How many times have you heard a song and wondered-what did they just sing? But how many times do you THINK you know..so THOSE words are in your head?
For example, once a friend of mine thought the words to Billy Idol's “Eyes Without a Face” were “How’s about a Date." When I told her what it really was she shrugged and said “My version makes more sense”
Beauty, and it seem sense are in the ears of the beholder.
Music will always have a handful of songs that we collectively might NEVER understand. A recent article on Washingtontimes.com lists what they think are the 10 top incomprehensible songs.
Def Leppard, Manfred Mann and Nirvana all made the list, along with Aretha Franklin and even Bob Dylan, you can
read about it here.
And let us know your most misunderstood song. Who knows, your version might be better.
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