Rick James

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Rick James', "Superfreak"

The Misheard Lyrics:

The girl's a superfreak
The kind you don't take home to mother
The kind of girl you read about
In Newsweek magazine

The Real Lyrics:

The girl's a super freak
The kind you don't take home to mother
The kind of girl you read about
In lurid magazines

The Story: My brother and I heard this song on the radio several months ago, and he started singing along. When he came to the 'lurid magazines' line, he sang 'In Newsweek magazine.' When I asked him why, he said that he thought that Rick James was singing those words. I told him what the real line was, and he replied, 'Oh really? That does make more sense.' Turns out he'd had it wrong for almost twenty years. - Submitted by: Roxanne Smith

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