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Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
...the King of Japan
Original Lyrics:
...you're big in Japan
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, when you're made in Japan tonight
Made in Japan--hold tight
Made in Japan... oh that eastern sky Sobu
Made in Japan--all night,
Hey!...And I'll sleep by your site
There's a reason that you're made in Japan
When you're made in Japan
Made in Japan--hold tight
Made in Japan... oh that eastern sky Sobu
Made in Japan--all night,
Hey!...And I'll sleep by your site
There's a reason that you're made in Japan
When you're made in Japan
Original Lyrics:
Aha when you're big in Japan -- tonight...
Big in Japan -- be tight...
Big in Japan... ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Big in Japan -- alright,
Pay! -- Then I'll sleep by your side
Things are easy when you're big in Japan
Oh when you're big in Japan
Big in Japan -- be tight...
Big in Japan... ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Big in Japan -- alright,
Pay! -- Then I'll sleep by your side
Things are easy when you're big in Japan
Oh when you're big in Japan
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you big in Japan?
or
It's getting big in your pants.
or
It's getting big in your pants.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, you're big in Japan
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big in Japan through the eastern sea so cruel
Big in Japan-alright
Take an ice cream by your side
That's the reason why you're big in Japan
Oh you're big in Japan.
Big in Japan-alright
Take an ice cream by your side
That's the reason why you're big in Japan
Oh you're big in Japan.
Original Lyrics:
Big in Japan...ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Big in Japan-alright
Pay! - Then I'll sleep by your side
Things are easy when you're big in Japan
Oh when you're big in Japan.
Big in Japan-alright
Pay! - Then I'll sleep by your side
Things are easy when you're big in Japan
Oh when you're big in Japan.
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dale and I sleep by your side
Original Lyrics:
Pay, then I sleep by your side.
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Glimpse of summer sequins in your eyes
Original Lyrics:
Glimpse of summer's heat waves in your eyes
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is it easy when you're big in Japan?
Original Lyrics:
Things are easy when you're big in Japan.
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh [you] used to be so blue
Original Lyrics:
Ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pray that I'll sleep by your side.
Original Lyrics:
Pay, then I'll sleep by your side.
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
Should I stay, Hirai Tsu?
Original Lyrics:
Should I stay here at the zoo?
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you're jiggidy-pan tonight
Jiggidy-pan, alright
Jiggidy-pan, ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Jiggidy-pan, alright
Oh, then I'll sleep by your side
It's easy when you're jiggidy-pan
When you're jiggidy-pan.
Jiggidy-pan, alright
Jiggidy-pan, ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Jiggidy-pan, alright
Oh, then I'll sleep by your side
It's easy when you're jiggidy-pan
When you're jiggidy-pan.
Original Lyrics:
Aha, when you're big in Japan tonight
Big in Japan, be tight
Big in Japan, ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Big in Japan, alright
Pay, then I'll sleep by your side
Things are easy when you're big in Japan
Oh, when you're big in Japan.
Big in Japan, be tight
Big in Japan, ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Big in Japan, alright
Pay, then I'll sleep by your side
Things are easy when you're big in Japan
Oh, when you're big in Japan.
I suffer badly from this mysterious disease where I simply can't hear lyrics properly, but the missus is able to correct me every time!
Alphaville's, "Big In Japan"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're big in Japan tonight
Play the Nazi on the side.
Play the Nazi on the side.
Original Lyrics:
You're big in Japan tonight
Pay, then I sleep by your side.
Pay, then I sleep by your side.
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