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1950s
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
You ain’t nothin’ but Harry Potter
Original Lyrics:
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
 
1960s
Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "Lemon Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I was just a leg of lamb
Original Lyrics:
When I was just a lad of ten
Wayne Newton's, "Danke Schoen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't shave
Original Lyrics:
Danke Schoen
 
1970s
Billy Joel's, "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're too vermillion
Original Lyrics:
You're too familiar
Boney M.'s, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics:
There was a certain man in Russia long ago
He big and wrong in his eyes a flaming cokehead
Original Lyrics:
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago,
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Humping the Horny Back Toad
Original Lyrics:
Hunting the horny-backed toad.
John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics:
West Virginia, Martin Luther
or
West Virginia, Martin Lawrence
Original Lyrics:
West Virginia, mountain mama
Peaches & Herb's, "Shake Your Groove Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's so groovy, she's so groovy, yeah, yeah
Original Lyrics:
Shake your groove thing, shake your groove thing, yeah, yeah
Queen's, "Love of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've small in my love and now desert me
Original Lyrics:
You've stolen my love and now desert me
Queen's, "Love of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've stone in my love and now desert me
Original Lyrics:
You've stolen my love and now desert me
Queen's, "Son and Daughter"
Misheard Lyrics:
The world expects a man
To put the town in a shovel of sheet
Original Lyrics:
The woman expects a man
To buckle down and to shovel s***
Queen's, "Son and Daughter"
Misheard Lyrics:
The world expects a man
To put the town in a shovel of shirt
Original Lyrics:
The woman expects a man
To buckle down and to shovel s***
 
1980s
Adam Ant's, "Goody Two Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sudden innuendos follow
or
Certain innuendos follow
Original Lyrics:
Subtle innuendos follow
Berlin's, "Like Flames"
Misheard Lyrics:
What heathen lies here?
Original Lyrics:
while Eden lies near
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hello, do you like vandalism, vandalism is what I need?
Original Lyrics:
Your love is like bad medicine
Bad medicine is what I need
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got a Jones for your affection
Like I'm f***ing on my bed
Original Lyrics:
I've got a Jones for your affection
Like a monkey on my back
Kool & the Gang's, "Fresh"
Misheard Lyrics:
(She’s so special)
Original Lyrics:
(She’s so fresh)
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby thudius.
Original Lyrics:
Baby through the years
You know I'm crying.
Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics:
She really wants to masturbate
or
She really loves a masquerade
Original Lyrics:
She wore a raspberry beret
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics:
Buy a Datsun. I'm adopted
Original Lyrics:
Bites the dust! Bites the dust, yeah!
Queen's, "Hammer to Fall"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe, now your struggles all remain
Original Lyrics:
Baby, now your struggle's all vain
The Police's, "Bombs Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Guerrilla girl, aw that's sweet
The military has a lot to beat
Original Lyrics:
Guerrilla girl, hard and sweet
A military man would love to meet
 
1990s
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna miss a band
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna miss a thing
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics:
I laughed so hard, I think I cried.
Original Lyrics:
I laughed so hard, I think I died.
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be just as close as holy goatskins
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be just as close as the holy ghost is
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to be just as close as the Holy Moses.
Original Lyrics:
I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is.
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to be just as close as your Holy Moses
Original Lyrics:
I want to be just as close as the holy ghost is
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to sway around, oh Holy Moses
Original Lyrics:
I want to lay you down on a bed of roses
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics:
The barkeepers quit struggling
And she's given me the eye, well I'm not a saint yet,
But I laughed so hard I think I died.
Original Lyrics:
The barkeeper's wig's crooked
And she's giving me the eye, I might have said yeah,
But I laughed so hard I think I died.
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics:
While some macho man keeps his armpit
In my hair while we are talking
Original Lyrics:
While some marching band keeps it's own beat
In my head while we're talking
Bon Jovi's, "I Believe "
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't look up on your Bobby screens
Original Lyrics:
Don't look up on your movie screens
Bon Jovi's, "I Believe "
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't look up on your boobies screens
Original Lyrics:
Don't look up on your movie screens
House of Pain's, "Jump Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Basketball champions
Original Lyrics:
Pack it up, pack it in
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know there's no making sense of it
Everywhere I go, I have to lose
Original Lyrics:
No, there's no making sense of it
Every way I go I'm bound to lose
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know there's no making sense of it
Everywhere I go, I have to lose
Original Lyrics:
No, there's no making sense of it
Every way I go, I'm bound to lose
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know there's no making sense of it
Everywhere I go, I'm about to lose
Original Lyrics:
No, there's no making sense of it
Every way I go I'm bound to lose
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know there's no making sense of it
Everywhere I go, I'm about to lose
Original Lyrics:
No, there's no making sense of it
Every way I go, I'm bound to lose
Queen's, "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know there's no making sense of it
Everywhere I go, I'm going to lose
Original Lyrics:
No, there's no making sense of it
Every way I go I'm bound to lose
 
2000s
Bryan Adams', "Here I Am"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a life with the bleeding of a young hearts
Original Lyrics:
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t be some cricket, walk away
Original Lyrics:
Don’t be so quick to walk away
My Chemical Romance's, "Welcome to the Black Parade"
Misheard Lyrics:
And though you're silicon, believe me Your memory will carry on ... A world that sends you reelin' from pixellated dreams Your misery and hate will kill us all
Original Lyrics:
And though you're dead and gone, believe me Your memory will carry on ... A world that sends you reelin' from decimated dreams Your misery and hate will kill us all
My Chemical Romance's, "Welcome to the Black Parade"
Misheard Lyrics:
And though you're silicon, believe me
Your memory will carry on
…
A world that sends you reelin' from pixellated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
Original Lyrics:
And though you're dead and gone, believe me
Your memory will carry on
…
A world that sends you reelin' from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
Rascal Flatts', "Life Is A Highway"
Misheard Lyrics:
Life’s like a road that you travel on, Well, it’s one day here, and the next, Dav Pond
Original Lyrics:
Life’s like a road that you travel on, Well, it’s one day here, and the next day gone
 
2010s
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never had bear feet
Original Lyrics:
Never had met me
Harry Styles', "Sign of the Times"
Misheard Lyrics:
If we never learn, we been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
Purple nips? Purple nips.
Original Lyrics:
If we never learn, we been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
The bullets? The bullets
Imagine Dragons', "Bad Liar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please leave me
Please leave me
Original Lyrics:
Please believe me
Please believe me
Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I'm knee deep in your butt
Original Lyrics:
But I'm empty when you're gone.
Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics:
Calling all you Starbucks lovers
Original Lyrics:
Got a long list of ex-lovers
Zedd's, "Clarity"
Misheard Lyrics:
Still fine and I don’t know why
Original Lyrics:
Still fight and I don’t know why
 
country
Gretchen Wilson's, "Redneck Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I say “hey ya!” And “hee haw”
Original Lyrics:
I say “hey y’all” and “yee-haw”

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