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1960s
Edwin Starr's, "Twenty Five Miles"
Misheard Lyrics:
(dead bones, dead bones)
Original Lyrics:
(same old, same old)
Johnny Rivers', "Memphis"
Misheard Lyrics:
Her home is on the south side, high upon a ridge
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Riv. (er)
Original Lyrics:
Her home is on the south side, high upon a ridge
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge
Los Bravos', "Black Is Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want my baby black
Original Lyrics:
I want my baby back
The Beatles', "All You Need Is Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one you can say that can’t be saying.
[later]
Get together.
Original Lyrics:
No one you can save that can't be saved.
[later]
Yesterday.
Three Dog Night's, "Try a Little Tenderness"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wearing that same old foggy dress
Original Lyrics:
Wearing that same old funky dress
 
1970s
Chairmen of the Board's, "Give Me Just A Little More Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't give up 'cause love beats slow
Original Lyrics:
Don't give up 'cause love's been slow
Diana Ross', "Remember Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I won't forget it, I have no egrets
Original Lyrics:
I won't forget it, I have no regrets
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philadelphia people
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elvis Presley's, "Until It's Time for You to Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're not a ninja
Original Lyrics:
You're not an angel
Free's, "My Brother Jake"
Misheard Lyrics:
He don't have no town
Original Lyrics:
He don't have no doubt
Greyhound's, "I Am What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics:
I scream and I dream and I cry
Original Lyrics:
I scheme and I dream and I try
Hank Mizell's, "Jungle Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was a jumbo rock
Original Lyrics:
It was a jungle rock
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all of those tumors covered with oil.
Original Lyrics:
And all of those tourists covered with oil.
L.T.D.'s, "(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every time I poop, I lose.
Original Lyrics:
Every time I move, I lose
Perry Como's, "It's Impossible"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ask a baby not to drive
Original Lyrics:
Ask a baby not to cry
Rod Stewart's, "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
Misheard Lyrics:
Try for Mother's Day
Original Lyrics:
Try to love again
Sailor's, "Girls Girls Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Add a little bit of Woolite
Original Lyrics:
Add a little bit of moonlight
Sly and the Family Stone's, "Runnin' Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're stretching out your dudes
Original Lyrics:
You're stretching out your dues
Television's, "Foxhole"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soulja boy stands at a full salute
Original Lyrics:
Soldier boy stands at a full salute
Television's, "Marquee Moon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whitening struck itself
Original Lyrics:
Lightning struck itself
Television's, "Prove It"
Misheard Lyrics:
The cocks (2x)
Original Lyrics:
The docks
The clocks
The Bellamy Brothers', "Let Your Love Flow"
Misheard Lyrics:
So let your love 'fro
Original Lyrics:
So let your love flow
The Hollies', "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"
Misheard Lyrics:
A terror baby, aah, take me off of my crime
Original Lyrics:
A pair of 45's made me open my eyes.
The Partridge Family's, "Walking in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like walking with the gays
Original Lyrics:
Like walking in the rain
 
1980s
Breathe's, "Hands to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
So raise your hands to heaven and play
Original Lyrics:
So raise your hands to heaven and pray
Europe's, "Cherokee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Geraldyne
Original Lyrics:
Cherokee!
Michael Damian's, "Rock On"
Misheard Lyrics:
See your face on the boogie scene
Original Lyrics:
See your face on the movie scene
Modern Talking's, "Brother Louie"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in love, such a freak
Original Lyrics:
I'm in love, set her free
Peter Gabriel's, "Big Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big guy
Original Lyrics:
Big time
Peter Gabriel's, "Sledgehammer"
Misheard Lyrics:
This old music never ends
Original Lyrics:
The amusement never ends
Phil Collins', "Both Sides of the Story"
Misheard Lyrics:
All he needs is a jar
Original Lyrics:
All he needs is a job
Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're over here, a tortured toe
OR
They're over here, talk to the toe
Original Lyrics:
Head over heels when toe to toe
Survivor's, "High on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
There you stood, bad old teacher
Original Lyrics:
There you stood, that'll teach ya
The Cars', "Tonight She Comes"
Misheard Lyrics:
...
Lino tonight, she comes
...
I miss her tonight, she comes

Lino she's gonna do it to me
One more time (one more time)
...
Oh well, lino tonight - she comes
...
I miss her tonight she comes
...
Original Lyrics:
...
I know tonight she comes
...
I know tonight
She comes

And I know she's gonna do it to me
One more time (one more time)
...
Oh well, I know tonight she comes
...
I know tonight
She comes
...
Van Halen's, "Runnin' With The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got nobody waiting in hell
Original Lyrics:
I got nobody waiting at home.
 
1990s
Blur's, "Tender"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need to find someone who can hear my mind
Original Lyrics:
I need to find someone who can heal my mind
Destiny's Child's, "Jumpin', Jumpin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
The club is full of bottles and the pack is full of gum
Original Lyrics:
The club is full of ballers and they pockets full grown
Filter's, "Hey Man Nice Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey man how's it goin'
Original Lyrics:
A man has gone
Funky Green Dogs', "Fired Up!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pump up the volume
Original Lyrics:
You got me fired up
Silverchair's, "Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mary had a dream
Original Lyrics:
Very hard to drink
Take That's, "Back for Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got your lipstick marks along your coffee cup
Original Lyrics:
Got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup
Tom Petty's, "Free Fallin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Moved west down and turned down Bonaparte
Original Lyrics:
Moved west down Ventura Blvd.
Vitamin C's, "Smile"
Misheard Lyrics:
And make the world a bitter place
Original Lyrics:
And make the world a better place
 
2000s
Anastacia's, "Sick and Tired"
Misheard Lyrics:
I knew there'd come a day I'd see you free
'Cause I'm sick and tired of always being sick and tired
Did your lawyer pay for a walking iron?
OR
Did your lawyer pay for a walking audit?
Original Lyrics:
I knew there'd come a day I'd set you free
'Cause I'm sick and tired of always being sick and tired
Dil la liya be-parvah dey naal
Anthony Green's, "Dear Child (I've Been Dying to Reach You)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm weary, I'm not quite rusty yet
Original Lyrics:
I'm weary, I'm not quite rested yet
Kelly Rowland's, "Stole"
Misheard Lyrics:
Greg was always getting it in the neck from 20 feet away
Original Lyrics:
Greg was always getting net from 20 feet away
Lupe Fiasco's, "Daydreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Scared of tights
Original Lyrics:
Scared of heights
Pink's, "Most Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shubby got a job,
Shubby got a car,
Shubby can pay your own rent.
Original Lyrics:
Shorty got a job
Shorty got a car
Shorty can pay her own rent.
 
2010s
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ready to whack you, ready to whack you.
Original Lyrics:
Radioactive, radioactive
 
country
Walker Hayes', "Fancy Like"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got that Bourbon Street steak with the Oriental shake
Original Lyrics:
Got that Bourbon Street steak with the Oreo shake

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