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Wasn't there an old Memorex advert that aped Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues, with a bunch of misheard lyrics on the placards? The conceit being that you'd have heard the lyrics properly if you used Memorex tapes for your pirate copies (I'm guessing). Might have been a dream, right enough.

I still can't hear Sweet Nothing without hearing "I'm living on sexy Alpen", to the point that I'm amazed they haven't used it in an advertising campaign.

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7 minutes ago, BigFatTabbyDave said:

Wasn't there an old Memorex advert that aped Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues, with a bunch of misheard lyrics on the placards? The conceit being that you'd have heard the lyrics properly if you used Memorex tapes for your pirate copies (I'm guessing). Might have been a dream, right enough.

I still can't hear Sweet Nothing without hearing "I'm living on sexy Alpen", to the point that I'm amazed they haven't used it in an advertising campaign.

HTH

 

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11 hours ago, Zen Archer said:

HTH

That'll teach me for not checking the thread first, although I think this is the one that I remembered.

Maxell had a bloody cheek. I remember their tapes being cheap shite.

 

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Wham - Club Tropicana

Misheard: Club tropicana drinks are free, fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone, all that's missing is disease

ActualClub tropicana drinks are free, fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone, all that's missing is the sea

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When I was wee, I was convinced the line from Bohemian Rhapsody;
"spare him his life from this monstrosity"
Was
"spare him his life for his mum's sausages"

As I said I was very young at the time!!![emoji854]

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Kinky Afro by the Happy Mondays.

Back in my yoof there was a slight misunderstanding with the lyrics;
"You come around here and you put both your feet in".
At the time translated to;
"You come around here you butt fukin ******".

You live and learn.



Edit to add; Oops. Wasn't aware that word was filtered. Apologies if anyone was offended.
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Prowler by Iron Maiden.

I thought for years the lyric was ‘you hear me coming in the bushes with an awesome sigh’

Then I thought I had it right with ‘you see me crawling through the bushes when it’s all gone quiet’

I have just checked and it’s actually ‘you see me crawling through the bushes with it open wide’, it’s an ode to flashers which is worse than either & incredibly creepy.

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