This song makes the list for one reason only--the Capell clan substituted two words in the lyrics that made it a joyful sing-along song for everyone. Instead of "Xanadu," they sang "Arimo." And instead of "lights," they sang "light." Thus, the line:
Xanadu, your neon lights will shine for you, Xanadu!
was transformed into:
Arimo, your neon light will shine for you, Arimo!
The neon light was, of course, the Rand's cafe sign--the only neon light in all of
Also, it was quite fun during the sing-along for everyone to try to hit that last really high note. Of course, no one ever made it, and the resulting voice-shredding cacophony of ear-popping shrieks was so delightful that few could resist laughing at the ridiculousness of it all.
Ar-i-MOOO---OOO---OOOOOH!
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