Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes

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UP WHERE WE BELONG 7 INCH (7" VINYL 45) UK ISLAND 1982 album at Amazon.com

Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes', "Up Where We Belong"

The Misheard Lyrics:

The little zup where we belong.

The Real Lyrics:

Love lifts us up where we belong.

The Story: I had just moved to the US and was finding out that British English and American English were two different things, so when I heard 'zup', I just assumed it was a word I was unfamiliar with. From its context, I decided that it was a mountain cabin built and pictured it in my mind. I was very disappointed to find out zup wasn't a word, because it sounded exactly like the sort of place I wanted to live. - Submitted by: Teresa

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