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Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Clubland that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
Elvis Costello's, "Clubland"
Misheard Lyrics:
Going off with booty
Original Lyrics:
Golden opportunity
Elvis Costello's, "Clubland"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lead to a higher in-command
Who calls in for air raid strikes.
Who calls in for air raid strikes.
Original Lyrics:
Lead to a higher ranking man
Or a face with thin red stripes.
Or a face with thin red stripes.
Elvis Costello's, "Clubland"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lead to higher in command
Or a face within their stripes.
Or a face within their stripes.
Original Lyrics:
Lead to a higher ranking man
Or a face with thin red stripes.
Or a face with thin red stripes.
Elvis Costello's, "Clubland"
Misheard Lyrics:
Something's coming, Communist days
Your hands at work aren't steady.
Your hands at work aren't steady.
Original Lyrics:
Some things come in common these days
Your hands and work aren't steady.
Your hands and work aren't steady.
Elvis Costello's, "Clubland"
Misheard Lyrics:
The boys install the merchandise
New weights are nearly dates.
New weights are nearly dates.
Original Lyrics:
The boys next door, the mums and dads
Newlyweds and nearly-deads.
Newlyweds and nearly-deads.
Elvis Costello's, "Clubland"
Misheard Lyrics:
The long arm of the law
Slides up to nice girls in town.
Slides up to nice girls in town.
Original Lyrics:
The long arm of the law
Slides up the outskirts of town.
Slides up the outskirts of town.
Elvis Costello's, "Clubland"
Misheard Lyrics:
They lead you halfway to paradise
They lead you halfway to bliss
The latest invitation never seemed like this.
They lead you halfway to bliss
The latest invitation never seemed like this.
Original Lyrics:
They leave him half way to paradise
They leave you half way to bliss
The ladies' invitation never seemed like this.
They leave you half way to bliss
The ladies' invitation never seemed like this.
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