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Cast of 'Bjorn Again Live''s, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tangerine, oh yeah
You can dance
You can jive
Having the time of your life.
Original Lyrics:
Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
You can dance
You can jive
Having the time of your life.

The Story....

My sister and I took our mother for her birthday to see "Bjorn Again" last month. She had always loved ABBA and was the music that made her the happiest. So we had a great time singing and dancing during the show. But when we heard our mom sing 'tangerine' in the lyric, I just couldn't believe it. But the lyrics didn't matter as much as the feeling and the music, proven after seeing my mother smiling so big while she's singing about a fruit making a beat. Probably my biggest laugh all year.

Story about this misheard lyric by: mattLA

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1960s
Chad & Jeremy's, "A Summer Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tweet
Original Lyrics:
Trees
 
1970s
ABBA's, "The Name Of The Game"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have no fringe, no way to see
Original Lyrics:
I have no friends, no one to see
Eagles', "Take It Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
We abuse a millionaire
Original Lyrics:
We may lose and we may win
John Lennon's, "#9 Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, I'm a coward, pousse pousse
Ah, I'm a coward, pousse pousse
Ah, I'm a coward, pousse pousse
Original Lyrics:
Ah, Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah, Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah, Bowakawa pousse pousse
John Lennon's, "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And we all shot off
Original Lyrics:
And we all shine on
Led Zeppelin's, "Whole Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You drink Kool-Aid
Original Lyrics:
You've been cooling
The Doobie Brothers', "China Grove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Talkin' 'bout Vagina Grove, Woah-oh, Vagina Grove!
Original Lyrics:
Talkin' 'bout China Grove, Woah-oh, China Grove!
 
1980s
Bryan Adams', "Run to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna write to you
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna run to you
Lionel Richie's, "Say You, Say Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say it four ways, that's the way it should be.
Original Lyrics:
Say it for always, that's the way it should be.
Little River Band's, "Love Is a Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is a bridge that rocks from heart to heart
Original Lyrics:
Love is a bridge that runs from heart to heart
Madonna's, "Into the Groove"
Misheard Lyrics:
We might be lovers if the river runs right
Original Lyrics:
We might be lovers if the rhythm's right
Madonna's, "Like a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Laugh for croissants
Original Lyrics:
Let the choir sing.
Madonna's, "Open Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hoping you'll carve the meat
Original Lyrics:
Open your heart to me
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on, shake your body baby, do that bong gang
Original Lyrics:
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics:
I won't be sedated
Original Lyrics:
I won't be complainin'
Natalie Cole's, "I Live for Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shut up
Original Lyrics:
Stand up
Neneh Cherry's, "Buffalo Stance"
Misheard Lyrics:
F***in' down their drawers
Original Lyrics:
Droppin' down their drawers
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Fishin' in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics:
Springer's almost over and the summer's come
And the days are getting along
Original Lyrics:
Spring is almost over and the summer's coming
The days are getting long
The Stranglers', "Skin Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Better watch out for the Schoolies...
Original Lyrics:
Better watch out for the skin deep
 
1990s
Bryan Adams', "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, I would fight for you
I'd lie for you, walk the wild for you
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, I would fight for you
I'd lie for you, walk the wire for you
Collective Soul's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Helen Keller’s lights shine bad.
Original Lyrics:
Heaven, let your light shine down.
Eagle-Eye Cherry's, "Save Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say goodbye and fight the break of dawn
Original Lyrics:
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Fugees', "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Killing me softly with insults
Original Lyrics:
Killing me softly with his song
Gabrielle's, "Give Me A Little More Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
You said, if there were days I was longing to call you
You'd be there
You tried your best, Gavin C
That you understand
Original Lyrics:
You said, if there were days I was lonely to call you
You'd be there
You tried your best to convince me
That you understand
Garbage's, "Stupid Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
By washing you
Original Lyrics:
By watching you
INXS's, "Elegantly Wasted"
Misheard Lyrics:
The food fight
or
The book fight
Original Lyrics:
The good life
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in love now, hell if I know, I'm a skittle, I'm a beetle, YEAH!
Original Lyrics:
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, YEAH!
Oleander's, "Why I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
They even stink
Original Lyrics:
They need their space
Rage Against the Machine's, "Killing in the Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
Remember the bag, take your chosen wife
Original Lyrics:
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Space's, "Neighbourhood"
Misheard Lyrics:
In number 18 there lives a big Dutch queen
or In number 18 there lives a paper queen
Original Lyrics:
In number 18 there lives a big butch queen
Steps', "Deeper Shade of Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get out, I'm a deeper shade of blue
And there's nothing I can do
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, I'm a deeper shade of blue
And there's nothing I can do
The Beautiful South's, "A Little Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tongue's so short, the bubble burst
or
Time's so short, the bubble burst
Original Lyrics:
Tongue so sharp, the bubble burst
Third Eye Blind's, "Jumper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put the pants away
Original Lyrics:
Put the past away
 
2000s
Arctic Monkeys', "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your name isn’t real but I don’t care for satellites,
The fuse might result in a band with a banjo
Original Lyrics:
Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand and lighting
The fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang-oh
Misheard Lyrics:
If I was a wacky girl
Original Lyrics:
If I was a wealthy girl
Keith Urban 's, "You’ll Think Of Me "
Misheard Lyrics:
Take your Cat and Levi Strauss
Original Lyrics:
Take your Cat and leave my Sweater
Kesha's, "Your Love is my Drug"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mom’s killing me, I should think twice
Original Lyrics:
Mom’s telling me I should think twice
No Doubt featuring Lady Saw's, "Underneath It All"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a nama sama ya sahuma na hamu.
Original Lyrics:
There's anotha side a yah weh dis heh ooman ya' adore.
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the summer of luck
Original Lyrics:
It's the summer of love
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
One hundred degrees
And we turn up the heat once more time
For the summer of love
Original Lyrics:
One hundred degrees
And we turn up the heat one more time
For the summer of love
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
One hundred degrees
And we turn up the heat once more time
For the summer of luck
Original Lyrics:
One hundred degrees
And we turn up the heat one more time
For the summer of love
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
One hundred degrees
In the shade of the trees once more time
Original Lyrics:
One hundred degrees
In the shade of the trees one more time
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
So dance it's the summer of luck
Tonight the Fiesta will come
Original Lyrics:
So dance it's the summer of love
Tonight the Fiesta will come
Steps', "Summer of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tonight is the night of our lives
De Fruta La Vida that's find
Original Lyrics:
Tonight is the night of our lives
De Fruta La Vida that's right
Young the Giant's, "Cough Syrup"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's bitches in the sea, they're staring at me
Original Lyrics:
These fishes in the sea, they're staring at me
 
2010s
Lee Brice's, "Hard to Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm haunted love, haunted.love, oh, I don'take it easy.
Original Lyrics:
I'm hard to love hard to love, oh, I don't take it easy.
Marshmello and Jonas Brothers', "Leave Before You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dancin’ on the edge of a ticket to fly
Original Lyrics:
Dancing on the edge, 'bout to take it too far
Panic! At the Disco's, "High Hopes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Had to have Ha! Ha! hopes for a living. (...) Always say Ha! Ha! hopes.
Original Lyrics:
Had to have high, high hopes for a living. (...) Always had high, high hopes.
Swedish House Mafia's, "Don't You Worry Child"
Misheard Lyrics:
My father hailed across the blue lake
Original Lyrics:
Upon a hill across the blue lake
 
misc
Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua's, "Barbie World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm always yours (stop playin' with 'em, RIOT) Ooh whoa My name is the barbie and I really don't know how to party Pink Venti im ready to bend It's a ten so I get a big Ken Like Jazzie, Stacie, Nickie All of them pretties think they pretty All of the Barbie is bad It growls (it growls) and it ain't catchin that
Original Lyrics:
I'm always yours (stop playin' with 'em, RIOT) Ooh whoa And I'm bad like the Barbie (Barbie) I'm a doll, but I still wanna party (party) Pink 'Vette like I'm ready to bend (bend) I'm a ten, so I pull in a Ken Like Jazzie, Stacie, Nicki (grrah) All of the Barbies is pretty (damn) All of the Barbies is bad It girls (It girls) and we ain't playin' tag (grrah)
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