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It's "universal press"...no question about it. Listen to the MTV Unplugged version of the song.
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I too often prefer my lyrics vs. actual lyrics, I too also have many of those wrong words. This was a great topic for a thread.

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I hear bleacher seats a fire too.

And just listened to the link on cartoon

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I always think lover's lament sounds like rubber cement - Dan's (and Dave's) lyrics are quite a bit better than what my mind sometimes hears!

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lucy wrote:I always think lover's lament sounds like rubber cement - Dan's (and Dave's) lyrics are quite a bit better than what my mind sometimes hears!
Hahahaha +1 I always wondered what broken down rubber cement had to do with anything :D
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tee hee! I just called the John Cusack movie Hiinfidelity --it makes my husband nuts... top ten 10.

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A few more:

Voodoo Doll
Real: I'm imprisoned by my passion
Misheard: I'm imprisoned by the fascists

Down On Up To Me
Real: Some folks find more humanity
Some folks find more than sanity
Misheard: Some folks might thought you meant the tea
Some folks might hold that's sacrilege (:shock:)

Real: Do it for the last time
Misheard: Food for the last time

Twiddly Dee (Jim, I remain awed by the fact that you managed to decipher this one for the discography)
Real: Ain't worried about the dumb things I've done
Ain't worried about the dumb things to come
Misheard: Ain't worried about the dumplings I've done
Ain't worried about the dumplings to come

Real: Yes, I guess I'm lucky I can live my own way
Misheard: You ask if I'm a monkey; I can live my own way
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Homesick wrote:Twiddly Dee (Jim, I remain awed by the fact that you managed to decipher this one for the discography)
Thanks (I'll take that as a compliment, even if it wasn't implied) :P . I'd work on this one for about 5 minutes, go do the lyrics for a different song and finish those, and go back to Twiddly Dee (probably at least 20 times). I worked on this one for a good 3-4 hours (definitely not as long as some on Say What You Will).
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Homesick wrote:
Down On Up To Me
Real: Some folks find more humanity
Some folks find more than sanity
Misheard: Some folks might thought you meant the tea
Some folks might hold that's sacrilege (:shock:)
Huh. I always heard

Some folks fight for humanity
Some folks fight for their sanity
What happened son, you could have been someone
You could have been much more

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TheJudge wrote:Some folks fight for humanity
Some folks fight for their sanity
Yup, those lyrics definitely make more sense. Lyrics have been updated. Thanks.
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