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The lyrics you’ve been singing wrong all these years

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We’ve all done it... confidently sung along to a song for years, only to find out the lyrics were completely wrong.

After a TikTok trend exposed some hilarious local versions of international hits, Stacey and J Sbu put a few classics to the test. From Akon apparently wanting to "kick it like Thabo" to Taylor Swift singing about a "Woolworths pie", these misheard lyrics will have you questioning everything you thought you knew.

Warning: once you hear these versions, you can’t unhear them.
18 Aug English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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