“You have sung this song as if it had been hit by a bus.”
Kuba Wojewódzki (1963) Polish journalist
Zaśpiewałaś tą piosenkę, jakby uderzył w nią autobus.
To Idol contestants
“You know, of all the songs I have ever sung, that is the one I've had the most requests not to.”
Afterword to "I Hold Your Hand In Mine"
Songs by Tom Lehrer (1953)
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