My friend (and no it wasn't me) did the following:

1. Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. "I'm a potato"
3. "Correct lyric: "My libido"
4.
Source(s):
Personal Experience/YouTube

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I thought Prince was saying, "Feel me, Call me," (pronounced Feeeel meh! Call meh!!) for "Little Red Corvette..."

Say it fast while singing it and you'll see what I mean!
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My personal best was probably:
"Glorified version of a pelican" by Pearl Jam

(OK... maybe it's pellet gun...)

But mainly I wanted the opportunity to repost this Youtube Video!
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When I was a kid and listened to my mom's Oldies station all the time, I thought Elvis's song, "I'm All Shook Up" was something completely different - I didn't grasp the whole Tennessee accent, twang thang. Plus I thought that most rock lyrics were kind of gibberishy back then, so it didn't occur to me that it SHOULD make more sense. Ha!

1. Elvis / "I'm All Shook Up" (aka "A Marsha Cup")

2. MY LYRICS:
My friends say I'm acting wide as a bug /
I'm in love /
A Marsha Cup
...
She touched my hand what a chill I got/
Her lips alive, I'm a king on the top
....
My tongue gets tied when I try to speak/
My insides are shaking like a Levi tree/

3. CORRECT LYRICS:
My friends say I'm actin' WIRED* as a bug/
I'm in love/
I'm all shook up
...
She touched my hand what a chill I got/
Her LIPS* are like a volcano that's hot

4. VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqsX7xQWRoU
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How about "Blinded By the Light" by Mannfred Mann?
"Revved up like a deuce" sounded like "wrapped up like a deuche".

I know I wasn't the only one that misinterpreted that one.
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Macy Gray - _I Try_
"I walk on eggshells when you are not there"
"My world crumbles when you are not there"
Source(s):
my poor hearing.

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The Beach Boys:

... when Daddy takes the T-Bird away...

I thought it was

... when Daddy takes the cheeseburg away ...
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I like my sister's version of Green Day's "Basket Case"

Her version: "sometimes my mom plays tricks on me"
Green Day: "sometimes my mind plays tricks on me"

my imagination: Billie Joe Armstrong wandering around in haze, on the verge of a mental breakdown, while his mom is planting tripwires around the house, giggling
Source(s):
my sister

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1. Genesis - Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
2. I heard "You play the hobbit whore."
3. they sang "you play the hobby horse."
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This ain't a scene, it's an arm race -- Fall Out Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LucfKdukf10

Misheard: This ain’t a city, it’s a golf dare ass face
Actual: This ain’t a scene, it’s a god damn arms race

Misheard: I’m not a shovel Don Juan I dye grass
Actual: I’m not a shoulder to cry on but I digress

Misheard: I’m a little man, and I’m also evil, also into cats, also into cats.
Actual: I’m a leading man, and the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate

This is my favorite misheard lyric. I would suggest doing a search on YouTube for "Misheard lyrics"
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pearl jam "Alive", i thought that:

"Oh i, oh, Im still alive" was

"Oh i, oh, I will survive"
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Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
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My favorite example of this is actually from a Pearl Jam live album, wherein the singer Eddie is poking fun at their guitarist Mike for having thought that the hook from KISS' most famous song went, "I want to rock and roll all night. And part of every day."
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