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I seen her in a smoky room
The smelly wine and cheap perfume

Those summer nights are callin
Just don't need love
Can't help myself I'm fallin
Just don't need love

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08-29-2014 , 12:22 PM

#127

Poker Reference

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Originally Posted by Brocktoon

There's nothing that a hundred men on Mars could ever do.

Hahahaha

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Originally Posted by Dominic

Wait...this isn't right?

I know, right? I only found out last night -- I came as soon as I heard.

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08-29-2014 , 12:28 PM

#128

LostOstrich

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we rub a mexican monkey

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08-29-2014 , 12:49 PM

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Nitchka'sDad

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"Blew out my flip-flops
stepped on a Pop Tart...."

Yea, the real lyrics make a lot more sense.

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I second "she's so popular" in Games Without Frontiers. It kinda makes sense.

Really? How could it possibly make any sense in the context of the song?

Historically, I'd say war has been a fairly popular pastime.

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08-29-2014 , 09:32 PM

#130

Baltimore Jones

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Okay the conceit of Africa is that a white boy is trying to write a song about Africa, but doesn't actually know anything about it except from TV and memory.

Sister Christian was supposed to be about his sister Christy but another band member misheard it and they stuck with Christian. Something about her growing up fast.

Most songs are really disappointing if you pay too much attention to the lyrics and/or read what the band has to say about them. Karma Police sounds like it might hold the secrets of the universe, but it's really just some idiots goofing around making fun of people and calling in the karma police when somebody has a bad hairdo.

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08-30-2014 , 03:03 AM

#131

brandoncla

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Originally Posted by Baltimore Jones

"The Motor Inn...what's your price for flight..."

I pictured the Motor Inn as a place kinda like Cheers, where everybody is friendly and knows each other.

Lol busted up.

Always thought it was "what's your price tonight...."

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08-30-2014 , 03:19 AM

#132

jmill

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Originally Posted by TooCuriousso1

if anyone can get :41 without looking it up i'll be really impressed

dinosaur patrolla, listening to buck owens, doo doo doo, looking out my back door

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08-30-2014 , 09:26 AM

#133

Chippa58

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^^^^^^

"Dinah Shore, the thrower" ??? I don't think that's it...but I think the Dinah Shore part is right.

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08-30-2014 , 11:32 AM

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thebigeasy59

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My cousin's wife is practically famous for singing wrong lyrics of songs, but constantly arguing that they're right with longwinded explanations. For example:

Down on the corner
out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playin
Bring your ******s, tap your feet.

"It's an old song, and people had slaves back then. They didn't treat them very well, so they called them 'their ******s'."

She thought Panama by Van Halen was about a Man of Gold.
She thought Love in an Elevator by Aerosmith was "living it up with the people"

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08-31-2014 , 01:59 PM

#135

Clear Quality

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Lots of people with bad hearing I guess.

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10-09-2014 , 11:21 AM

#136

brandoncla

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They may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one...I hope you will join us, and the worlddd in Liversborne.

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10-09-2014 , 01:17 PM

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amoeba

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I've made the dirty deeds thunder chief mistake but another longtime mistaken lyric is that in Gimme Shelter, I thought it was:

"Rape! Murder! It's just the shadow way. It's just the shadow way!"

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10-09-2014 , 01:24 PM

#138

druidfluid

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Not sure if it has been mentioned but there was a book of famous misunderstood lyrics maybe 15 years back called "excuse me while I kiss this guy"

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10-09-2014 , 01:36 PM

#139

ContactGSW

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Always thought David Bowie was an Ayn Rand fan, mis-hearing the line in Fame as '"I'm objectivist", instead of "I'll reject you first".
Oh well.

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10-09-2014 , 07:08 PM

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Mexibastardhawk

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Originally Posted by Chippa58

^^^^^^

"Dinah Shore, the thrower" ??? I don't think that's it...but I think the Dinah Shore part is right.

Sounded like "dinosaur victrola" to me.

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10-09-2014 , 07:13 PM

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TimM

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I always heard "dinosaur patroller"

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10-09-2014 , 08:39 PM

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Freewill2112

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When the Commodores sing "shake it down, shake it down, shake it down" in this (at around 2:40):

I always thought they were singing, "chica-bown, chica-bown, chica-bow-own"... you know, like they were trying to imitate some stereotypical porno music. Makes every bit as much sense to me.

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10-09-2014 , 08:41 PM

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TimM

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Shicka-cow, shicka-cow shicka-cow, now

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10-09-2014 , 09:55 PM

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Lattimer

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Wait, it's not? :mind blown:

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10-09-2014 , 10:42 PM

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A dude that used to hang out with me and my friend years ago once heard the song "Lunatic Fringe" come on the radio and he said, "Cool! 'Let Me Learn French"'!. Turn it up!" We couldn't even laugh. We just all looked at each other like wtf.

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10-09-2014 , 11:08 PM

#146

Dominic

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weird fact:

Same guy who sings this song:

is the same guy who sings this song:

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10-10-2014 , 03:09 AM

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brandoncla

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Originally Posted by ncboiler

FWIW that's a tough one to figure out without looking it up.

Also, I'm kind of confused how a "dude" who used to hangout with you and "your" friend, is just a dude and not part of the friend thing. Outside perception is gonna be 3 guys hanging out, they must be friends...

Sounds like he got ex-communicated/thought he was weird whatever. Was stuff like this lyric thing the deal breaker?

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10-11-2014 , 02:26 PM

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druidfluid

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Originally Posted by DC11GTR

There was a book that came out 15-20 years ago called, "Excuse me while I kiss this guy" and had some really good ones in there.

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Originally Posted by druidfluid

Not sure if it has been mentioned but there was a book of famous misunderstood lyrics maybe 15 years back called "excuse me while I kiss this guy"

D'oh!

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10-11-2014 , 03:37 PM

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aragorn_i01

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"Pink pajamas, penguins on the bottom. Pink pajamas, penguins on the bottom."

-Circle of life, Lion King according to my 12 year old daughter. So of course for Christmas she got the above pajamas which she loved.