Starship

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Starship's, "We Built This City"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Oh, corny is 'La Bamba'
Glisten to the radio
Don't you remember?
We built this sissy
We built this cissy on rock and roll.

The Real Lyrics:

Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio
Don't you remember?
We built this city
We built this city on rock and roll.

The Story: The first time that I heard this song was in my friend Libby's car, and she was singing along using these lyrics. So when I actually heard the song, that's what I actually thought they were saying. I was saying 'What the h***?' Then a few years later, it came on in my boyfriend's car, and when I sang along, he nearly died laughing. The relationship didn't last long after that :-P - Submitted by: @ the wheel

Starship's, "We Built This City"

The Misheard Lyrics:

While Tony plays the banjo

The Real Lyrics:

Marconi plays the mamba.

The Story: I was on a cruise in the carribean when my friend chose to sing this song for karaoke and was SHOCKED when the actual lyrics came on the screen - I had been singing "while tony plays the banjo" my whole life... I'm an idiot! - Submitted by: Kerry

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[N]

[O]

[P]

[Q]

[R]

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[T]

[U]

[V]

[W]

[Y]

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