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    These songs will have you scratching your head. Welcome To WatchMojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top 10 songs people think are by someone else! So if you’ve ever heard Creep, A Horse With No Name, I swear, The Warrior, Teenage Dirtbag, Don’t Worry or Be Happy or Bitch, and were surprised at the artist listed, this list is for you!
    01:25 #10: “Don't Leave Me This Way”
    02:45 #9: “Bitch”
    04:05 #8: “Creep”
    05:18 #7: “Teenage Dirtbag”
    06:27 #6: “I Swear”
    07:48 #5: “A Horse with No Name”
    09:02 #4:#4: “The Warrior” - Scandal
    10:17 #3, #2 & #1: ????
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  7 років тому +176

    Listen to some songs from this video:
    Wheatus [Clean] amzn.to/2rRLW10
    Stone Temple Pilots: Alive in the Windy City amzn.to/2sdDmKy
    Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel amzn.to/2sduUep

    • @squiresam
      @squiresam 7 років тому +19

      Tina and Ike Turner covered it, which they said at the beginning that covers would not be included.

    • @evillordbeerus2455
      @evillordbeerus2455 7 років тому +27

      it's "proud Mary"

    • @NoWay1969
      @NoWay1969 7 років тому +20

      Most people also think it's call "rolling on a river." It's actually Proud Mary.

    • @KYanez
      @KYanez 7 років тому

      WatchMojo.com Help me reach my goal of 3.8k SUBSCRIBERS, I post comedy and real pranks every week, Upcoming UA-camr❤️

    • @swrknj
      @swrknj 7 років тому +47

      I've never met anyone who confuses any of these songs.

  • @aukevandenakker9890
    @aukevandenakker9890 3 роки тому +743

    Fun fact:
    Bohemian rhapsody is not by Kanye west

    • @tomlastname85
      @tomlastname85 3 роки тому +24

      wait? he didn't make beehemiahn rapcity?

    • @ericaburns8652
      @ericaburns8652 3 роки тому +6

      @@tomlastname85 no bohemian rhapsody was by queen not yeezy

    • @tomlastname85
      @tomlastname85 3 роки тому +11

      @@ericaburns8652 i know i was just making a joke

    • @phabbyojota9713
      @phabbyojota9713 3 роки тому

      OMFG!

    • @conkyvsricki4710
      @conkyvsricki4710 3 роки тому +2

      kanye only seems to cover things, like the one time i was like wtf happened to this daft punk song, and someone was like this is kanye, wow way to mess up a good song

  • @horrordestiny9011
    @horrordestiny9011 5 років тому +745

    Next your gonna tell me Elton John didn’t sing old town road

    • @jakecordina563
      @jakecordina563 4 роки тому +20

      Then he’s gonna tell us that slipknot didn’t sing country roads

    • @jeanmichellelaurent
      @jeanmichellelaurent 4 роки тому +7

      You mean Hatsune Maku didn’t sing Ziggy stardust

    • @codyclaeys2008
      @codyclaeys2008 4 роки тому +9

      You mean Madonna didn't sing girls just wanna have fun

    • @oweznero
      @oweznero 4 роки тому +2

      This sounds like a jojo reference

    • @jerelminter
      @jerelminter 4 роки тому +2

      Elton John is too old to sing a stupid song like that, plus it's not even from the same genre of music.

  • @Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaron
    @Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaron 4 роки тому +481

    Next your gonna tell me that Under pressure wasn't done by Vanilla Ice.

    • @Squre
      @Squre 3 роки тому +8

      No, but they stole the beat from Vanilla ice.

    • @dianeridley9804
      @dianeridley9804 3 роки тому

      Nah, we let the courts do that

    • @coolkidbradude7745
      @coolkidbradude7745 3 роки тому +5

      @Squre Lol, no they didn't, Under Pressure was originally by Queen. And then like tons or rap artists, he re-used it for his song "ice, Ice, Baby".

    • @yakzh
      @yakzh 3 роки тому +5

      @@coolkidbradude7745 dude, you...

    • @Squre
      @Squre 3 роки тому +1

      @@coolkidbradude7745 if you listen to it the beat is a little different, so it's not the same.

  • @Diesel257
    @Diesel257 3 роки тому +209

    Let's not forget there were 3 songs called "Creep" in the top 40 at the same time.

    • @cct4388
      @cct4388 3 роки тому +10

      i know radiohead and stone temple pilots, which was the 3rd?

    • @Diesel257
      @Diesel257 3 роки тому +15

      @@cct4388 TLC

    • @cct4388
      @cct4388 3 роки тому +1

      @@Diesel257 thanks

    • @jessietijerina2121
      @jessietijerina2121 3 роки тому +6

      I personally liked Radiohead's the best even though I like more STP music overall.

    • @Diesel257
      @Diesel257 3 роки тому +1

      @@jessietijerina2121 Me too but unfortunately it makes me think of my worst ex girlfriend which ruins it.😆

  • @cl0udbear
    @cl0udbear 5 років тому +649

    "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is about ten words too short for a Fall Out Boy song title.

    • @80official20
      @80official20 4 роки тому +9

      They are actually similar bands honestly

    • @maddisonle-guier1112
      @maddisonle-guier1112 4 роки тому +75

      “I Write Sins Not Tragedies is about ten words too short for a Fall Out Boy song title”- by Fall Out Boy.

    • @Alex1jag
      @Alex1jag 4 роки тому +17

      IKR, Fall Out Boy has song named "Our Lawyers Made Us Change the Name of This Song so We Wouldn't Get sued", so yeah! who confuses the two.

    • @justingarfield2663
      @justingarfield2663 4 роки тому +19

      But “Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” could be by either if you aren’t well-versed in those bands.

    • @toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330
      @toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330 4 роки тому +1

      That could be a FOB Song Title 😂

  • @jakecordina563
    @jakecordina563 4 роки тому +293

    No one can deny that AC/DC sung ‘Don’t go breaking my heart’

  • @NachshonYosef
    @NachshonYosef 7 років тому +4450

    I mistakenly confused this list with something that was worth watching.

    • @giantrobot5804
      @giantrobot5804 7 років тому +18

      hahahahahahhaha

    • @Ebani
      @Ebani 7 років тому +8

      Ikr

    • @lapaz62
      @lapaz62 7 років тому +21

      You have to watch it first, before you decide if it is any good or not, it is a stupid list.

    • @BurritoMassacre
      @BurritoMassacre 7 років тому +7

      EVW 🤣🤣😂😂😂 you win.

    • @redwater4778
      @redwater4778 7 років тому

      hey Joe The Leaves

  • @kopanvezer
    @kopanvezer 4 роки тому +108

    "We won't include bands that covered the song later"
    "Weezer actually covered the song later..."

    • @chrisstorms7511
      @chrisstorms7511 4 роки тому +9

      I think it meant bands that recorded a cover of the song. weezer did the song live a couple times as a joke because of everyone thinking it was their song

    • @johnanderson9765
      @johnanderson9765 3 роки тому +3

      @@chrisstorms7511 WatchMojo consistently breaks the rules set up before the list.

    • @averyetvspecial1487
      @averyetvspecial1487 3 роки тому

      Does Weezer do anything except as a joke anymore?

    • @mattbalas8828
      @mattbalas8828 3 роки тому +2

      Did anyone not working for Mojo really think that sounds like Rivers Cuomo?

  • @loselmosmaximos5388
    @loselmosmaximos5388 4 роки тому +296

    I always thought "Don't worry be happy" was written and sung by the singing Fish, hanging on a wooden plate at the wall... 🤔

  • @NiamhCreates
    @NiamhCreates 5 років тому +790

    This entire list is a "WTF, who thinks THAT?!"

    • @Wolfulium
      @Wolfulium 5 років тому +15

      I mean, up until today i thought bitch was done by alanis morissette /shrug

    • @amandakiley7058
      @amandakiley7058 5 років тому +4

      I KNOW!!! I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS LIST!!

    • @HeatherCoste
      @HeatherCoste 5 років тому +1

      The number 10 was the only one I was like huh ok I didn’t know that.

    • @CryptidProductions
      @CryptidProductions 5 років тому +4

      The only one that got me was The Warrior because I think I have actually heard it attributed to Pat Benetar several times and not had much reason to question it.

    • @TheBloodypimp
      @TheBloodypimp 5 років тому

      Number 9 was me. 😂😂😂

  • @ssrrapper
    @ssrrapper 7 років тому +170

    Missing from this list:
    "Symphony No. 5 in C Minor" ~Ludwig van Beethoven NOT Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    • @JohnnyCacheX
      @JohnnyCacheX 7 років тому +1

      Huh? Walter Murphy made a fifth of Beethoven... who else?

    • @gladsoe
      @gladsoe 7 років тому +5

      Ssrrapper, You won inernet this week :D

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 6 років тому +1

      Back to the Future theme by Alan Silvestri, NOT by John Williams.

    • @jeremyc9593
      @jeremyc9593 6 років тому

      If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone fuck that up, I'd be retired by now.

    • @putridfetidini5468
      @putridfetidini5468 6 років тому +1

      @ssrrapper OMG right??

  • @mistylee717
    @mistylee717 4 роки тому +31

    This list had 3 types of songs: 1. Songs I knew well enough that I already knew who sang them. 2. Songs I didn’t know well enough to have a preconceived notion as to the singer and 3. Songs that made me go “what?? Who in the heck could think they did that song???”

  • @JonathanChute
    @JonathanChute 6 років тому +88

    1:02 - "Also if this miss credited artist worked on the song or covered it afterwards, like Mott the Hoople "All the Young Dudes" it won't be on this list either."
    6:00 - "Weezer added to the confusion by also covering the song..."
    ---
    Why bother having rules? lol

    • @christopherdonahue2398
      @christopherdonahue2398 5 років тому +7

      it wasn't an official released cover, it was only at the one concert

    • @jimwoodard64
      @jimwoodard64 5 років тому

      @@christopherdonahue2398, right on.

    • @MrCapcaptain
      @MrCapcaptain 5 років тому +3

      Did they say "official released cover"? Or just "....covered it afterwards....."

    • @leonmorte7241
      @leonmorte7241 5 років тому +1

      rules are meant to be bent sometimes

  • @justinallard9523
    @justinallard9523 7 років тому +463

    I'm pretty sure just about no one thought Creep was done by Nirvana.

    • @aidanfix1798
      @aidanfix1798 6 років тому

      I know right

    • @kylez8010
      @kylez8010 6 років тому +10

      If so, they don't remember the 90s.

    • @abstraktmind6665
      @abstraktmind6665 6 років тому +4

      literally NO ONE lol

    • @courtneykurtenbach2230
      @courtneykurtenbach2230 6 років тому +11

      I did when I heard it on the radio the other day. I just never listened to STP and the vocals are insanely similar to Cobain's. I was pretty sure it wasn't a nirvana song because I'd never heard it before but it just sounded so similar.

    • @JasonGroom
      @JasonGroom 6 років тому +5

      If you are an STP fan or a Nirvana fan you never mixed it up

  • @featheryfemme
    @featheryfemme 5 років тому +77

    You guys ever heard Stealing Society by System of a Down? I could've sworn that was Ariana Grande.

    • @dietjesus7710
      @dietjesus7710 4 роки тому +6

      Yeah Ariana does seem like the type of person to sing about crack pipes, needles, pcp and fast cars.
      And when she gets to talking she never be wrong.

    • @keanuismyfather7477
      @keanuismyfather7477 4 роки тому +1

      That’s funny because I always thought One Last Time was sung by Serj Tankian. Coincidence? 🤔

  • @rodneywoodcock8235
    @rodneywoodcock8235 4 роки тому +209

    I've never met a single person who thinks Bob Marley sang "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

    • @Catchmarley
      @Catchmarley 3 роки тому +9

      When u look it up it says that

    • @Suisai13
      @Suisai13 3 роки тому +6

      I don't know how #1 ended up being the most ridiculous of them all, but it was. People know Bobby McPharen only for that song. SMH

    • @markshaffer6447
      @markshaffer6447 3 роки тому +3

      Especially since Bob was dead for over a decade before DWBH was released

    • @rubygirl214
      @rubygirl214 3 роки тому +2

      Bob Marley died in 1981... you’d have to be pretty dense to think he sang that 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @stebogameboy
      @stebogameboy 3 роки тому +7

      @@rubygirl214 Unless you’re just not familiar with his history. I always assumed it was Bob Marley before I saw a sketch about Bobby McFerrin and Michael Winslow which led to me researching the two of them and needless to say, I was blown away. Also can’t deny the fact that search results and view counts speak to the fact that A LOT of people believe it was sung by Bob Marley.

  • @SecularSloth
    @SecularSloth 6 років тому +45

    I grew up in the 90's, and I don't recall anyone confusing these songs. They were all extremely well known. Not only by their name, but by the artist's voice. So, who were these people that were confused? It had to be kids that didn't grow up in the 90's. No one from my generation would ever confuse Scott Weiland with Kurt Cobain. No one.

    • @soulcrusher807
      @soulcrusher807 6 років тому +1

      I probably would because I didn't listen to either of those talent less bands back then.

    • @gothsis30
      @gothsis30 6 років тому +3

      Any 90's teen worth their salt knows damned well the difference between Kurt and Scott!!!!, And All 4 One sounds nothing like Boyz||Men.

    • @jeralm7829
      @jeralm7829 6 років тому

      soulcrusher807 talentless? Surely you're on crack! Generation X baby!🤘😎🤘

    • @phoenixrebirth44
      @phoenixrebirth44 6 років тому +2

      I agree that people who grew up in the 90's knew the differences between Nirvana,STP, Boyz 2 Men,All 4 One, Weezer, & Wheatus.

    • @Rev7is
      @Rev7is 6 років тому

      soulcrusher807 and which of your talentless bands would you consider talented?

  • @Loki_is_my_name
    @Loki_is_my_name 5 років тому +550

    People obviously think that bob Marley sang smells like teen spirit.

    • @redbeardsgarage3748
      @redbeardsgarage3748 5 років тому +33

      Wait... He didn't? Next you're going to tell me that Weezer didn't sing American Idiot.

    • @willaguillard
      @willaguillard 5 років тому +20

      Mark Palmer No, Smells like teen spirit was a collaboration of Bob Dylan, Amy Winehouse, They Might Be Giants, and John Lennon, idiot

    • @socialmedia4637
      @socialmedia4637 5 років тому +7

      Yea whatever, next thing you know you're gonna say Slipknot didn't do Nookie. Pfffft GTFO!

    • @redbeardsgarage3748
      @redbeardsgarage3748 5 років тому +3

      @@socialmedia4637 i loved it when they sang Break stuff.

    • @lmaz4475
      @lmaz4475 5 років тому +15

      So you're saying that Queen didn't sing gucci gang?

  • @PianoVampire
    @PianoVampire 6 років тому +1550

    Absolutely NO-ONE thinks Stuck In The Middle is Bob Dylan ...

    • @brucetucker4847
      @brucetucker4847 6 років тому +85

      Maybe people who've had their ear cut off.
      Badap-CHINGGG! I'm here all night folks.

    • @katleinzimmerman8783
      @katleinzimmerman8783 6 років тому +18

      it’s a parody of bob dylan’s music and how he kinda sold out by using electronic instruments or some shit

    • @fkncarl9302
      @fkncarl9302 6 років тому +51

      Maybe the Steve Miller Band but sure as hell not Bob Dylan...

    • @rotorooter8113
      @rotorooter8113 6 років тому +13

      I used to think it was Paul McCartney and wings for the longest time, never once thought it was Dylan.

    • @chrisw5139
      @chrisw5139 6 років тому +14

      "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am" - Bob Dylan

  • @memeteam2692
    @memeteam2692 3 роки тому +27

    We forget that stacys mom was so heavily mistaken for a bowling for soup song that bowling for soup had to cover it

    • @jasminejohnston6393
      @jasminejohnston6393 3 роки тому +1

      Considering that the theme songs for both Jimmy Neutron and Phineas And Ferb were performed by Bowling For Soup it’s easy to see why

    • @chingizzhylkybayev8575
      @chingizzhylkybayev8575 2 роки тому

      Covering a song that is widely misattributed to you, especially when you were a more popular band to begin with, is a massive dick move.

  • @jamiedoesthings
    @jamiedoesthings 7 років тому +374

    "Which songs do you most often think are by someone else?"
    Well, we wouldn't know, would we?

  • @tls5870
    @tls5870 7 років тому +177

    I have a hard time thinking anyone would think Creep is Nirvana. Scott might be singing in a similar style as Kurt's norm, but the voices are too different to mistake that. R.I.P. Scott and Kurt. And Chris Cornell.

    • @filminginportland1654
      @filminginportland1654 7 років тому

      T L S wait, Chris Cornell?! What happened to him??

    • @tls5870
      @tls5870 7 років тому +9

      He thought the noose was too pretty

    • @RobertStMarie
      @RobertStMarie 7 років тому +2

      Right? I can actually understand the words.

    • @JovialDaze
      @JovialDaze 7 років тому +1

      T L S I used to think Creep was by Nirvana when I downloaded it off Limewire when I was like 13 lolol

    • @extraterrestrealthecoppere4704
      @extraterrestrealthecoppere4704 7 років тому +5

      Never thought Nirvana sung Creep. I guess I was at a disadvantage. Cuz I was old enuff 2 remember the music video when the song 1st came out... Back when MTV used 2 stand 4 music television

  • @mroseross
    @mroseross 7 років тому +230

    Apparently I'm too old for this list. I didn't confuse any of these.

    • @adamfitch420
      @adamfitch420 7 років тому +10

      Allison Ross no one does it's a shit list

    • @ifiwasyouiwouldntbe
      @ifiwasyouiwouldntbe 7 років тому +4

      *"Remember when my drunk friend was trying to remember who sung "the song" they are singing/thinking of before the internet, the list"*
      No we don't quite simply, my friends where musicians.

    • @sherrythomas3028
      @sherrythomas3028 7 років тому

      Allison Ross I agree!!

    • @6thwilbury2331
      @6thwilbury2331 7 років тому +11

      @Deniji2006: I'd go a step further. As I've been saying it all over the comments, but we older folks SHOULD be the ones who frequently mixed up song artists. We ingested a higher percentage of our music by hearing it on the radio and/or at public establishments. If we heard a song we liked, we didn't have Shazam to identify it. Radio jocks had to be reminded to credit the songs/artists when playing them - the "if you play it, say it" signs come to mind.
      Contrast that to today, when many radios and pretty much 100 percent of music players have a display that tells you what the song is. People get a higher percentage of their music through some digital means (including UA-cam itself), all of which tells you who you're listening to. To be honest, I actually envy the millennial crowd in this regard. But the whole "I was born after XX, so of course I don't know" argument, which appears up and down these comments, simply doesn't hold water.

    • @ethanhackett8268
      @ethanhackett8268 7 років тому +13

      You and me both. All this did was bug me.

  • @JoeRoy57
    @JoeRoy57 4 роки тому +77

    I’ve never heard of anyone mixing up America and Neil young

    • @elitsazhekova7913
      @elitsazhekova7913 3 роки тому +4

      Plush by STP is more likely to be wrongly attributed to Pearl Jam, rather than Creep to Nirvana.

    • @tjwash2
      @tjwash2 3 роки тому +2

      It sounds like Neil Young for a few bars, and that’s it. Anyone who was confused for a few seconds realized that they were wrong a few seconds later. It was a huge hit, like you say, everyone knew it was America.

    • @foxylee
      @foxylee 3 роки тому +4

      I did.

    • @ryanayers6183
      @ryanayers6183 3 роки тому +3

      I did too

    • @widowmaker5544
      @widowmaker5544 3 роки тому +2

      i mixed them up

  • @Blaineypoo92
    @Blaineypoo92 7 років тому +196

    Wheatus really sounds exactly nothing like Weezer.

    • @warpspeedchic6932
      @warpspeedchic6932 6 років тому +2

      nah I totally confused them once but i was like 11

    • @pi2z806
      @pi2z806 6 років тому +1

      I confused them to lol

    • @Nopee906
      @Nopee906 6 років тому

      I can understand if people confused it for Simple Plan (kinda), but definitely not Weezer???

    • @jetsbcuzyolo90
      @jetsbcuzyolo90 6 років тому

      not gonna lie the chorus is pretty damn legit though, catchy.

    • @jabberandthedrone5349
      @jabberandthedrone5349 6 років тому

      Eh. They're both power-pop bands that do the quiet-loud Pixies song structures...But yeah, the lead singer sounds more like the guy from Coheed and Cambria.

  • @realemmcee
    @realemmcee 4 роки тому +444

    "weezer and wheatus had similar vocal styles" yeah no

    • @moontimes54
      @moontimes54 4 роки тому +18

      Weezer is actually good

    • @TTolland
      @TTolland 4 роки тому +14

      They similarly share a “w” in their name that’s about it.

    • @warrenbriones
      @warrenbriones 4 роки тому +11

      The person in-charge here of making the list has no knowledge at all about music. Nirvana confused as STP and yes Weezer and Wheatus? WTF!!!

    • @COMPFUNK2
      @COMPFUNK2 4 роки тому +2

      @Nathan Lentine: But who said Wheatus was good? No one older _than_ a teenager should have any business listening to that song.

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 3 роки тому +4

      I thought Wheatus would have been confused for Blink-182 not Weezer

  • @karlcraftplayskc3776
    @karlcraftplayskc3776 4 роки тому +438

    I thought they meant Creep as in Radiohead

    • @zewok
      @zewok 4 роки тому

      same

    • @biblical2699
      @biblical2699 4 роки тому +1

      Thought the same thing

    • @antoniasalinas513
      @antoniasalinas513 4 роки тому +4

      Well, guess what? Radiohead did get sued for 'Creep', it used elements from 'The Air That I Breathe'.

    • @06SteveO
      @06SteveO 4 роки тому +2

      I could see that more than Nirvana.

    • @gavinlongbottom5901
      @gavinlongbottom5901 4 роки тому

      @@antoniasalinas513 yes but that song isnt called creep so

  • @pedrolopes277
    @pedrolopes277 3 роки тому +49

    Next you're gonna tell me Milli Vanilli didn’t sing ''Girl You Know It's True''

    • @TheHonored01
      @TheHonored01 3 роки тому

      Im so done

    • @ZbergFan
      @ZbergFan 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣

    • @duncan3998
      @duncan3998 3 роки тому +1

      I f*ing hate you.

    • @fbt25
      @fbt25 2 роки тому

      And what did they actually sing?

  • @JayDonagh
    @JayDonagh 5 років тому +297

    I can't imagine ANYONE thinking Teenage Dirtbag was sung by Weezer.

    • @PugginNThuggin
      @PugginNThuggin 5 років тому +1

      I did lmao

    • @lioneljoseduterte4847
      @lioneljoseduterte4847 5 років тому +1

      I did

    • @KayleeCee
      @KayleeCee 5 років тому +8

      The musical style and lyrics sound like something Weezer would make, but the vocals sound nothing like Rivers Cuomo. The vocals almost sound like they were sung by a woman.

    • @greenkorn69
      @greenkorn69 5 років тому +6

      Limewire had us all thinking weird shit. My Own Worst Enemy was always marked as Blink 182.

    • @missnotofthisworld5706
      @missnotofthisworld5706 5 років тому +1

      Honestly, I thought it was a Female Vocalist when I heard Teenage Dirtbag. They Don't even sound anything like weezer. I knew they were wheatus when they said it on The Radio.

  • @aaronmorris1513
    @aaronmorris1513 5 років тому +106

    Any song parody is automatically attributed to Weird Al Yankovic.

    • @Money_Shot-j8u
      @Money_Shot-j8u 4 роки тому +1

      Or John Valby. Usually if it's dirty it's credited to Valby.

    • @alpaca9994
      @alpaca9994 4 роки тому +1

      Living in a Amish paradises

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 3 роки тому +2

      @@Money_Shot-j8u or Bob Rivers

    • @Money_Shot-j8u
      @Money_Shot-j8u 3 роки тому

      @@davincent98 true.

    • @ricstormwolf
      @ricstormwolf 3 роки тому +1

      Like Enter Napster. I always thought it was Weird Al.

  • @katrinaday29
    @katrinaday29 7 років тому +69

    Weezer have jokingly covered Wheatus' teenage dirtbag for years at live gigs. I saw them at Reading Festival in the UK in 2010 where they did it. They introduced it as "their biggest hit"

    • @Catherine3385
      @Catherine3385 7 років тому +7

      awesome

    • @Jordan-Ramses
      @Jordan-Ramses 7 років тому +4

      Its a good song, and it does sound like them. I'm sure they wish they'd wrote it. Dave Mustaine said he wished he had written Enter Sandman.

    • @dw89music73
      @dw89music73 5 років тому +1

      They were pretty much doing it to point out that Wheatus sounds nothing like Weezer.

  • @aramis666
    @aramis666 4 роки тому +10

    Hearing impairment is a family trait for me but i can hear the significant difference between the vocals between Scott and Kurt

  • @mrmike73
    @mrmike73 4 роки тому +137

    When Plush came out by Stone Temple Pilots, David Spade had a joke at the time that said " Stone Temple Pilots, oh yeah. I really like this group the first time, when they were called Pearl Jam.".

    • @nathanhull8302
      @nathanhull8302 4 роки тому +2

      Michael Kline dude they sound exactly the same

    • @bodielancaster3342
      @bodielancaster3342 4 роки тому

      I was born in 2005 so I didn’t really know a whole about some of the bands around before me so I thought plush was made be Pearl Jam cuz of the “similar” vocal styles and sound instrumentally

    • @sugaredviolets2085
      @sugaredviolets2085 4 роки тому +3

      Really though these two bands were out at the same time...both had debut albums in the VERY early 90’s, and they truly aren’t alike in my opinion. Maybe vocally, but that was grunge! ✌️

    • @mrmike73
      @mrmike73 4 роки тому

      @@sugaredviolets2085 True, and with Pearl Jam coming out first('91), everyone got the joke at the time that the vocal on Plush('92) was kinda similar, but that was where the similarities ended.

    • @bobbysworld281995
      @bobbysworld281995 3 роки тому +5

      Except you can decipher Plush's vocals much easier.

  • @RenzoTravelsTheEarth
    @RenzoTravelsTheEarth 7 років тому +1379

    Who the fuck thinks Teenage Dirtbag is by Weezer?

    • @36beats93
      @36beats93 7 років тому +50

      ya his voice is way to high pitched

    • @livyyxy
      @livyyxy 7 років тому +5

      I know right.

    • @justyxplosion666
      @justyxplosion666 7 років тому +38

      James Lyndon the only logical explanation is that their names start off sounding the same

    • @sludgerat666
      @sludgerat666 7 років тому +1

      Hell fucking no

    • @groverasylum9626
      @groverasylum9626 7 років тому +7

      nobody

  • @jimhuber
    @jimhuber 6 років тому +64

    Speaking of confusion of female rockers who sang the Warrior, it was NOT Patti "Smith"; it was Patty Smyth!

    • @kyliepollert8341
      @kyliepollert8341 5 років тому +4

      Scandal also had a minor hit with "Goodbye to You". Patty would also score a hit duet with Don Henley ("Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough")

    • @cissyiniguez
      @cissyiniguez 5 років тому +1

      @@Alsebra You're correct, you spelled it the way it's pronounced, a “long i” as in _I._ They pronounced it wrong in the vid.

  • @Bobaheisenberg
    @Bobaheisenberg 3 роки тому +11

    Pat Benatar is the inspiration behind one of my cats names... Cat Benatar! My other cat is Catsquatch

  • @PatrickDudemaister
    @PatrickDudemaister 7 років тому +1249

    I didn't realise anyone thought Creep was by Nirvana

    • @slegendary6003
      @slegendary6003 7 років тому +25

      Patrick Dudemaister Negative Creep is though

    • @hwlhellbent7850
      @hwlhellbent7850 7 років тому +14

      Slegendary Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more

    • @cactussmitho3500
      @cactussmitho3500 7 років тому +8

      Thewise one We're talking about Creep by Stone Temple Pilots

    • @Tsunami1972
      @Tsunami1972 7 років тому +11

      Different "Creep". STP's "Creep" does sound a lot like Nirvana, to be honest.

    • @Trilluminati95
      @Trilluminati95 7 років тому +1

      I did at one point

  • @jeffmos19
    @jeffmos19 5 років тому +239

    Watch mojo: we wont be listing any bands that ended up covering the song.
    Also watch mojo: weezer ended up covering the song teenage dirtbag...

    • @lucashull9117
      @lucashull9117 4 роки тому

      I noticed this the first time I watched it and had to listen to the rules at the beginning again.

    • @InkAndPoet
      @InkAndPoet 4 роки тому +6

      Well, Weezer had no part in writing the song. Remember the part where they said if an band or artist helped make the song AND THEN covered it later, it wouldn't count?

    • @zivunknown
      @zivunknown 4 роки тому

      That's classic for this channel.

    • @KimChilds75
      @KimChilds75 4 роки тому

      Jesus Christ.
      They didn't list Weezer, they showed part of the reason they get confused with Wheatus.
      Wheatus is the band listed.

    • @mrsynth2643
      @mrsynth2643 4 роки тому +2

      @@InkAndPoet he said OR covered it later

  • @BigJoker
    @BigJoker 7 років тому +65

    All of these should instead be song parodies mistakenly attributed to Weird Al.

    • @asdfghyter
      @asdfghyter 7 років тому +2

      What, aren't all song parodies written by Weird Al?

  • @faze_tardgard3517
    @faze_tardgard3517 3 роки тому +27

    "we're not going to include covers" *includes cover*

  • @benplummer7753
    @benplummer7753 7 років тому +847

    I think only the people at WatchMojo were confused , not everyone else.

    • @benplummer7753
      @benplummer7753 7 років тому +27

      This should have been called "10 Songs By Artists That Sort-Of Sound Like Other Artists"

    • @toohighstrung
      @toohighstrung 7 років тому +3

      Ben Plummer although a stretch the only one I could understand MAYBE was the America Neil Young one but thats only if you werent paying attention

    • @upallnightwithyabois3553
      @upallnightwithyabois3553 7 років тому +2

      Ben Plummer agreed

    • @steveolson4811
      @steveolson4811 7 років тому +9

      Which is normally the case with these clowns. I think half the time they just make it up as they go just to have content.

    • @avalondaedalus362
      @avalondaedalus362 7 років тому +3

      Completely agree. Not one of the songs had any significant similarities. Watch Mojo is just running out of TOP ten ideas!

  • @MrObelisk2290
    @MrObelisk2290 6 років тому +161

    NEVER Confused ANY OF THESE

    • @chrisjfox8715
      @chrisjfox8715 6 років тому +3

      CONGRATS!!!! 😃 YOU WIN THE GAME!!

    • @MissSirenita
      @MissSirenita 6 років тому +2

      yeah, same. I don't know how people do. not once did the other artists come to mind when the songs played.

    • @tathrok
      @tathrok 6 років тому

      Same too. And don't worry deeingalaplike and ChrisJ Fox, I already told my friends and know I won the game. Sounds like y'all are salty cuz you did fuck these up... hmmmm....

    • @chrisjfox8715
      @chrisjfox8715 6 років тому

      Tharen Callanan lol not salty in the slightest...I just happen to know of people that did. Not everyone is as immersed in certain types of music to know better

  • @ChrisMichael
    @ChrisMichael 5 років тому +176

    Anyone else lose all faith in humanity while watching this?

    • @shannoncopeland4506
      @shannoncopeland4506 4 роки тому +5

      Yep! If people actually think these things, they know NOTHING about music. NOTHING!!!!

    • @melaneylogue8811
      @melaneylogue8811 4 роки тому +1

      try the best rock harmonies.... where they consistently call Layne Staley Layne Stanley. How horribly disrespectful.

    • @letsplayxboxsports
      @letsplayxboxsports 4 роки тому +2

      @@shannoncopeland4506 Yah some of these could have made some sense but others were just absurd. Like I had no idea anyone thought Stuck in the middle with you was by bob Dylan, its cleary not him. I also dont know how you mistake Rupert holmes with jimmy buffet. Im not a fan of either but I can tell they arent the same damn person at all.

    • @darthramious1639
      @darthramious1639 4 роки тому

      You just described every WatchMojo list

  • @suzannejones3414
    @suzannejones3414 3 роки тому +14

    Seeing Robin Williams in that last clip made me cry. He was so amazing!

  • @elijhajefferson3338
    @elijhajefferson3338 7 років тому +1327

    who tf thought creep was by Nirvana

    • @NadegeNadiaKabaseke
      @NadegeNadiaKabaseke 7 років тому +19

      Elijha Jefferson people

    • @phoebemortensen6605
      @phoebemortensen6605 7 років тому +1

      i know right lol

    • @elijhajefferson3338
      @elijhajefferson3338 7 років тому +10

      NadiGotJokes I know, it's just weird to me because I've always known the difference

    • @NadegeNadiaKabaseke
      @NadegeNadiaKabaseke 7 років тому

      Elijha Jefferson 💀i never herd of them until now

    • @elijhajefferson3338
      @elijhajefferson3338 7 років тому +5

      NadiGotJokes classic band, I mean they have a song called interstate love song that you've probably heard

  • @GeorgeNazar
    @GeorgeNazar 6 років тому +42

    Here is another honorable mention. Ready For The World - "Oh Sheila" is the most Prince sounding song Prince had NOTHING to do with. While Prince wrote and produced gads of hits and albums for other artists, he had nothing to do with this Number one song from 1985 that has always been described as "In the style of Prince." And to add to the confusion, Prince's protege who was hot in 1985, Sheila E., was thought to be the inspiration for this "Prince" song.

    • @putridfetidini5468
      @putridfetidini5468 6 років тому +2

      George, careful, you're being more informative about the topic than this video was.

    • @kenjackson8078
      @kenjackson8078 6 років тому +4

      Actually, Oh Sheila would be a better pick for the #1 spot and drop the McFerrin/Marley BS off the list entirely.

  • @karendaniel620
    @karendaniel620 5 років тому +371

    Who the F thinks Marley sang Don't Worry Be Happy?

  • @swurvydel
    @swurvydel 3 роки тому +21

    Absolutely no one has confused any of these artists/songs.

    • @boonek2418
      @boonek2418 3 роки тому

      For the most part I agree with you, with one exception. I was at trivia night at a local bar where part one of the rounds was to name the artist of the song being played. One night one of the songs was Creep by STP and the "correct" answer given by the guy doing the trivia was that is was by Nirvana. The entire bar went into an uproar. I couldn't believe it.

    • @foxylee
      @foxylee 3 роки тому +1

      I have been guilty of several of them.

    • @widowmaker5544
      @widowmaker5544 3 роки тому

      i have confused a few of them

  • @phoebemortensen6605
    @phoebemortensen6605 7 років тому +1271

    who tf thought teenage dirtbag was by weezer that sounds literally nothing like them

    • @mysticthickness4613
      @mysticthickness4613 7 років тому +7

      Phoebe Mortensen I agree. People don't pay attention I guess.

    • @phoebemortensen6605
      @phoebemortensen6605 7 років тому +8

      i guess not haha. but ive been guilty of mixing up stuff like this so i guess if you dont know weezer at all you might.

    • @Hola-tq4pg
      @Hola-tq4pg 7 років тому

      I am a Weezer fan and i know that song by this list...

    • @julz3tt3
      @julz3tt3 7 років тому +5

      Phoebe Mortensen Wheetus!! one hit wonders

    • @Bendanna93
      @Bendanna93 7 років тому +6

      Phoebe Mortensen The instrumental sounds incredibly similar so yes it does.

  • @badkluster
    @badkluster 7 років тому +147

    Sometimes I forget that I hate stupid clickbait lists, but then a watchmojo top ten reminds me why

    • @tomy5868
      @tomy5868 7 років тому

      no shit...stupid.

    • @horst29
      @horst29 6 років тому +1

      Yep

  • @philipgior3312
    @philipgior3312 6 років тому +100

    Never knew anyone who thought 'Horse With No Name' was by Neil Young.

    • @philipgior3312
      @philipgior3312 6 років тому +5

      And ditto for 'Stuck in the Middle With You'. Dylan? Get real.

    • @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
      @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 6 років тому +5

      +Philip Gior I'm embarrassed to say when I was in my early 20's I thought Horse With No Name was by Neil Young and had to be corrected by a compassionate friend...

    • @jackdaniels2905
      @jackdaniels2905 6 років тому +7

      That one was me. I totally thought it was Neil.

    • @andrewparnell5566
      @andrewparnell5566 6 років тому +2

      Hanging my head in shame...

    • @TempleOvBlackLight
      @TempleOvBlackLight 6 років тому +2

      I admit that I have actually always believed it was Neil Young. Gladly, that is the only one on this list I had completely wrong.

  • @michaelmccall5945
    @michaelmccall5945 3 роки тому +6

    If anyone doesn't know "don't worry be happy" isn't from Bob Marley... I'm amazed. I was born in north idaho in the early 80s and have known that since the early 90's!

  • @joshfallon123
    @joshfallon123 7 років тому +621

    I saw the Kurt cobain thumbnail and I was like "I'm clicking"

    • @psychobillynumbnuts1
      @psychobillynumbnuts1 7 років тому +10

      No one cares

    • @j.osoulwave1531
      @j.osoulwave1531 7 років тому +4

      Josh Fallon same bro n I'm black

    • @joshfallon123
      @joshfallon123 7 років тому +13

      ***** and I dont care what you or anyone else thinks

    • @AlexThaKingZA
      @AlexThaKingZA 7 років тому +7

      I wanted to know where this Kurt Cobain mistake came from!

    • @mialottelove745
      @mialottelove745 7 років тому +4

      Jay Freeman Why the black reference. Does your race reference has something do with Kurt Cobain?
      We all are humans after all :)

  • @teamwwe221225
    @teamwwe221225 7 років тому +340

    Number 11: What's Up - 4 Non Blondes (Not He-Man)

    • @TheBmoore14
      @TheBmoore14 7 років тому +13

      goat comment

    • @datboi1209
      @datboi1209 7 років тому +9

      4 non blondes?! Its not by 1 blonde man?

    • @Hoff1282
      @Hoff1282 7 років тому +6

      Who the fuck is He-Man? Besides a god damn action figure

    • @kishinkuro
      @kishinkuro 7 років тому +1

      Hoff1282 yes, the action figure. There's a video called "Fabulous Secret Powers" that syncs clips from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe with a cover of the song.

    • @ilithios99
      @ilithios99 7 років тому +3

      Yeah... no one thinks this.

  • @joyk727
    @joyk727 7 років тому +92

    No one has EVER mistaken Scott Weiland's singing for Kurt Cobain... unless you were on some seriously heavy drugs. His vocals are deeper and rougher than Kurt's.

    • @assyrthejackrabbit4457
      @assyrthejackrabbit4457 6 років тому +3

      Yes! When I saw that on the list, I was briefly confused. I never thought "Creep" was by Nirvana... sure the voices are slightly similar. I would understand if someone new to both bands made this kind of mistake, but if you had thoroughly gotten into each band, it's quite obvious that "Creep" is not by Nirvana.

    • @marieskee22
      @marieskee22 6 років тому +2

      Agreed. I like Scott's voice much more than Cobain's.

    • @kalewis7735
      @kalewis7735 6 років тому +1

      Sadly, I once had a guy who became enraged when I told him STP sang "Creep" and not Nirvana. I figured ignorance was going to win. Had someone else tell me "Would?" by Alice in Chains was Nirvana. I guess Nirvana got several credits for songs by people who didn't listen to them.

    • @steeloned
      @steeloned 6 років тому

      joyk727 It's easier than you think even without being under the influence. Somewhere out there are listeners who don't have your fine ear.

    • @canadaman1786
      @canadaman1786 6 років тому

      I've confused them. Easy. They all sound like dogshit.

  • @samanthaharnly6090
    @samanthaharnly6090 4 роки тому +6

    Way back in the day, I'm kinda old, when Stone Temple Pilots first were known, people mistaken them for Pearl Jam, not Nirvana?!?!
    Also yes I thought "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" was a Fallout Boy song, my daughter flipped out on me, cuz she loves her Panic! At The Disco!! Don't make their fans mad, geez! 😬

  • @izSeth
    @izSeth 7 років тому +683

    kurt cobain in thumbnail is more clickbait than semi nude pictures

    • @hunterwade9030
      @hunterwade9030 7 років тому +1

      I agee

    • @Charizarzar
      @Charizarzar 7 років тому +5

      Seth but nirvana were one of the picks..

    • @andrewthibodeau8962
      @andrewthibodeau8962 7 років тому +6

      Agreed, the thumbnail gave me feels so I clicked.

    • @izSeth
      @izSeth 7 років тому +5

      same, couldnt resist. my brain said to me " dont click on this video, you dont care about the topic" but my fingers already clicked. its a reflex ;-;

    • @diamond-vm5sl
      @diamond-vm5sl 7 років тому

      Seth I agree

  • @batmanscratchers8045
    @batmanscratchers8045 6 років тому +67

    Who in the hell confused STP for Nirvana?

    • @SD-ir1vf
      @SD-ir1vf 6 років тому +7

      Just the idiots at WatchMojo

    • @batmanscratchers8045
      @batmanscratchers8045 6 років тому +1

      SD5 obviously. 😂

    • @Dylancougar
      @Dylancougar 5 років тому +1

      Wasn't it Pearl Jam that SOME people would confuse them for?

    • @mateosmind751
      @mateosmind751 5 років тому

      @Christopher Bingham Now way dude, STP sounds way more like Nirvana both guitar and vocals. Eddie Vedder mumbles half intelligible lyrics. STP you can sing along, like Nirvana unplugged, they do 2 Meat puppet songs, Everyone still thinks Curt wrote them, he even says " now we are going to do some Meat Puppet songs", but everyone ignored that.

  • @matthewhenderson7701
    @matthewhenderson7701 5 років тому +40

    I often confuse Rod Stewart's vocals with the sound of a dying badger being dragged down a gravel road. Or with Kim Carnes for that matter.

    • @kristyandcowreact
      @kristyandcowreact 4 роки тому +2

      LMAO...fuck...I'm dead. That is a very accurate description.

  • @LearnAboutFlow
    @LearnAboutFlow 6 років тому +235

    What about Caribbean Queen by Billy Ocean? Everyone confuses that with Black Sabbath

    • @kevindaniels2078
      @kevindaniels2078 6 років тому +13

      David Weber thank u!! That gave me a really big LOL!!! 😁

    • @done1675
      @done1675 6 років тому +8

      LOFL. You rule.

    • @HypoLuxa13
      @HypoLuxa13 6 років тому +11

      True story... When I first heard that Caribbean Queen was NOT a Sabbath song, I was shocked. They sound exactly the same.

    • @reginabrady7212
      @reginabrady7212 6 років тому +7

      Haha yup that's Ozzy hehe😂

    • @zombieplanB
      @zombieplanB 6 років тому +10

      I spit out my coffee when I read this.

  • @kyledechau5955
    @kyledechau5955 7 років тому +239

    Summary of this video: Gangnam Style by Psy, NOT Eminem.

    • @Thrash_74
      @Thrash_74 7 років тому +20

      Kyle Dechau WAT i was like 90% sure Elvis sung that

    • @thediamondkingblurp5852
      @thediamondkingblurp5852 6 років тому +2

      Boi eminem don't sing dat shitty pop

    • @HerrThorsten
      @HerrThorsten 6 років тому +4

      Ever heard of something called "irony"...?

    • @zello4075
      @zello4075 6 років тому +5

      the diamond king blurp r/whoosh

    • @forman208
      @forman208 6 років тому +3

      Lmao, what a fucking idiot

  • @firstnamebunchofnumbers5638
    @firstnamebunchofnumbers5638 6 років тому +166

    cobain's voice is so iconic how did people mess this up

    • @TheNewzbreak
      @TheNewzbreak 6 років тому +9

      Caleb Buerger and Scott Weiland was a much better singer

    • @ihadabadday7709
      @ihadabadday7709 6 років тому +4

      Weiland was a singer, Cobain was a screamer!!!

    • @TheContingencyPlan
      @TheContingencyPlan 6 років тому +13

      Clearly you've never watched Unplugged. Weiland couldn't hold a candle to Cobain.

    • @TheNewzbreak
      @TheNewzbreak 6 років тому +2

      The Contingency Plan I've watched unplugged Kurt definitely a weaker singer

    • @matthewblackwood4704
      @matthewblackwood4704 6 років тому +2

      Caleb Buerger Yes Weiland is far better vocalist and the first 2 Stone Temple Pilots albums are way better than any Nirvana album.

  • @jessyleppert2
    @jessyleppert2 2 роки тому +6

    This is my top 20 songs people think are by someone else
    20: Be Bop A Lula by Gene Vincent, not Elvis Presley
    19: Catch The Wind by Donovan, not Bob Dylan
    18: Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealers Wheels, not Bob Dylan
    17: This Old Heart of Mine by The Isley Brothers, not The Four Tops
    16: Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay and The Americans, not Roy Orbison
    15: Snoopy's Christmas by The Royal Guardsmen, not The Monkees
    14: Beautiful In My Eyes by Joshua Kadison, not Elton John
    13: Heaven by Bryan Adams, not Don Henley
    12: Hey Little Cobra by The Rip Chords, not The Beach Boys
    11: Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin, not Bob Marley
    10: Sheila by Tommy Roe, not Buddy Holly
    9: It's Only Make Believe by Conway Twitty, not Elvis Presley
    8: Mississippi Queen by Mountain, not Creedence Clearwater Revivial
    7: Little Honda by The Hondells, not The Beach Boys
    6: Lies by The Knickerbockers, not The Beatles
    5: I'm No Angel by Gregg Allman, not Bruce Springsteen
    4: A Horse With No Name by America, not Neil Young
    3: Rescue Me by Fontella Bass, not Aretha Franklin
    2: The Rain, The Park and Other Things by The Cowsills, not The Mamas and The Papas
    1: Suspicion by Terry Stafford, not Elvis Presley

  • @marklarsontube556
    @marklarsontube556 7 років тому +661

    You missed "Yellow Submarine" by the Beatles. Everybody thinks it is Nickleback. See, I can make up dumb stuff too.

    • @lukemmurphy795
      @lukemmurphy795 7 років тому +7

      MarklarsonTube Dammit! I really thought it was Nickelback!

    • @sandityche
      @sandityche 7 років тому +7

      Wait... what??? It's not? *Mind. Blown*

    • @pointlessopinion611
      @pointlessopinion611 7 років тому

      I'm still mad about what you said in the comments about Nickelback!!
      -TJ

    • @niceguy909
      @niceguy909 7 років тому +4

      I thought it was by J.S. Bach!!!1!!

    • @matthewcohen7488
      @matthewcohen7488 7 років тому +1

      Nickelback are an utter joke.

  • @buckingham412
    @buckingham412 7 років тому +69

    LOL "tell us what songs do YOU think are by someone else" Well if I think it's by someone else, that means by default I'm not aware that I'm wrong no??

    • @ShaneBales
      @ShaneBales 7 років тому +2

      Excellent point. lol

  • @EQOAnostalgia
    @EQOAnostalgia 7 років тому +478

    If you thought Creep was Nirvana... drink Bleach. (pun intended)

    • @cicciwankenobi6242
      @cicciwankenobi6242 7 років тому +8

      Well played. Took me a second.

    • @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG
      @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG 7 років тому +2

      EQOAnostalgia What pun...?

    • @conner374
      @conner374 7 років тому +9

      Jah Rastafari you're obviously not a nirvana fan, but bleach was the name of their first album

    • @adam77d
      @adam77d 7 років тому

      still not really a pun

    • @sprybug
      @sprybug 7 років тому +2

      Actually I did a long time ago and here's why:
      How they described it in the video was exactly why I mistook it at the time.
      I got into rock/grunge late. About 10 years later after it blew up on the scene, so as I was getting acclimated to it and discovering artists and songs for the first time, I came across the song mistitled, "Half the man I used to be" by Nirvana on an MP3 in the late 90's. For years I thought that's what it was. It wasn't until I started listening to STP albums about 10 years later when I discovered the mistake.

  • @joab757
    @joab757 3 роки тому +3

    Who has ever thought Creep was not by STP? I’ll admit that when they first came in the scene, they reminded many of Pearl Jam, but that ended quickly when they became one of the most popular bands in the world.

  • @kenbecker6862
    @kenbecker6862 6 років тому +145

    You want some REALLY confusing songs/artists? Everything by Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. I can't tell them apart.

    • @Sakiko23
      @Sakiko23 5 років тому +5

      That all depends who you're a fan of or listen to more.
      For me it's BSB and I can always distinguish Nick's voice from Justin's even if one song from each band is played back to back. That took time to get there, though as both were practically rivals during that time.

    • @leonmorte7241
      @leonmorte7241 5 років тому +1

      Its simple, Backstreet has Backstreets back and I want it that way, everything else is NSYNC

    • @eap4177
      @eap4177 5 років тому

      Neither can i

  • @ShortyLongstrokin
    @ShortyLongstrokin 7 років тому +28

    Thanks to idiots on Napster, I thought "A Horse With No Name" was by Cream, "Stuck in the Middle" was by The Grateful Dead, and "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" was by Barry Manilow.

    • @TwoBySevenLeo
      @TwoBySevenLeo 7 років тому

      Shorty Longstrokin LOL!!!! Thank you, I needed that laugh tonight. 😃

    • @Jennifurby1
      @Jennifurby1 7 років тому +2

      Thanks to Napster, for years I thought Paint It Black was by The Doors till I got older and started actually listening to The Doors music. 😂😂

    • @sheabutter9551
      @sheabutter9551 7 років тому

      DAMN!!! LMAO!!

    • @dw89music73
      @dw89music73 6 років тому

      I can't even confuse America for Cream. America were like an acoustic driven folk-rock band while Cream were proto-hard rock psychedelic blues rock.

  • @anoriginalname5418
    @anoriginalname5418 4 роки тому +36

    Who The Heck thinks *"I Write Sins Not Tragedies"* Is By FOB???
    That Name Is Too Freaking Short To Be A Fall Out Boy Song--

  • @rolandserna7805
    @rolandserna7805 3 роки тому +8

    I thought that "Walking on a Dream" was by MGMT for 5 years. I also thought that Panic at the Disco, Falling in Reverse, and Fall Out Boy were the same band for a little while.

    • @rachy48
      @rachy48 3 роки тому +2

      I thought it was MGMT until 2 months ago. Glad I’m not the only one!

  • @gmofftarki
    @gmofftarki 7 років тому +40

    I could see "Creep" being Alice in Chains, but not Nirvana in a thousand years.

    • @kevindiaz3459
      @kevindiaz3459 6 років тому +4

      Yes. I would have thought Plush would be the song on that list. Everyone that it was Pearl Jam. I was pretty pissed as a teen to listen to that whole Ten album and then found out I had the wrong band!

    • @jaydan2
      @jaydan2 6 років тому

      I agree, not too long ago i was looking everywhere for plush on my spotify and forgot it wasn't pearl jam, so I couldn't find it

    • @alexglenn2122
      @alexglenn2122 6 років тому +1

      When I first heard creep, totally thought it was Nirvana.

    • @ALeafOnTheWind42
      @ALeafOnTheWind42 6 років тому

      Yeah, Scott sounds absolutely nothing like Kurt, so I don't get this one. Really the entire list until 2 makes no sense to me

    • @dw89music73
      @dw89music73 6 років тому

      AllMusic's review of STP's first album Core referred to "Creep" as a song that works as anything from Alice In Chains' Sap EP.

  • @mattbehindthewheel6901
    @mattbehindthewheel6901 7 років тому +143

    I thought everyone knew horse with no name was by America...

    • @mattbehindthewheel6901
      @mattbehindthewheel6901 7 років тому +1

      How do people get stuck in the middle wrong!!!

    • @simple8670
      @simple8670 7 років тому

      Me to

    • @deancrow3525
      @deancrow3525 7 років тому +3

      when i was young and heard horse with no name for the first time i thought it was Crosby Stills Nash and Young.....

    • @mattmorgan881
      @mattmorgan881 7 років тому

      What's sad is they must not know the band, so they're out there living their lives without Ventura Highway or Sister Golden Hair.

    • @weshard1
      @weshard1 7 років тому

      I thought Young was in America, at one point. Sure I read it too. At least I think I did. Not sure of anything anymore :'(

  • @NeilHolmes72
    @NeilHolmes72 5 років тому +124

    Uh, STP was confused for Pearl Jam, not Nirvana! The song was Plush.

    • @smitty3456
      @smitty3456 5 років тому +1

      NeilHolmes72 that’s what remember too

    • @no.5429
      @no.5429 5 років тому +4

      I won’t lie. The first time I heard Plush, I thought it was Pearl Jam.

    • @Jamgasm675
      @Jamgasm675 5 років тому

      My friends punishment anytime he got in trouble was to learn a song by of his dad's choice and surprisingly plush was the hardest apparently

    • @Kssav
      @Kssav 5 років тому

      When I was younger I thought even flow was stone temple pilots

    • @SneedyKetler
      @SneedyKetler 5 років тому +1

      Nah Iduntolja the DeLeo Brothers used lots of jazz improv tricks in the crafting of the songs. It would be a more intermediate choice

  • @bspus
    @bspus 4 роки тому +1

    Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis. Often attributed to Bruce Springsteen
    Housemartins - Bow Down (Not the Smiths)
    Michael Sembello - Maniac. Maybe you can blame the filesharing sites but it is often attributed to Hall & Oates

  • @handsomeguy7723
    @handsomeguy7723 7 років тому +241

    WAaaaTT!!!!! I thought all of these were DARUDE Sandstorm!!!

    • @jaimeechiveste8601
      @jaimeechiveste8601 7 років тому +2

      Handsome guy Ha, how fucking funny, im actually laughing my ass off ha ha ha ha

    • @arnonuhm4022
      @arnonuhm4022 7 років тому +5

      Handsome guy my thoughts as well

    • @psimon12345
      @psimon12345 7 років тому

      Handsome guy A man of culture

    • @buisyman
      @buisyman 7 років тому

      WTF?!? LOL!!!!!!!

    • @JimmyJames10-k7v
      @JimmyJames10-k7v 7 років тому

      Handsome guy ur like 2 years late with that shitty joke

  • @vishnudev1589
    @vishnudev1589 7 років тому +42

    Sees Horse with no Name
    Me : Screams

    • @PollyGammy
      @PollyGammy 7 років тому +6

      Mystic liverbird *sees inappropriate possessive verb (which is not even possible) and shudders.*

    • @vishnudev1589
      @vishnudev1589 7 років тому +3

      Lynnie Shaw then tell me the correct verb Mr. My-10th-grade-grammar-book

  • @JeffreyLByrd
    @JeffreyLByrd 7 років тому +80

    I'm sorry if you can listen to wheatus and think that guy sounds anything like rivers cuomo, I just don't know what to say.

    • @MonsterLombard
      @MonsterLombard 7 років тому +2

      i know right.. Cuomo has such a better and more distinctive voice

    • @Gamepak
      @Gamepak 7 років тому +1

      and all the others too... bobby mc farin and marley'? no not at all

    • @DirkDaring99
      @DirkDaring99 7 років тому +1

      Right? LIke anybody could mistake a good singing voice for Weezer.

    • @Ainsquarius
      @Ainsquarius 6 років тому

      I always thought the lead singer of wheatus was a woman.

  • @andreaexceedsrubies
    @andreaexceedsrubies 3 роки тому +1

    The success of Regina's "Baby Love" from 1986 was said to be based on the thought that Regina was Madonna or that Madonna was associated with the hit. Have you heard about this before? Another time I tried to ask a musician about how to find a song that was not from her but it sounded similar to her. I later discovered thanks to UA-cam that Marco Polo and J Davey released "Relax" sampled from Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation.". I am still trying to live that down.

  • @winterlucy
    @winterlucy 7 років тому +317

    WHAT??!! You have to be almost deaf to think that Creep is a Nirvana song. Scott voice sounds so different to Kurt's.

    • @foxsake6634
      @foxsake6634 7 років тому +2

      Scott?

    • @winterlucy
      @winterlucy 7 років тому

      * Scott's?

    • @VaKsnowMaN
      @VaKsnowMaN 7 років тому

      Seth Walton Scott weiland, stone temple pilots has a song called creep too

    • @alexm5764
      @alexm5764 7 років тому +6

      To this day "Creep" is still labeled as "Half the man I used to be" by Nirvana on UA-cam and on the Internet. I was fooled by it too at first. In the songs it does kinda sound like Cobain

    • @jerryberry37
      @jerryberry37 7 років тому

      Grungie Lucy EXACTLY THEY SOUND SO FUCKING DIFFERENT!

  • @tonybates7870
    @tonybates7870 7 років тому +42

    Horse With No Name is more like Neil Young than Neil Young is.
    Also, how hard is it to name a fuckin' horse?

  • @malkirion
    @malkirion 7 років тому +190

    You forgot to add "The Man who Sold the World" by David Bowie. There's actually a story where a girl walked up to David after a concert and told him "I think it's cool that your covering Nirvana songs," to which he replied "fuck you." Nirvana's cover of that song often was mistaken as the original.

    • @EvilSean62
      @EvilSean62 7 років тому +23

      you had me at "fuck you ... "

    • @twistedviewlabs
      @twistedviewlabs 7 років тому +31

      It was a great cover but if they actually watched the Unplugged In New York special, Kurt actually says it was a Bowie song.

    • @brushire37
      @brushire37 7 років тому +9

      This isn't a list about covers though. They have a separate list for song that people don't know are covers.

    • @abrahamesparza01
      @abrahamesparza01 7 років тому +2

      This is list of bands or singers who sound like other artists. They got the STP/Nirvana one wrong. Everyone thought they were Pearl Jam

    • @nightnightyasmin
      @nightnightyasmin 7 років тому +4

      News flash for you, Bowies version is also a cover.

  • @jaredquinney204
    @jaredquinney204 3 роки тому

    Love this channel

  • @donnahanna10565
    @donnahanna10565 6 років тому +32

    Any Pat Benatar fan would never confuse her voice with any one else.

  • @adamJKpunk
    @adamJKpunk 7 років тому +742

    Um nobody ever thought that "Creep" was a Nirvana song.

    • @Bender1
      @Bender1 7 років тому +1

      no......

    • @BayviewFinch
      @BayviewFinch 7 років тому +37

      ...but they thought "Half the Man I Used to Be" was a Nirvana song, because they knew that Creep was by Radiohead.

    • @RandomeGuy872
      @RandomeGuy872 7 років тому +2

      BayviewFinch so far as I recall Radiohead did have a song called creep, however STP did have a song by the same name on their first album, before Radiohead were around

    • @BayviewFinch
      @BayviewFinch 7 років тому +5

      Nope. Actually the Radiohead song came out first, but a few weeks. And Radiohead had been around for awhile by that point.

    • @downsjmmyjones101
      @downsjmmyjones101 7 років тому

      I wouldn't put it by some people.

  • @sgtBilko75
    @sgtBilko75 7 років тому +19

    Everybody born after the 60s think "Surf City" (by Jan @& Dean) is sung by The Beach Boys.
    And since this is such a famous song, it should have made the list.

    • @JamieDenAdel
      @JamieDenAdel 7 років тому +5

      Albert van den Berg This is a better candidate than anything on the list.

    • @6thwilbury2331
      @6thwilbury2331 7 років тому +1

      WatchMojo probably didn't include "Surf City" because Beach Boy Brian Wilson co-wrote it (with Jan) then essentially gifted it to Jan & Dean. But you're right: even people who lived in the 60s get that one wrong, too.
      All in all, it makes more sense for older fans to mistake artists, or get the wrong titles, because they did a higher percentage of their listening through radio or clubs, which were less likely to credit the songs. ("If you play it, say it" was a common sticker in radio booths.) It's also probably why older listeners are worse at knowing the correct titles (think how many classic rock air jocks have heard someone ask "can you play that song 'Teenage Wasteland?'").
      Ultimately, there is little to no excuse for younger people to misattribute an artist because a) the exhaustive amount of information available nowadays, and b) that most people obtain their music from some digital service (ranging from satellite radio to iTunes to UA-cam itself). These services always provide the song title, artist, label, writer, year, etc.

    • @lordcoctostan9149
      @lordcoctostan9149 7 років тому +1

      Probably because no one born after the 80s really cares about "Surf City". I'm sure you could find some, but I doubt you could find many.

    • @6thwilbury2331
      @6thwilbury2331 7 років тому

      @EOF: haha yeah, very good point. Probably hard to find people who have even heard of it. As you said, some but not many.

  • @romy4858
    @romy4858 4 роки тому +3

    I enjoyed the trip down memory lane. I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed but I knew every artist with every song. Guess I just like music. ☮️

  • @TravisCann
    @TravisCann 4 роки тому +34

    That Wheatus song sounds literally nothing like Weezer.

    • @myrielt
      @myrielt 3 роки тому +1

      Their voices are nothing alike

  • @pandadares8905
    @pandadares8905 7 років тому +240

    I thought these were going to be cover songs of which people didn't know who originally made the song. Not people being oblivious to who's singing the song in the first place.

    • @expendableindigo9639
      @expendableindigo9639 7 років тому +3

      PandaDares They have a different list for that (I'm not joking about how they always say that, they really do.)

    • @willphillips1195
      @willphillips1195 7 років тому +4

      PandaDares like hurt by nine inch nails but covered by Johnny Cash which happened to be more popular

    • @MrTorn69
      @MrTorn69 7 років тому +2

      Agreed, and the only song on here that people we hung out with mistook the artist for was Steelers wheel...and we did not think it was Dylan but the Beatles, when it was released we thought it was an unreleased lost track from the fab 4...

    • @malcolmthebear
      @malcolmthebear 7 років тому +3

      Same here. I was expecting to see things like"I Will Always Love You" being originally by Dolly Parton, despite the Whitney Houston cover being infinitely more famous.

    • @SapphireDreamssss
      @SapphireDreamssss 7 років тому

      PandaDares another example is Torn Natalie Imbruglia

  • @ffjsb
    @ffjsb 6 років тому +60

    Who the hell mistakes Marley for McFerrin??? You'd have to be absolutely tone deaf, they aren't even remotely close.

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb 6 років тому

      LOL.

    • @ariel5341
      @ariel5341 6 років тому +1

      they are racist for that lol

    • @MrSlimJimProductions
      @MrSlimJimProductions 6 років тому

      People who don't listen to that genre...

    • @Adrian-fd4wf
      @Adrian-fd4wf 6 років тому

      No one. This guy is just trying to antagonize someone into bitch slapping him.

    • @Adrian-fd4wf
      @Adrian-fd4wf 6 років тому

      Ariel Bush No shit, may as well have tried to tell us someone somewhere is confusing Marley with Milli Vanilli

  • @303HOBO
    @303HOBO 4 роки тому +6

    “Long cool woman” THE HOLLIES…
    I thought for a long time this was a CCR song.

    • @ruthdubb3274
      @ruthdubb3274 3 роки тому

      Good catch. How did they miss that one?

  • @BidM142
    @BidM142 7 років тому +88

    Who the fuck thought Stuck In The Middle With You was Dylan?? It sounds way too poppy to be Bob Dylan

    • @TheListenerCanon
      @TheListenerCanon 7 років тому +4

      In all fairness, I never thought it was a Dylan song but the vocal style is so similar it's easy to see why.

    • @johnsizemore7579
      @johnsizemore7579 7 років тому +3

      When I first heard it I thought it was by the Beatles or John Lennon solo.

    • @dadoctah
      @dadoctah 7 років тому

      You want someone else that sounds like Dylan, listen to "A Public Execution" by Mouse & the Traps.
      Also, how did they miss "Vehicle" (Ides of March, not Blood Sweat & Tears), "Crazy on You" (Heart, not Jefferson Airplane), and "You're Only Lonely" (JD Souther, not Roy Orbison)?

    • @brandenb.branden4796
      @brandenb.branden4796 7 років тому +4

      same here. totally thought it was the beatles

    • @kellybarthel8060
      @kellybarthel8060 7 років тому +1

      That and Bob Marley had been dead for about 10 years by then.

  • @cheesegyoza
    @cheesegyoza 5 років тому +59

    I always thought The Rolling Stones sang Mmmmbop.

    • @DTD110865
      @DTD110865 5 років тому

      And I thought they sang "High-Fivin' M.F."
      Okay, I lied. But I think they should cover it.

    • @kyliepollert8341
      @kyliepollert8341 5 років тому +1

      Are you serious?! Since when would Mick Jagger sing a teenybopper song? I even remember it, and I was 4!

    • @DTD110865
      @DTD110865 5 років тому +1

      @@kyliepollert8341 Girl, this guy is joking, and you know it.

    • @kyliepollert8341
      @kyliepollert8341 5 років тому +1

      @@DTD110865 I know you were!

    • @seekanddestroy7343
      @seekanddestroy7343 4 роки тому

      Dude, stop it.

  • @camdenrafftery3555
    @camdenrafftery3555 3 роки тому +1

    Love the thumbnail!

  • @RikardoSaul
    @RikardoSaul 7 років тому +495

    PLUSH by Stone Temple Pilots are way easier to confuse with a Pearl Jam band, instead of a Nirvana song

    • @RumbleFish69
      @RumbleFish69 7 років тому +8

      Yes! That's the only one I agree with and it wasn't even on this list!

    • @EGOS42
      @EGOS42 7 років тому

      Unglued sounds more Nirvana than Creep. Also check out Army Ants as a song that sounds very much like Pearl Jam.

    • @ripumaharjan474
      @ripumaharjan474 7 років тому +1

      RikardoSaul so true.....when UA-cam autoplays plush after pearl jam

    • @georgewoodard8020
      @georgewoodard8020 7 років тому +2

      I always get Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog confused. I'm really bad with names of songs and bands lol

    • @georgewoodard8020
      @georgewoodard8020 7 років тому +1

      It fucks everything up that Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) did backup vocals on a couple big Temple of the Dog songs

  • @chasepence4950
    @chasepence4950 7 років тому +48

    I understand how some might believe "Creep" is named "Half the Man I Used To Be" upon hearing it. But by Nirvana? Come on people.

    • @TravJam317
      @TravJam317 7 років тому +7

      I have an ex-girlfriend who always called 'Creep' the 'John Bobbitt Song'.

    • @mikedonovan8811
      @mikedonovan8811 7 років тому

      I know, right? Everyone knows it's by Pearljam! :)

    • @darkestspawn5471
      @darkestspawn5471 7 років тому

      I looked at the description before I got there and I thought of radiohead

    • @BlackPepperBeef594
      @BlackPepperBeef594 7 років тому

      Chase Pence nirvana did a cover I'm pretty sure

  • @cranberrymerlin
    @cranberrymerlin 5 років тому +25

    Another one that I'd like to add is "Kiss me" by Sixpence None The Richer - NOT The Cranberries.

  • @allnamesaretakenful
    @allnamesaretakenful 3 роки тому +1

    I'm so glad to see people making fun of this video. I would feel bad for the person who made this video, but they could have done so much better.

  • @joshuaweekley1044
    @joshuaweekley1044 6 років тому +31

    Weezer and Wheatus vocal sounds sound NOTHING ALIKE! Especially on Teenage Dirtbag.