Famous Songs with commonly misunderstood, ignored or changed lyrics - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
2012 Parody about an in-crowd district in Seoul Psy – Gangnam Style
57%
1983 Song about a stalker The Police – Every Breath you take
45%
1974 Misunderstood because of the different meaning the word “No” can have in Jamaican English Bob Marley & The Wailers – No Woman, No Cry
43%
2010 Song about a planned rampage in school Foster the People – Pumped up Kicks
34%
1984 Criticises the negative impact of the Vietnam war on the US-society Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
32%
1968 Initially a tribute to Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs Robinson
21%
1958 Initially a song about the musical talent of a “colored boy”, then changed to “country boy” Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
18%
1986 Initially meant as parody about party culture, especially for the behaviour of male adolescents Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
16%
2008 One interpretation: Song about thinking of other girls while having sex with a male ex-lover. Lady Gaga – Poker Face
8%
1965 Song about a downfall of a rich young lady, commented very viciously by the singer Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone
6%
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