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So at long last, we now have a designated area to highlight debatable or factually inaccurate song lyrics. For instance...
"Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon" - It most certainly does not, Vanessa.
"There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" - Yes there will, they even have ski resorts.
And so on and so forth. ![]()

^Not to mention the likelihood of Sudan or Somalia, plus great swathes of Ethiopia itself (the countries the single was raising money for), actually "knowing" it's Christmas time at all - being almost overwhelmingly Islamic...
Whilst you're in Africa though Michael* - how about Africa by Toto?
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
"Sure as" - although it's 200 miles away! ![]()

"There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing"-pretty sure there are more.
"There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing"-pretty sure there are more.
hahaha
"Lucky that my breasts are small and humble, So you don't confuse them with mountains" yes shakira... ![]()
"i would do anything for love. but i wont do that" - ohh so you wont do anything for love then ![]()

On 26/09/2012 at 3:34 PM, TheBaronOfFratton said:Whilst you're in Africa though Michael* - how about Africa by Toto?
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
"Sure as" - although it's 200 miles away!
I suppose it was easier to embellish the facts in an era pre-Google Maps. ![]()

On 26/09/2012 at 4:27 PM, Layla90 said:"There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing"-pretty sure there are more.
To be fair to Katie Melua, she did eventually backtrack and record a factually accurate version of the song. ![]()

"If I go there will be trouble and if I stay it will be double" - Clearly, you should go. Lesser of two evils. ![]()

There are many, but definitely any song with some variation of 'I'll be right here waiting no matter what'
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It's been so long since I last thought about this topic.
While I'm here, a few more...
We found love in a hopeless place and " But I've gotta let it go"? ![]()