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Tears in Heaven

[chorus] ~~I must be strong~~ == I must destroy

Lets hear em

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Hold me closer, Tony Danza...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You didn't mishear it, the name and commonly-accepted lyrics are a retroactive fix at Mr. Danza's request and he asks that we respect his privacy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

This one wins lol

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Not me personally, but I worked with a guy that always thought Secret Agent Man was Secret Asian Man.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No joke. Many years ago we went to a biker bar and it happened to be a karaoke night. Asian guy sings Secret "Asian" man and we lost our shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I've since learned it is a fairly common one. But we got a lot of laughs out of it with him. Just out of the blue when he'd come to his desk someone would break out singing it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Honestly I think the singer threw in at least one secret asian man, and Secret aging man.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Pearl Jam; Daughter

Center of a Rhododendron = Center of he own attention.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Pearl Jam feels like cheating.

Here's the classic Yellow Ledbetter

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee

When I was a kid, I swear the lyrics sounded like "later we'll have some fucking pie", but it's "later we'll have some pumpkin pie".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Oh I am absolutely teaching that one to my nephew before next holiday season…

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (3 children)

No dogs orgasm in the classroom

Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I know I'm not the only one but I always thought the line was "dirty deeds and the Thunder Chief". Still think Thunder Chief is a cool name.

Same band, I thought the line was "let loose, vamanoose" like a funny way of saying vamonos - or "lets go".

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago

Better than "Dirty deeds done with sheep"

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Blinded By the Light

~~Roll up like a douche~~ Rev up like a deuce

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

🎵 Another boner in the night 🎵

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If you want a big list of these check out https://www.kissthisguy.com/

Here's one from there

Like a virgin touched for the thirty-first time. Artist: Madonna Song: Like a Virgin Real Lyric: Like a virgin touched for the very first time.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Crimean River

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

"'Scuse me while I kiss this guy..."

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Taylor Swift - Blank Space

"Got a long list of ex lovers"

As

"Gotta love those Starbucks lovers"

I thought it was supposed to be a self aware "white girl" joke.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Lmao I also heard it as that and was so confused at wtf it was supposed to actually be

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I remember the subtitles for Smash Mouth - Walking on the Sun said "It's like kitty fat, it retracts before impact" which was nuts, I had the CD, and it was "any fad". They didn't use to vet subtitles on MTV. There were orders, but that's all I remember.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Selena Gomez - Good For You - "~~I'm 14 carats. I'm 14 carets~~ I'm farting carrots. I'm farting carrots."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's in our nature to destroy ourselves

It's in our nature to kill ourselves

It's in our nature to kill each other

It's in our nature to kill, kill, kill

That's the actual lyrics of Blood Brothers from Papa Roach, some people hear "Human Nature" instead of our nature, which is still the same meaning. However I once read someone misshearing of that lyrics and I can never unheard it, this is what I hear now (and so will you if you read):

Send the ninjas to destroy ourselves

Send the ninjas to kill ourselves

Send the ninjas to kill each other

Send the ninjas to kill, kill, kill

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

If you like peeing on koalas and getting caught in the rain

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I used to work with this guy who swore the lyrics to Beast of Burden by The Rolling Stones were, “Don’t wanna be, your pizza’s burnin’”.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Had a friend who's little bro thought "Liberate my madness" from Liberate by Slipknot was "Never eat bananas".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Who, from time to time, has not been revved up like a douche?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad.

Sounds like he is saying 'release mum and dad.' interlace with him singing 'I want to wish you a merry christmas'

I was in stitches at the dinner table when I heard it. Trying to tell my brother while crying and hyperventilating with laughter made it even better.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I hear this song in my head every time I see a "for lease" sign...

For lease navidad.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

She's got electric boobs... Something something... B-b-b-benny and the jetsssss

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Head Automatica - I Shot William H. Macy

What my friends and I heard when the album dropped: "Yeah, yeah... I put a sausage in your little hand!"

What the actual line says: "Yeah yeah, I'll put assassins in your little head."

Although my all-time favorite is and will forever be:

"Excuse me, while I kiss this guy" - Jimmy Hendrix

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"Hey now, you're a rockstar, get laaaiid!"

Oh, it's actually get PAID.

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Back nearly 20 years ago Disney California Adventure (Anaheim, Cali) had this interactive exhibit where you did various things in line with the Disney animated kids movies. One was playing the Seven Dwarfs "Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's off to work we go..."

In a little alcove in front of a group of friends was another group of cute mid-teen little Latino girls. They were dressed somewhat provocatively for the average Disney guest and all were wearing bold makeup, (not judging, but they stood out). The typical Spanish accent was prevalent with the silent "h". Their innocent rendition as they sang along was hilarious. Happy as they could be they were singing, "I hoe, I hoe, it's off to work we go..."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Blank Space" by Taylor Swift

~~Got a long list of ex-lovers~~

"Lonely Starbucks lovers"

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Uptown funky butt

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

The bridge to The Four Horsemen by Metallica

🎶Time has taken a stool on you!🎶

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I want to break trees

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Brimful of Asha by Cornershop.

The title and the lyric are both "brimful of Asha", which has a double meaning. In the singer's native language 'Asha' means hope, and is also the name of an iconic Bollywood singer/dancer.

What I heard was "grim poodle basher". Obviously it wasn't right, but I couldn't figure out the actual words just by listening harder.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hemorrhage by Fuel

~~Leave love bleeding in my hands, in my hands again~~ We all livin' in my pants, in my pants oh yeah

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Casserole, casserole, on the wall.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Who'll stop Lorraine?

I thought it was about a lady who fell down a hill.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

The Toadies "Possum Kingdom"

I'm not gonna lie
I'll not be a gentleman
Behind the boathouse
I'll show you my ~~dark secret~~ dashiki

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Twenty years ago, Buffalo, NY. The Fat of the Land by Prodigy was still huge. A dancer in a strip club thought "Smack my Bitch Up" was "Snap my Picture". True story.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Acting funny, but I don't know why... 'Scuse me while I ~~kiss the sky~~ kiss this guy

Hendrix. Purple Haze

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