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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 Indigo 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.
Moloko's, "Indigo"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know you wanna give the Congo back.
Original Lyrics:
You know you wanna give the gong a bang.
The Belgian Congo would receive its independence in 1964, but it never got that far because a bloody uprising in 1960 drove away the colonial power.
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