Top 20 Songs People Think Are By Someone Else

These famous songs were NOT originally performed by the person or band you're thinking of. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at songs that have many people confused as to who’s singing. Our countdown of songs people think are by someone else includes “Stitches”, “Cum On Feel the Noize”, “Black Betty”, “Stuck in the Middle with You”, and more! Did we blow your mind with any of these? Let us know in the comments below
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[@WatchMojo]

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[@underland1983]

Only Americans can be this tone deaf and dumb.

[@jessyleppert2]

What about Be Bop A Lula by Gene Vincent, not Elvis Presley

[@MusicLady82]

#1 got me but there's an old argument of Every Rose Has It's Thorn by Poison and not Gun's and Roses

[@djwritestoomuch]

You did blow my mind... I've never been more convinced that you guys just make shit up to meet the quota for your channel. Only two of these have I ever heard of. Yes, some of the artists are not as well known or a little more obscure but... I've only ever heard people make 2 of the comparisons you make in this video. A few sound reasonable but most are just totally absurd and sound made up

[@ladykoiwolfe]

Nope, but I have heard of some of these being confused by people. I even remember when I was introduced to America I was asked who was singing without being allowed to see the album. It sounded like Neil, but... not quite. So if you don't know the band or singer, you can be confused.

[@cedricjoshuapayne]

This list should be called Top 20 Songs People (That Don't Know Music) Think Are By Someone Else.

[@ThatFaceMelter94]

Especially if the only Bruce Springsteen song they can think of is “Born in the USA”, let alone, not know it’s a protest song 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@mikebrillhart5483]

True that you beat me to it I was just about to comment that same thing I knew every one seems you did to 👍

[@retrovideogamejunkie]

Melt with u a the cure song? Nah

[@faesolada445]

⁠@@ThatFaceMelter94ohhh thank you so much for this comment! 🤣🤣 another title could be: ”Top 20 Songs TONE DEAF People (That Don’t Know Music) Think Are By Someone Else. “ yeeeeeeesh!

[@rdspam]

Yeah, Mojo is now just making stuff up.

[@yungkidnf]

Not a single living being thinks *ANYONE* other than Ram Jam sang Black Betty. ESPECIALLY ZZ Top of all people.

[@binky613]

Right. Like this for real made me mad.

[@ErikZarins]

ZZ Top didn't even have a drummer if I'm not mistaken 😂😂 they used a drum machine for background beats

[@benjaminA.stantonpun]

@@ErikZarinsThey did. His name was Frank Beard.🥁

[@johnwhite1356]

I think you mighty find a great many Australians unaware of the Ram Jam original due to the popularity of Spiderbait's cover.

[@fnjesusfreak]

Given that people think "Lowrider" was by ZZ instead of War...

[@joeymccullough2716]

Damn! Whoever confuses ANY of these songs definitely knows nothing about music. 🤣😂🤣

[@noiamyourfather1104]

moneybags 73 i swear boyz 2 men check it out

[@noiamyourfather1104]

moneybags 73 eternal flame debbie gibson check it out

[@peterhopqk]

Not necessary 'nothing'. If you hear a song for the first time or a song you didn't hear that much, I can imagine you can get confused by a different song/band that sound familiar.

[@thegr8arp]

It's not really hard with time and age. I admit that, while I grew up in the 90s, I did used to think Boyz 2 Men sang "I Swear" for the longest time. I also thought "Warrior" was a solo song for Smyth. It happens. Memory gets fuzzy after 30 lol.

[@jasonflay8818]

Yea not that hard man. Especially when a song that sounds similar to another band was a one hit wonder. I have never heard the band name Hollies, and I have no idea who the second example are

[@wendyhamm9722]

Badfinger was produced by George Harrison at Apple Records. That is why they sound like the Beatles.

[@ryanaul]

Also Paul McCartney wrote their first single and were named after "Bad Finger Boogie" a working title for "With A Little Help From My Friends". Lol

[@djwritestoomuch]

Came to bring that up as well... along with saying I've only ever heard 2 of these... the rest may well have been made up, they're so ridiculous. So many more well known actual examples like red red wine or crazy little thing called love...

[@SarahDigsHockey]

except for the fact that they don't sound like the beatles

[@brbgal]

Come and Get It sounds more like the Beatles than No Matter What

[@djwritestoomuch]

@@SarahDigsHockey not normally but the sings written by Paul sound like the Beatles about as much as certain wings songs do

[@williamjones3615]

Huh? No one--I mean NO one--thought that Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress was done by CCR and not The Hollies.

[@karlsmith2570]

To be fair, I can see why people would've thought that CCR had recorded "Long Cool Woman", because of the lead vocalist of The Hollies sounding similar to John Fogarty

[@timswabb]

@@karlsmith2570Yes, it definitely has that sound.

[@azuraroycroft2419]

Ya that one surprised me

[@bendowson3124]

Back in the day, maybe, but if I heard the song for the first time today, I would probably think it was CCR.

[@LeadSurge3000]

🤘🏼 *Yes, I think they totally fabricated that one. It's bullshit. Cheers!* 🤘🏼

[@Beth_Alice_Kaplan]

Fun fact: Singer/actor Rick Springfield recorded a song named “Bruce,” poking fun at being mistaken for Bruce Springsteen.

[@alanmihatov765]

"Bruce! Bruce! I can hear them calling Bruce! Bruce!..."

[@HatfulofHallow]

We're not 'Whitesnake', we're 'Poison' I thought we were 'Quiet Riot'? Says here we're 'Ratt'

[@1024laf]

Shut Up Becky!!!! LOL, just letting you know I get the reference.

[@ErikZarins]

Top comment right there 😂😂

[@colerieger7300]

We're Cyanide, a loving tribute to Poison.

[@michellesimonds7723]

😂

[@mcelestin]

😂❤ Simpsons

[@corymorimacori1059]

“Your music is like a soundtrack to a vasectomy!” Freddie Mercury

[@johnfarmer888]

A classic ERB moment

[@klausmaerz197]

Most of these I already knew because I have a Billboard Hot 100 songs book.

[@tagman6031]

No one ever thought "Bitch" was by Alanis. It was so overplayed on MTV that we all knew it was Meredith Brooks. And where is "Betty Davis Eyes" - NOT Rod Stewart?

[@cheripiez67]

not one of these songs have i ever mistaken for someone else

[@Woodchuck1965]

Nobody mistakes Steelers Wheel for Bob Dylan because you can actually understand what Gerry Rafferty is singing.

[@ErickC]

I regret that I have but one like to give to this comment.

[@RoseSolane]

And enjoy the sound. Bob Dylan is a legend, but his voice is not his strongest weapon. Gerry Rafferty has a much nicer voice.

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

And then Gerry Rafferty did his own records, such as the smash "Baker Street." If anyone wants to know what a hook is in music, have them listen to the sax intro to that song.

[@JasonCorfman]

One song that came to my mind is "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" is by Jan and Dean, not the Beach Boys.

[@malcolmr3]

The funny thing is Jan&Dean predate The Beach Boys and tried to sue The Beach Boys for infringement.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

Such a fun song.

[@leesherman5192]

Also "Surf City."

[@laurabailey1054]

And Dead Man’s Curve

[@bobthebear1246]

Yeah I'm surprised that Jan and Dean didn't make the list.

[@areminfoxxtrot1064]

Who thought Escape was Jimmy Buffett? Not a single person in history, not now, not then, thought Escape was Jimmy Buffett.

[@thegr8arp]

I didn't remember who sang it, but I sure has sh*t knew it wasn't Buffett.

[@MrLayton1990]

90’s child here, my dad was a huge Buffett fan, I knew it was Rupert Holmes since I can remember, huge difference in voices and music

[@beaudure01]

Yeah, some of these are believable, but their No. 1 choice here is next to impossible.

[@areminfoxxtrot1064]

@@MrLayton1990 The instrumental style, the lyrical writing style, the subject, and the complexity of the song are not even close to Buffet. Not to mention the voice is no where close to his.

[@areminfoxxtrot1064]

@@beaudure01 It's literally impossible to think Jimmy sang that.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

I thought they were all written by Barry Manilow

[@chillfluencer]

Close enough.

[@cincysilvia8807]

I mean good chance

[@dozzer009]

😂😂😂

[@stephen9302]

Great video. Music doppelganger 😂😅

[@notyoaveragesouthernmama5734]

Lol. For those that don’t understand the comment above, one of Barry Manilow’s biggest hits is called I write the songs, even though it was written by Bruce Johnston.

[@user-hk5ld7vl7g]

If I had a nickel for every time Donna summer was given credit for some other artist on this list, I’d have two nickels.Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[@malcolmr3]

Could’ve made the entire list. Just about any female singing R&B or Disco was attributed to Donna Summer during the Disco craze.

[@thegr8arp]

Is this a retooling of a Dr Doofenshmirtz quote from the Phineas and Ferb movie?

[@user-hk5ld7vl7g]

@@thegr8arp it’s from the show, not the movie

[@thegr8arp]

@@user-hk5ld7vl7g then it's also from the movie because he says the same thing about getting doomed by a puppet.

[@ColtonRMagby]

I have NEVER heard Jimmy Buffett in Escape, or Dee Snyder in Cum On Feel The Noise.

[@malcolmr3]

Honestly, NOBODY who knew Buffet thought it was him. There’s absolutely nothing about this song that says it’s him.

[@ColtonRMagby]

@@malcolmr3 I've only heard Jimmy Buffett sing with Alan Jackson, but the voice is CLEARLY different.

[@doclewis8927]

I highly recommend for anyone who hasn't heard the whole song of "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn to do so. It's a great song. Highy recommended as I said.

[@timothypierce5303]

Weird that I was just thinking of this song hours ago. "Tell me are you a Christian child and I said 'ma'am I am tonight'!"

[@trekkiejunk]

I actually really like Cher's cover.

[@thegr8arp]

@@trekkiejunk ME TOO! I am surprised at how bad it bombed. Both are great, but Cher's has more pep making the chorus have like church revival get up and feel it feel. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)" originally by Merry Clayton and made a hit by Betty Everett, is another example of Cher making an Iconic song have a different yet positive feel. Although, thanks to the movie "Mermaids" it was a success. Of course, unlike "Memphis", there was an almost 30 year difference in releases versus just 3.

[@JoystickVersusMachine]

I'm surprised "Harden My Heart" by Quarterflash isn't on here. I thought that was Pat Benatar for a long time.

[@leatherscent7831]

They both have two distinctly different voices. The music is also different, very recognizable to each others sound.

[@kkadnar]

@@leatherscent7831 I definitely agree with this. But i could see potential confusion here way before i could see it with The freaking Warrior. This whole video was a joke.

[@debkunkel5840]

Who ever thinks "I Will Survive" is by Donna Summer? Or "Cats in a Cradle" was Cat Stevens? Those who live under a rock?

[@whaduzitmatr]

I know people who have thought both and I had to correct them

[@thegr8arp]

I can tell you a card carrying member of the gay community, no one ever mixes up Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor lol.

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

@@whaduzitmatr They must not have ever listened to the radio.

[@ErikZarins]

For those who are diehard fans of Reservoir Dogs. *EVERYONE KNOWS* Stuck in the Middle With You was sung by Stealers Wheel. Hell… Steven Wright, who portrays the DJ, mentions who sings the song

[@stephenmiller2337]

TBF, I thought that it was a Lennon tune when I first heard it as a kid, because Gerry Rafferty sounds more like Lennon than Dylan. It wasn't until I saw Reservoir Dogs, and bought the amazing soundtrack, that I learned about Steelers Wheel. I'm glad I did because their discography is really good.

[@nyk3334]

Why be a member of such a generic channel? Honest question.

[@watsonandson]

@@nyk3334 Because I never fail to get something out of it. A handful of songs I've never heard in this one ...

[@wylierichardson-tu6zs]

But is 'everyone' a die-hard "Reservior Dogs' fan, tho? lol

[@themulattomaker2602]

Yep. Came here to say some of y'all need more K-Billy's Super Sounds Of The Seventies in your lives

[@philleclerc4283]

I don't think I've ever rolled my eyes, and threw my hands up in disgust more in my life...

[@needtotake3]

It blew my mind how a lot of them were mistaken in the first place 😂

[@jmstampe]

Yes!!!

[@Beth_Alice_Kaplan]

Who the heck thinks I Will Survive was sung by Donna Summer? I want names.

[@leesherman5192]

A guy named John I was fishing with when the Cake cover came on.

[@Beth_Alice_Kaplan]

@@leesherman5192 *snerk* I remember Cake…

[@whaduzitmatr]

alot of people ive encountered as a DJ have thought this, its not as uncommon as you think

[@TheBlackcredo]

I'd honestly never heard of Quiet Riot's version of Come On Feel The Noise until a few years ago. I only knew it as a Slade song.

[@frankbrodie5168]

Same..

[@fivestring65ify]

I never heard the slade version until years later. Slade is a great band.

[@Timxrb1]

Yeah, Slade wasn't well known in the US until after Quiet Riot became popular. Run Runaway was the first time I heard of them. It blew my mind when I found out two of QR's biggest hits were Slade covers.

[@TheBlackcredo]

@@Timxrb1 interesting. Slade were massively successful here in the UK. Quiet Riot, not so much.

[@beyondwisdom5880]

I heard Slade’s version 25 years after The Quiet Riot version. The Slade version was pretty rare for most people I knew that loved music

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

Who is honestly going to think "I melt with you" was written by The Cure?

[@donericdisante]

That's actually the only one that would get me but I'm also not a big cure fan. Pretty much any of these are understandable if the listener really doesn't listen to that kind of music anyway

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

@@donericdisante True, true

[@secondconflict570]

That's the one that made me go WHO THE HELL gets that one mixed up??? It doesn't sound even a teeny bit like The Cure. Not remotely.

[@melrupinski88]

This one made no sense, but what really blew my mind…was watching a vocal analysis of Come On Eileen, and the analyst said “I’m picking up Cure vibes” about Kevin Rowland’s vocal. I never once made that connection, but she was right and now I can’t unhear it 🤯

[@matthewmagda4971]

Bad English? Modern English... Or something like that.

[@karengoodenough827]

Love the fact that the clip shown during cats in the cradle shows someone petting a dog while the voice over is talking about petting the purring cat by your side!

[@Volkaroar]

I'll be the first to say I've never heard anyone, ANYONE, confuse Headstrong by Trapt for Papa Roach. This entry made me give an audible "WHAT?!"

[@marcus813]

Same here. I knew it was a Trapt track the first time I heard it.

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

Did anyone else yell "Sm-EYE-th" at the screen? 🤣

[@taralucas7172]

Yessssss

[@Rattys]

John Fogerty. Born and raised in California, but sues someone for sounding too much like him when pretending to be Southern. Then his label sued him for the SAME thing, because he sounded too much like the lead singer of CCR.

[@gaetagirl]

But….

[@steffendass4169]

This list was compiled by people who don't know music and are easily confused.

[@michaelj.beglinjr.2804]

Not one person in history has ever thought Jimmy Buffet sings "Escape".

[@caseymacmacl7463]

Fun fact. Badfinger provided most of the soundtrack of 1969's The Magic Christian starring Ringo Starr and Peter Sellers. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend it!

[@willyboy6126]

Yes, good movie and with other noted stars like Raquel Welch, John Cleese, Richard Attenborough, and so on... 😊

[@vickicole4787]

Thank you for including "On the Dark Side"! John and the band don't get NEARLY the credit they deserve for that one.

[@JamesDavy2009]

You could make a list of parody songs that were thought to be by Weird Al Yankovic, but are not.

[@beeonthyme5760]

I'd watch that

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

Why would anyone think that? During Weird Al's main production period, I don't think anyone else was doing parodies. I have a couple of 45s, but I'm not sure they were done while Weird Al was doing his big records. I think they were probably just before him.

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@bite-sizedshorts9635 Bob Rivers was doing his Twisted Tunes and John Mammoser also did a few songs found only on the Internet like _Heart Attack #5._ During the era of Limewire, their songs were mistakenly thought to be by Weird Al Yankovic.

[@Bargle5]

Back when I was doing downloads from Kazaa, pretty much anything humorous was attributed to Weird Al even when it was clearly a female singing.

[@daviddaniel6949]

The song Black Betty goes back well over a hundred years ago. I think one of the earliest renditions was by folk singer Lead Belly.

[@jroblesart]

it goes further back than Lead Belly

[@rdspam]

“Huh?” That’s what I said 20 times with “people think this is sung by X”. Who is thinking this? No one who remotely follows music, clearly.

[@csi2000]

It's what I was thinking too. Never heard of anyone confusing any of the bands

[@whaduzitmatr]

about 5 or 6 of these are spot on. I am a wedding DJ and have had people confuse the songs for the ones in this list

[@TornSparrow1974]

I don't know if anyone remembers that one-hit wonder from the late 80s, Regina, with the song "Baby Love". I honestly thought that was Madonna at first.

[@fnjesusfreak]

That's because it was co-written by Steve Bray, who was Madonna's main collaborator in the mid-80s until he got pissed at how Shep Pettibone reworked "Express Yourself" and vowed never to work with her again.

[@randallcadenhead590]

"Come and Get It" by Badfinger, I believe sounds more like, and is confused more for a Beatles tune than "No Matter What."

[@cassandraerdman7144]

And that was written by Paul McCartney, so I can see why some might be confused.

[@caphowdy666]

Come and get it was originally written by Paul McCartney during the Abbey Road sessions, and later gave it to Badfinger because they were signed to Apple at the time. Paul finally recorded the song in 2015 when the Hollywood Vampires (Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp &Joe Perry) asked him to act as guest vocalist on the song.

[@DavysFlicks]

@@caphowdy666 The McCartney original is out on the Abbey Road box set. Badfinger didn't change a note.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

It's true, I know who sang "I Swear", it was John Michael Montgomery. Then that boyband covered it and he got forgotten which is a crying shame. His was beautiful and better.

[@timothypierce5303]

I remember being so angry that a redneck country singer had the audacity to cover I Swear so soon. Whoops! Sorry JMM.

[@beyondwisdom5880]

All 4 One released their version of “I Swear” first by a few weeks. John Michael Montgomery’s version went to the top on Country charts though. Crazy thing is All 4 One and John released a duet version of that song a few years ago.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

@@beyondwisdom5880 their video came out after. That's all I know their version by and I still don't like it.

[@carriehinkel-gill4164]

I prefer John Michael Montgomery's version. I still have no idea why this was a thing. Remember Con Air had the song How Do I Live - sung by Leanne Rimes and Trisha Yearwood. As much as I liked LR, I liked Trisha's version better. To this day, that's the version that gives me goosebumps! 😊

[@BigHarryBalzac]

Kashmir, by Led Zeppelin, NOT Britney Spears. 🙄The examples given may not be that ridiculous but, come on, are people really confusing singers with other singers who have completely different voices? Some of the disco singers sounded similar, but most other singers didn't, and neither did most of the bands. Meredith Brooks did sound like Alanis Morrisette, but without the fingernails on a chalkboard sound. No one sounds like Pat Benatar, and Quiet Riot doesn't sound like anyone other than Slade, who they covered on 2 of their 3 biggest hits. This reminds me of the guy on KZbin who swore Creep by Stone Temple Pilots was Half The Man I Used To Be by Nirvana. I'm fairly sure someone else here posted it with that title, but saying it was Alice in Chains.

[@ErickC]

I believe the correct spelling is "Hrallf Thr Mran I Yerss to Breee."

[@BigHarryBalzac]

@@ErickC It very well could be. It would really help to be on the same drugs Scott Weiland was to figure it out. The first time I saw them was on TV, maybe on the David Letterman show, and I didn't know who they were but he acted like a monkey on crack. I didn't realize until later how accurate that description was. On the song Plush, he sounds a bit like the band Rare Earth did over 50 years ago, way before he was born.I don't think anyone ever got the 2 bands mixed up like a lot of them on this list.

[@steventippett9666]

I remember hearing an interview with Neil saying his own father called him up to congratulate him o his latest hit. Neil was confused as the album hadn't come out yet and inquired what the heck his Dad was talking about.

[@fireproof30]

As a Nu-Metal head, I am officially insulted that ANYONE would confuse Trapt with Papa Roach. Open your minds just a little, people...

[@Jordanmode]

I fuckin hated Nu Metal then, and I hate Nu Metal now. But, c’mon, I knew that was Trapt. I agree with you that there’s a clear distinction.

[@timswabb]

Can I admit I never heard of either song, either group, or Nu-Metal? I recognized everything else.

[@Jordanmode]

@@timswabb admit? Dude, celebrate that.

[@gmc6790]

I'm officially insulted that anyone would confuse Nu-Metal with music.

[@MrAokayj]

@@timswabbdid you never turn on the radio between the tears of 2000 and 2008??

[@celticwolff5429]

#3. I was waiting for Rebecca to screw up the pronunciation of her name. Patti Smyth (long "I") is the lead singer of Scandal. Patti Smith (short "I") is the legendary Godmother of Punk.

[@wjravenscroft]

“Bitch” was NEVER associated with Alanis….

[@aisforapple2494]

It's Patty Smythe, NOT Patti Smith! TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PEOPLE! 🙄

[@DiamondDa1yak0]

Fans: This song is awesome. Donna Summer: Not again!

[@LewisLittle66]

The one thing that blows my mind about any of these songs, is "Father & Son" by Cat Stevens. At the time he wrote that, he was, at the very most, 22 years old.

[@Brown87]

I usually enjoy your lists, but I knew the correct artist for every song that I recognised 💯

[@richardgookin5328]

If you did not know come on feel the noise was Was not twisted sister you don't know music

[@jaytrace1006]

Ready For The World with “Oh Sheila” being mistaken for Prince…

[@swmark78]

I mean, until you said it I thought it was a Prince song. Or the Artist formerly know as Prince, RIP. :(

[@aisforapple2494]

Badfinger was the first group that Apple Records (aka Apple Corps / The Beatles) signed to the label. Paul McCartney wrote one of Badfinger's hits, 'Come And Get It'. Badfinger deserves a biopic, because their incredibly sad story has every trope of the "rags to riches" rock band story you've seen before all wrapped up together.

[@sammylane21]

Eddie And The Cruisers "On The Dark Side" is a '80's nostalgia bomb.

[@jrob8931]

You need to re-title your video: “Songs that people who don’t listen to music think are performed by other people”

[@wylierichardson-tu6zs]

that seems a big stretch, tho. Someone who listens to no music at all would not be able to mix up one artist with another. They would simply not have a clue who performs any given song.

[@user-cr9wk9ec6h]

“Dancin’ in the Moonlight” by King Harvest is commonly thought to be a Van Morrison song.

[@whaduzitmatr]

people are probably confusing it with Into the Mystic

[@ebarteldes]

Badfinger actually recorded a song by Paul McCartney, and participated in the Bangladesh concert with George - and were signed by Apple Records

[@jordanepalasol1209]

What I love about watchmojo is that I don't need to ring the of notifications as they upload multiple times everyday.

[@arthas640]

with some channels like this i kind of hate it when they tell people to enable all notifications since if you do then just a few channels will drown out all your other subscriptions, especially since some of these channels also post meaningless community posts, polls, etc. just to make their account more active to improve their standing in the algorithm.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Not a qualifier because of the joke in _Spider-Man: Far From Home,_ but AC/DC did “Back in Black,” not Led Zeppelin.

[@jessyleppert2]

Lies by The Knickerbockers, not The Beatles

[@timswabb]

Wow, I never heard that one. They were definitely trying to sound like The Beatles.

[@wylierichardson-tu6zs]

I was fully expecting that to be on the list, as well. I actually put down the 'fab four' as the singers, when I recorded it off the airwaves and onto cassette. (Yes, I later corrected that mistake.)

[@Timxrb1]

Wait, I thought Lies was by Paul Revere and the Raiders (another band that people confuse for the Beatles).

[@wesdoobner7521]

Who TF ever thought cat's in the cradle was done by cat stevens??? That is plain stupid.

[@stevegallo8483]

Fun fact: Quiet Riot lead vocalist Kevin Dubrow was dead set against recording "Cum On Feel the Noise" because he wanted the band to write all the songs on their album, and he wasn't a big fan the band Slade. They recorded it due to the label's insistence. The band had a plan to play badly, so the label wouldn't release the song. Problem was each member recorded their part expecting someone else to deliberately mess up their part, and nobody messed up.

[@kristashafer93098]

Thanks for this extremely interesting fun fact!

[@owend4358]

RIP Kevin 😭

[@trinaq]

The Mandela Effect is in full swing here. I always thought that Alanis Morrisette was behind Bitch, only to be corrected.

[@user-hk5ld7vl7g]

I thought alanis morrisette was the name of a band!

[@nickcervenka8756]

No of course not

[@nickcervenka8756]

Who the fuck thought headstrong wasn't by Trapt.

[@nickcervenka8756]

This list sucks

[@leesherman5192]

The same thing happened to me, but with Sheryl Crow. That's not a joke.

[@technobears]

Stardust was a side project from Daft Punk,

[@stevedyches4635]

True, although I had to look it up to be sure.

[@matrixphijr]

Some of these I can only understand getting confused if you've never heard the song before and your friend tells you the name of a song and who (doesn't) sings it. Then you actually listen to it and you immediately know you have a bad friend because it doesn't even sound remotely close to who he told you it was.

[@1RungAtATime]

This video is like reading a Rolling Stone magazine in a waiting room.

[@Typical.Anomaly]

Ngl, I thought "Dream On" was by Led Zeppelin for about 10 years before finding out it was by Aerosmith, probably around 2000.

[@malcolmr3]

😮 Thats Aerosmiths signature song. I remember seeing them in concert and they lowered Steven Tyler from the ceiling with a baby grand for the start of the song. It was awe inspiring and the greatest thing I’d ever seen at a live concert before.

[@ErickC]

There was a thread on the Electrical Audio forums called "best x song written by y" and I like to call it the best Aerosmith song written by Led Zeppelin (for the rubes out there, I fully understand the song wasn't *actually* written by Led Zeppelin, that's the joke and the point). And, to be fair the only time Aerosmith is worth listening to is when they sound like a discount Led Zeppelin.

[@bobfather7355]

Most of these are due to record companies trying to find the next... This is why there are so many 1-hit wonders on the list.

[@frankbrodie5168]

As soon as the name Donna Summer was mentioned I was up and singing 'Hot Stuff' out loud to myself. I am a middle aged man. And it is 1:30am. Thank You youtube. lol

[@paulbaxter430]

Oh no, how old do I feel right now? Gloria Gaynor and Thelma Houston sound like Donna Summer, and The Hollies like CCR? You've got to be kidding me. I guess you just simply had to be alive back in the 60's, 70's and 80's to know the difference for nearly all of these songs?

[@eurotiggesc]

Slade are amazing....Should do a top 10 Slade covers!

[@GormlyKeep]

Can't believe anyone gets any of these mixed up

[@csi2000]

Right? I have never heard of anyone confusing any of them before. Must be a really rare occurrence

[@GormlyKeep]

Mojo resorting to click bait again

[@chrisphillips348]

Meredith Brooks is awesome, blows Morrisette out of water.

[@killingfields07]

Every song by Stone Temple Pilots was confused for being Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam only WISHES each of STP 's hit songs was their's😄😄😄

[@karlsmith2570]

8:11 Now I could see how people would think that "On The Dark Side" was a Bruce Springsteen song, because bruce and John do sound somewhat similar to each other

[@malcolmr3]

I knew several people that swore it was Mike & the Mechanics singing the entire Eddie And The Cruisers soundtrack.

[@karlsmith2570]

@malcolmr3 say what????? How much Crack were they smoking

[@karlsmith2570]

@malcolmr3 How?, they don't even sound remotely alike

[@TanyaVeverka]

That's really the only one I had wrong. I honestly thought that was Bruce!

[@karlsmith2570]

@@TanyaVeverka I'm sure you're not the only one who had thought that Bruce Springsteen performed that song, considering how similar John Cafferty sounded when he performed it

[@princessofhardrock3934]

I have not mixed any of these up. Perhaps it’s because I grew up with most of them?? Commenters…Are these songs frequently mixed up??? Also, fun fact…I won $100 on a bet at a bar that Bitch was by Meredith Brooks!!🤣

[@dannykent6190]

I think there was maybe one on this list that I've actually seen people mix up. Most of it is complete nonsense.

[@Miss_Cherry]

I don't understand how in this day and age there is any confusion about who the artist is.

[@andrewproctor2004]

Hard Luck Woman from KISS. Even one of the Casablanca producers thought it was Rod Stewart.

[@MrEmperorCJ]

Someone thinks Classic is by Michael Jackson. It is not. It is actually by MKTO.

[@whaduzitmatr]

that song sounds nothing at all like Michael Jackson

[@stealthmade3187]

Any Savage Garden Song NOT Roxette 😂

[@teneeley]

I've never heard of any of these songs being confused for someone else

[@dragonmaster613]

There are no "casual" music fans, you are either one of 3 levels (novice, adept, master)or not a fan at all. The ones who confuses any of these are not fans.

[@DJ_G-Rod]

One Bad Apple by Osmonds NOT the Jackson 5.

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

I wouldn't confuse the Osmonds. I saw them in the 60s when they were in a TV western called "The Travels of Jamie McPheeters." Look it up.

[@jessyleppert2]

My top 25 songs People Think are by Someone Else. 25: I Melt With You by Modern English, not The Cure. 24: The Kids Are Alright by The Who, not The Beatles. 23: More Than A Feeling by Boston, not Electric Light Orchestra. 22: You Make Me Feel Brand New by The Stylistics, not The Temptations. 21: This Old Heart of Mine Is Weak For You by The Isley Brothers, not The Four Tops. 20: I Swear by All 4 One, not Boyz II Men. 19: Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin, not Bob Marley. 18: Cum On Feel The Noise by Quiet Riot, not Twisted Sister. 17: Mississippi Queen by Mountain, not Creedence Clearwater Revival. 16: Snoopy's Christmas by The Royal Guardsmen, not The Monkees. 15: Beautiful In My Eyes by Joshua Kadison, not Elton John. 14: Be Bop A Lula by Gene Vincent, not Elvis Presley. 13: Cats In The Cradle by Harry Chapin, not Cat Stevens. 12: Hey Little Cobra by The Rip Chords, not The Beach Boys. 11: Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay and The Americans, not Roy Orbison. 10: A Horse With No Name by America, not Neil Young. 9: It's Only Make Believe by Conway Twitty, not Elvis Presley. 8: I'm No Angel by Gregg Allman, not Bruce Springsteen. 7: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by The Hollies, not Creedence Clearwater Revival. 6: Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealers Wheel, not Bob Dylan. 5: I Will Survive by Gloria Gayner, not Donna Summer. 4: Rescue Me by Fontella Bass, not Aretha Franklin. 3: Africa by Toto, not The Moody Blues. 2: Sheila by Tommy Roe, not Buddy Holly. 1: Lies by The Knickerbockers, not The Beatles. Do you agree with the list?

[@wylierichardson-tu6zs]

Pretty good, as far as lists go. I would quibble with the Bobby McFerrin hit, tho, just because Bob was long gone by 1988 (when that song was released). While "The Kids Are Alright" has a vaguely Beatlesque feel, I have never heard anyone refer to it as an actual Beatles song.

[@manologlz]

“Never My Love” - The Association (not The Beatles) “Baby Love” - Regina (not Madonna) “The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead" - XTC (not Paul McCartney) "A Girl Like You" - Edwyn Collins (not David Bowie)

[@nathanprendergast190]

I can’t take my eyes off of you - Frankie Valli not Frank Sinatra. Sinatra never actually sang it.

[@wylierichardson-tu6zs]

I never thought Frank sang that. While they share similar first names, they have different vocal registers. I suppose that doesn't mean that no ever mistook "Eyes" for a Sinatra number, tho.

[@paulbaxter430]

???? Now my mind is really blown, How and Who? I can't even wrap my head around the visual of Frank performing it let alone trying to imagine him singing it. It's 5.30 in the morning here in Australia, and this video was enough to tip me over the edge, and now you introduce Sinatra into the mix - I just can't take it anymore.😆😆😆

[@rhondarichards3845]

I hope "Rescue Me" is on here for Aretha Franklin. The woman who originally sanged it was Fontella Bass. Some people call it the best song Aretha never sanged.

[@trickygoose2]

That's one I'd thought of as well.

[@kahnadah]

Sang, or sung, NOT SANGED. WTF, that's not even a word ffs!

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

I heard it announced on the radio, so there's no way I'd ever make that mistake. Also, it was on at least one of those K-Tel or Ronco hits collections advertised relentlessly on TV years ago. Anyone alive back then should know it was Fontella Bass.

[@hudahekizzy8402]

Never made any of these connections. The only mis-identification I remember making was thinking that Telephone Line by ELO was 10 cc when I first heard it.

[@beeonthyme5760]

Black Betty is the best song for headphones at the dentist for drowning out the drill

[@brianew]

I agree somewhat. It could have been a much better song if it was produced better

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

@@brianew It was a blues song first recorded by Leadbelly. Ram Jam sounded great to me. I have the original 45 in my collection.

[@Charlesb88]

You forgot "Don't Pull Your Love Out On Me Baby" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. It has been mistaken for an Elvis song. This may be partly due to song being written with Elvis in mind, though Elvis never actually covered it.

[@Derry_Aire]

But no-one's ever heard of them. I mean, the band/singers here are well known and thousands of people mix them up not just a handful of hillbillies listening to a local band.

[@TheBillyKmusic]

I never thought it was Elvis.

[@Charlesb88]

@@Derry_Aire it was a popular song even if the band was a largely a one hit wonder. You would have heated of them back in the 70s, even if the band isn’t as well known today.

[@beatingstuff88]

Born To Be Alive is niet van de village people!

[@yungkidnf]

Papa Roach is the LAST band I'd think made Headstrong.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Papa Roach was singing She Loves Me Not at the time. In my mind but also i dont always remember correctly.

[@Animeguy300]

Your lists are awesome

[@TheAmarok87]

"Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel (not Steve Winwood) "The Great Commandment" - Camouflage (not Depeche Mode) "A Good Heart" - Feargal Sharkey (not Rod Stewart) "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" - Them (not Rolling Stones) "Remember Me" - Blue Boy (not Moby) "Rescue Me" - Bell, Book and Candle (not Cranberries) "Walk on the Wild Side" - Lou Reed (not Bob Dylan) "Grace Kelly" - Mika (not Freddie Mercury) "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" - The Korgis (not Al Stewart) "Two of Hearts" - Stacey Q - (not Madonna) "Somewhere Only We Know" - Keane (not Coldplay) "Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie (not Kelly Clarkson) "Price Tag" - Jessie J (not Katy Perry) "Miss Me More" - Kelsea Ballerini (not Taylor Swift) "Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye (not Sting) "Riptide" - Vance Joy (not The Lumineers) "Youngblood" - 5 Seconds of Summer (not Jonas Brothers) "Kings and Queens" - Ava Max (not Sia) "My Favourite Game" - The Cardigans (not No Doubt) "Tom Sawyer" - Rush (not Yes) "Bury a Friend" - Billie Eilish (not Lana del Rey) "I Wanna Love You Forever" - Jessica Simpson (not Britney Spears)

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

Anyone who watched MTV would know Peter Gabriel did "Sledgehammer."

[@wolfaliceinchains]

I've had someone think Bette Davis Eyes was Rod Stewart, not Kim Carnes

[@nyobunknown6983]

There have been bands that people thought were the Beatles, but Bad Finger was not one of them. Listen to "New York Mining Disaster 1941 by the Bee Gees" and the song "Lies" by the Knickerbockers. As far as new songs mentioned since 2010, they all sound the same regardless because today there is no originality anymore. Many of the older songs you mention, back in the day when I was young, nobody confused them with anybody else. I know because I was there.

[@grayshigami6797]

Baby I Love Your Way, Red Red Wine and Sweat are not by Bob Marley

[@nickcervenka8756]

No shit

[@zoelindwall637]

Complicated I always thought Avril Lavigne sang the song.

[@nickcervenka8756]

@@zoelindwall637 She did do complicated Had to look it up to make sure

[@zoelindwall637]

@@nickcervenka8756 ironic is another song where people confuse the singer with someone else

[@nickcervenka8756]

@@zoelindwall637 how?

[@damiankarras]

That Badfinger song does not sound like The Beatles

[@erinmalone2669]

Beatles adjacent at least

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

It was produced like a Beatles record by the same producer at the same record company, George Martin at Apple Records. It's the production, not the individual voices.

[@swervature]

Are the people that have these mix-ups 10-year-olds that fell from a high slide?

[@juanjr00]

How is Rockwell - Somebody’s Watching Me not on this list?

[@AndrodWorldMedia]

I never met ANYONE who confused Thelma Houston with Donna Summer