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1960s
Iron Butterfly's, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you know that I'll hallways be true?
Original Lyrics:
Don't you know that I'll always be true?
 
1970s
Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time
I'm having a boy!
Original Lyrics:
Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time
I'm having a ball
Queen's, "Love of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've small in my love and now desert me
Original Lyrics:
You've taken my love and now desert me
Queen's, "Love of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've stolen my love and now desert me
Original Lyrics:
You've taken my love and now desert me
Queen's, "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the quiet of the night, let the kettle always burn.
Original Lyrics:
In the quiet of the night, let our candle always burn.
Queen's, "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The blossom knows there's no one else Could warm my heart as much as you, peanut guy
Original Lyrics:
The blossom knows there's no one else Could warm my heart as much as you, be not gone
 
1980s
Adam Ant's, "Goody Two Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t dream, don’t smoke
Original Lyrics:
Don’t drink, don’t smoke
Aztec Camera's, "Somewhere In My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
A fisherman wearing boxing gloves
Original Lyrics:
Ambition and love wearing boxing gloves
Aztec Camera's, "Somewhere In My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
A mission of love wearing boxing gloves
Original Lyrics:
Ambition and love wearing boxing gloves
Culture Club's, "Time (Clock of the Heart)"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's time
Original Lyrics:
In time
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stethoscope
Original Lyrics:
Let this groove
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spray away, spray away, spray away
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
James Taylor & J.D. Souther's, "Her Town Too"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's afraid of the narc at her door
Original Lyrics:
She's afraid of the knock on her door
Pat Benatar's, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put out those hors d'oeuvres, but don't just do it
Original Lyrics:
Put up you dukes, let's get down to it
Phil Collins', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just trust on my bow tie.
Original Lyrics:
She said, 'Trust, give it time.'
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, take it! In the dust! I'm adopted!
Original Lyrics:
Ah, take it! Bites the dust! Bites the dust, yeah!
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another one bust's a nut,
And another one down, and another one down.
Another one bust's a nut!
Original Lyrics:
Another one bites the dust,
And another one down, and another one down,
Another one bites the dust.
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Another worm bites the dust...
Original Lyrics:
Another one bites the dust…
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey! Ooh tell ya! Hand the dust! I'm not adopted
or
Hey! Ooh tell ya! Hand the dust! I'm not a doctor
Original Lyrics:
Hey! Ooh tell ya! And the dust! And the dust, yeah!
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never wanna fight the doctor.
Original Lyrics:
Another one bites the dust.
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never wanna pass the duck.
Original Lyrics:
Another one bites the dust.
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Killer Queen walks merrily down the street
With the people wave hello
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street
With his brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out of the doorway to fully strip
And I started to streak, yeah
Original Lyrics:
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out of the doorway to fully strip
And I started to streak, yeah
Original Lyrics:
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat, yeah
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shoota
or
Sudafed!
Original Lyrics:
Shoot out!
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shura! (a Russian guy's name)
Original Lyrics:
Shoot out!
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shut up!
Original Lyrics:
Shoot out!
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sound of speed
(later)
Kicked me out of my home
Original Lyrics:
Sound of his feet
(later)
Kicked me out on my own
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steamboat merrily down the street,
Pimple way down low.
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low.
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steamboat squirrelin' down the street,
Ooh way down low
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steamboats barely go down the street,
With a beanpole way down low
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steamboats barreling down the street
To the people way down low
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street
With the brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steve walks merrily down the street,
With the people wave hello
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street,
With his brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steve walks merrily down the street
With the people wave hello
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street
With his brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Street talk early down the street,
Telling people what I know
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street,
With his brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Streetcars barreling down the street
To crinkle when I elope
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street
With his brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Streetwalks barreling down the street,
Ed Kranepool where'd I go?
Original Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man,
And bring him to the ground,
You can beat him, you can cheat him,
You can treat him badly, and leave him when he's dying.
Original Lyrics:
There are plenty of ways that you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him, you can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him when he's down.
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can feed him, you can eat him,
You can drink him down
And leave him while he's down, duh
Bottom ready, guess I'm ready for you
I'm standing on my octoped
Original Lyrics:
You can beat him, you can cheat him,
You can treat him bad
And leave him while he's down
But I'm ready, yes I'm ready for you
I'm standing on my own two feet
Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics:
A bachelor seagull on an empty street
Original Lyrics:
Adventure seeker on an empty street
Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics:
A young fighter screaming with no time to dine
Original Lyrics:
A young fighter screaming with no time for doubt
Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics:
Listen naughty people, come gather 'round, Gotta get me a gay pan
Original Lyrics:
Listen all you people, come gather 'round, Gotta get me a game plan
Queen's, "Princes of the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Finding and free, got to the world in my hand
Original Lyrics:
Fighting and free, got your world in my hand
Queen's, "Princes of the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here we are, born to be kings With the graces of the years inversed
Original Lyrics:
Here we are, born to be kings We're the princes of the universe
 
1990s
Enigma's, "Return to Innocence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Return to Middlesex
Original Lyrics:
The return to innocence
Live's, "Waitress"
Misheard Lyrics:
And wore that funky bread in her hair
Original Lyrics:
And wore a funky barrette in her hair
The Wallflowers', "One Headlight"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can drive it, oh
In warm daylight
Original Lyrics:
We can drive it home
With one headlight
Warrant's, "Cherry Pie"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's my fairy pie
Original Lyrics:
She's my cherry pie
 
2010s
Cher Lloyd's, "Swagger Jagger"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got to end Jack
Original Lyrics:
I got it in check
 
country
Bruce Springsteen's, "The Power of Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics:
As Cole, the bouncer, shuts the door
Original Lyrics:
Last call, the bouncer shuts the door

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