillaz's, "Re-Hash"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the money or star
Original Lyrics:
It’s the money or stop
 
2010s
John Legend's, "All of Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause I give you all for me
Original Lyrics:
'cause I give you all of me
Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ask all my cervix lovers
Original Lyrics:
Got a long list of ex-lovers
 
country
Trisha Yearwood's, "She's in Love with The Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you yourself was just an AC plowboy
Original Lyrics:
When you yourself was just a hayseed plowboy
 
misc
Glenn Miller's, "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Misheard Lyrics:
You like to play the PlayStation 'bout a quarter to four
Original Lyrics:
You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four

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