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1960s
The Beatles', "Paperback Writer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paint the bag brighter.
Original Lyrics:
Paperback writer
 
1970s
Andrew Gold's, "Thank You for Being a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're a belle and a confidant
Original Lyrics:
You're a pal and a confidant
Harry Chapin's, "Cat's in the Cradle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Little Boy Blowin’ the Man in the Moon.
Original Lyrics:
Little Boy Blue and the Man in the Moon.
Led Zeppelin's, "Immigrant Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
So now you'd better stop raping all your women.
Original Lyrics:
So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins
Roberta Flack's, "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strumming me bare with his fingers
Original Lyrics:
Strumming my pain with his fingers.
Roberta Flack's, "Killing Me Softly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strumming a bear with his fingers
Original Lyrics:
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Rush's, "A Passage to Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics:
We been smoke in Lebanon
Original Lyrics:
Wreathed in smoke in Lebanon
The Doobie Brothers', "It Keeps You Runnin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
It keeps you runnin',
Love, it keeps you runnin'
Original Lyrics:
It keeps you runnin'
Yeah, it keeps you runnin'
The Doobie Brothers', "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a lazy falling river
Original Lyrics:
Like a lazy flowing river
The Police's, "Roxanne"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wassail
Original Lyrics:
Roxanne
 
1980s
Adam And The Ants', "Stand And Deliver"
Misheard Lyrics:
Join our stagnation
Original Lyrics:
Join our insect nation
Bananarama's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
Before you break my car
Original Lyrics:
Before you break my heart
Billy Idol's, "Hot in the City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hop in the city tonight
Original Lyrics:
Hot in the city tonight
Depeche Mode's, "Route 66"
Misheard Lyrics:
Amaretto
Original Lyrics:
Amarillo
George Clinton's, "Atomic Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the dog ketchup
Original Lyrics:
Do the dog catcher
Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living just to find emulsion
Original Lyrics:
Living just to find emotion
Madonna's, "Open Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see you on the straight and you walk on by
Original Lyrics:
I see you on the street and you walk on by
Men at Work's, "Overkill"
Misheard Lyrics:
Day of the dead
Original Lyrics:
Day after day
Mental As Anything's, "Live It Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me warm your hands against the coal
Original Lyrics:
Let me warm your hands against the cold
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
An insane asylum, I'm not gon' stop
Original Lyrics:
Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Imma stay on the side of the mountaintop.
Original Lyrics:
Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa
Movie Scripts 's, "Batman (1989)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who were you?
I'm Batman
Original Lyrics:
Who are you?
I'm Batman
Pat Benatar's, "Invincible"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a suicide situation
Original Lyrics:
It's a do or die situation
Peter Cetera and Amy Grant's, "The Next Time I Fall"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm no better - what to do?
Original Lyrics:
I'll know better what to do
Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ligament for rent
Original Lyrics:
Little red Corvette
Queensryche's, "Take Hold of the Flame"
Misheard Lyrics:
So take hold of the pie. Don't you see Tate's weight is a game.
Original Lyrics:
So take hold of the flame. Don't you see life's a game.
RUSH's, "Subdivisions"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the basement bars
In the battle cars
People are being cast out
Original Lyrics:
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Rick James', "Super Freak"
Misheard Lyrics:
She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm the one with big breasts.
Original Lyrics:
She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite.
Rush's, "Tom Sawyer"
Misheard Lyrics:
The world is, the world is, love and Ivanee.
Original Lyrics:
The world is, the world is, love and life are deep.
Simple Minds', "Promised You a Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Guinea pigs are silly things
Original Lyrics:
Belief is a beauty thing
Slayer's, "Piece By Piece"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll send you to Jamaica Confront the 'mon' you seek
Original Lyrics:
I'll send you to your Maker Confront the God you seek
The Cult's, "She Sells Sanctuary"
Misheard Lyrics:
Makes my backbone
Original Lyrics:
Makes my back burn
The Cure's, "The Love Cats"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lung cancer
Original Lyrics:
The Love Cats
The Police's, "Man in a Suitcase"
Misheard Lyrics:
Man at Squarespace
Original Lyrics:
Man at the same space
They Might Be Giants', "Birdhouse in Your Soul"
Misheard Lyrics:
Naked little birdhouse in your soul
Original Lyrics:
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
U2's, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Misheard Lyrics:
These silly worms
Original Lyrics:
These city walls
 
1990s
Hootie and the Blowfish's, "Let Her Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
She says hello my lamppost
Original Lyrics:
She sits alone by the lamppost
Jason Donovan's, "Any Dream Will Do"
Misheard Lyrics:
The covers faded into darkness, I was left alone
Original Lyrics:
The colours faded into darkness, I was left alone
Mariah Carey's, "Dreamlover"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me home, take me down, take me anywhere you want to baby now
Original Lyrics:
Take me up, take me down, take me anywhere you want to baby now
Michael Jackson's, "They Don't Care About Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody on the loo
Original Lyrics:
In the suite on the news
Roxette's, "Joyride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brought you like a baby
Original Lyrics:
Who rocks you like a baby
Salt-N-Pepa's, "Do You Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
So fight it like a horse and let nature take its course
Original Lyrics:
So ride it like a horse and let nature take its course
Spice Girls', "2 Become 1"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can retrieve it
Original Lyrics:
We can achieve it
 
2000s
Chris Brown's, "Kiss, Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics:
In her mind she fantasize 'bout <"KILITI.">
Original Lyrics:
In her mind she fantasize 'bout gettin' with me
Jet's, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?"
Misheard Lyrics:
‘Cause you look so fired that I really wanna read your mind
I said you look so fired that I really wanna read your mind
Original Lyrics:
‘Cause you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine
I said you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine
Lily Allen's, "Smile"
Misheard Lyrics:
I couldn't solve puzzles
Original Lyrics:
I couldn't stop laughing
Sugababes', "Push the Button"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't have to think about it
I want her kids
Original Lyrics:
Don't have to think about it
I wanna kiss
Underoath's, "Reinventing Your Exit"
Misheard Lyrics:
The lines that we sold
Original Lyrics:
The lies that we told
 
misc
Arlo Parks', "Caroline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Carve a life
A sweater got her tripe
A sweater got her tripe
Original Lyrics:
Caroline I swear to God, I tried
I swear to God, I tried
Taylor Swift's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics:
(delegate)
Original Lyrics:
(delicate)

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