From Adele, The Beatles, Selena Gomez, Jimi Hendrix and Bon Jovi, these artists couldn't escape from having one of their song's lyrics mistaken by fans. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor It’s not ...
The word mondegreen is defined as a misheard word or phrase that makes sense in your head, but is, in fact, incorrect. The term was coined in a November 1954 Harper's Bazaar piece, where the author, ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
In the past, singing along to a favorite song meant risking lyrical inaccuracies, especially with only AM radio as a guide. Thankfully, the Spotify era has neutralized this peril; a quick tap now ...
When we sing along with a song on the radio, sometimes we sing the wrong words. Often the mistakes are funny: "Scuse me while I kiss this guy" or "There's a bathroom on the right." Errors, like these ...
It's not uncommon to mishear lyrics, and it can lead to some funny realizations and memes. Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" has a lyric that seems to be about "Starbucks lovers." An episode of "Friends" ...
At the Accept show I went to last week, I had a pretty funny moment with the boy when I said that it sounded like they were singing “We are nice” instead of “Neon nights.” Which got me thinking: I ...
When we sing along with a song on the radio, sometimes we sing the wrong words. Often the mistakes are funny: "Scuse me while I kiss this guy" or "There's a bathroom on the right." Errors, like these ...
It's not uncommon to mishear lyrics, and it can lead to some funny realizations and memes. Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" has a lyric that seems to be about "Starbucks lovers." An episode of "Friends" ...