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1950s
Burl Ives', "Casey Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Of the six-eight wheeler boys he won in Spain
Original Lyrics:
Of the six-eight wheeler boys he won his fame
Burl Ives', "Casey Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got another papa on the Salt Lick Line
Original Lyrics:
You got another papa on the Salt Lake Line
The Chordettes', "Lollipop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Her kiss is sweeter than her appetite
or
Her kisses sweeter than her appetite
Original Lyrics:
Her kiss is sweeter than an apple pie
 
1960s
Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It’s Worth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop, hey, go down south
Original Lyrics:
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
The Grass Roots', "Let's Live for Today"
Misheard Lyrics:
A treasure while we can
Original Lyrics:
Have pleasure while we can
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wee my pet, I wee my pet
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
 
1970s
A Taste of Honey's, "Boogie Oogie Oogie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Booty
Original Lyrics:
Boogie
AC/DC's, "It's a Long Way to the Top (IfYouWannaRock'N'Roll)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gettin' beat up, overthrown
...
I tell you boys, it's harder than it looks
Original Lyrics:
Gettin' beat up, broken boned
...
I tell you folks, it's harder than it looks
Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "Imaginary Lover"
Misheard Lyrics:
My library lover
Original Lyrics:
Imaginary lover
Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "So in to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am sorry for you
Original Lyrics:
I am so in to you
Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I wiggle my head and tap my shoes
Original Lyrics:
Got the wings of Heaven on my shoes.
Bee Gees', "Tragedy"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the morning cries and you're hard done by
Original Lyrics:
When the morning cries and you don't know why
Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beech-Nut
Original Lyrics:
Big shot
Fleetwood Mac's, "Don't Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes, siree, sir
Original Lyrics:
Yesterdays gone
Funkadelic's, "Super Stupid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Super Stupid thought life ain't fair.
Thought he was cool but he was scared.
...
Oh Stupid what you up to now you maggot brain you're crazy and proud!
Super Stupid your end is near you're up for a fight but you're wailin' in fear
Original Lyrics:
Super Stupid bought a nickel bag.
Thought it was coke but it was skag
...
Oh Stupid with your ups and downs your maggot brain your grins and frowns
Super Stupid you're here today you've lost the fight and the winner is fear
KC and the Sunshine Band's, "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shake your groove thing
Original Lyrics:
Shake your booty
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "What's Your Name?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Potsie
Original Lyrics:
What's your name?
Michael Jackson's, "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who is the girl when she's a boy?
Original Lyrics:
Heartaches are callin' and tears are fallin'
Natalie Cole's, "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kayla, Kayla, Kayla, Kayla
Original Lyrics:
Love, love, love, love
Styx's, "Lorelei"
Misheard Lyrics:
As gentle as a bull fight
Original Lyrics:
As gentle as a butterfly
The Five Stairsteps', "O-o-oh Child"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll walk in the race of a beautiful sun
Original Lyrics:
We'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
The Spinners', "Ghetto Child"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living in a town filled with narrow minds and hay
Original Lyrics:
Living in a town filled with narrow minds and hate
 
1980s
A Taste of Honey's, "Sukiyaki"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ivory soap
Original Lyrics:
I love you so
Cyndi Lauper's, "All Through the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Overnight
Original Lyrics:
All through the night
Jesse Frederick's, "Everywhere You Look"
Misheard Lyrics:
The new kid, the pizza boy and even A&P
Original Lyrics:
The milk man, the paper boy and evening TV
John Lennon's, "Watching the Wheels"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just had to better go
Original Lyrics:
I just had to let it go
Michael Jackson's, "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Misheard Lyrics:
My holy days are good
or
My glory days are good
Original Lyrics:
My lonely days are gone
Phil Collins', "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
Misheard Lyrics:
When all I can do is watch you eat
or
When all I can do is watch you read
Original Lyrics:
When all I can do is watch you leave
Soundgarden's, "Nothing to Say"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big fat lie
Original Lyrics:
Big bad word
Toto's, "Make Believe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who said the prison moon doesn't shine?
Original Lyrics:
Who said the crimson moon doesn't shine?
 
1990s
Ann Hampton Callaway's, "The Nanny Named Fran"
Misheard Lyrics:
Banana nut bread
Original Lyrics:
The nanny named Fran
Belinda Carlisle's, "In Too Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
A fly should die before I wake
Original Lyrics:
If I should die before I wake
Billy Ocean's, "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the burgers get stuffed
Original Lyrics:
When the going gets tough
Blink-182's, "What's My Age Again?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Once I'm 86
or
1986
Original Lyrics:
What's my age again?
George Michael and Elton John's, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
1-2-3
Original Lyrics:
…to wander free
Harvey Danger's, "Flagpole Sitta"
Misheard Lyrics:
My mom says I'm not well
Original Lyrics:
I'm not sick but I'm not well
Jennifer Lopez's, "Let's Get Loud"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me drown
Original Lyrics:
Let's get loud
Lenny Kravitz's, "American Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
American Yoda
Original Lyrics:
American woman
Martin Page's, "In the House of Stone and Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the house of stolen lives
Original Lyrics:
In the house of stone and light
Michelle Gayle's, "Sweetness"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got me saying "Uh sh*t, sh*t
Shady sh*t, sh*t
(Later)
Okay, baby boy
Original Lyrics:
You got me saying "Uh shoop shoo doop
Shooby doo baby"
(Later)
Uh help me be boy
Radiohead's, "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ely
Original Lyrics:
Fade out
Theme Songs', "Peaceful Valley (The Land Before Time 2 Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can fly through the sky
Or leap off a tree
It's round and neat
Original Lyrics:
Every cloud in the sky
Green leaf off a tree
Is reminding me
 
2000s
Alicia Keys', "No One"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the rain is pouring down
And my a*se is hurting
Original Lyrics:
When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
They Might Be Giants', "Experimental Film"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm scooting my eye
Original Lyrics:
I'm squinting my eye
 
2010s
Avenged Sevenfold's, "Blinded in Chains"
Misheard Lyrics:
I turn around, another f***ing woman
Original Lyrics:
I turn around, another f***ing war, man
Lana Del Rey's, "White Mustang"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why am I staying?
Original Lyrics:
White Mustang
Sia's, "The Greatest"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm Fats Domino
Original Lyrics:
I got stamina
Tich's, "Dumb"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sorry got a Bissell
Original Lyrics:
Sorry gotta be so
 
country
Julie Reeves', "What You Get Is What You See"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some boys have got the look of a creepy goddess
Original Lyrics:
Some boys have got the look of the Greek Adonis
Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "I Feel Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics:
I caught the house of Dublin and the waitress of the car
Original Lyrics:
I'd bought the house a double and the waitress a new car

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