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Say what? Report looks at misheard lyrics

September 17, 2022 Amber Healy 50 Cent, Ariana Grande, Drake, Iggy Azalea, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Metallica, Misheard Lyrics, Missy Elliot, Nirvana, Of Monsters and Men, Rihanna, WordFinder, YourDictionary

We’ve all misheard lyrics before. Even searching lyrics online for favorite songs can bring up inaccurate transcriptions. But when you listen to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” have you ever

WTF?

Teletubbies Performing “Get Ur Freak On.” Because You Know You Want It.

March 14, 2017 Alan Cross Missy Elliot, Parody, Teletubbies

Who made this? I can only imagine it’s Russian hackers trying to short-circuit our brains. Hail, Teletubbies!

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This Will Start Fights: The NYT’s “25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going”

March 12, 2017 Alan Cross A Tribe Called Quest, Adele, Charles Bradley, Church of Misery, Frank Ocean, Future, James McMurtry, Ka, Kanye West, Kelela, Kungs, Lady Gaga, Leonard Cohen, Lil Yachty, Mica Levi, Migos, Missy Elliot, Mitski, New York Times, Pentatonix, Shirley Caesar, Solange

The New York Times Magazine is put to bed a week before it’s delivered with the Sunday paper, so this article now landing with a thud on doorsteps this morning

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Random Music News for Thursday, June 9, 2016

June 9, 2016 Alan Cross Beyonce, Blink-182, Ed Sheeran, Eric Cope, Glastonbury, Little Richard, Missy Elliot, Prince, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, The Who

If you’re not watching the show UnREAL–the behind-the-scenes drama of a fictitious reality show–you should. It’s brilliant. Season two just started. And now, the music news. Hell just got colder.