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8 Song Lyrics You Just Can’t Get Right

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at URI chapter.

It’s a given that dance parties are more fun when you know the words to all the latest hits. But, we all know the feeling of not knowing all the words to these popular songs… Here is a few song lyrics that you just can’t get right:

1. “Don’t Tell ‘Em” – Jeremih ft. YG.

Misquoted: “Rhythm is a desert, I need a companion.”

Actual lyric: “Rhythm is a dancer, I need a companion.” 

… But, having a companion in the desert makes sense too…right? 

 

2. “FourFiveSeconds” – Rihanna, Kanye West, & Paul McCartney.

Misquoted: “Four, Five, Seconds from whinin’. “

Actual: “Four, Five, Seconds from wildin’. “

3. “Sugar” – Maroon 5 

Misquoted: “Sugar, so sweet.”

Actual: “Sugar, yes please.”

I can’t really blame you for that one… 

4. “Black Widow” – Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora.

Misquoted: “You should have known better, than to mess with a hatter.”

Actual: “You should have known better, than to mess with me harder.”

Like, mad hatter?

5. “Beg for It” – Iggy Azalea ft. .

Misquoted: “I’mma make your bed, I’mma make your bed for it.”

Actual: “I’mma make you beg, I’mma make you beg for it.”

6. “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift

Misquoted: “Gotta long list Starbucks lover.”

Actual: “Gotta long list of ex-lovers”

We all said it, but what exactly is a Starbucks lover?

7. “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran

Misquoted: “And, darling, I will be loving you ’til we’re 17.”

Actual: “And, darling, I will be loving you ’til we’re 70.”

Because 17 was so five years ago.

8. “Uptown Funk” – Brunos Mars ft. Mark Ronson.

Misquoted: “Smoother than a fresh jar of skippy”

Actual: “Smoother than a fresh dry skippy.”

Alexia Williams is a member of the Class of 2017 at the University of Rhode Island. She is a Elementary Education and Sociology double major. She loves to eat, pray,and love!