“I get on the phone and say, ‘Bernie, what does Marconi plays the mamba mean?’ He goes, ‘I have no idea. But it sounds good to me'": It's not just you – even the people who wrote and sang Starship's We Built This City didn't understand all the lyrics

“I get on the phone and say, ‘Bernie, what does Marconi plays the mamba mean?’ He goes, ‘I have no idea. But it sounds good to me'": It's not just you – even the people who wrote and sang Starship's We Built This City didn't understand all the lyrics

Singer Mickey Thomas also says that the song was originally missing its massive chorus