Embarrassing confusion of musicians

[PJ]

Did you ever think a song was by an artist, only to find out how wrong you were? Let's share our "what was I thinking" moments in music identification.

When I first heard Maroon 5's "This Love," I thought it was a song by Justin Timberlake
Well, Maroon 5 was new at the time and the only voice they resembles was JT, I thought...

[Canuck21]

When I first heard of "What Do You Want From Me" from Monaco, I thought that it was a New Order song. David Potts sounds a lot like Bernard Sumner.

[Sourplum]

When I first heard Fergie's new song, "Clumsy" on radio the other day, I mistakened her voice for Alicia Key's.

[Radken]

When I first heard "Desert Rose" by Sting I thought the other person who was also singing in the song was a girl.

[PJ]

When I first heard of "What Do You Want From Me" from Monaco, I thought that it was a New Order song. David Potts sounds a lot like Bernard Sumner.

Peter Hook from New Order - isn't he the vocalist on the Monaco track?

[Canuck21]

Peter Hook from New Order - isn't he the vocalist on the Monaco track?

Yes he is, but it's David Potts who sings the chorus. Peter Hook have sung a New Order song in the past, so when I first heard "What Do You Want From Me", I thought that it was him and Bernard Sumner.

Just a few months ago, Monaco performed at a gig and they did some New Order songs, namely "Blue Monday" and really, Potts' vocal is almost identical to Sumner. Go ahead, take a listen.

[LuvJoJo]

wHEN i HEARd of Rihanna song "umbrella" I honestly thought it was by Beyonce! What was I thinking?

[remember_Cedric]

Well, I thought "This I promise you" was a track from Backstreet boy's old album. Only recently I was told that it belongs to N'Sync.

The other song,"I need to know" by Marc Anthony. I thought it was a BsB song too. Bahhh