"mangling" meaning in English

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          "text": "That disc comes on the heels of Background Check, a compilation of oddities and rarities that includes obligatory (though still addictive) punk manglings of pop hits like \"I Ran\" and \"I've Got the Music in Me,\" as well as presumably more respectable numbers like \"Oh Bondage, Up Yours!\" and \"12XU.\"",
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