“Karma is the guyon the Chiefscoming straight home to me!”

In general, singers and bands perform their songs the way they originally wrote them.

Sometimes, however, they make a change, whether it’s permanent or a spur-of-the-moment decision onstage.

Original version was "feeling like P Diddy," and her new version is "fuck P Diddy"

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These alternations can reflect everything from personal drama to current events.

In anInstagrampost following the event, they said, “I felt inspired to change the lyrics.

Watching President Biden sign the Respect for Marriage Act was a landmark moment for freedom of love.”

the original: "I'n not a a part of a redneck agenda," and new: "the MAGA agenda"

At the time, Taylor was going through a breakup, and Abigail was going through a divorce.

9.Kelly Clarkson divorced Brandon Blackstock in 2022.

10.On a 2023 episode ofThe Kelly Clarkson Show, Kelly Clarkson covered “ABCDEFU” by Gayle.

Miley sings, "I didn't wanna leave you, but I had to, I didn't wanna fight, but we did"

She made some lyric changes that appeared toreferenceher ex-husband.

So, they changed the “Cradle to the Grave” lyrics to call him out.

original version: "this ain't love," new version: "this is love"

the original version was "guy on the screen," and the new version was "guy on the Chiefs"

original version: "we both cried," new version: "we both cried, but that's alright"

original "don't you come for me," new: "God bless you on your journey, ooh baby girl"

original version" "now I'm done with superstars," new version 2009: "country stars," new version 2022: "Now I'm cool with superstars"

original version: "Piece by piece, he collected me up off the ground where you abandoned things, yeah, Piece by piece, he filled the holes that you burned in me at 6 years old," new version: changes pronouns from he to I

original version: "Piece by piece, he restored my faith that a man can be kind and a father could stay," new version: "Piece by piece, I restored my faith that a heart can still beat, even when it breaks"

Original: "Fuck you and your mom and your sister and your job / and your broke ass car and that shit you call art" and new version: "Forget you and your dad / and the fact that you got half and my broken heart / turn that shit into art"

original version: "lil booty's mine, don't need a lot of ass," new version: "lil booties matter, my son gave me some ass"

Two images of Pink, top photo from past, bottom from a recent performance, with altered lyrics about Britney Spears

original: "you think that i'm strong," new: Manchester, we're strong"

Two-panel image of a band performing, with replaced satirical song lyrics overlaying each scene

Liam Gallagher's face is compared in two memes, one with original lyrics, the other humorously altered to mention Bono