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TIL Jónsi, the lead singer in Sigur Rós, once forgot the lyrics while performing with the band in France. He improvised and kept on singing in Icelandic “ Oh shit, I forgot the lyrics, but that’s o.k. because I’m in France where no one understands me.”

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