

But it would seem there’s something shady going on with this song – maybe it was smash hit with the intergalactic aliens who were messing with our timeline. Some have raised the point that the song has a recyclyed melody, so people have probably heard a different song which sounds like ‘Ms Jackson’. This thread also sparked a wider debate about whether the lyrics are “ I apologise a thousand times”, when the lyric is actually “ a trillion times“. I left primary school in 2000 and she had retired 3 years prior.

I remember when this song came out and we used to sing “I’m sorry Ms Jackson” at her. When they had the chance to ask college friends, four of them all agreed it was a popular song when they were in college, 10 years prior to the release of the song.Īnother Reddit user commented: “My head teacher at primary school (I’m British) was called Mrs Jackson.

My memories of the song were clear – my group of friends in college even had a joke about saying, “Forever, ever?” when someone mentioned the word “forever,” and sometimes would sing the falsetto “I am for real…” when trying to convey sincerity. “One of the girls working there said she didn’t think it was a remake, but,who knows? I tried looking it up on the internet in my office, but, I could only find the Outkast version online. I remarked that I was surprised that the song would be remade so soon, as it was popular when I was in college back in 1992-1994. When I walked in, the music video by Outkast was playing on the TV. One Reddit user recalled, “I was working mid shift at a communications facility, and needed to take some paperwork to another office. This song has been a subject of debate and confusion in a number of online platforms, one reason being that people remember it being around in the ’90s, despite the fact it wasn’t released until 2000. ‘Ms Jackson’ by Outkast – the ’90s hit from the ’00s We’ve compiled six that have got people talking. But some of the weirdest Mandela Effects occur in music lyrics and history.
