It's not just Lizzo and Beyoncé; check out these hits that had objectionable lyrics rewritten - News Summed Up

It's not just Lizzo and Beyoncé; check out these hits that had objectionable lyrics rewritten


After being called out by disability advocates, Lizzo re-recorded her song to eliminate the objectionable word while Beyoncé's people have pledged to do likewise. • Michael Jackson, "They Don't Care About Us," 1996Original lyrics: "Jew me, sue me/ Everybody, do me"New lyrics: "Do me, sue/ Everybody, do me"Note: The song peaked at No. • Black Eyed Peas, "Let's Get R----ded," 2003/ "Let's Get It Started," 2004Original lyrics: "Everybody, everybody/ Let's get into it (yeah), get stupid (come on)/ Get r----ded (come on), get r----ded (yeah), get r----ded"New lyrics: "Everybody (yeah), everybody (yeah)/ Just get into it (yeah), get stupid (come on)/ Get it started, (come on), get it started (yeah), get it started." Note: A year after originally recording the song, Black Eyed Peas quietly revamped the title and song as "Let's Get It Started." Hold me back"Note: "I never want to promote derogatory language," Lizzo said on Instagram three days after "Grrrls" was released in June.


Source: thestar August 06, 2022 08:05 UTC



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