Can you name the actual lyrics from these often misheard lyrics?

Wrong Lyric	Correct Lyric	Artist
'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy.		Jimi Hendrix
It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not.		Bon Jovi
The algebra has a devil for a sidekick eeeeeeeeee....		Queen
We built this city on the wrong damn road.		Starship
Like a virgin touched for the thirty-first time.		Madonna
Here we are now in containers		Nirvana
Let's pee in the corner, Let's pee in the spotlight.		R.E.M.
You made the rice, I made the gravy...		Billy Joel
Hold me close. Tie me down, sir.		Elton John
You've been outright offensive, for so long now...		Eagles
Slow motion Walter, the fire engine guy.		Deep Purple
Wrapped up like a douche and then you roller in the night.		Manfred Mann's Earth Band/Bruce Springsteen
Hit me with your pet shark		Pat Benatar
Shamu the mysterious whale		U2

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Misheard Lyrics Quiz

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Published: December 31st, 2008
Category: Music
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Tags: Lyrics Quizzes, Artist Quizzes, wrong, correct, misheard

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	pitty:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 04:39 GMT	92 points
	i know people that think tiny dancer says hold me closer tony danza.

	Kicking222:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 04:45 GMT	223 points
	Gotta be honest... this is kinda weak. I mean, has anyone ever, in the history of the world, actually misheard the line "hit me with your best shot"? Or the lyrics to "Like a Virgin"? I think whoever made this one was trying to be cheeky and couldn't pull it off. Sorry, Sporcle- I still love you! Also, I'm gonna get a -18 for this post, and I really don't care. It's true, and that's more important than claiming every quiz is great.

	Sedaded:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 04:47 GMT	21 points
	Blinded by the light was originally by Bruce Springsteen - Let's give the boss some love here!

	Kicking222:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 04:48 GMT	3 points
	And also, I'm with Scott in that eight minutes is far too long.

	swjm:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 05:12 GMT	25 points
	Haha, the one I didn't get is the one I never can understand....because it seriously sounds like he says douche... Anyway, I was going to say there's probably a better way to do this quiz. Get like 3 or four times as many wrong lyrics, and then have people guess the song. Having to spell Beelzebub right is a pain. :P

	goharshindali:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 05:16 GMT	13 points
	This quiz is a bad joke.

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	Yetti:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 06:26 GMT	28 points
	Interesting concept, though a few of these are definitely very silly that anyone could misinterpret (the REM one especially!). I'm surprised that it's missing "there's a bad moon on the rise" for Creedence Clearwater Revival since many people thought it was "there's a bathroom on the right".

	shorts:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 06:51 GMT	30 points
	Liked the concept but didn't dig the execution.

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	Havok3595:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 08:04 GMT	17 points
	The problem with Blinded By The Light is just a Manfred Mann's Earth Band problem, though, not present in the Boss' original. It's because the singer has a New Zealand accent.

	marpocky:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 08:09 GMT	7 points
	I don't think it has anything to do with his accent at all.

	MRL:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 09:54 GMT	6 points
	More that he's slurring the word a bit... possibly on purpose.

	davidr:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 10:51 GMT	10 points
	They're called `mondegreens'.

	Brunswick23Beast:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 11:30 GMT	23 points
	The most misheard lyrics of all time have to be Creedence Clearwater Revivals "Bad Moon Rising". Many people think John Fogerty says "There's a bathroom on the right" instead of "there's a bad moon on the rise". How did that not make the list?!

	alexy:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 12:47 GMT	8 points
	Gotta agree with a few of the other, good idea but some of these 'misheard lyrics' are plain ridiculous.. e.g. Starship?! C'mon, no one could possibly confuse the two phrases. And TLC's 'Chasing Waterfalls' should definitely be in there :P

	drza:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 13:28 GMT	2 points
	I always thought that David Lee Roth song called Panama,he was actually saying cannonball,and I just assumed it was from one of those cannonball run movies....silly quiz but Im ok with it. I also heard Hendrix sang "kiss this guy" a couple times (maybe more) because the lurics were misheard so often

	Booger:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 13:58 GMT	8 points
	I always thought one of the most misheard lines is from the Eagles' Hotel California. Many people hear: "Her mind is definitly twisted, she's got the Mercedes Benz". The correct lyric is: "Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she's got the Mercedes bends".

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	Joe_Ball:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 14:14 GMT	1 point
	Terrible, terrible quiz. Less of these, please.

	Massagraf:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 14:20 GMT	16 points
	In a live version, Jimi actually sang 'kiss this guy' (thanks Guitar Hero World Tour)

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	cassykins:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 15:07 GMT	17 points
	I agree with kicking222 (and several after) that some of these are reaching. Don't get me wrong, "Wrapped up like a douche," is one of my favorite misheard lyrics. Shamu the mysterious whale... not so much.

	whatchucare:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 15:14 GMT	19 points
	In the Boss's original version of "Blinded by the Light," I believe he says, "Cut loose like a deuce..."

	davebesag:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 15:52 GMT	12 points
	I liked this quiz. Shame others didn't.

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	SongfromBohemia:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 16:19 GMT	7 points
	Woah, thanks weird Bohemian Rhapsody and Queen lovin' lol

	sevorak:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 16:25 GMT	7 points
	I'm surprised "I wanna rock and roll all night, and part of every day" isn't here.

	TokyoIsMine:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 17:03 GMT	12 points
	This quiz made me laugh. Now I have lots more songs to sing the wrong words to. Thanks.

	senordingdong:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 18:52 GMT	14 points
	You can add another misheard lyric from Manfred Mann, "Little Early Birdy made my anus curly-wurly" I swear he says if you listen carefully.

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	chrispaz:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 19:35 GMT	-1 points
	I don't think the Hendrix one is misheard. Most people know it's "Kiss the sky", they just sing "Kiss this guy" for a laugh. Interesting idea for a quiz, but as others have said, most of the answers aren't misheard by anyone. Except the writer of the quiz perhaps....

	Krazy Moody:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 20:17 GMT	13 points
	I enjoyed this one... a little tedious typing though.

	jmiscavish:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 21:02 GMT	4 points
	Whoever wrote the quiz just went to www.kissthisguy.com and copied a bunch of the lyrics down. They don't seem especially famous except that some of them are sort of funny. But I'm gonna agree with kick22 up there, this quiz is pretty lame.

	nyooman:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 21:51 GMT	10 points
	My favorite, from "Enter Sandman": Dreams of war, dreams of liars, dreams of dragon's fire; and of baked apple pieeee!

	Kicking222:	Jan 1st, 2009 at 00:00 GMT	6 points
	Wow, I think my comment up there is the most positively-scored comment I've ever seen on Sporcle. I take back what I said about assuming people would flame me for disliking a quiz... it's happened before, but it's a bit close-minded of me to think it will happen every time.

	MissInformed:	Jan 1st, 2009 at 00:52 GMT	8 points
	Well I quite liked it...

	blaylock39:	Jan 1st, 2009 at 04:53 GMT	13 points
	I quite liked it too. I had no idea what shamu the mysterious whale was though...how could you ever mistake "she moves in mysterious ways" for that?

	Lenard:	Jan 1st, 2009 at 05:57 GMT	4 points
	It's funny since I only heard Jimi that way.