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There are 21 misheard song lyrics for Isaac Hayes on amIright currently.
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"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (MP3)
On the wall that's all
Off the wall that's all
In a way that will never fart
In a way that will never part
"Never Can Say Goodbye" (MP3)
Even though the playful party
Even though the pain and heartache
"Shaft"
Pooh is a bear
Who is a man...
"Theme From "Shaft"" (MP3)
He's a complicated man
But no one understands him but his woman ("Down, Shaft!")
He's a complicated man
But no one understands him but his woman (John Shaft)
Hey, it's that kind of song! What'ya think I'm gonna hear? There's also a pun on 'downshift' - VERY 70s.
He's a carpet bearded man but no one understands him but his woman
He's a complicated man but no one understands him but his woman
"Theme from 'Shaft'" (MP3)
He's a carpet-cleaning man.
He's a complicated man.
"Theme from 'Shaft'" (MP3)
Who is the man who will risk his life for rubber bands?
Who is the man who will risk his life for his brother man?
He's a carpet cleaning man
He's a complicated man
He's a carpet-baggin' man
But no one understands him but his woman
or
He's a carpet-cleanin' man
But no one understands him but his woman
or
He's a carpet-cleanin' man
But no one understands him but his woman
He's a complicated man
But no one understands him but his woman
Hayes won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture Theme which was centered around this song.
He's a carpet-cleanin' man
But no one understands him but his woman
or
He's a carpet-baggin' man
But no one understands him but his woman.
He's a complicated man
But no one understands him but his woman.
He's a constipated man
He's a complicated man
He's intoxicated, man
He's a complicated man
Shaq
Shaft
Shaq refers, obviously, to Shaquille O'Neal. Incidentally, they parodied this song in a Burger King commercial for the Shaq Pack.
Who is a lamb...
Who is a man...
Who is the man who would risk his neck for his rubber band?
Who is the man who would risk his neck for his brother man?
Oh just let me greet
Oh just let me grieve