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There are 31 misheard song lyrics for Roger Waters on amIright currently.
"4:30 am (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)" (MP3)
So we pulled off into a Playboy.
So we pulled off into a layby.
Hi, you're liable to sue.
Hi, you're live on the show.
This species has abused itself to death.
This species has amused itself to death.
"Every Stranger's Eyes"
In transit camps, in the Aucklands
In transit camps, under arc lamps
Meet me in the Garden
I've got salmon in my hair.
Meet me in the Garden
Of Gethsemane, my dear.
Meet me in the Garden
I've got semen in, my dear.
Meet me in the Garden
Of Gethsemane, my dear.
Meet me in the garden
I've got salmon in my ear.
Meet me in the Garden
Of Gethsemane, my dear.
Back in the good old daze
Back in the good old days
Benny turned to die on the short-wave radio.
Benny turned the dial on the short-wave radio.
Listen to the white wolves squeal.
Listen to the whitewalls squeal.
Wonder why the sun makes the rugs feel hot.
Wonder why the sun makes the rocks feel hot.
Dolphin radio waves
Dopeful radio waves
I get confused, radio waves.
Are you confused, radio waves?
Imagine Billy in his wheelchair.
Magic Billy in his wheelchair.
S****ing pretty radio waves
Sitting pretty radio waves
The apple's fear is getting cold.
or
The apple's fear is thin and cold.
or
The atmosphere is gettin' cold.
The atmosphere is thin and cold.
The atmosphere is getting cold.
The atmosphere is thin and cold.
Tobacco warrior radio waves
Tobacco road radio waves
I like staying with my Uncle Dave
And I like playing with his great dame.
I like staying with my Uncle Dave
And I like playing with his Great Dane.
"The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range" (MP3)
Does the recoil remind you
The manual sex?
Does the recoil remind you
Remind you of sex?
"The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range" (MP3)
We play the game with the bravery in our drinks.
We play the game with the bravery of being out of range.
"The Powers That Be" (MP3)
Some win, some lose.
Some you win, some you lose.
"The Powers That Be" (MP3)
They like odor, make-out, lime light power.
They like order, make-up, lime light power.
"The Powers That Be" (MP3)
They say the toothless get worthless.
They say the toothless get ruthless.
"The Powers That Be" (MP3)
You better run on, hoe.
You better run on home.
"The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking" (MP3)
Nobody on the plane
The body on the plain
"The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking" (MP3)
Won't be long, Maggie, all men must die
Why prolong the agony, all men must die
"The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)" (MP3)
I used to think the world was fat
Rarely threw my hat in the crown
I felt that I had used up my quota of yawning.
I used to think the world was flat
Rarely threw my hat in the crowd
I felt that I had used up my quota of yearning.
"The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)" (MP3)
The tightest turning
or
The tight is turning.
The tide is turning.
"What God Wants, Pt. 1" (MP3)
The girl in the corner looked at the priest
Who fingered his pale blue Japanese guitar.
The kid in the corner looked at the priest
And fingered his pale blue Japanese guitar.