Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Collectors' Item (All Their Greatest Hits!) album at Amazon.com

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes', "Oh Holy Night"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Till He appeared and this hole felt its worth

The Real Lyrics:

Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth

The Story: At a used bookstore I bought a CD entitled "Norman Rockwell FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS". I think I'd seen it before at full price but hadn't been motivated to buy it. It has turned out to be a good buy at only two dollars. This is one of the songs on the CD. On listing to it, this line suddenly clicked in my mind as "........... This hole felt its worth" and I burst out laughing at the thought. This version really did sort of sound that way. Knowing the real lyrics to the song, I didn't have to look them up to correct the hoot that had suddenly resonated in my ears. - Submitted by: Karen Smith

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[N]

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[R]

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[T]

[U]

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[Y]

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