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1950s
Junior Songsters at Salvation Army's, "Christ for the Whole Wide World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Youth and maiden, hearts of leaden
Original Lyrics:
Youth and maiden, hearts love-laden
 
1960s
Simon & Garfunkel's, "I Am a Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am Sheol, dead in my arbor
Original Lyrics:
I am shielded in my armor
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Neath the halo of a street lamb
I turned my collar to the golden damned.
Original Lyrics:
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turn my collar to the cold and damp.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
An old darkness smile with friends
Original Lyrics:
Hello darkness, my old friend
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
And in the naked lad I saw
Original Lyrics:
And in the naked light I saw
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the sandbag shouted its warning
Original Lyrics:
And the sign flashed out its warning
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the sign flashed its teeth for me.
Original Lyrics:
And the sign flashed out its warning.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the sign flashed its teeths for me.
Original Lyrics:
And the sign flashed out its warning.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come, let's talk now, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Original Lyrics:
Hello darkness my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear my words and I might meet you,
Take my arm and I may beat you.
Original Lyrics:
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear my words that I'm a happy Jew,
Take my arms that I'm a hairy Jew
Original Lyrics:
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear my words, I'm anti-Jew,
Take my arms, I'm anti-Jew
Original Lyrics:
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hello Douglas my old friend
I've come to talk to you and Jen.
Original Lyrics:
Hello darkness my old friend
I've come to talk to you again.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hello Dr. Smilefang, I've come to talk with you again.
Original Lyrics:
Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hello darkness, smile old friend, I've come to talk with you again,
Because elegance softly creeping
Original Lyrics:
Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Meet the hero of the A-street Rams; I heard them holler, and they called him damp.
Original Lyrics:
'Neath the halo of a street lamp; I turned my collar to the cold and damp.
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
People talking about that Ozzbie King
Original Lyrics:
People talking without speaking
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silence like a cancelled roar
Original Lyrics:
Silence like a cancer grows
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silence like a panther grows
Original Lyrics:
Silence like a cancer grows
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silence like a pencil grows
Original Lyrics:
Silence like a cancer grows
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silence like a pensive road
Original Lyrics:
Silence like a cancer grows
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silence, like a casserole
Original Lyrics:
Silence, like a cancer grows
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ten thousand people making war
Original Lyrics:
Ten thousand people maybe more
The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s dead, I sing
Original Lyrics:
She’s there, I say
The Hollies', "Carrie-Anne"
Misheard Lyrics:
Derriere
Original Lyrics:
Carrie-Anne
The Yardbirds', "Heart Full of Soul"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a heart full of sand.
Original Lyrics:
I've got a heart full of soul.
 
1970s
Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the moment that you wonder far from me
I wanna feel you in my a*** again
Original Lyrics:
And the moment that you wonder far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again
Hawkwind's, "Days of the Underground"
Misheard Lyrics:
The streets were our oyster
We smoked up in Khoisan
And we turned our noise on
We knew how to fight.
Original Lyrics:
The streets were our oyster
We smoked urban poison
And we turned all this noise on
We knew how to fight.
Hawkwind's, "Days of the Underground"
Misheard Lyrics:
We believed in Gavorrah, we saw that had held up
Original Lyrics:
We believed in Guevara, we saw that head held up
Hawkwind's, "Lord of Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Light a match across the world
Original Lyrics:
Lines that match across the world
The Hollies', "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Misheard Lyrics:
He ain't hairy
Original Lyrics:
He ain't heavy
 
1980s
Chicago's, "You're the Inspiration"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm old
Original Lyrics:
And I know
Crowded House's, "Something So Strong"
Misheard Lyrics:
You fall into the same crap
Original Lyrics:
You fall into the same trap
Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the formal countdown
Original Lyrics:
It's the final countdown
Smokey Robinson's, "Cruisin’"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love it when we’re groovin’ together
Original Lyrics:
I love it when we’re cruisin’ together
Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one's gonna stock up
Original Lyrics:
No one's gonna stop us
 
1990s
Nirvana's, "Lithium"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like it I’m not gonna cap
Original Lyrics:
I like it I’m not gonna crack
P.M. Dawn's, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"
Misheard Lyrics:
Guess whose piece of the cake with Jack gone
Original Lyrics:
Guess whose piece of the cake was jacked on?
Savage Garden's, "To the Moon and Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
Summer in a pilot place
Original Lyrics:
Summer in a private place
The Verve's, "Bittersweet Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am here, a la mode
Original Lyrics:
I am here in my mold
 
2000s
3 Doors Down's, "Kryptonite"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I go crazy
Then will you still call me a simple man?
If I’m arriving there
Will you be there holding my hair?
Original Lyrics:
If I go crazy
Then will you still call me Superman?
If I’m alive and well
Will you be there holding my hand?
Avril Lavigne's, "When You're Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I ever wanted wasn't you to know
Everything I do, I'll give my heart and a song
Original Lyrics:
And all I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I do, I give my heart and soul
High School Musical 3's, "Walk Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got to let it go
Start protecting with my heart and a song
Original Lyrics:
I've got to let it go
Start protecting my heart and soul
Moby's, "We are All Made of Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one can stock up now
Original Lyrics:
No one can stop us now
Radiohead's, "Dollars and Cents"
Misheard Lyrics:
Johnny Little ran out of snowmen
Original Lyrics:
You don’t live in a business world and
System of a Down's, "Violent Pornography"
Misheard Lyrics:
Non-stop mixed conniption, mixed conniption
Ya woo hoo!
Original Lyrics:
It's a non-stop disco, bet you it's Nabisco
Betcha didn't know
 
country
Faith Hill's, "Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lord, I feel your touch
Original Lyrics:
Caught up in the touch
Faith Hill's, "This Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a natural bliss
Original Lyrics:
Its perpetual bliss
 
misc
Taylor Swift's, "Lavender Haze"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just need this love, Spyro
Original Lyrics:
I just need this love spiral
Yeat's, "Split"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want Billy, I want money
Original Lyrics:
I want Bentley, I want money

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