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rsdsharp

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10. I had a friend (a fellow disc jockey) who swore the England Dan/John Ford Coley lyric

Reply to Talitha (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 10:32 PM

Aug 30

“I’m not talkin’ about moving’ in” was actually “I’m not talkin’ about millennium.”

This was the guy Harry Chapin signed an autograph to “Thanks for listening so closely.”

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Sorry if 'misunderstood song lyrics' has been covered in the past. [View all] Talitha Aug 30 OP

My personal favorite: Coventina Aug 30 #1

Hey, True Dough Aug 30 #2

lol! Coventina Aug 30 #3

There was a 1970 song by Mark Lindsay called Arizona. LeftInTX Aug 31 #12

lol! Coventina Aug 31 #14

the mother of all misunderstood-lyrics-videos: ret5hd Aug 30 #4

OK, that had me howling with laughter! Coventina Aug 30 #6

I had to take a 'safety break' halfway through, lol... Talitha Aug 30 #9

Oh hell, I never saw that before - thanks!!! Talitha Aug 30 #8

Reminds me when Joe sang that on the Ed Sullivan Emile Aug 31 #21

A former girlfriend's mother: johnnyfins Aug 30 #5

A friend of mine: Dulcinea Aug 30 #7

I had a friend (a fellow disc jockey) who swore the England Dan/John Ford Coley lyric rsdsharp Aug 30 #10

It does sound like "I'm not talkin' about millennium." LeftInTX Aug 31 #16

Millennium doesn't really make any sense. Especially in 1976. rsdsharp Aug 31 #19

I asked my Mom if she could get the "Harlem Doctor" record for me when I was a kid. Tikki Aug 30 #11

This sounds familiar - was it used as a tv series theme? Talitha Aug 31 #17

It's been around since 1939.. Tikki Aug 31 #22

Classically... Morbius Aug 31 #13

The lyrics to Paranoid are kinda hard to understand. I really don't care about the lyrics to hard rock anyway, LeftInTX Aug 31 #15

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Free Fallin' Marthe48 Aug 31 #18

Back in the early web days. . . UniqueUserName Aug 31 #20

Might as well ask about these, too. Talitha Aug 31 #23

Who can forget "Rock The Catbox" by The Clash? NoPasaran Aug 31 #24

There was a song when I was young "Kind of a Drag." Sogo Aug 31 #25

Creedence Clearwater Revival.. Permanut Aug 31 #26

Mine is "Let My Love Open the Door" by Pete Townshend. boonecreek Aug 31 #27

"B String" (a.k.a "Peace Train") by Cat Stevens. Mister Ed Sep 1 #28