00:00Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most embarrassing moments
00:08where singers completely blanked out on the words to their own songs while performing.
00:19Number 10.
00:20Chris Martin British rock band Coldplay are well known for
00:23their spectacular live performances, filled with elaborate elements that give concert
00:29goers an unforgettable experience.
00:38But it seems sometimes, those dazzling features may come at the expense of remembering their
00:43own lyrics.
00:44In June 2017, while performing a stop in Vienna for their Ahead of Full Dreams tour, frontman
00:50Chris Martin stumbled over the words to Princess of China, their collaboration with Rihanna.
01:03Realizing this mistake, Martin pleaded with fans not to record and upload the moment to
01:08YouTube.
01:09Well, it appears YouTuber Christoph J. Heinzel wasn't listening because here we are discussing
01:18the blunder.
01:19Perhaps Heinzel was too captivated by the elaborate on-stage features to hear Martin's
01:24plea.
01:25Number 9.
01:26Kendrick Lamar When you've put out multiple albums and hundreds
01:29of songs, it can be easy to lose track of which word goes where.
01:38Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar knows this quite well.
01:41During the Top Dog Entertainment holiday concert in December 2016, Lamar joined rapper J-Rock
01:48on stage for a performance of their song Vice City.
01:51As he began his verse, it quickly became clear that he couldn't recall the exact words.
01:57But watching the clip from Real Talk Music Media's YouTube channel, you probably wouldn't
02:01notice.
02:02Being the consummate pro that he is, Lamar quickly whipped up an entirely new verse on
02:11the spot that fit perfectly with the track.
02:14They don't call him Pulitzer Kenny for nothing.
02:20Number 8.
02:21Demi Lovato You couldn't dream up a better illustration
02:24of irony if you tried.
02:26For her July 2009 show in Dallas, Texas, Demi Lovato's setlist included the mid-tempo ballad
02:32Don't Forget.
02:39While performing the track, Lovato did the one thing she was not supposed to do.
02:44She forgot.
02:45This footage from the YouTube channel Selly Welly shows the singer blanking out on the
02:49song's lyrics before pausing, giggling, and then admitting to the crowd, quote, I totally
02:55forgot.
02:56Honesty is the best policy, right?
03:00As it was her hometown, Lovato didn't want to ruin the performance for her fans.
03:04So naturally, she pointed the mic at the audience and let them finish the song for her.
03:14Number 7.
03:17Justin Bieber Singing in a language you're not fluent in
03:21is no easy feat.
03:23So we gave Justin Bieber some credit for his decent performance in the studio version of
03:27Despacito.
03:34But it seems the moment he left that studio, he dropped all of the song's lyrics behind.
03:39During a May 2017 performance at the One Oak Lounge in New York, Bieber didn't just fumble
03:45the words.
03:46He couldn't recall a single one.
03:48Instead, he resorted to a nonsensical verse, ending each line with rhyming words like Dorito
03:54and Burrito.
04:01In the clip provided by filmmaker John Marcucci, you can even hear the crowd cringing at the
04:06disastrous attempt.
04:10Maybe next time, he should do what we all do and read the lyrics off a music app.
04:14Number 6.
04:15Mariah Carey Every performer has botched a lyric or two
04:18throughout their career, and the elusive Chantus is no exception.
04:28Remember Mariah Carey's notorious New Year's Rockin' Eve performance in 2016?
04:36Well, she also had a lyrical slip-up two years earlier on the Today Show.
04:41Carey was there to promote her upcoming album, Me, I Am Mariah, the elusive Chantus, and
04:46serenaded her fans with a performance of the classic hit, Always Be My Baby.
04:54However, halfway through, Carey stumbled over the words and laughed it off with a cheeky
05:01ad-lib.
05:06But if Mariah Carey doesn't care, then why should we?
05:09Number 5.
05:10Adele Adele may be a world-renowned singer and
05:14songwriter, but even she isn't immune to lyrical flubs.
05:22In 2016, while performing her song Million Years Ago at a concert in Lisbon, Portugal,
05:28the Grammy-winning singer messed up the lyrics, mistakenly singing the verse instead of the
05:33chorus.
05:34Upon realizing her blunder, Adele reacted in the most relatable way possible.
05:40She unleashed a stream of curse words.
05:46The fans didn't seem to mind, finding the whole mishap just as amusing as Adele did.
05:51Fortunately, she quickly recovered, hitting the restart button on the song and delivering
05:55it flawlessly this time, much to the audience's delight.
06:01Number 4.
06:02Ariana Grande Memory lapses can ambush singers, whether
06:06they are performing in jam-packed arenas or cozy office-sized studios.
06:17Just ask Ariana Grande.
06:19The pop star appeared at the Red Bull Soundspace at K-Rock in 2013, where she treated fans
06:24to an intimate show.
06:26But one of them, Nicole Valdivieso, posted one golden moment to her YouTube channel.
06:31While belting out the lyrics to Right There, Grande had a literal brain freeze and was
06:36unable to proceed with the song.
06:45At one point, she had to ask the audience for help with the lyrics, which she co-wrote,
06:50by the way.
06:51Even with their prompts, Grande couldn't quite pull it together and ended up laughing
06:55through the rest of the performance.
06:59Number 3.
07:00Drake Canadian rapper Drake has long been hounded
07:03by rumors that he relies on ghostwriters for his music.
07:12Those rumors seemed to gain some traction during his performance at the 2012 edition
07:16of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.
07:19After delivering a solid rendition of Make Me Proud, Drake set the stage for his hit,
07:24The Motto.
07:25But just as the song kicked off, he blanked out on the lyrics and awkwardly filled the
07:29void with a few yeah-yeahs.
07:34You can even hear the audience, including the owner of the YouTube channel, Dondre,
07:39who uploaded the clip, calling him out on the blunder.
07:43Come on, Drake.
07:45How should we take your motto seriously if you can't even remember it?
07:51Number 2.
07:52Tim McGraw In October 2021, Tim McGraw's live show
07:55at the Nugget Event Center in Reno, Nevada, served fans not just music, but some unexpected
08:01drama too.
08:07During a performance of Just to See You Smile, footage obtained by TMZ showed McGraw fumbling
08:12the lyrics, which prompted some disgruntled fans to heckle him.
08:17He initially tried to shrug it off, but then he abruptly stopped the performance, leapt
08:22into the crowd, and confronted the hecklers face-to-face.
08:26McGraw later explained that his memory lapse was due to exhaustion from filming 1883, the
08:32Yellowstone prequel miniseries.
08:34It's unclear what became of the hecklers, but faced with increasing tensions among the
08:39crowd, McGraw returned to the stage and soldiered on with the show.
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09:05Number 1.
09:06Pink
09:07At a Pink live show, fans fully expect high-energy acrobatics while singing along to their favorite
09:13songs.
09:17But those who attended her Madison Square Garden concert in April 2018 were treated
09:22to a bonus, a hilarious lyrical slip-up.
09:25In this clip, uploaded by the YouTube channel FunFamily6, Pink begins a rendition of Who
09:31Knew but draws a blank on the second verse.
09:38She quickly owned the mistake and managed to recover just in time for the song's explosive
09:44chorus.
09:49Despite the hiccup, Pink later met fans' expectations by delivering a show-stopping
09:55acrobatic number up in the air.
09:57She may have forgotten the lyrics to her song, but so what?
10:00She's still a rock star.
10:03Have you ever attended a concert where the singer forgot their own lyrics?
10:07Tell us how it went in the comments below.
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