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Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
A hemi tale, just call me Lucifer.
Original Lyrics:
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I lay tracks for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached my made.
Who get killed before they reached my made.
Original Lyrics:
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay.
Who get killed before they reached Bombay.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I lay traps for juveniles
Who get killed before they reach old age.
Who get killed before they reach old age.
Original Lyrics:
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay.
Who get killed before they reached Bombay.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the furnace stank.
Original Lyrics:
And the bodies stank.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ate the finest steak.
Original Lyrics:
And the bodies stank.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Been around for a long long year,
Stole a man's seal and his face.
Stole a man's seal and his face.
Original Lyrics:
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith.
Stole many a man's soul and faith.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Found a tended cage for their good TVs
or
Bought pretender cakes for the gods they made.
or
Bought pretender cakes for the gods they made.
Original Lyrics:
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Found a tended cage for their good t.v.'s
Original Lyrics:
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get killed before they reach Brian May.
Original Lyrics:
Get killed before they reach Bombay.
Brian May is the guitarist for Queen.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get killed before they reach Byron Bay.
Original Lyrics:
Get killed before they reach Bombay.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gisela introduce myself.
Original Lyrics:
Please allow me to introduce myself.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I ate transformed tournadors
That were cooked right in a peach flambe'.
That were cooked right in a peach flambe'.
Original Lyrics:
I laid traps for troubadors
Who were killed before they reached Bombay.
Who were killed before they reached Bombay.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I killed his Tzars and his ministers
And his nation screamed in pain
And his nation screamed in pain
Original Lyrics:
Killed the Tsar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
Anastasia screamed in vain
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I rode a tank and a general's rank when the blitzkrieg raged and the fighting stank
Original Lyrics:
Rode a tank, held a general's rank
when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank
when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I rode a tank with the General "Frank"
Original Lyrics:
I rode a tank with a General's Rank.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I stuck around, said 'Beatles burn!'
Original Lyrics:
I stuck around St. Petersburg.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watched in glee while your kings and queens
Fought for candy canes and the gods they made.
Fought for candy canes and the gods they made.
Original Lyrics:
I watched in glee while your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watched in glee while your kings and queens
Fought the Syndicate and the gods they made.
Fought the Syndicate and the gods they made.
Original Lyrics:
I wathed in glee while your kinds and queens
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watched the clee
While your kings and queens
Fought the tendicate
For the gods they made.
While your kings and queens
Fought the tendicate
For the gods they made.
Original Lyrics:
I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made.
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watched with glee, while your Kings and Queens
Built pretend brigades, for the Gods they made.
Built pretend brigades, for the Gods they made.
Original Lyrics:
I watched in gless while your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's stolen faith.
Stole many a man's stolen faith.
Original Lyrics:
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith.
Stole many a man's soul and faith.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
In Texas, they just call me Lucifer.
Original Lyrics:
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Killed the Tsar and his ministers
And the State screamed of age
And the State screamed of age
Original Lyrics:
Killed the Tsar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
Anastasia screamed in vain
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Killed the Tsar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in pain.
Anastasia screamed in pain.
Original Lyrics:
Killed the Tsar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain.
Anastasia screamed in vain.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Made sure the pilot
Washed his hands and sealed his plane
or
Washed his hands and cleaned his plate.
Washed his hands and sealed his plane
or
Washed his hands and cleaned his plate.
Original Lyrics:
Made sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate.
Washed his hands and sealed his fate.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please halal meat and then seduce yourself.
Original Lyrics:
Please allow me to introduce myself.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pleased to meet you, hope you go my way.
Original Lyrics:
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pleased to meet you, won't you mouth my vein?
Original Lyrics:
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Redemption the pilot
Washed his band, cleaned his bass.
Washed his band, cleaned his bass.
Original Lyrics:
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate.
Washed his hands and sealed his fate.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rode a tank, led the German tanks
when the blitzkrieg raged at its finest stage
when the blitzkrieg raged at its finest stage
Original Lyrics:
Rode a tank, held a general's rank
when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank
when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
So many a man sold on faith.
Original Lyrics:
Stole many a man's soul and faith.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stuck Around, Saying Penisburg
Original Lyrics:
Stuck Around St. Petersburg
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
To hex this spell, just call me Lucifer
Original Lyrics:
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Use all your weller politics
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah .
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah .
Original Lyrics:
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah.
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the Blitzkrieg raged, and the bodies sank.
Original Lyrics:
When the Blitzkrieg raged, and the bodies stank.
They stank (as in smelled bad), not sank (as in became submerged).
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the blue screen raged.
Original Lyrics:
When the Blitzkrieg raged.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your kings and queens fought for tender cakes.
or
Your kings and queens fought the tender cage.
or
Your kings and queens fought the tender cage.
Original Lyrics:
Your kings and queens fought for ten decades.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
fought the Pendercates for the gods they made
Original Lyrics:
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy For The Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
the penticades and the Gods they made"
Original Lyrics:
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I was 'round when Jesus cried
Original Lyrics:
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hope you're against my men
Original Lyrics:
Hope you guessed my name
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I rode a tank with General Frank
While the Blitzkrieg raged; everybody stank.
While the Blitzkrieg raged; everybody stank.
Original Lyrics:
Rode a tank, held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank
Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I shouted out
Who killed the Kennedys?
When after all
It was USA
Who killed the Kennedys?
When after all
It was USA
Original Lyrics:
I shouted out
Who killed the Kennedys?
When after all
It was you and me
Who killed the Kennedys?
When after all
It was you and me
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I stuck around in Pittsburgh
Original Lyrics:
I stuck around St. Petersburg
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been around for a long, long yell
Original Lyrics:
I've been around for a long, long year
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
To end this tale just call me Lucifer...
Original Lyrics:
As heads is tails just call me Lucifer...
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better learn politics
Original Lyrics:
Your well-learned politesse
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