’70s Music Lyrics Everyone Gets Wrong

British singer-songwriter Elton John wearing a pair of his flamboyant trademark spectacles, 12th September 1974.
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There is just something so embarrassing about realizing you’ve been singing song lyrics wrong for decades. Although it gets less embarrassing when you realize pretty much everyone sang them wrong, too. A lot of songs can be easy to misunderstand, especially ones from decades before we could simply Google the lyrics. Sometimes the incorrect version even sounds more logical, which helps it stick.

Here are some of the most common lyrics from the 1970s that people have gotten wrong for years. Feel free to debate or add more in the comments!