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Watch an Amusing Montage of Music’s Most Memorable Misheard Lyrics

By Tom Hawking on

If like us you’re finding the whole deciding-the-future-of-the-world aspect of today more than a little stressful, you may be in need of a wee bit of comic relief. If so, look no further than this montage of pretty much every memorable mondegreen in the history of music, which we spotted at Laughing Squid earlier this morning. the video finds a group called cdza creating an aural history of memorable misheard lyrics, from Carl Orff right through to Pink, via Elton John, Bob Dylan and various others. You can click through and watch the video after the jump — now, excuse us while we kiss this guy. … Read More

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Learn the History of Western Music in 16 Genres and One Immortal Song

By Judy Berman on

The Internet has been an excellent source of bite-size video music history lessons of late. Last week, we got schooled in rock’s 100 greatest riffs, and today Laughing Squid points us to “An Abridged History of Western Music in 16 Genres.” In this truly remarkable three-minute clip, “musical video experiment” collective cdza feeds the West’s most influential genres through Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” in a slick, one-shot performance beginning with Gregorian chant. The only depressing part is that the video concludes with dubstep — forcing us to consider how embarrassing it would be for humankind if 2012 really is the end of history. … Read More