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"Radio Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Mozambique and Mugabe
Still got their limos I hear them say Original Lyrics: Mozambique and Mugabe
Still got Frelimo I hear them say | "Radio Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a jock strap's hat, we can keep them on
Original Lyrics: Like a jaw snapped shut, it keeps them apart
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"A Slow Waltz for Chile"
The Lyrics: There's a slow waltz for Chile
All down through the years Of Pinochet, murder and dread With no quick step solution Just the will to resist 'Til the last decent Chilean is dead Who They Mention: Augusto Pinochet - dictator of Chile from 1973 - 1990.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
| "No Rope As Long As Time"
The Lyrics: Mandela in the prison, Biko in the ground
Sharpeville and Soweto voices silenced till the end of time. Who They Mention: Nelson Mandela - later to become President of South Africa was an anti- apartheid campaigner and at the time of this song was serving a 27 year prison sentence. Steve Biko was another anti apartheid campaigner who died in police custody in 1977.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
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"America For Beginners"
The Lyrics: Everywhere there's stripes and stars
Men in dark suits in unmarked cars Sipping Jack Daniels in Third World bars BR> Product Brand Name: Jack Daniels - the famous Tennessee Whiskey
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
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"No Rope As Long As Time"
The Lyrics: Mandela in the prison, Biko in the ground
Sharpeville and Soweto voices silenced till the end of time. Why: Sharpeville and Soweto are both South African townships, Sharpville was the site of a massacre in 1960 when police opened fire on a demonstration and killed 69 blacks. Soweto is now part of the city of Johannesburg
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
| "America For Beginners"
The Lyrics: America for beginners
Why: Each verse ends with the line America for Beginners
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
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