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The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: Noise Pollution

The National Year Of Reading also came up with their list of the most misquoted and misheard song lyrics.

1. Madonna, Like A Virgin. "Touched for the 33rd time." (Real lyric: "Touched for the very first time.")

2. REM, Losing My Religion. "Let's pee in the corner." ("That's me in the corner.")

3. Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit. "Here we are now, in containers." ("Here we are now, entertain us.")

4. Bob Dylan, Blowin' In The Wind. "The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind." ("The answer, my friend, is...")

5. Spice Girls, Wannabe. "If you wanna do my mother, you gotta get her a Benz." ("If you wannabe my lover, you gotta get with my friends.")

6. Abba, Chiquitita. "Chicken tikka, tell me what's wrong (Chiquitita, tell me...")

7. U2, Mysterious Ways. "Shamu, the mysterious whale." ("She moves in mysterious ways.")

8. Eagles, Desperado. "You've been outright offensive." ("...out riding fences.")

9. Starship, We Built This City. "We built this city on the wrong damn road." ("...on rock and roll.")

10. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Can't Stop. "Can't stop the ferrets when they need food." ("Can't stop the spirits when they need you.")

One I may never forget, for some sad reason, was offered by Barry Manilow from his own song: "Looks like tomatoes." ("Looks like we made it" - he thought it was funny, in a TV-aired concert, and I will, apparently, never forget it for some sick reason.)

- Jonny O

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