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1960s
Aretha Franklin's, "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just bother me
Original Lyrics:
Just wanna be
Percy Sledge's, "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
When a man was a Roman
Original Lyrics:
When a man loves a woman
 
1970s
Blues Image's, "Ride, Captain, Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ride Cockboy Ride
Original Lyrics:
Ride captain, ride
George Harrison's, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, I'll be dead
Original Lyrics:
Baby, I'll be there
George Harrison's, "My Sweet Lord"
Misheard Lyrics:
I really wanna steal 'em
Original Lyrics:
I really wanna see you
Godspell cast album's, "God Save the People"
Misheard Lyrics:
When wilt thou save the people?
Oh God of mercy, when?
Not kings and lords, but nations,
Not FROZEN CLOWNS, but men!
Original Lyrics:
When wilt thou save the people?
Oh God of mercy, when?
Not kings and lords, but nations,
Not thrones and crowns, but men!
Linda Ronstadt's, "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waiting on the Double D
...
Sort of like a ware 'n' blender
...
Well I met a boy in the Fukaray ...
Original Lyrics:
Waiting on the Double E
...
Sort of like a Waring blender
...
Well I met a boy in the Vieux Carres ...
Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, it's been getting so hot living with the things you do to me
OR
My lips are getting so hot living with the things you do to me
Original Lyrics:
Oh, it's been getting so hard living with the things you do to me
The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics:
One smell of kaleep dust rising up through the air.
Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sacrodim,
I had to stop for the night.
Original Lyrics:
Warm smell of colitis rising up in the air.
Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light.
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,
I had to stop for the night.
Three Dog Night's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leave me as I fly a jet far away from this masquerade
Original Lyrics:
Leave me outside my address far away from this masquerade
War's, "Spill the Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Slow ride, dig that girl
Original Lyrics:
Spill the wine, take that girl
 
1980s
Alphaville's, "Jerusalem"
Misheard Lyrics:
Healers (or Beavis?? Beatrice??), princess of the Earth
Dispatch your sparkling trace
Leading up the house of love
Where our thoughts may turn desire
Original Lyrics:
Eris, princess of the isles
Disperse your sparkling trace
Lead him on to the house of love
Where the God may turn his eyes
Alphaville's, "Jerusalem"
Misheard Lyrics:
You assassins, you messiahs
Keepers of a fallen slope
Strangers, lovers are the fire
Which ignites the halo of our souls
Original Lyrics:
New assassins, new messiahs
Keepers of a balanced law
Strangest lovers of the fire
Which ignites the halo of our souls
Amy Grant's, "Find a Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
You tell me your friends are dismal
Original Lyrics:
You tell me your friends are distant
Dynamic Hepnotics', "Soul Kind of Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not talkin' 'bout religional
Not talkin' 'bout vaginal
Not talkin' 'bout Munninal
Not talkin' 'bout sight, from the right
Original Lyrics:
Not talkin' 'bout religion, no
Not talkin' 'bout fashion, no
Not talkin' 'bout money, no
Not talkin' 'bout fight, from the right
Elton John's, "I'm Still Standin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pickin' up the feces of my life without you on my mind
Original Lyrics:
Pickin' up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
Eurythmics', "It's Alright/All Right (Baby's Coming Back)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be your cliff (you can fall off from me)
...
And I'll be (the taking off your clothes)
And I'll be (the numbers of your woes - shh)
And I'll be (your hands just stop the time)
...
And I'll be (your grease, your dignity)
...
I will be your starboard seas
And I'll be (your shop and take your breath)
And I'll be (you work but take no rest)
...
It's alright, baby's coming back (make you dizzy in the city)
And I don't really care where he's been (make you dizzy in the city)
Original Lyrics:
I'll be your cliff (you can fall down from me)
...
And I'll be (the ticking of your clock)
And I'll be (the numbers on your watch)
And I'll be (your hands to stop the time)
...
And I'll be (your grace your dignity)
...
I will be your storm at seas
And I'll be (your sharp intake of breath)
And I'll be (your work I'll take no rest)
...
It's alright, baby's coming back (take it easy, make him safe tonight)
And I don't really care where he's been (take it easy, make him safe tonight)
George Harrison's, "Got My Mind Set on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got my marmoset on you
Original Lyrics:
I got my mind set on you
George Harrison's, "When We Was Fab"
Misheard Lyrics:
Back when we was fowl
Original Lyrics:
Back when we was fab
Jimmy Barnes', "Working Class Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well he's a steel town psycho
He's a legend of his time
He's running like a psycho
Across the wild Midwestern sky
Original Lyrics:
Well he's a steel town disciple
He's a legend of his kind
He's running like a cyclone
Across the wild Midwestern sky
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts', "Crimson and Clover"
Misheard Lyrics:
What a beauty in 3D
Original Lyrics:
What a beautiful feeling
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts', "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've been here too wrong
Original Lyrics:
We've been here too long
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts', "I Hate Myself for Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I think of you and another day
Original Lyrics:
I think of you every night and day
Misheard Lyrics:
I was taught to never tell why
Original Lyrics:
I was taught to never tell a lie
Men Without Hats', "Pop Goes the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tacos for one
Original Lyrics:
Pop goes the world
Men Without Hats', "The Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicken dance
Original Lyrics:
We can dance
The Cutting Crew's, "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just died on my arse tonight
Original Lyrics:
I just died in your arms tonight
 
1990s
Amy Grant's, "I Will Remember You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our love is broken in time
Original Lyrics:
Our love is frozen in time
Amy Grant's, "Lucky One"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're the guy
Original Lyrics:
You're the kind
Amy Grant's, "That's What Love Is For"
Misheard Lyrics:
To help us do it
Original Lyrics:
To help us through it
Boyz II Men's, "On Bended Knee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell me Billy Bob's terminal
Original Lyrics:
No I don't believe our love's terminal.
Divine's, "Lately"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm missing you baby, missing you Baby James.
Original Lyrics:
I'm missing you babe, missing you every day.
En Vogue's, "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
Misheard Lyrics:
What makes you think you can just walk back into her life without a good fart?
OR
What makes you think you can just walk back into her life without a goodbye?
Original Lyrics:
What makes you think you can just walk back into her life without a good fight?
Iron Maiden's, "Be Quick or Be Dead"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stink eyes in heaven
Original Lyrics:
Snake eyes in heaven
Korn's, "Freak On A Leash"
Misheard Lyrics:
A cheap buck for me to lay
Original Lyrics:
A cheap f**k for me to lay
Mariah Carey's, "Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it's just a sleepy fantasy baby
Original Lyrics:
But it's just a sweet sweet fantasy baby
Mariah Carey's, "Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Images of fractures
Original Lyrics:
Images of rapture
Paula Cole's, "I Don't Want to Wait"
Misheard Lyrics:
She had two kitties
Original Lyrics:
She had two babies
Rhapsody's, "Emerald Sword"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will search for the evil salt
Original Lyrics:
I will search for the Emerald Sword
Suede's, "Stay Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's stay together, let's stay, we'll stay as we are
Let's stay together
Two hearts under a sky sweeper
Original Lyrics:
Let's stay together, let's stay, these days are ours
Let's stay together
Two hearts under a skyscraper
TLC's, "Waterfalls"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know that you're gonna have it your way on nothing at all
Original Lyrics:
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
Whitney Houston's, "Step by Step"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, no one sold me
Original Lyrics:
Well, no one told me
 
2000s
Bomfunk MCs', "Freestyler"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cheese strings from the top of my dome
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, straight from the top of my dome.
Good Charlotte's, "Girls and Boys"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girls don't like boys,
Girls like constant fighting
Original Lyrics:
Girls don't like boys
Girls like cars and money.
Jimmy Eat World's, "Sweetness"
Misheard Lyrics:
What, what is the meaning?
Original Lyrics:
When words lose their meaning
Leona Lewis', "Bleeding Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You cut me open and out
Original Lyrics:
You cut me open and I
 
2010s
Kip Moore's, "Somethin' 'bout a Truck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Somethin' 'bout a deer sittin' on ice
Original Lyrics:
Somethin' 'bout a beer sittin' on ice
Pink's, "Perfect"
Misheard Lyrics:
Welcome to my city life
Original Lyrics:
Welcome to my silly life
Taylor Swift's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do the girls bathroom touch you like I do?
Original Lyrics:
Do the girls back home touch you like I do?
 
misc
Justin Bieber's, "Ghost"
Misheard Lyrics:
Youngblood gangstas always tomorrow
Original Lyrics:
Youngblood thinks there's always tomorrow

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