The list for December 16, 1997
The Top 15 Misinterpretations of
the Lyrics to “Tubthumping”
the Lyrics to “Tubthumping”
- I see a clown, get the banana skin, I make him slip and then fall down.
- I wear a frown, I lost my job again. Even though my nose and ears are brown.
- I get rebounds, but never score a ten. My hair is colored like a clown.
- My panties made her frown, so she yanked off my rug, I better learn to glue it down.
- Five voc’lists – wow! And all we do is yell. Harmony’s tough so we said “What the hell…”
- I got no job, but I’m a hooligan. I get in fights at soccer games.
- I get chased round, Never Never Ranch, by a handkerchief wearing clown.
- We’ve got one hit. Now buy the whole CD, you stupid trendy yankee wanks.
- I get blocked up, but Ex-Lax makes me go — you wouldn’t wanna be around.
- The hooker frowns, as i get out a ten, but Mama never gives me more.
- I bet that John, had a fifth of gin. Denver’s in the sea for now.
- I get knackwurst, and some sauerkraut. I’m never gonna keep this down.
- Goodbye, English Rose…
- I am Geoff Brown, Top5 contributor. But I never got a number one.
And the Number 1 Misinterpretation of the Lyrics to “Tubthumping”…
- I met Don Knotts, in the pub again, making out with Tony Dow.
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CREDITS
Selected from 96 submissions from 39 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 1, 5, 15 (13th #1)
- Geoff Brown, Farmington Hills, MI — 2
- Hank Weilevy, Fairless Hills, PA — 3
- Erich Voice, Chicago, IL — 4
- Don Swain, Pontiac, MI — 6, 13
- Christopher Troise, New York, NY — 7
- Mark Schmidt, Santa Cruz, CA — 8
- David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 9, 12
- LeMel Hebert-Williams, San Francisco, CA — 10, Topic
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 11, Banner Tag
- Daniel Weckerly, Limerick, PA — 14
- Bob Dylan, Nashville, TN — Ambience
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