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1960s
Beatles', "I'm Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll give you a ride, but you know I'm down
Original Lyrics:
How can you laugh when you know I'm down?
The Beach Boys', "Barbara Ann"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ga-ga-ga-ga-ga for now
Original Lyrics:
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Ann
The Beatles', "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you want to know a seagull?
Original Lyrics:
Do you want to know a secret?
The Beatles', "We Can Work It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why you see it your way?
Do I have to keep on talking to a candle?
Original Lyrics:
Why you see it your way?
Do I have to keep on talking 'til I can't go on?
The Rolling Stones', "Midnight Rambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
The one that shut the Kay-Bee Toys
Original Lyrics:
The one that shut the kitchen door
The Turtles', "Elenore"
Misheard Lyrics:
And, well, uh, gee I think you're swell.
Original Lyrics:
Elenore, gee, I think you're swell.
 
1970s
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Sing a Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you feel dominant
Original Lyrics:
When you feel down and out
Genesis', "The Carpet Crawlers"
Misheard Lyrics:
The books at Barnes & Noble
Original Lyrics:
The wool is soft and warm
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Davy's on the Road Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jean and I we mowed the lawn
Original Lyrics:
Jean and I we moved along
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Joybringer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bring toys
Original Lyrics:
I bring joy
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Spirit in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Crazy Janey and her Michelin Man
Original Lyrics:
Crazy Janey and her mission man
Prism's, "Armageddon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cherrio, or Jerry-0, lived in the white house.
Original Lyrics:
Jerry and Linda in the Whitehouse
The Brownsville Station's, "Smokin’ in the Boys Room"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spoken little voice soon
or
Spoken in the boys room
Original Lyrics:
Smokin’ in the boys room
The Rolling Stones', "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beats me in the noggin
Original Lyrics:
Can't you hear me knocking?
 
1980s
Billy Joel's, "An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a babysitter
Original Lyrics:
I am an innocent man
Dire Straits', "Money for Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's bangin' on the bongos like a chimpy
Original Lyrics:
He's bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee
Genesis', "Keep It Dark"
Misheard Lyrics:
A Barnes & Noble so bright
Original Lyrics:
About a world so bright
Genesis', "Mama"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Nate the Great
Original Lyrics:
Oh, make the pain
Hothouse Flowers', "Don't Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stick around another while
Original Lyrics:
Stick around and laugh a while
John Mellencamp's, "Hand to Hold On To"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can laugh and choke
Original Lyrics:
You can laugh and joke
Lionel Richie's, "Stuck on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Next year on my way
Original Lyrics:
Guess I'm on my way
Prefab Sprout's, "King Of Rock 'N' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics:
All my lazy teenage coasts and my high precision ghosts
Original Lyrics:
All my lazy teenage boasts are now high precision ghosts
Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bored
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold
Starship 's, "We Built This City "
Misheard Lyrics:
McCauley plays the mamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Temptations', "Treat Her Like a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
Light her cigarette if she smokes
Even help her with her cough
Original Lyrics:
Light her cigarette if she smokes
Even help her with her coat
The Waitresses', "Christmas Wrapping"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to sing too much about it
Original Lyrics:
Not to do too much about it
 
1990s
Cast of Barney & Friends', "Castles So High"
Misheard Lyrics:
Castles so high, up in disguise
Original Lyrics:
Castles so high, up in the sky
Commercial's, "Winterfresh"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nasty cool flavor
Nasty cool breath
Original Lyrics:
Icy cool flavor
Icy cool breath
Curve's, "Galaxy"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he knows that the orgasm is his
And he faked it, he just faked it
Original Lyrics:
And he knows that the sickness is his
And he shows it, he just shows it
Curve's, "Galaxy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you remember the remedy?
Original Lyrics:
He'll give you the remedy without the chemical
Curve's, "Galaxy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tears in her eyes
Original Lyrics:
I've seen it with my eyes
Def Leppard's, "Let's Get Rocked"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was Chicago, Austin, Spokane that makes us want to scream
Original Lyrics:
It was Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven that makes us want to scream
Five's, "When the Lights Go Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know you think I'm being oh so tight from the way I'm cheating you
Original Lyrics:
I know you think I'm being insincere from the way I'm treating you
Jamiroquai's, "Half The Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
A solitary jail for a solid love affair
A king has lost his throne, now he sits alone, hey hey
Every brother sing the melody of our love tune
OR Every brethren song the melody of our love tune
Original Lyrics:
A solitary chair for a silent love affair
A king has lost his throne, now he sits alone, hey hey
Every bird will sing the melody of our love tune
Madonna's, "Drowned World (Substitute for Love)"
Misheard Lyrics:
It all became a city game
Original Lyrics:
It all became a silly game
Madonna's, "Nothing Really Matters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a virgin
Original Lyrics:
Like the future
 
2000s
Australian Crawl's, "Things Don't Seem"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fang saver, dog saver
Original Lyrics:
Things just don't
Don't seem to
Seem to be going right.
Disturbed's, "Liberate"
Misheard Lyrics:
Boom motherf***er
Dungeon dementia mind
Original Lyrics:
Bold motherf***er
Don't you limit your mind
Missy Elliott's, "Work It"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's your feminine-nin-nin plan-yan!
(Come on)
It's your feminine-nin-nin plan-yan!
Original Lyrics:
I put my thing down flip it and reverse it. (Played backwards)
(Come on)
I put my thing down flip it and reverse it. (Played backwards)
Sugababes', "Hole In The Head"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleven coffees, making me complain
Original Lyrics:
Eleven coffees, Ricki Lake on play
 
2010s
Christina Perri's, "A Thousand Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time, strength, skill
Original Lyrics:
Time stands still
Madonna's, "Living for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I let down my God
Original Lyrics:
I let down my guard
Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain’t it corny, Brigette Khan
Original Lyrics:
Ain't it funny rumors fly?
 
misc
Meghan Trainor's, "Made You Look"
Misheard Lyrics:
Even with my booty on
But I made you look (I made you look)
Original Lyrics:
Even with my hoodie on
Bet I made you look (I made you look)
 
xmas
Carpenters', "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Christmas music is far away
Original Lyrics:
Christmas future is far away
Chris Rea's, "Driving Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m dining out for Christmas
Original Lyrics:
I’m driving home for Christmas
Eurythmics', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics:
Walking in a little Chick-fil-A
Original Lyrics:
Walking in a winter wonderland
Jose Feliciano's, "Feliz Navidad"
Misheard Lyrics:
At least Molly Dodd
Original Lyrics:
Feliz Navidad
Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa Claus is down in Harlem
Original Lyrics:
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Traditional's, "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Five coral reefs
Original Lyrics:
Five golden rings

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