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1960s
Bob Lind's, "Elusive Butterfly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Across my dreams, with nits of wonder
I chase the bright and lucid butterfly of love.
Original Lyrics:
Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love.
Lovin' Spoonful's, "Nashville Cats"
Misheard Lyrics:
National cats play clean as country water
National cats play wild as mountain dew.
Original Lyrics:
Nashville cats play clean as country water
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew.
Rolling Stones', "Paint It Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
No more will my green sea boat turn a deeper blue.
Original Lyrics:
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue.
The Four Tops', "Reach Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love the way you hang you hang
Original Lyrics:
I love the way you hang your head
The Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stirrups in bee-gee
Original Lyrics:
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
 
1970s
Donny Hathaway's, "And Then There's Maude (Maude's Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics:
...was a FREEDOM fighter; ...she HAD a sister who really cooked. ...SHES Joan of Arc with the lord to guide her.
Original Lyrics:
Lady Godiva was a freedom rider. She didn't care if the whole world looked. Joan of Arc with The Lord to guide her. She was a sister who really cooked.
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the close up tiny dancers
Original Lyrics:
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Elvis Costello's, "Radio Radio"
Misheard Lyrics:
They say you better listen to the boys of reason.
Original Lyrics:
They say you better listen to the voice of reason.
Helen Reddy's, "I Am Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am woman hear me roar
My bra's too big to ignore.
Original Lyrics:
I am woman hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore.
Simon and Garfunkel's, "Kathy's Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
And sow your seed I have come to doubt
Original Lyrics:
And so you see I have come to doubt
 
1980s
Bucks Fizz's, "Making Your Mind Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't let your obstetrician take you from behind
Original Lyrics:
Don't let your indecision take you from behind
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't burn some fat on the guy in shades, oh no
Original Lyrics:
Don't mess around with the guy in shades, oh no
Devo's, "Girl U Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
She sits at the top of the peanut tree
She's a Santa Ana woman, knows when to find love
Original Lyrics:
She sits in the top of the greenest tree
She sends out an aroma of undefined love
Dio's, "The Last In Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're down for the first time
We're evil all the time
We're the last in line.
Original Lyrics:
We'll know for the first time
If we're evil or divine
We're the last in line.
Elton John's, "Passengers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Want a guitar, he want a guitar
Want a guitar, he want a guitar
Original Lyrics:
Want to get on, he want to get on
Want to get on, he want to get on
Kaoma's, "Lambada"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, my coffee cup, come and be this unofficial car
Original Lyrics:
Chorando se foi quem um dia so me fez chorar
Midnight Oil's, "Beds are Burning"
Misheard Lyrics:
War will scare the power tools
Original Lyrics:
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
Neil Sedaka's, "One Way Ticket to the Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
One way ticket to Toulouse
Original Lyrics:
One way ticket to the blues
Olivia Newton-John's, "Xanadu"
Misheard Lyrics:
A new Xanadu
Original Lyrics:
For you Xanadu
Steve Winwood's, "Second-Hand Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sucking my woman
Original Lyrics:
Second-hand woman
 
1990s
Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I would beat off a guy
Original Lyrics:
Da bee, da ba dee ba da die.
Midnight Oil's, "Mountains of Burma"
Misheard Lyrics:
Elephants fly, they're miracles up in the sky
Original Lyrics:
Pelicans glide, they're miracles up in the sky
Rage Against The Machine's, "Killing In The Name"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those who died, aren't justified But your wearing the badge when you're clothed in white!
Original Lyrics:
Those who died are justified, by wearing a badge and you're chosen white
Sir Mix-a-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nog need bimbos walk-in like hose
Original Lyrics:
Knock-kneed bimbos walking like hoes
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'll be there
Where you goin' with a master bound
Original Lyrics:
And I feel it
Where you goin' with the mask you found
T. Rex's, "Jeepster"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl, I'm just a cheapskate for your love.
Original Lyrics:
Girl, I'm just a Jeepster for your love.
The Scorpions', "Wind Of Change"
Misheard Lyrics:
I fart and then I squat
Original Lyrics:
I follow the Moskva.
Toy Dolls', "Nelly the Elephant"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Eddie the third was calling far far away
Original Lyrics:
The head of the herd was calling far far away
Vanessa Williams', "Colors of the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue porn moon?
Original Lyrics:
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
 
2000s
ATC's, "Around the World (La La La La La)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Inside an empty room
My inspiration clothes
Can't wait to hear the tune
Around my head explodes
The magic melody
You want to sing with me
Original Lyrics:
Inside an empty room
My inspiration flows
Now wait to hear the tune
Around my head it goes
The magic melody
You want to sing with me
Eminem's, "Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
cone day yo
Original Lyrics:
Sunday yo
Fall Out Boy's, "27"
Misheard Lyrics:
When being anchored to boys just feels like coerce
Original Lyrics:
When being anchored aboard just feels like a curse
Fall Out Boy's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics:
For a journal of day
Original Lyrics:
For a journal update
Fall Out Boy's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can take your problems away when they're not in the way
Original Lyrics:
I can take your problems away with a nod and a wave
Fall Out Boy's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's me at the crosswalk at the afternoon light
Original Lyrics:
It's me and my plus one at the afterlife
Fall Out Boy's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics:
The only thing that I haven't done that is done
Original Lyrics:
The only thing that I haven't done yet is die
Fall Out Boy's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics:
We were a recovery story
Original Lyrics:
We were a cover story
Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll become your wet dream for later
Original Lyrics:
Concrete Jungle where dreams are made of
Lyriel's, "Paranoid Circus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Boundless dreams
Original Lyrics:
But the streets
 
2010s
Delta Goodrem's, "Sitting on Top of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's go jogging
Original Lyrics:
Let's go, jump in
Fall Out Boy's, "Alone Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tonight I'm high on a running chest
Original Lyrics:
Tonight I'm high as a private jet
Misheard Lyrics:
Fill my cup, put a n***a in it!
Original Lyrics:
Fill my cup, put some liquor in it
 
misc
The Glenn Miller Orchestra's, "Chattanooga Choo-Choo"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you hear the whistle blowin' into the bar
Original Lyrics:
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
 
xmas
Celine Dion's, "Feliz Navidad"
Misheard Lyrics:
Police, nom nom nom
Original Lyrics:
Feliz Navidad
Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Still into Christmas
Original Lyrics:
Step into Christmas
The Beach Boys', "Little Saint Nick"
Misheard Lyrics:
Christmas comes with tiny cheer
Original Lyrics:
Christmas comes this time each year
The Boston Pops', "Sleigh Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a birthday party at the home of Barbara Gray.
Original Lyrics:
There's a birthday party at the home of Farmer Gray.
The Waitresses', "Christmas Wrapping"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't think I have the enemy
Original Lyrics:
Don't think I have the energy
Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Deck the halls with boughs of folly
Original Lyrics:
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Revenue ye lads and lasses
Original Lyrics:
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses

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