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by **design_femme** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:26 am

minor detail:

Actually, it's Kate Bush singing the jeux sans frontieres. I think she's pronouncing "jeux" incorrectly too.

by **mygreen** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:33 am

Now I have to hear this song. In my head I still hear she's so popular.

by **KYYX4ever** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:48 am

Are you sure that is Kate Bush singing in "Games Without Frontiers"? I know she and Peter collaborated several times in music, but wasn't "Games" before they ever collaborated ? (His album SO comes to mind). That line with "jeux" sounds like Peter to me,

by **mygreen** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:55 am

I had to Google this song and this is what I found out.
http://gaffa.org/dreaming/discogr1.html

"Games Without Frontiers" -- On Peter Gabriel's third album. Kate sings the line "Jeux sans frontieres", which everyone thinks is "She's so funky, yeah"

by **scramjet** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 6:10 am

Blondie - Heart of Glass -

It's just no good
You're teasing like a dildo

I always wondered how they could get away with that on the radio.

by **ben_at_work** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 7:57 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by edisonoside[/i]
 Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light"-racked-up like a doucher in the middle of the nigh

by **mygreen** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:05 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by ben_at_work[/i]
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by **ben_at_work** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:44 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by mygreen[/i]
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by **KYYX4ever** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:46 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by mygreen[/i]
 I had to Google this song and this is what I found out.
http://gaffa.org/dreaming/discogr1.

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:48 am

Here's the full lyrics:

http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/artists/manfredmann.htm

by **mygreen** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:48 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by ben_at_work[/i]
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by **ExRat** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:04 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by mygreen[/i]
 I had to Google this song and this is what I found out.
http://gaffa.org/dreaming/discogr1.

by **tastyorange** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:13 pm

Several years ago, Deniece Flaim, of Newsday wrote an article on mis-heard lyrics... and all through the article, I kept thinking what about "revved up like a douche" ?.... what about "revved up like a douche"?

The last line in her article stated, ....

by **ExRat** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:24 pm

Also, Icicle Works "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)" still has me baffled. Someone on this board printed the official lyrics that say:

"We are, we are, we are just children..."

But, I contend that that STILL is wrong - no matter what the band says.

by **LovePlusOne** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:23 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by edisonoside[/i]
 Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light"-racked-up like a doucher in the middle of the nigh

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