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Songs you really like even though you know less than half the words.

Plus points for embarrassing bonus information if you confess to a lyric that you always heard in your head which turned out to be completely wrong.

Desmond Dekker - The Israelites

Love the song. Bonus embarrassing lyric "Get up in the morning slaving for breakfast" 😳😳

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joe's garage - frank zappa

Down in Joe's Garage
We didn't have no dope or LSD
But a coupla quarts of queer
Would fix it so the intonation
Would not offend your ear

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louie louie by the kingsmen
liked the song but couldn't make out the words at all

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Dexys Midnight Runners - Gino

Love the song, but what is he singing??

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@relentless-red said
Songs you really like even though you know less than half the words.
I think that's most people nowadays, the average listener of contemporary music can't receive anything more than the chorus to most of their favorite songs.

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@vivify said
I think that's most people nowadays, the average listener of contemporary music can't receive anything more than the chorus to most of their favorite songs.
Not sure I totally buy that cos my daughters are big on singing along to what they are listening to. No idea if they are getting the lyrics right though. 😁

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@vivify said
I think that's most people nowadays, the average listener of contemporary music can't receive anything more than the chorus to most of their favorite songs.
If one doesn't know all the words but like the song can always hum along. 😉

-VR

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@very-rusty said
If one doesn't know all the words but like the song can always hum along.
If one doesn't know the melody can still hum along... if it's close.

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Kashmir - Led Zeppelin

I was convinced there was a lyric something like 'something my love, the storm that leaves no trace, like thoughts within a dream'. Thought the last bit was a really cool metaphor and then learned it wasn't even in the song. 😳😳😳

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@relentless-red said
Songs you really like even though you know less than half the words.

Plus points for embarrassing bonus information if you confess to a lyric that you always heard in your head which turned out to be completely wrong.

Desmond Dekker - The Israelites

Love the song. Bonus embarrassing lyric "Get up in the morning slaving for breakfast" 😳😳
'I've Never Been to Me' by Charlene.

For years I thought it contained a swear word and would sing it enthusiastically. Apparently, I misheard the F word:

"And it's that man you fought with this morning, The same one you are gonna make love to tonight."