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1960s
Otis Redding's, "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was s***tin' on the top of the day
Original Lyrics:
She was sittin' on the dock of the bay
Simon & Garfunkel's, "Scarborough Fair"
Misheard Lyrics:
Parkside Stage, Rosemary and Tom
Original Lyrics:
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
The Cyrkle's, "Red Rubber Ball"
Misheard Lyrics:
For you I'm just an argument
Original Lyrics:
For you I'm just an ornament
The Rolling Stones', "Paint It Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
The moral my green Sego turn a deeper blue.
Original Lyrics:
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
The Skip-Jacks', "(Meet) The Flintstones"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’ll have an egg roll fight
Original Lyrics:
We’ll have a gay old time
 
1970s
ABBA's, "I Have a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bulls*** through the darkness
Original Lyrics:
Pushing through the darkness
Bee Gees', "Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just your crash diet
Original Lyrics:
It's just your jive talkin'
Billy Joel's, "Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the waitress is practicing promises
Original Lyrics:
And the waitress is practicing politics
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Once I had a love and it gave me gas,
Soon turned out had an a*** of glass
Original Lyrics:
Once I had a love and it was a gas,
Soon turned out had a heart of glass
Elvis Presley's, "Burning Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I missed my turn to smoke but I feel fine.
Original Lyrics:
I just might turn into smoke
But I feel fine
Grateful Dead's, "Dire Wolf"
Misheard Lyrics:
A dire wolf's a tired wolf, 600 pounds of sin
Original Lyrics:
When I awoke the dire wolf, 600 pounds of sin
Helen Reddy's, "I Am Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am no one
Original Lyrics:
I am woman
 
1980s
Europe's, "Carrie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe we'll leave again
or
Maybe we'll breathe again
Original Lyrics:
Maybe we'll meet again
Heart's, "Never"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never let them put us down
Original Lyrics:
Never let them shoot us down
INXS's, "Devil Inside"
Misheard Lyrics:
Daddy's inside
Original Lyrics:
The devil inside
Irene Cara's, "Flashdance...What a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a wall made of steel, made of stone
Original Lyrics:
In a world made of steel, made of stone
Iron Maiden's, "Flight of Icarus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fly on your way, like a N**ger,
Fly as high as the sun
Original Lyrics:
Fly on your way, like an eagle
Fly as high as the sun
James Reyne's, "Hammerhead"
Misheard Lyrics:
You been hanging with the Nocky It Taw people the hound in my head
Original Lyrics:
You've been hanging with the nicest people, a hammerhead.
Queen's, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm Mikey
Original Lyrics:
And I like it
Simple Minds', "Ghostdancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Saturdays come crashing down
Original Lyrics:
Satellites come crashing down
Simple Minds', "Someone Somewhere (in Summertime)"
Misheard Lyrics:
With me and Lorraine
Original Lyrics:
With me in the rain
Simple Minds', "Speed Your Love to Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I couldn't sleep awake last night
Original Lyrics:
I couldn't sleep a wink last night
Simple Minds', "This is Your Land"
Misheard Lyrics:
Old Asian town
Original Lyrics:
Old ancient town
Simple Minds', "Up on the Catwalk"
Misheard Lyrics:
And dollars to douche marks
Original Lyrics:
And dollars to Deutch marks
Steely Dan's, "Hey Nineteen"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Cuervo Gold
The fine coke numbing
Original Lyrics:
The Cuervo gold
The fine Colombian
Steve Miller Band's, "Abracadabra"
Misheard Lyrics:
Camera, camera cadever
Original Lyrics:
Abra-Abracadabra
 
1990s
Catatonia's, "Mulder and Scully"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd rather be drunk and sick I find myself trumping straight in
Original Lyrics:
I'd rather be jumping ship I find myself jumping straight in
Commercial's, "Burlington Coat Factory"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burlington Coat Factory
We're on the West Coast
Original Lyrics:
Burlington Coat Factory
We're more than great coats
Deetah's, "Relax"
Misheard Lyrics:
My rhymes attack like face masks
Original Lyrics:
My rhymes attack like a face smack
Disney's 'The Lion King''s, "Circle Of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
AAAHHH, TOPANGA BAG OF PEACHES MAMA!
Original Lyrics:
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba.
New Order's, "Regret"
Misheard Lyrics:
I would not complain that my Willy's hard
Original Lyrics:
I would not complain of my wounded heart
Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jeremy's poking ass today
Original Lyrics:
Jeremy spoke in class today
Qkumba Zoo's, "The Child (Inside)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who's that going?
Original Lyrics:
Who's that calling?
Simple Minds', "Hypnotised"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm losing track
Original Lyrics:
I'm losing ground
Simple Minds', "Hypnotised"
Misheard Lyrics:
Remember happier days
Original Lyrics:
Remember Halcyon Days
Simple Minds', "Let There Be Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whiskey tonight
Original Lyrics:
Whisper tonight
Simple Minds', "Real Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a flight ticket to JFK in the land of his dreams
Original Lyrics:
Counterfeit ticket to JFK in the land of his dreams
Simple Minds', "Stand by Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
The CD looks pretty tonight
Original Lyrics:
The city looks pretty tonight
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Right Beside You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I remember when I was a child you made me out to be your lover
Now I'm standing right beside you
Other people still assist
I don't pretend to love them less but darling
When you drive this way I lose my bread
Original Lyrics:
I remember when I was your child you made me up to be your lover
Now I'm standing right beside you
Other people still exist
I don't pretend to love them less but darling
When you drive this way I lose my breath
 
2000s
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
I believe in love, and the laws of evil oh so if you can
Original Lyrics:
I'm a leading man, and the lies I weave are oh so intricate.
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m a mean old man
Original Lyrics:
I’m a leading man
Great Big Sea's, "Company of Fools"
Misheard Lyrics:
Meet me in the village,
We'll all be eating scones.
Original Lyrics:
Meet me in the village,
Where all the idiots go.
 
2010s
Elle King's, "America's Sweetheart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, they set up to that, f**k this town
Original Lyrics:
Well, they said I'm too loud for this town
Florence and the Machine's, "Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rugrats collect like old friends
Original Lyrics:
Regrets collect like old friends
Lewis Capaldi's, "Maybe"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just another Toledo
Original Lyrics:
It's just another to lead, though
 
christian
Dave Bilbrough's, "I Am a New Creation"
Misheard Lyrics:
A likeness in my spirit
Original Lyrics:
A lightness in my spirit
 
country
Juice Newton's, "Angel of the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just tie my feet before you leave
Original Lyrics:
Just touch my cheek before you leave
 
misc
AJR's, "Bang!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put Benoit in my fridge
Still I'm not feeling grown
Original Lyrics:
Put quinoa in my fridge
Still I'm not feeling grown
Kane Brown's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you want a hug, a kiss, you deny
Original Lyrics:
And you want a hug
I kiss you goodnight
Kane Brown's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need you blowin' up my phone
I wish I never met your ex
Original Lyrics:
I hate you blowin' up my phone
I wish I never met your ass

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