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Weekly survey: Have you ever confused one band/song with another?

I’m pretty sure that the human brain has a finite capacity for memories and processing information. If you learn something new, something has to be deleted from the database.

This can be a problem when it comes to music. With so much tuneage coming at us every day, it’s often impossible to keep everything straight. Or you just might have a glitch in your personal matrix which has you confused about certain songs and certain artists.

I, for example, have a very hard time telling apart later Fall Out Boy from Walk the Moon. I know it’s silly, but weeks went by before I realized that “Champion” from the Mania album was FOB and not WTM.

There’s my confession. What’s yours? What artists/songs have you confused–perhaps even for years–before you were set straight.

No judgment here. This is a safe space. Unburden yourself.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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