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by **Dave** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:02 am

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

by **fritzb** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:28 am

Yeah that Wang Chung one always had me baffled. It really does sound like "We were cool... on... Christ"

by **Frau_Blucher** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:36 am

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...

by **fritzb** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:40 am

LOL

Yeah, Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze" has to be one of the classic misunderstood lyrics...

by **SwampThing** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:49 am

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".

by **Dave** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:38 pm

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

by **audiofool** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 5:54 am

And let us not forget "Hold Me Closer Tony Danza"....

by **arthrogirl** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:28 am

Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing

Had a friend who swore they were singing "Her father takes her dancing".

by **Ollie Stench** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 4:24 am

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"

by **Dave** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 12:42 pm

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

by **oneno** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:12 pm

How about Carly Simon singing "Constipation" it's making me wait,it's keeping me way-ay-ay-ting.

by **Blaster** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:25 am

Berlin: Riding on the Metro.
It was always....
" ...I emerged in London Rain & you were waiting there, Swimming thru a pile of cheese..."

by **dancingmonkey69** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:09 pm

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!

by **dancingmonkey69** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:11 pm

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!

by **audiofool** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 1:18 pm

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.

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