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Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
"Busted," Ray Charles | "Paid In Full," Eric B & Rakim |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Eric B. Is President" | "Don't Vote Me for President" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
"Microphone Fiend"
Misheard Lyrics: It's sort of an addiction
Magnetized like Nixon Original Lyrics: It's sort of an addiction
Magnetized by the mixing |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Mike Appelstein For years I was impressed that Eric B & Rakim drew on Watergate for a rap lyric -- you know, the surreptitious recordings (on magnetic tape, natch), the missing 18 minutes and so forth. I also thought that rhyming 'addiction' and 'Nixon' was a stroke of genius, cementing Rakim's status as hip-hop's lyricist extraordinaire. Then I found out the line referred to mixing down recordings -- still an ok rhyme, but not nearly as much fun as my mishearing! |