History Main / MisattributedSong

* [=P2P=] services and ArenaRock. It seems as if Music/{{Chicago}}, Music/{{Boston}}, Music/{{Styx}}, Music/{{Journey}} and Music/REOSpeedwagon are all the same band to them.

* "Think About The Way" ([[RefrainFromAssuming not "Music is the Vibe"]] is not technically by Alexia, it's by Ice MC with Alexia as an uncredited guest vocalist. And Music/{{Cascada}} didn't cover it, that was Groove Coverage feat. Rameez.

* "Mexicali Blues", which appears on the Music/TheGratefulDead's highly popular greatest hits album ''Skeletons from the Closet'' is actually a song from guitarist Bob Weir's solo album, ''Ace''. That makes the previously obscure song's appearance on the compilation strange, right? Well, in actuality, almost every member of the Grateful Dead c. 1972 perform backup duties on every song on ''Ace'', thereby making the song and album basically by the Grateful Dead!

* Not every symphonic power metal band is Music/{{Nightwish}}, Music/WithinTemptation, or Music/{{Epica}}. Songs from the genre or similar sounding genres will often be mistaken for being by either three.

** Nor did they ever cover Aqua's 'Barbie Girl;' though this mostly came from the Napster/Limewire days where a German parody cover done in the style of Rammstein's music was regularly attributed on the services to the band themselves.

* "All The Young Dudes" by Mott The Hoople is constantly misattributed to Music/DavidBowie. He wrote the song, produced and sang backing vocals on Mott the Hoople's recording, and eventually recorded his own version (although it was not released until 1995), so they are right, FromACertainPointOfView.

* There's a long history of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_bootleg_recordings#Fake_or_disputed_bootleg_songs songs with no direct connection to The Beatles appearing on bootleg albums]], often other artists imitating or parodying their style, or sometimes even just ones that coincidentally had similar names (a duo called John & Paul for instance). The track [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Mind/The_Candle_Burns "Piece of Mind"]], appearing on various Beatles bootlegs since 1973, was something of a mystery at first, as it was generally accepted that it wasn't a genuine Beatles recording, but no one could track down the actual source: In 2021, the song was revealed to be a prank put together by radio DJ David Hunter and musician Walton Jones - Walton wrote, performed and self produced the song, which David played on air as part of an all-Beatles program as a supposed unreleased "basement tape".

* There's a long history of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_bootleg_recordings#Fake_or_disputed_bootleg_songs songs with no direct connection to The Beatles appearing on bootleg albums]], often other artists imitating or parodying their style, or sometimes even just ones that coincidentally had similar names (a duo called John & Paul for instance). Then there's songs that fall into a grey area like [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Mind/The_Candle_Burns "Peace of Mind"]], where it's generally accepted that it's not a genuine Beatles recording, but no one knows who really did write and perform it.

* As for original comedy songs, as well as commissioned TV show themes by indie bands, they're often misattributed to Music/TheyMightBeGiants. They also seem to be interchangeable with Music/TheBarenakedLadies in some circles. [[http://tmbw.net/wiki/Songs_Incorrectly_Attributed_To_TMBG Here are just a few of these songs.]]

* As for original comedy songs, as well as commissioned TV show themes by indie bands, they're often misattributed to Music/TheyMightBeGiants. [[http://tmbw.net/wiki/Songs_Incorrectly_Attributed_To_TMBG Here are just a few of these songs.]]

** As for original comedy songs, they're often misattributed to Music/TheyMightBeGiants. [[http://tmbw.net/wiki/Songs_Incorrectly_Attributed_To_TMBG Here are just a few of these songs.]]

* "Suedehead" (not "I'm So Sorry") is not by Music/TheSmiths. It's Music/{{Morrissey}}'s solo debut single.

** Spirit Of The West, for example, did a really good song called "Home for a Rest"... attributed to Great Big Sea.

* There's a ton of songs circulating in [=P2P=] networks that have been attributed to Music/{{Metallica}}. 99% of the time, they have nothing to do with Metallica, like in the case of (a cover of) [[StarWars the Imperial March.]]

* [=P2P=] services and yacht rock. It seems as if Music/{{Chicago}}, Music/{{Boston}}, Music/{{Styx}}, Music/{{Journey}} and Music/REOSpeedwagon are all the same band to them.

** As for original comedy songs, they're often misattributed to Music/TheyMightBeGiants. [[https://www.tmbw.net/wiki/Songs_Incorrectly_Attributed_To_TMBG Here are just a few of these songs.]]

** "American Girls" is by Rivers' side project Homie, and is their only officially released song. The rest of Weezer had minor contributions to the track, however - the rhythm track is mainly a loop of Patrick Wilson drumming, while Matt Sharp and Brian Bell sing backing vocals.

* The title song of ''Film/{{Grease}}'' is not by Music/TheBeeGees, but by [[Music/FrankieValliAndTheFourSeasons Frankie Valli post-Four Seasons]]. It was, though, written and produced by Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees.

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* Bands other than ''Hayseed Dixie'' have covered rock music in a bluegrass style. The effect is so strong, even non-parody/non-cover bluegrass is sometimes attributed to them.

** And they did not write ''Teenage Dirtbag''. That's by Music/{{Wheatus}}. They just play it live sometimes.

* A lot of 90s hip hop is mistaken as being by ''Music/TwoLiveCrew''. For example, "Shake That Ass Bitch" (Splack Pack), "Da Dip" (Freak Nasty), and "Too Much Booty in the Pants" (Soundmaster T).
* Not every R&B song from the 90s with male vocal harmonies is by Boyz II Men.
* If a disco song is performed by a female singer, chancer are it's been miscredited to Music/DonnaSummer. One example is "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
* Pretty much every bubblegum dance song in the world has been attributed to Aqua at some point. Dance Dance Revolution fans are more likely to attribute all bubblegum dance to Smile.DK instead.

* To be honest, Boards Of Canada are not the first group that come to mind when considering the acronym [[Music/BlueOysterCult BOC]]
* not every Latin-infused rock song with electric guitars is by Music/{{Santana}}.

* "Higher and Higher" was not by Alice Deejay, but a solo effort by their main producer, DJ Juergen.

* Neither "Back in My Life" nor "Will I Ever" are by the Vengaboys. They're both by fellow Dutch Europop act Alice Deejay. However, they were co-produced by Vengaboys founders Danski & Delmundo.

* "Locked Away" is not by Music/{{Maroon5}}. It is by little-known reggae duo R. City, although Adam Levine sings the chorus. The same confusion applies to "Stereo Hearts" by Music/GymClassHeroes.

* A lot of the solo works of Creator/HalkoMomoi are sometimes credited to Under17, even songs made before the band even existed or long after they disbanded.

* "Just Another Groove"(not "Get Back Together), is not by Music/FatboySlim, but by the duo Mighty Dub Katz, one half of which was Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim.

* Maria Callas had never sung [[Theatre/TheMagicFlute Queen of the Night's]] aria. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDUyA-fVie8 This]] is performed by Lucia Popp.