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The [[JC]]’s Own favourite example comes from the Blondie classic picture of this. For years the JC heard the concluding line of the chorus: | The [[JC]]’s Own favourite example comes from the Blondie classic picture of this. For years the JC heard the concluding line of the chorus: | ||
:“... and you’d be on the skids | |||
:If it weren’t for your job at the garage | |||
:You could own the whole world.” | |||
This always struck me as a beautifully ambiguous: the very same thing which keeps us from oblivion holds us back from paradise. Imagine the disappointment therefore to find the real lyrics were as follows: | This always struck me as a beautifully ambiguous: the very same thing which keeps us from oblivion holds us back from paradise. Imagine the disappointment therefore to find the real lyrics were as follows: | ||
:“... and you’d be on the skids | |||
:If it weren’t for your job at the garage | |||
:If you could only whoa, whoa.” | |||
{{sa}} | {{sa}} | ||
*[[DK]] | *[[DK]] |