The Stone Roses

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Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).

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The Stone Roses', "I Wanna Be Adored"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I wanna be a doored.

The Real Lyrics:

I wanna be adored.

The Story: I loved this song when it came out, but I was a bit puzzled by it too. Just what is a 'doored'. I knew it wasn't some cockney rhyming slang or strange British vernacular. Then one night, I was sitting round at a friends and we were listening to the song. Suddenly the penny dropped and I exclaimed loudly 'Oh! adored! I get it!' My friends nearly pissed themselves laughing. Since I worked for a record label at the time, it became quite the joke. - Submitted by: Jarsar

The Stone Roses', "I Wanna Be Adored"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I wanna be your dog

The Real Lyrics:

I wanna be adored

The Story: Well, DJ Gregarious here in Portland plays this song very last after his shows. Everyone seems to love it, and my friend and I would sing loudly, I wanna be your dog!!! The local newspaper had an interview with afore mentioned cute DJ where he mentioned the song he loves to play at the end of each night. It turns out, I was way wrong! - Submitted by: Cara Clark

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