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Misheard lyrics
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Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:02 amby Dave
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
I always thought he was saying...
"We were cool... on... Christ"
Apparently I'm not the only one:
http://www.amiright.com/misheard/artist/wangchung.shtml
Anybody else have good new wave examples?
BTW Not new wave, but the funniest skit I ever saw had to do with misheard lyrics (Blinded by the Light)
http://www.unoriginal.com/tvl/blinded.html
Edited by - Dave on 11/12/2003 14:02:40
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Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:28 amby fritzb
Yeah that Wang Chung one always had me baffled. It really does sound like "We were cool... on... Christ"
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Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:36 amby Frau_Blucher
Ditto, and what a relief that we don't have to be cool on Christ to like dance halls. Now excuse me while I kiss this guy...
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Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:40 amby fritzb
LOL
Yeah, Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze" has to be one of the classic misunderstood lyrics...
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Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:49 amby SwampThing
I know it's a streatch, but I had a friend who thought "Eyes without a face" by Billy Idol was "Guys without a date".
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Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:38 pmby Dave
Too funny myirwin
According to the Am I Right site, somebody at a record shop actually asked for a copy of "Free Nelson the Panda".
Coincidently, it says Blinded by the Light is the most misquoted song of all time (e.g., Blinded by the light, remmed
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Thu Nov 13, 2003 5:54 amby audiofool
And let us not forget "Hold Me Closer Tony Danza"....
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Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:28 amby arthrogirl
Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing
Had a friend who swore they were singing "Her father takes her dancing".
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Fri Nov 14, 2003 4:24 amby Ollie Stench
Not misheard, but whenever I have the misfortune of hearing The Beatles I always sing to myself "The girl with colitis goes by" instead of "the girl with kalidoscope eyes"
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Thu Nov 27, 2003 12:42 pmby Dave
Anybody remember this classic from the Eurythmics:
'Sweet dreams are made of cheese'
Who am I to disagree.
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And the man at the back said "everyone attack" and it turned into a ballroom blitz
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Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:12 pmby oneno
How about Carly Simon singing "Constipation" it's making me wait,it's keeping me way-ay-ay-ting.
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Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:25 amby Blaster
Berlin: Riding on the Metro.
It was always....
" ...I emerged in London Rain & you were waiting there, Swimming thru a pile of cheese..."
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Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:09 pmby dancingmonkey69
in "girl of 100 lists" by the go-go's, i always thought it was "trashing apples and leather glovesss" but its really "trashy novels and leather glovesss" lol!
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Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:11 pmby dancingmonkey69
oh, and "december" by collective soul! i always thought it was "dont think about it, dont scream about it, turn your head and baby just spit meeeeeeeeoooooooowww!" but its really "spit me out". lol!
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Mon Dec 01, 2003 1:18 pmby audiofool
Look Where Thou Go.... The Fine Come Running.... from Hey Nineteen - after getting a better hifi rig I found out it was 'The Cuervo Gold, The Fine Columbian'
Make tonite a wonderful thing.