Presidents of the United States of America

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The Presidents of the United States of America album at Amazon.com

Presidents of the United States of America's, "Video Killed the Radio Star"

The Misheard Lyrics:

They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machines on new technology
And now I understand the supernova scene
Oh-oh-oh I'm into children
Oh-oh-oh What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star

The Real Lyrics:

They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see
Oh-a oh I met your children
Oh-a oh What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star

The Story: I always that that 'I'm into children' bit was a pretty bizarre lyric... My friends almost died laughing when I sang it. It's my fault though - I had a video tape of a live performance of the song so the quality wasn't that good, and I'd never heard the original at the time. I should also add that I only just looked up the lyrics again at letssingit.com and realized that 'supernova scene' was also inaccurate... - Submitted by: Blair G

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