The Ray Charles Singers

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The Ray Charles Singers', "Al Di La"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I'll be lumped, as you're far above me, very far, very far.
I'll be lumped as far as the lovely evening star, evening star.

The Real Lyrics:

'Al di la' says you're far above me, very far, very far.
Al di la, as far as the lovely evening star, evening star.

The Story: I first heard the song on the radio and really struggled trying to make out the phrase at the beginning of each of the first two lines of each verse. I had no luck at first identifying the song from any lyrics site. So I posted a question about it on the amiright messageboards (inthe00s). Another user helped me identify the song, explaining that it was a song of Italian origin, with the phrase 'al di la' left untranslated. That would explain why that phrase can sound obscure in the otherwise English version. - Submitted by: Valerie Cameron

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