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1950s
Chuck Berry's, "Johnny B. Goode"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go, Danny, go!
Original Lyrics:
Go, Johnny, go!
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ba da ba da, La Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Para bailar La Bamba
 
1960s
Misheard Lyrics:
In a deep purple fog
Original Lyrics:
When the deep purple falls
The Beatles', "Yellow Submarine"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he told about his life in the land of submarines.
[later]
Love to Jacob! Love to Jacob!
[later]
Every one of us (every one of us) is all we need (is all we need).
Original Lyrics:
And he told us of his life in the land of submarines.
[later]
Action station! Action station!
[later]
Every one of us (every one of us) has all we need (has all we need).
The Kinks', "Autumn Almanac"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the juice of itch creeps a crawly caterpillar
Well, the zombie gets a crack!
Original Lyrics:
From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar
When the dawn begins to crack
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Lay All Your Love On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take all your love for me
Original Lyrics:
Lay all your love on me
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you change your mind, on the Thursday line
Only I'm still free
...
If you roll along where the pretty birds have gone
...
Listen to some music, maybe just coking, get to know you better
...
You want me to leave you there, afraid of a love affair
...
(Come on, give me a break honey)
...
Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, soon I'm gonna get you
You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I am gonna let you
Original Lyrics:
If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
...
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
...
Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better
...
You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair
...
(Come on, give me a break will you?)
...
Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, know I'm gonna get you
You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so dandy dressed

Now I been one for correspondin', and I been too (two), too hard to find
Original Lyrics:
Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed

Now I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find
Eric Burdon and War's, "Spill the Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stick around, take-out girl
Original Lyrics:
Spill the wine, take that pearl
Eric Carmen's, "All By Myself"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't wanna be all by Rydell
Original Lyrics:
Don't wanna be all by myself
Kevin Johnson's, "Bonnie, Please Don't Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Standing by the gangway, tossin' streamers overflowin'
...
My voice keeps up the fight, cryin' Bonnie please don't go
Original Lyrics:
Standing by the gangway, tossin' streamers over her way
...
My voice keeps on defyin', cryin' Bonnie please don't go
Paul McCartney & Wings', "Band On The Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lice again
Like you, Mama You, Mama You
If I ever get out of here
Gonna give it all away
Too much to charity
All I need is the time today
...
Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh
Seeing no one else had gone
And a bell was ringing in the village square
For the rabbit's on the run
Original Lyrics:
Nice again
Like you, Mama You, Mama You
If I ever get out of here
Thought of giving it all away
To a registered charity
All I need is a pint a day
...
Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh
Seeing no one else had come
And a bell was ringing in the village square
For the rabbits on the run
R.B. Greaves', "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I will never be freak
Original Lyrics:
But I will never be free
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm safely right behind
Original Lyrics:
I'm sailing right behind
Sweet's, "Love Is Like Oxygen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is like Topsy-Turn
Original Lyrics:
Love is like oxygen.
T.Rex's, "Get It On (US - Bang A Gong)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well you're nineteen wheels
That's the truth
With your cloak full of eagles

Will you dance with me, walk
...
And meanwhile, I'm still thinking...
Original Lyrics:
You're an untamed youth
That's the truth
With your cloak full of eagles
...
Well you dance when you walk
...
For the meanwhile I'm still thinking
Thelma Houston's, "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's on for you
Original Lyrics:
I deciphered you
Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics:
"Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy since."
...
So he went home and finally found
The only thing Papa had left with the map was a gun

To Andy's house in fact that night were mine
And his cheap wife had never left town
Original Lyrics:
"Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy, Seth."

So he went home and finally found
The only thing Papa had left him and that was a gun

To Andy's house and back that night were mine
And his cheating wife had never left town
 
1980s
A-Ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's so better to be safe than sorry
Original Lyrics:
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Animotion's, "Obsession"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see the Cupid there
Original Lyrics:
I see the beauty there
Billy Joel's, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't dress this flashy till you spend a lot of money
...
But you can't get the sound from a story in a magazine
Hey, that's your average teen
...
Should I try to be a straight-laced student?
Original Lyrics:
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money
...
But you can't get the sound from a story in a magazine
Aimed at your average teen
...
Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?
David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you remember the cabbage fields in such an early song?
Original Lyrics:
Do you remember a guy that's been
In such an early song?
Eric Carmen's, "Hungry Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I look at you when I can't kiss guys
Original Lyrics:
One look at you and I can't disguise
Men at Work's, "Who Can It Be Now?"
Misheard Lyrics:
You look at me knocking at my door
Original Lyrics:
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Misheard Lyrics:
Please don't take my Arbor Day
Original Lyrics:
Please don't take my heart away
Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be the red beret
Original Lyrics:
Little red Corvette
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock's, "It Takes Two"
Misheard Lyrics:
It takes you to make a thing go right
Original Lyrics:
It takes two to make a thing go right
The Bangles', "Manic Monday"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s just another Spanish Monday
Original Lyrics:
It’s just another manic Monday
The Outfield's, "Voices of Babylon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear the message
Original Lyrics:
Hit the message
 
1990s
Eric Clapton's, "Change the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Even if I could
or
Even if I’m good
Original Lyrics:
Baby, if I could
Nirvana's, "Heart-Shaped Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kids don't forgive no one just yet
Original Lyrics:
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
R.E.M.'s, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
Misheard Lyrics:
You said that Annie was the shot ghost of you
Original Lyrics:
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
Republica's, "Ready to Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
You were a team
Original Lyrics:
You're weird in tears
Rhapsody's, "Emerald Sword"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will search for the evil sword
Original Lyrics:
I will search for the Emerald Sword
Roxette's, "It Must Have Been Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a pin drop in your palm
Original Lyrics:
Like a teardrop in your palm
Theme Songs', "Tots TV"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a tot and he's a tot
Teeny Tommy Tiny
Original Lyrics:
I am a tot j'suis une tot
Tilly, Tom and Tiny, too.
Tupac Shakur's, "How Do U Want It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coming up as a nigga in a cash can
Livin' in a fast lane life for real
Original Lyrics:
Comin' up as a nigga in the cash game,
Livin' in the fast lane, now for real
 
2000s
Feeder's, "Tell All Your Friends"
Misheard Lyrics:
So let's take a drag underneath the sun
Original Lyrics:
So let's take a drive underneath the sun
Flo Rida's, "Low"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hit and burn
Original Lyrics:
With the fur
Iced Earth's, "Hold at All Costs"
Misheard Lyrics:
The human flag's in trouble
Original Lyrics:
The Union flank's in trouble
Katy Perry's, "Hot N Cold"
Misheard Lyrics:
The next thing you know
Original Lyrics:
You're yes then you're no
Kelly Rowland's, "Can't Nobody"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't care what it's gonna be
Original Lyrics:
Can't nobody do it like me?
Latto's, "Big Energy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baggage, I could be your friend to see
Original Lyrics:
Bad bitch, I could be your fantasy
OneRepublic's, "All the Right Moves"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are we just singing in an ocean of faces?
Original Lyrics:
Are we just sinking in an ocean of faces?
Scissor Sisters', "Take Your Mama Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do it
Take your mama out all night
So she'll have no doubt
What we're doing, when all of this began.
Original Lyrics:
Do it
Take your mama out all night
So she'll have no doubt
That we're doing, oh, the best we can.
 
2010s
Bruno Mars', "Locked Out of Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
‘cause you make me free ride
Original Lyrics:
‘cause you make me feel like
Gotye featuring Kimbra's, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
She didn’t have to cough it up
Original Lyrics:
She didn’t have to cut me off
Snail Mail's, "Let's Find an Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gym's glowing red
Original Lyrics:
June's glowing red
 
misc
Niall Horan's, "No Judgement"
Misheard Lyrics:
We don't need no judgement
Original Lyrics:
When you're with me, no judgement
SAINt JHN's, "Roses (Imanbek Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I know you won't tell nobody on me
Original Lyrics:
And I know you won't tell nobody nothing

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