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Jackson Browne, "Running on Empty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Going on MTV
Original Lyrics:
Running on empty
Editor's note: Do you really think he said "MTV" at the time this song came out? MTV didn't go on the air until 1981, and this song came out in 1977. So I don't think this mishearing is plausible.

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