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1970s
Billy Joel's, "Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Honesty is hardly ever hurt
Original Lyrics:
Honesty is hardly ever heard
Billy Joel's, "Vienna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rihanna waits for you
or
Rhiannon waits for you
Original Lyrics:
Vienna waits for you
Commodores', "Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be hot, so hot
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be high, so high
Commodores', "Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
You see, I begged, stole, and I borrowed, yeah, ooh
Original Lyrics:
You see, I beg, stole and I borrowed, yeah, ooh
Faces', "Ooh La La"
Misheard Lyrics:
Poor old red head
Original Lyrics:
Poor old granddad
Seals & Crofts', "Diamond Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Such a rare thing
Lady and child
Original Lyrics:
Such a rare thing
Radiant child
Stephen Stills', "Love the One You’re With"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t be hungry, don’t be sad
Original Lyrics:
Don’t be angry, don’t be sad
 
1980s
Mike + the Mechanics', "All I Need Is a Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need are Americans
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
Skid Row's, "18 and Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
18 and life, by golly!
Original Lyrics:
18 and life, you got it
Stevie Wonder's, "Do I Do"
Misheard Lyrics:
What do I prove?
Original Lyrics:
What do I do?
Teena Marie's, "Square Biz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Scrambled eggs
Original Lyrics:
Square, square biz
 
1990s
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’re the one thing I can’t get in the pub
Original Lyrics:
You're the one thing I can't get enough of
Cypress Hill's, "Rock Superstar"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bartender assured him
Original Lyrics:
I warned him, assured him
Jesus Jones', "Right Here, Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bob Dylan did meth just to sing about it
Original Lyrics:
Bob Dylan didn't have this to sing about
Nightcrawlers', "Push The Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Movin', the lights better get movin'
The lights are full as movin'
Original Lyrics:
Oh, and their lives again, oh
Their li-pull us through
Oasis', "Champagne Supernova"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where were you while we were getting by?
Original Lyrics:
Where were you while we were getting high?
 
2000s
Commercial's, "Partnership for a Drug-Free America"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s just a little putt!
Original Lyrics:
It’s just a little pot!
Evanescence's, "Call Me When You're Sober"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't grind me
If you loved me, you would be here, Whitney
You want me, Kong fighting me
Make up your Mike
Original Lyrics:
Don't cry to me
If you loved me, you would be here with me
You want me, come find me
Make up your mind
Evanescence's, "Tourniquet"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like dying and I'm boring crimson regret
Original Lyrics:
I lay dying and I'm pouring crimson regret
Feeder's, "Just a Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna drink, don't wanna be a clerk
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna drink, don't wanna be a clown
Gorillaz's, "Dirty Harry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your water's been lobotomised from a canteen
Original Lyrics:
Your water's from a bottle, mine's from a canteen
Green Day's, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
My shadow ark's the only thing that's breathing
Original Lyrics:
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Ja Rule featuring Case's, "Livin’ It Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grim’s alive
(later)
It’s high time
Original Lyrics:
Live your life
(later)
It’s my time
Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics:
I felt this way before, so instinct shows!
Original Lyrics:
I've felt this way before, so insecure!
Linkin Park's, "Easier to Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pretending I don't feel misplaced
It's so much simpler to change
Original Lyrics:
Pretending I don't feel misplaced
Is so much simpler than change
Linkin Park's, "Faint"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dodge and your bag and me, I won't be ignored
Original Lyrics:
Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored
Linkin Park's, "Faint"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't turn your bag and me, I want to be in North
Original Lyrics:
Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored
Linkin Park's, "Faint"
Misheard Lyrics:
No, give me Juno!
Your daddy, listen to me, I got enough, right?
Original Lyrics:
No! Hear me out now!
You're gonna listen to me, like it or not, right
Linkin Park's, "New Divide"
Misheard Lyrics:
And joy's boy was all I've hurt
That I get what I desired
Original Lyrics:
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
Linkin Park's, "New Divide"
Misheard Lyrics:
And joy's son was all I've hurt
That I get what I desired
Original Lyrics:
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
My Chemical Romance's, "Welcome to the Black Parade"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm unashamed, gonna show my scar
To the chair fort is broken
Original Lyrics:
I'm unashamed, gonna show my scar
Give a cheer for the broken
Pink featuring Redman's, "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet green tomato leaves
Who am I? A chimpanzee?
Original Lyrics:
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
System of a Down's, "Cigaro"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a feeling soap porn
Original Lyrics:
With a feeling so pure
Vanessa Carlton's, "A Thousand Miles"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just sue you tonight.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you tonight.
Vanessa Carlton's, "A Thousand Miles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Making my way downtown
Walking fast, faces passed in a Honda
Original Lyrics:
Making my way downtown
Walking fast, faces passed and I'm home bound
Vanessa Carlton's, "White Houses"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you, maybe you'll remember me
And the baby is yours to keep in white houses
In white houses, in white houses
Original Lyrics:
And you, maybe you'll remember me
What I gave is yours to keep in white houses
In white houses, in white houses
Vanessa Carlton's, "White Houses"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's so funny in is pirate shirt.
Original Lyrics:
He's so funny in is bright red shirt.
 
2010s
Evanescence's, "Made of Stone"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will still remember when you're long forgotten, ooh, ooh
Original Lyrics:
I will still remember when you've long forgotten me
Linkin Park's, "All for Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna get what I desired
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna get what I deserve
Linkin Park's, "Burning in the Skies"
Misheard Lyrics:
So don't apologize, I'm losing what I don't desired
What I don't desired
Original Lyrics:
So don't apologize, I'm losing what I don't deserve
What I don't deserve
Linkin Park's, "Castle of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hardly everything Elf, I need to breathing
Original Lyrics:
Hardly everything else I need to be
Linkin Park's, "Final Masquerade"
Misheard Lyrics:
We said it was forever, but then it slip awake
I'm staring at the end of the final masturbate
Original Lyrics:
We said it was forever, but then it slipped away
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
Linkin Park's, "Iridescent"
Misheard Lyrics:
Remember when the sadness and frustration
And let it cold, let it cold
Original Lyrics:
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go, let it go
Linkin Park's, "Lies Greed Misery"
Misheard Lyrics:
You did it to the cell
Original Lyrics:
You did it to yourself
Linkin Park's, "Mark the Graves"
Misheard Lyrics:
At least I know, somehow, I’ve made the heart
Original Lyrics:
At least I know, somehow, I made a mark
Linkin Park's, "The Catalyst"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lift me up, let him go
Original Lyrics:
Lift me up, let me go
Linkin Park's, "Waiting for the End"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I want to do is take this life for something new
Holding on to what I haven't God
Original Lyrics:
All I want to do is trade this life for something new
Holding on to what I haven't got
Linkin Park's, "Waiting for the End"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm holding on to what I haven't, yeah!
Original Lyrics:
I'm holding on to what I haven't got!
Linkin Park's, "Wastelands"
Misheard Lyrics:
And your hope turns into faith
In the wastelands off to take
Original Lyrics:
And your hope turns into fear
In the wastelands of today
 
country
Shelly West & David Frizzell's, "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma"
Misheard Lyrics:
The nights are getting colder in Cherokee County
There's a blue marlin, passin' through.
Original Lyrics:
The nights are getting colder in Cherokee County
There's a blue norther, passin' through.

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