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# 10 Most Misquoted Song Lyrics Of All Time plus A Spotify Playlist
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/10-most-misquoted-song-lyrics-of-all-time-plus-a-spotify-playlist/
- Published: 2013-07-11T14:17:05.000Z
- Updated: 2013-07-11T14:17:05.000Z
- Description: Spotify shared some "research" today revealing the top 10 misquoted song lyrics. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band’s "Blinded By The Light" took the top spot, with the most commonly misquoted lyric, ‘blinded by. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/07/10-most-misquoted-song-lyrics-of-all-t
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Blinded By The Light, Clash, Elton John, lyrics, Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, music, Rock The Casbah, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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Spotify shared some "research" today revealing the top 10 misquoted song lyrics. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band’s "Blinded By The Light" took the top spot*,* with the most commonly misquoted lyric, ‘blinded  
by the light…wrapped up like a douche when you're rollin’ in the night’.

  
Spotify asked music fans which songs  
they most commonly hear people singing incorrectly and compiled a chart that  
features a mix of classic and current tracks. According to those surveyed, The  
Clash knew how to ‘rock the cat box’ while TLC pleaded ‘don’t go Jason  
waterfalls’.

  
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[](http://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/7KsWaBDcag1Ap2bDcu1yBF?ref=hypebot.com)[**Spotify’s Top 10 Misquoted Song**](http://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/7KsWaBDcag1Ap2bDcu1yBF?ref=hypebot.com)  
[](http://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/7KsWaBDcag1Ap2bDcu1yBF?ref=hypebot.com)[**Lyrics:**](http://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/7KsWaBDcag1Ap2bDcu1yBF?ref=hypebot.com)

1. Blinded by the light…wrapped up like a  
douche when you're rollin’ in the night / Blinded by the light, revved up like  
a deuce, another runner in the night (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, *Blinded By*  
*the Light*) – 52%
2. ’Scuse me, while I kiss this guy / ‘Scuse  
me, while I kiss the sky (Jimmy Hendrix, *Purple Haze*) – 19%
3. Rock the cat box / Rock the Casbah (The  
Clash, *Rock The Casbah*) – 14%
4. Hold me closer Tony Danza / Hold me closer  
tiny dancer (Elton John, *Tiny Dancer*) – 13%
5. There’s a bathroom on the right / There’s  
a bad moon on the rise (Credence Clearwater Revival, *Bad Moon Rising*) –  
12%
6. Take me down to a very nice city / Take me  
down to paradise city (Guns N’ Roses, *Paradise City*) – 10%
7. Animal! / Panama! (Van Halen, *Panama*)  
– 9%
8. Like a cheese stick / Like a G6 (Far East  
Movement, *Like a G6*) – 8%
9. Don't go Jason waterfalls / Don’t go  
chasing waterfalls (TLC, *Waterfalls*) – 7%
10. I blow bubbles when you are not here / My  
world crumbles when you are not near (Macy Gray, *I Try*) – 4%

Hearing someone getting the lyrics  
wrong is a source of great frustration to music fans, with a majority (70%) of  
Americans surveyed admitting that it annoys them. The study ahowed that the  
most annoying situation for a lyrical misdemeanor is at a gig (34%), followed  
by at a karaoke bar (23%), on public transportation (20%), and even 18% hate  
hearing misquoted lyrics in the office.

5% of Americans claim they *never*  
get lyrics wrong, with almost half (47%) confessing they find it a bit  
embarrassing to get caught singing the incorrect words.

Findings also revealed that Americans are  
passionate about getting the words right with 78% saying they have had  
arguments with friends, family or colleagues over incorrect lyrics. Various  
methods of correcting a friend getting words wrong have been adopted with  
everything from singing louder than them with the right words (48%), sending  
someone a link to a lyrics website (22%) and even some that resort to changing  
the track that is playing (5%).

**The Spotify [10 Most Misquoted Song Lyrics](https://www.hypebot.com/10-most-misquoted-song-lyrics-of-all-time-plus-a-spotify-playlist/) Playlist:**

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