Am I the only one who sings “We are the world” using bad impressions of all the singers?

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Tinytiger1973@reddit

NO! And here I thought I was alone in this strange activity.

Not that a "bad impression" is necessary for Bob Dylan's part...he sounded awful.

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fiddlenutz@reddit

Oh my. You need to search for the Bob Dylan Christmas album. I can’t get through a full minute without laughing so hard I almost piss myself.

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typeXYZ@reddit

Dylan’s Oh come all ye faithful sounds like Eddie Murphy doing Buckwheat Sings on SNL.

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Tinytiger1973@reddit

Dear God that's horrendous.

Thanks for the warning - the coffee I'm drinking would have shot out of my nose within the first 30 seconds of listening otherwise. 😄

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PoofBam@reddit

If you can hit the Cyndi Lauper part, I love you!

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IntelligentAge211@reddit

I dont think you are trying if you do not do Bruce and Cyndi.

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Starcat75@reddit

Please upload a video of yourself doing this lol

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

Absolutely not. Which remind me, I’m so glad that we didn’t have smartphones and social media as teens. 😬

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Motor_Meaning_7819@reddit

I do a horrendously annoying Tom Petty voice - yes I know he wasn’t in We Are the World, but I do it anyways. Also it’s a very easy shift to making it a Bob Dylan voice.

I’ve had to curtail my Petty impersonation since he died…still “too soon” for some of my friends. Hehe

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lectroid@reddit

Before “Yellow Ledbetter”, there was Petty’s marble-mouth.

Ooooyyeeeaaaayooo Ohn! Aya! Oo-iv Ike-uh refugeeeeee!

Also, annoy them by calling “Running Down a Dream” “the Banana song”. Because the guitar riff goes:

Banana-nana-nana-nanaaahhh….

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lectroid@reddit

Before “Yellow Ledbetter”, there was Perry’s marble-mouth on “Refugee”.

Ooooyyeeeaaaayooo Ohn! Aya! Oo-iv Ike-uh refugeeeeee!

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Fair-Wishbone-1190@reddit

That would be kind of tough considering half of them were horrible, especially Cyndi lauper, they all sound like they're doing bad impressions of good singers. Lol.

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PoofBam@reddit

No fucking way. Cyndi nailed her line!

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TheFightens@reddit

Yes. I can’t stand this song. Brings back memories of me asking for a Fat Boys cassette and my mom bought me this stupid song instead.

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fiddlenutz@reddit

I don’t think your mom would appreciate “My Nuts” being blasted around the house.

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CrankyDoo@reddit

I have no negative associations with the song other than that I heard it incessantly for a few months when it was on the charts. As a result, I can’t stand it now.

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Historical_Project86@reddit

No, but I usually sing Do They Know It's Christmas? Spoiler alert - yes they do.

My favourite anecdote to come out of the recording of We Are The World is when Michael Jackson suggested they add "Shalom" to the lyrics. It was voted down, as being possibly contentious, since Ethiopian Jews had already been evacuated by Israel under Operation Moses.

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

Its been so long since I have heard this song I will have to u tubes it to even remember who wasn't in it.

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seamuwasadog@reddit

Who are you? Camp Chaos?

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Lockjaw62@reddit

Nope! Especially Dylan. Love his music, hate his voice.

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TrickyCartographer73@reddit

No. I do it too. Have fun.

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JiuJitsuNinja43@reddit

Nope. Do your thing. I sang to my lyft driver last night Whitney Houston.

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Upbeat_Ant6104@reddit

He needs a kidney. No, he doesn’t need a hand!

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surfinbird@reddit

I always loved the Ray Charles bit 🎶it’s true, we make a better day, just you and me…come on now, lemme here ya!🎶

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Tinytiger1973@reddit

I always loved that bit too.

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surfinbird@reddit

Hey hey ‘73 brother (or sister) 🙂

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Tinytiger1973@reddit

Hey there 😊 73 sister here. How you doing?

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CombatRedRover@reddit

If by "bad impression" you also mean my terrible singing voice, no, you are not alone.

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Individual-Army811@reddit

Im a charter member to this club.

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therelybare5@reddit

Could have a coronary just trying to belt it out like Springsteen.

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gerwen@reddit

Sometimes i'll do Cyndi Lauper's 'no no no' outta nowhere for no reason.

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ScreenTricky4257@reddit

I thought it was "Wo wo wo."

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gerwen@reddit

Me too, then I went and watched the video, and was like hmm, not sure what she’s saying. Then checked the lyrics.

I’ll still be singing wo wo wo though.

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ScreenTricky4257@reddit

Yes and I just wait for Steve Perry.

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KeepYourMindOpen365@reddit

Nope…

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don_teegee@reddit

He’s the part I always sing!

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ThoughtCharming8917@reddit

My wife found herself obsessed with this song over the holidays while the kids were home. Led to a ridiculous family sing along on Christmas. I kid you not. As I type this I suddenly feel old

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Hopfrogg@reddit

Not the whole song. But I'll randomly do Bruce's part for no reason out of nowhere.

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Organic_Basket7800@reddit

I love him but I feel like he is a caricature of himself in that song

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OreoSpeedwaggon@reddit

I'm always afraid of sharting myself if I tried.

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

Seems to be a popular response

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Specialist-Stick-297@reddit

Does that mean your Cindi Lauper parts sound good?..

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

I’m my head they do

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HereInTheCut@reddit

Speaking of We Are The World impressions... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ldEz5h4RMU

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youngkpepper@reddit

I remember the eager anticipation surrounding the "World Premiere" on MTV. I also remember feeling distinctly underwhelmed when I first watched/listened to it.

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wisemonkey101@reddit

To be fair they were doing bad impressions of the singers themselves.

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Maximum-Tomatillo743@reddit

Except for Stevie Wonder, who by all accounts, did a great Bob Dylan impression.

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Historical_Nail7271@reddit

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44ariah44@reddit

No, I would switch it off

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examinat@reddit

I think that’s the only way!

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Opposite_Ad_1707@reddit

Nope and still do it today. AND Thanks to you I’m singing it in their stupid voices in my head right now while I’m at work.

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

You’re welcome. My wife, kid and pets are pretty sick of me at the moment

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Tinytiger1973@reddit

I suspect that this song, in at least one of the herein discusssed renditions, is going to be stuck in my brain for the immediate future. 😁

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SmokeyFrank@reddit

I have a musical ear and when I read this song title, in my mind I “hear” the line, “As God has shown us, by turning stone to bread…” solo, in the distinct voice of an artist I won’t mention because I want my fellow GenX musician Redditors to imagine it on their own and determine his name.

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Tinytiger1973@reddit

Hmmm...Steve Perry?

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coolmommytm@reddit

Nope, but my Dylan’s not half bad!

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the_natis@reddit

There's a song for that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR5xGHPUEew

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JohnGault67@reddit

😂🤣This must be a Gen X thing... I got caught doing it in the frozen food section in Walmart once. They were-not-amused.

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Tinytiger1973@reddit

I would have joined in! Duet time.

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HilariousBosch@reddit

I consider it a life highlight when I got several strangers to sing along with me as "I Will Survive" played at the grocery store. I would have joined in with your fun.

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spargel_gesicht@reddit

My ring tone (back when I had a flip phone and didn’t have it muted all the time) was the Muppet Theme song and I had dreams of everyone joining in and singing along while I was out in public somewhere. Never happened.

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UraTargetMarket@reddit

Why don’t I find fellow shoppers like you when I’m trudging through the grocery section of Walmart? Or, really, any grocery store?

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

My kids think it’s crazy

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HighPlateau@reddit

I would've been amused.

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DevolvingSpud@reddit

Bob Dylan sang it while doing a bad impression of Bob Dylan

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wheresbill@reddit

And I do a great impression of Bob Dylan doing a bad impression of Bob Dylan

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zionzednem@reddit

Me too. Yoooou and meeeeee

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Aegis-Heptapod-9732@reddit

Hahahaha, that’s what I came here to say, I barely remember the other singers but Dylan’s “just yoooooooo and meeeeeeee” is stuck in my head forever.

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Tinytiger1973@reddit

I think it's universally stuck in people's heads. 😄

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nixtarx@reddit

73% of people do and the other 20% lie about it.

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eastbayted@reddit

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Interesting-Ice69@reddit

Yes.

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lrp347@reddit

I walked in the dorm cafeteria and did a screaming Cyndi Lauper. Universal.

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TXQuiltr@reddit

I thought that was the rule.

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m19010101@reddit

wtf

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NoSummer1345@reddit

Although I applaud the intent, it’s such a sappy song I’ve always hated it.

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spargel_gesicht@reddit

Better than Do They Know it’s Xmas.

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spargel_gesicht@reddit

Absolutely not. In fact I don’t sing it normally ever. I do the Stevie head bob, the Bruce neck-singing, Cyndi’s jumping around - I do it all!

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ToddBradley@reddit

We all do that. My best imitation is Simon LeBon, but I do a decent Bono, also.

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Express_Towel47@reddit

Kevin Meaney had a bit where he did just that. Hilarious!! THAT’S NOT RIGHT!

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TwistedMemories@reddit

TBH, I don’t even think about that song or remember the words to it.

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Cool-Sell-5310@reddit

🤣😂🤣😂

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dcpanthersfan@reddit

I hate that song. I liked it at first but overplay ruined it for me.

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itwillmakesenselater@reddit

How else would you sing it?

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7eregrine@reddit

I haven't heard this song in 30 years, so to answer the question: no.

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Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit

I heard it this morning on a rerun of a 1985 Casey Kasem show.

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gchance1@reddit

Me and my sister used to do it when the song was new, ping pinging the male & female singers.

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Complex_Preparation9@reddit

Not by a long shot

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canitouchyours@reddit

I try to be exact in my emulation when I sing it.

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Jay_at_Section13@reddit

No you are not. 🤪

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officially-random@reddit

Are there other options?

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Frank_Meat_Tongz@reddit

Only when the song is playing somewhere and I can hear it.

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iaMBictrochee@reddit

I thought that this was mandatory. I don't know any genX-er who doesn't do this!

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Th1nk18@reddit

You’re not alone! I do most of parts as Dylan, but I mix in a few others once in a while

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Lighteningbug1971@reddit

That’s heart wrenching

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Gavin_Tremlor@reddit

Ok, so my favorite stupid thing that I have been singing in the car for decades is a rendition of Achy Breaky Heart. I've never been a fan of country, but this tune stuck with me. I changed up the lyrics a bit though. so now it goes:

Don't smell my farts,
My stinky, stanky farts,
I just don't think you understand.
Cause if you smell my farts,
My stinky, stanky farts,
They just might up and kill ya, man.

It's always a big hit on long car rides. Usually coupled with the window lock button.

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

Gotta stay entertained

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poppinwheelies@reddit

Sorta. I sing the whole thing in Bob Dylan style.

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User_not_found7@reddit

I do the annoying Cyndi Lauper “WHOA WHOA WHOA THERE’S A CHOICE WE’RE MAKIN”!!!!

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Reeeeallly@reddit

Same!

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surly-monkey@reddit

i thought that's what the original was

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Wobbiewu@reddit

Just Bruce

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CopyDan@reddit

I do good impressions.

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CtrlAltDeli@reddit

Youuuuuu are not alooooone

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Tired_o_Mods_BS@reddit

No. You are not.

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RecbetterpassNJ@reddit

https://youtu.be/H1MEwm-o4fQ?si=ELkqkoMU9txPc-Wu

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

😂😂😂

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therealfinagler@reddit

Only Bruce constipated on the toilet impression for me.

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Embarrassed_Flan_869@reddit

Didn't we all when it came out and in the years following?

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zaxxon4ever@reddit

I just avoid listening to that song.

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

Give in to it

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PercentageNonGrata@reddit

Extra raspy Joe Cocker.

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

Extra Dylany Dylan too

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PercentageNonGrata@reddit

His mumbling was so incoherent, thought he was kind of drunk or something.

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Ok_Entrepreneur_8509@reddit

Yes, you are the only one. The rest of us have perfect impressions.

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

That’s what I was thinking too

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Subject-Stuff-2829@reddit

No.

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PainRevolutionary865@reddit

Nope, bob Dylan is my fav to do

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in-a-microbus@reddit

Only Cyndi Lauper

Don't get me wrong I think it's awful that the other singers made fun of her at the time, but they won't stop me.

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Rough_Respect6192@reddit

You are not 🎤

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Prestigious_Grape288@reddit

Omg we have so much personal lore surrounding this song.

Huey Lewis coming in after Michael Jackson is chef’s kiss perfection.

During the original hoopla, we recorded (with our mono tape recorder) a version from the radio where they said the name of whoever was singing, dubbed over the song…when it got to Springsteen, they just said “BRUCE” and we thought that was so funny & we still always say BRUCE for his part.

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

Hahaha!

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Baldydom@reddit

I cannot sing along to a Bowie song without doing my own bad Bowie impression

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Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit (OP)

I do more of a Flight of the Conchords style Bowie

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KindaKrayz222@reddit

I'm a radio surfer.. and only get 3 stations worth listening to. But when it comes on, if the others don't have something better I'll stay & sing along.

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SignificanceTop5095@reddit

Yes

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No-Basis-1161@reddit

Swaying side to side Stevie Wonder style.