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1950s
The Elegants', "Little Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where are you, wiggle star?
Original Lyrics:
Where are you, little star?
 
1960s
The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
Misheard Lyrics:
A pretty miss is selling poppies from a train.
Original Lyrics:
A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray.
The Doors', "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral part.
Come on baby light my fart.
Original Lyrics:
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre.
Come on baby light my fire.
The Rolling Stones', "Honky Tonk Women"
Misheard Lyrics:
She had to leave me right across her soldier
Original Lyrics:
She had to heave me right across her shoulder
 
1970s
Barbra Streisand's, "Stoney End"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never mind the focus
Original Lyrics:
Never mind the forecast
Burton Cummings', "Stand Tall"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, smack down
Original Lyrics:
Oh, stand tall
Captain & Tennille's, "Can't Stop Dancin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just because the music stops
Original Lyrics:
Just because the music's gone
Grand Funk Railroad's, "We're An American Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wholesome chiquitas in Omaha
Original Lyrics:
Four young chiquitas in Omaha.
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes', "If You Don’t Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the kids - May we see you?
Original Lyrics:
All the things that we’ve been through
John Denver's, "My Sweet Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I sweat to you
Original Lyrics:
And I swear to you
Misheard Lyrics:
Each day when I'm alive
Original Lyrics:
Each day when I rise
Meat Loaf's, "For Crying Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics:
For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so cold
For giving me a job when my body is old
Original Lyrics:
For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so cold
For giving me a child when my body is old
Olivia Newton-John's, "A Little More Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a little more love...Bingo! Happy ending
Original Lyrics:
Will a little more love bring a happy ending
Q's, "Dancin' Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotta get out
Original Lyrics:
Gotta get up
The Osmonds', "One Bad Apple"
Misheard Lyrics:
Want that apple?
Original Lyrics:
one bad apple
 
1980s
Bruce Springsteen's, "Glory Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes, I'd stop by, have a few drinks
Then we'd kiss the bed
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by
And have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
Depeche Mode's, "Blasphemous Rumours"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when I dine
Original Lyrics:
And when I die
J. Geils Band's, "Centerfold"
Misheard Lyrics:
My age of 8 in Singapore
Original Lyrics:
My angel is the centerfold
Jane's Addiction's, "Jane Says"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jane says, "I'm gonna risk pain and get my money saved"
Original Lyrics:
I'm going away to Spain when I get my money saved
Kenny Loggins', "Welcome to Heartlight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hard life
Original Lyrics:
Heartlight
Meat Loaf's, "Dead Ringer for Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't have to answer to your weather report
Original Lyrics:
I don't have to listen to your whimpering talk
Michael Jackson's, "PYT (Pretty Young Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want your love for Christmas
Original Lyrics:
I wanna love you (PYT)
Patty's, "Think Of Laura"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dr. Laura, please don’t cry
Original Lyrics:
Think of Laura, But laugh, don’t cry
Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio's, "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the money she wants
Original Lyrics:
All the lovin’ she wants
Robert Plant's, "Little By Little"
Misheard Lyrics:
Minute by minute
Original Lyrics:
Little by little
Styx's, "The Best of Times"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some rain, sunshine
Original Lyrics:
Some rain, some shine
 
1990s
Celine Dion's, "That's The Way It Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you want to know there's no easy way out
And you're ready to know that your heart's left its house
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe, yeah
And that's the way it is.
Original Lyrics:
When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is.
Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another turnip boy, the Ford stuck in the road.
Original Lyrics:
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
Green Day's, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another turnip on a fork stuck in the road
Original Lyrics:
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Guns 'N' Roses', "You Could Be Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't forget to call my lawyers
With ridiculous demands
And you can take the biggest sofa
'Cause it's more than I can stand
Original Lyrics:
Don't forget to call my lawyers
With ridiculous demands
And you can take the pity so far
But it's more than I can stand
OMC's, "How Bizarre"
Misheard Lyrics:
Balthazar
Original Lyrics:
How bizarre!
Radiohead's, "Airbag"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm bout to say the n-word
Original Lyrics:
I'm back to save the universe
Smashing Pumpkins', "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Misheard Lyrics:
Despite underage
Original Lyrics:
Despite all my rage
Soul Asylum's, "Runaway Train"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coughing up in the middle of the night
or
Cholera in the middle of the night
Original Lyrics:
Call you up in the middle of the night
Weezer's, "Say It Ain’t So"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh well
Original Lyrics:
Oh yeah
 
2000s
Avril Lavigne's, "I’m With You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me somewhere nude
Original Lyrics:
Take me somewhere new
Bruce Springsteen's, "The Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hip urban winds fill my arms tonight
Original Lyrics:
Your burning wind fills my arms tonight
Caramell's, "Carmelldansen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cats on my balls Fat touching a handbag Yours on my yours Anora's single sensing It's no light Lisa in the crowd says Look Lilly had a caramel dancing
Original Lyrics:
Dance with us Clap your hands Do as we do Take a few steps to the left Listen and learn do not miss the chance Now we're here with the Caramel dance
Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carlton's, "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They’ve been terrorized
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise
Incubus', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whenever tomorrow brings my baby
Original Lyrics:
Whatever tomorrow brings, I’ll be there
Incubus', "Wish You Were Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wish you were Harry
Original Lyrics:
I wish you were here
John Mayer's, "No Such Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got to ride along
Original Lyrics:
Got to rise above
John Mayer's, "No Such Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am invisible
Original Lyrics:
I am invincible
Kelly Clarkson's, "Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I lose my name
or
I lose my age
or
I use my name
Original Lyrics:
I lose my way
Lazy Town's, "You Are a Pirate"
Misheard Lyrics:
Weed gloat in our boat
Original Lyrics:
We float on our boat
 
2010s
Daft Punk's, "Lose Yourself to Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
slut, slut, slut
Original Lyrics:
sweat, sweat, sweat
Puddle of Mudd's, "Blurry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, you shut up my face
Original Lyrics:
Well, you shoved it in my face
 
misc
Fall Out Boy's, "Love from the Other Side"
Misheard Lyrics:
I saw you in a broccoli field
Original Lyrics:
I saw you in a bright clear field
Herbie Kay & His Orchestra's, "Rhythm Steps"
Misheard Lyrics:
Simple as the rain is long!
Original Lyrics:
Simple as the day is long!
Nicky Youre and Dazy's, "Sunroof"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm lost in my favorite tunes
Original Lyrics:
I'm blasting my favorite tunes

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