Misheard Lyrics of ’90s Songs Everyone Gets Wrong

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The ’90s gave us some of the decade’s most unforgettable songs, but it also gave us plenty of lyrics that nobody could quite figure out. Before everyone could pull up the words on their phone, you had to rely on the radio or the CD booklet if you had it. Sometimes the wrong version made no sense at all, but that did not stop it from sticking in your head forever.

Here are some of the ’90s lyrics people famously misheard, and why the wrong words became part of the fun.