carburetorlighthouse's Published Lyrics |
| Artist |
Song |
Misheard |
Real Lyrics |
| Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | The algeboop has a devil for a son, poor me, poor me, poor me! | Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me! |
| Michael Jackson | Beat It | You have the shoulder that you're really not scared. | You have to show them that you're really not scared. |
| The Bobby Fuller Four | I Fought The Law | I left my baby and I feel so bad, I kissed my mason dump. | I left my baby and I feel so bad,I guess my race is run. |
| Trashmen | Surfin' Bird | B-b-b-bad, bad, bad, ba-bad Joanna-anna. | B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a |
| Raffi | Who Built the Ark | Who built the art? No one! No one! Who built the art? Rather no one built the art. | Who built the ark? Noah! Noah! Who built the ark? Brother Noah built the ark. |
| Herman's Hermits | Silhouettes | The suet on the shade. | Two silhouettes on the shade. |
| Monkees | I'm A Believer | When I needed sunshine on my brain. | When I needed sunshine, I got rain. |
| They Might Be Giants | Don't Lets Start | And do I need a bus to redeem me, distortion. | N, do I needApostrophe T, need this torture? |
| Nine Inch Nails | Down In It | I was at my buddy's. | I was up above it |
| Cyndi Lauper | All Through the Night | And once it starts, the meat eats some plants, and it goes running on through the night | And once it starts, the meter clicks, and it goes running on through the night. |
| Bing Crosby | Mele Kalikimaka | Mele Kalikimaka is a wise way to say Merry Christmas to you. | Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you. |
| Springsteen, Bruce | Brilliant Disguise | Is that you baby, or just a brick in disguise? | Is that you baby, or just a brilliant disguise? |
| Huey Lewis & the News | The Power of Love | But did I just stain your eye | But it might just save your life |
| Carly Simon | You're So Vain | wife of a postman | wife of a close friend |
| The Chordettes | Mr. Sandman | Mr. Simon, bring me your dreams. | Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream. |
| REO Speedwagon | Can't Fight This Feeling | You're a candle in the window and a corn dog when it's night. | You're a candle in the window on a cold, dark winter's night. |
| Van Halen | Panama | There you are | Panama |
| Eric Clapton | Cocaine | She don't like, she don't like, she don't like, cocaine. | She don't lie, she don't lie she don't lie, cocaine. |
| Queen | We Will Rock You | Wavin' your sweater all over the place. | Wavin' your banner all over the place. |
| America | Sister Golden Hair | I'm not one for correspondence. | I've been one poor correspondent. |
| Roger Miller | King of the Road | Ah, but two hours of pushin' broom buys an eight by twelve four bedroom. | Ah, but two hours of pushin' broom buys an eight by twelve four-bit room. |
| Kansas | Point Of Know Return | Was a dude that said "How long, how long?" | Was it you that said, "How long, how long" |
| Go-Gos | Our Lips Are Sealed | Honest, Cecile. | Our lips are sealed. |
| America | Sandman | I understand you get money from the man who goes by the name of the Sandman. | I understand you've been running from the man who goes by the name of the Sandman. |
| Sam and Dave | Soul Man | I was so mad | I'm a soul man |
| Three Dog Night | Joy to the World | Joy to the British in the deep blue sea | Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea |
| Sophie B. Hawkins | As I Lay Me Down | We like tacos. | Ooh la kah koh |
| Eagles | Witchy Woman | Ooh, ooh the Chairwoman. | Woo hoo, witchy woman. |
| Byrds | My Back Pages | Rip down all hate ice cream. | "Rip down all hate!," I screamed. |
| Steve Miller Band | Jet Airliner | Big old Jed and the line-o. | Big old jet airliner |
| Dropkick Murphys | The Rocky Road to Dublin | Hockey hair and chili dogs | Hunt the hare and turn her down |
| Neil Young | Heart of Gold | I've been in my mine, it's such a fine mine. | I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line |
| Soundtracks | It's the Hard Knock Life | Eena freena, wink a dink. Eena freena, wink a dink. | 'Stead of treated, we get tricked. 'Stead of kisses, we get kicked. |
| Depeche Mode | Enjoy The Silence | Pleasures reaming, soldiers burping | Pleasures remain, so does the pain |
| Billy Squier | The Stroke | Something stupid | Stroke me, stroke me |
| R.E.M. | The One I Love | A simple frock to occupy my time | A simple prop to occupy my time |
| Neil Young | Only Love Can Break Your Heart | I have a friend I never see, he hides his head inside a tree. | I have a friend I've never seen, he hides his head inside a dream. |
| Stone Poneys | Different Drum | I see no sense, and this crying and grieving will both double our laundry if you live without me. | I see no sense in this crying and grieving. We'll both live a lot longer If you live without me. |
