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In order to make a rhyme work, sometimes a singer will mis-pronunce a word intentionatly.

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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers', "Breakdown "
The Lyrics:
Say there ain't no sense in pretending
Your eyes give you away
Why:
Tom pronounces the word "away" as "a way" with both words with long "a" sounds.
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff
Ray Stevens', "Ned Nostril"
The Lyrics:
They wore Hawaiian clothes and Ned played his nose and that was their sound
Why:
Ray pronounces Hawaiian as Hi-wian
Submitted by: Isac
Weezer's, "Buddy Holly"
The Lyrics:
What's with these homies dissing my girl?
Why do they gotta front?
What did we ever do to these guys,
that made them so violent?
Why:
Rivers pronounces "violent" as "vy-o-lunt", probably so it rhymes with "front".
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Kevin Lyttle's, "Turn Me On"
The Lyrics:
Girl, wine all around me.
[Later]
Kiss and caress me.
Why:
In the part “Girl, wine all around me”, he pronounces the word “around” as “arond” in which I misheard the whole lyric as “go right harder on me”. In “kiss and caress me” he simply says “kizz and carezz meh”.
Submitted by: BrilliantJ8
Kim Carnes', "Draw Of The Cards"
The Lyrics:
He weaves his web
Bittersweet
(Bittersweet, bittersweet)
(Bittersweet, bittersweet)
Why:
Kim pronounces bittersweet as "bit- AH-sweet" while the back-up singers pronounce it correctly.
Submitted by: Sheila Oh
Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
The Lyrics:
A singer in a smokey room
Smell of wine and cheap perfume
Why:
Steve Perry pronounces smokey as "smo-kay", which sounds better anyway.
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff
4 Jacks And A Jill's, "Master Jack"
The Lyrics:
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
Why:
Master is pronounced "maa-ster" instead of "mast-er", probably due to the singer's accent.
Submitted by: Brit Boxx
Boney M's, "Rasputin"
The Lyrics:
Ra-Ra-Rasputin
Why:
The women singers pronounce his name as "Ras-pu-tane". The Russian's name should be pronounce as spelled.
Submitted by: Opie M.
5 Seconds of Summer's, "Killer Queen"
The Lyrics:
A built-in remedy for Khrushchev and Kennedy
Why:
Khrushchev is pronounced as “Creshkov”. The mispronunciation is jarring to any fan of the original song, or anyone who has heard of Nikita Khrushchev for that matter. I am not sure if the band had heard the original song before covering it.
Submitted by: Spencer
Tom Petty And The Hearbreakers', "Refugee"
The Lyrics:
You don't have to live like a refugee
(Don't have to live like a refugee)
Why:
On the parenthetical line, the back-up singers pronounced "refugee" as "ref-yoo-jay". Why? I have no idea.
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff

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