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1960s
Jefferson Airplane's, "White Rabbit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Remember what Daddy Warbucks said.
Original Lyrics:
Remember what the dormouse said
Jefferson Airplane's, "White Rabbit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Remember what the doorbell said.
Original Lyrics:
Remember what the dormouse said
The Band's, "Chest Fever"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know cheese and crackers
Any starlet would snack her
Original Lyrics:
I know she's a tracker
Any scarlet would back her
The Who's, "Go to the Mirror Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Imagine though the shock from oscillation, when he suddenly can hear and speak and see
Original Lyrics:
Imagine though the shock from isolation, when he suddenly can hear and speak and see
 
1970s
Billy Joel's, "My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a call from an orphan, we used to be real close
Original Lyrics:
Got a call from an old friend we used to be real close
Hawkwind's, "Space Is Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
We got lost and so we then left.
Original Lyrics:
When you're lost it's so relentless.
Misheard Lyrics:
Take a sh*t all over. You and me girl.
Original Lyrics:
Jane, you say it’s all over. You and me girl.
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blew out my flip flop
Stepped on a caca.
Original Lyrics:
Blew out my flip flop
Stepped on a pop top.
Kiss', "Detroit Rock City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's gonna lose their feet
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's gonna move their feet
Meatloaf's, "Bat Out of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I never saw that Sunoco 'til it was way too late.
Original Lyrics:
And I never saw that sudden curve till it was way too late.
Stevie Wonder's, "Sir Duke"
Misheard Lyrics:
But you can tell right away from Doctor Abe
When the people start to move
Original Lyrics:
But you can tell right away at letter A
When the people start to move
Van Morrison's, "Into the Mystic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain’t too domestic
Original Lyrics:
Into the mystic
 
1980s
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm Walleye, dead on the line
Original Lyrics:
I'm wanted, dead or alive
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a cowboy, I must steal the horse I ride
Original Lyrics:
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a cowboy, on a still horse I ride.
Original Lyrics:
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride.
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a woman in the dead of the night
Original Lyrics:
I'm wanted dead or alive
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm want a medal of lies
Original Lyrics:
I'm wanted dead or alive
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm wanted dead over limes
Original Lyrics:
I'm wanted dead or alive
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's all the same, all in the name of Jane
Original Lyrics:
It's all the same, only the names will change
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a Stale horse I ride
Original Lyrics:
On a steel horse I ride
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a steel horse high rise
Original Lyrics:
On a steel horse I ride
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes when you're alone, all you do is stink
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes when you're alone, all you do is think
Breathe's, "Hands to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics:
The God knows no reprieve
Original Lyrics:
The dawn knows no reprieve
Def Leppard's, "Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want your Ko-dak
Original Lyrics:
I don't want your photograph
Genesis', "Behind the Lines"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I'm looking right through you
And your heart is eighteen
Original Lyrics:
But I'm looking right through you
And your heart is empty
Guns N' Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me down to the paralyzed city
Original Lyrics:
Take me down to the Paradise City
Kenny Loggins', "Danger Zone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Barney is a dinosaur
Original Lyrics:
Highway to the danger zone
Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she'll tease you, she's uneasy
Hug the bathtub just to please you
or
Hug the butter just to please you
(Later)
She'll lay your heart on the floor
She got Bette Davis eyes
She'll take a fumble around you
Roll you like you were woodlice until you become blue
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll expose you, when she shows you
Off her feet with the crumbs she throws you
Original Lyrics:
And she'll tease you, she'll unease you
All the better just to please you (Later) She'll lay you on a throne
She got Bette Davis eyes
She'll take a tumble on you
Roll you like you were dice until you come out blue
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll expose you, when she snows you
Offer feed with the crumbs she throws you
Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics:
Betty, are you okay?
Original Lyrics:
Annie, are you okay?
REM's, "The One I Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
This one goes out to the one-eyed glove
Original Lyrics:
This one goes out to the one I love
Whitesnake's, "Here I Go Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause I know what he needs
Original Lyrics:
'cause I know what it means
 
1990s
Celine Dion's, "I’ll be"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are a wildfire
And I wanna be your oxygen
Original Lyrics:
You are a wildfire
And I wanna be your pump station
Color Me Badd's, "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me rob you now
Original Lyrics:
Let me rub you down
En Vogue's, "Don't Let Go (Love)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whatcha gonna see?
Original Lyrics:
What's it gonna be?
En Vogue's, "Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I wander (wander, wander)
Original Lyrics:
And I wonder (wonder, wonder)
Jane's Addiction's, "Been Caught Stealing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I didn't just give in
Original Lyrics:
I enjoy stealing
Janet Jackson's, "Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time and time I stayed
Original Lyrics:
Time and time I’ve said
Whitney Houston's, "I Will Always Love You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I wanna see junk.
or
I wanna see you get a job.
Original Lyrics:
And I wish for you joy.
 
2000s
Eminem's, "Stan"
Misheard Lyrics:
For four hours and you just said go
Original Lyrics:
For four hours and you just said no
Flo Rida's, "Right Round"
Misheard Lyrics:
You spin my hair right down, right down
Original Lyrics:
You spin my head right round, right round
Jessica Simpson's, "Angels"
Misheard Lyrics:
At Chick-fil-A
Original Lyrics:
I sit and wait
OutKast's, "Hey Ya!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kayla
Original Lyrics:
Hey ya!
Razorlight's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's lost in America
or
There's lust in America
Original Lyrics:
She's just in America
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm up tonight
or
Time up tonight
or
Tie him up tonight
Original Lyrics:
I'm on tonight
The Wiggles', "Hot Potato"
Misheard Lyrics:
One potato, one potato
Original Lyrics:
Hot potato, hot potato
Train's, "Drops of Jupiter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Van Halen is overrated
Original Lyrics:
and Heaven is overrated
 
2010s
Charlie Puth's, "See You Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
So at the right Geiser Way, yeah
Original Lyrics:
So let the light guide your way, yeah
Meghan Trainor's, "Made You Look"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could have my coochie on
Original Lyrics:
I could have my Gucci on
Noah Kahan's, "Stick Season"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soccer mom, she forgot that I existed
Original Lyrics:
Saw your mom, she forgot that I existed
Taylor Swift's, "Right Where You Left Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if I looked that young
I can't bear witness
Original Lyrics:
And if our love died young
I can't bear witness

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