They were a singing duo, but one member died
- Sonny & Cher
- Montgomery Gentry
- The Carpenters
- Mel and Kim
- Ike & Tina Turner
- Jan & Dean
- Sam & Dave
I’m a soul man…
They were a singing duo, but one member died
- Sonny & Cher
- Montgomery Gentry
- The Carpenters
- Mel and Kim
- Ike & Tina Turner
- Jan & Dean
- Sam & Dave
- The Blues Brothers
They were a singing duo, but one member died
- Sonny & Cher
- Montgomery Gentry
- The Carpenters
- Mel and Kim
- Ike & Tina Turner
- Jan & Dean
- Sam & Dave
- The Blues Brothers
- The Righteous Brothers
They were a singing duo, but one member died
- Sonny & Cher
- Montgomery Gentry
- The Carpenters
- Mel and Kim
- Ike & Tina Turner
- Jan & Dean
- Sam & Dave
- The Blues Brothers
- The Righteous Brothers
- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
- Forbidden Broadway’s Cita/Rita. When show creator Gerard Alessandrini was asked if he’d seen West Side Story on Broadway, he replied “No, but I saw the movie with Chita.” Well, the movie version did not have Chita Rivera, it had Rita Moreno. When corrected, Gerard immediately sang “My name is Chita and not Rita” to the tune of “America.” And a song parody was born.
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
- Forbidden Broadway’s Cita/Rita. When show creator Gerard Alessandrini was asked if he’d seen West Side Story on Broadway, he replied “No, but I saw the movie with Chita.” Well, the movie version did not have Chita Rivera, it had Rita Moreno. When corrected, Gerard immediately sang “My name is Chita and not Rita” to the tune of “America.” And a song parody was born.
- Like the Wind (Or, Tune It In, Tune It Out) - ??? - Known as 'The most mysterious song in the Internet, this song was recorded in the early 80’s from a German radio station and has gained popularity in recent years from all the people wanting to find out it’s origin.
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
- Forbidden Broadway’s Cita/Rita. When show creator Gerard Alessandrini was asked if he’d seen West Side Story on Broadway, he replied “No, but I saw the movie with Chita.” Well, the movie version did not have Chita Rivera, it had Rita Moreno. When corrected, Gerard immediately sang “My name is Chita and not Rita” to the tune of “America.” And a song parody was born.
- Like the Wind (Or, Tune It In, Tune It Out) - ??? - Known as 'The most mysterious song in the Internet, this song was recorded in the early 80’s from a German radio station and has gained popularity in recent years from all the people wanting to find out it’s origin.
- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple - Biographical. When the band was in Montreux, Switzerland to record their new album (which would become Machine Head) in the Rolling Stones’ mobile studio, Frank Zappa and the Mother’s were at a nearby casino theater performing and “some stupid with a flare gun” fired it into the ceiling and lit the whole place on fire.
Note that Wikipedia claims that they were watching from their hotel room nearby, but Songfacts claims that at least some of the DP members were at the concert.
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
- Forbidden Broadway’s Cita/Rita. When show creator Gerard Alessandrini was asked if he’d seen West Side Story on Broadway, he replied “No, but I saw the movie with Chita.” Well, the movie version did not have Chita Rivera, it had Rita Moreno. When corrected, Gerard immediately sang “My name is Chita and not Rita” to the tune of “America.” And a song parody was born.
- Like the Wind (Or, Tune It In, Tune It Out) - ??? - Known as 'The most mysterious song in the Internet, this song was recorded in the early 80’s from a German radio station and has gained popularity in recent years from all the people wanting to find out it’s origin.
- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple - Biographical. When the band was in Montreux, Switzerland to record their new album (which would become Machine Head) in the Rolling Stones’ mobile studio, Frank Zappa and the Mother’s were at a nearby casino theater performing and “some stupid with a flare gun” fired it into the ceiling and lit the whole place on fire.
- Cell Number 7 - John Entwistle - The Who’s bassist recalls an evening spent in jail after the band and crew were arrested for destroying a hotel hospitality suite in Canada.
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
- Forbidden Broadway’s Cita/Rita. When show creator Gerard Alessandrini was asked if he’d seen West Side Story on Broadway, he replied “No, but I saw the movie with Chita.” Well, the movie version did not have Chita Rivera, it had Rita Moreno. When corrected, Gerard immediately sang “My name is Chita and not Rita” to the tune of “America.” And a song parody was born.
- Like the Wind (Or, Tune It In, Tune It Out) - ??? - Known as 'The most mysterious song in the Internet, this song was recorded in the early 80’s from a German radio station and has gained popularity in recent years from all the people wanting to find out it’s origin.
- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple - Biographical. When the band was in Montreux, Switzerland to record their new album (which would become Machine Head) in the Rolling Stones’ mobile studio, Frank Zappa and the Mother’s were at a nearby casino theater performing and “some stupid with a flare gun” fired it into the ceiling and lit the whole place on fire.
- Cell Number 7 - John Entwistle - The Who’s bassist recalls an evening spent in jail after the band and crew were arrested for destroying a hotel hospitality suite in Canada.
- Black Friday - Steely Dan - Based on an investment scam. In 1869, investors bought as might gold as possible to drive up the prices. The government caught on to what the investors were attempting to do and released $4 million worth of gold. The release drove the price of gold down to the floor and bankrupted the investors.
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
- Forbidden Broadway’s Cita/Rita. When show creator Gerard Alessandrini was asked if he’d seen West Side Story on Broadway, he replied “No, but I saw the movie with Chita.” Well, the movie version did not have Chita Rivera, it had Rita Moreno. When corrected, Gerard immediately sang “My name is Chita and not Rita” to the tune of “America.” And a song parody was born.
- Like the Wind (Or, Tune It In, Tune It Out) - ??? - Known as 'The most mysterious song in the Internet, this song was recorded in the early 80’s from a German radio station and has gained popularity in recent years from all the people wanting to find out it’s origin.
- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple - Biographical. When the band was in Montreux, Switzerland to record their new album (which would become Machine Head) in the Rolling Stones’ mobile studio, Frank Zappa and the Mother’s were at a nearby casino theater performing and “some stupid with a flare gun” fired it into the ceiling and lit the whole place on fire.
- Cell Number 7 - John Entwistle - The Who’s bassist recalls an evening spent in jail after the band and crew were arrested for destroying a hotel hospitality suite in Canada.
- Black Friday - Steely Dan - Based on an investment scam. In 1869, investors bought as might gold as possible to drive up the prices. The government caught on to what the investors were attempting to do and released $4 million worth of gold. The release drove the price of gold down to the floor and bankrupted the investors.
- Baby I Love You - The Ramones - for the End of the Century album The Ramones collaborated with Phil Spector, who did some crazy stuff during recording sessions, including pulling a gun on the band.
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
- Forbidden Broadway’s Cita/Rita. When show creator Gerard Alessandrini was asked if he’d seen West Side Story on Broadway, he replied “No, but I saw the movie with Chita.” Well, the movie version did not have Chita Rivera, it had Rita Moreno. When corrected, Gerard immediately sang “My name is Chita and not Rita” to the tune of “America.” And a song parody was born.
- Like the Wind (Or, Tune It In, Tune It Out) - ??? - Known as 'The most mysterious song in the Internet, this song was recorded in the early 80’s from a German radio station and has gained popularity in recent years from all the people wanting to find out it’s origin.
- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple - Biographical. When the band was in Montreux, Switzerland to record their new album (which would become Machine Head) in the Rolling Stones’ mobile studio, Frank Zappa and the Mother’s were at a nearby casino theater performing and “some stupid with a flare gun” fired it into the ceiling and lit the whole place on fire.
- Cell Number 7 - John Entwistle - The Who’s bassist recalls an evening spent in jail after the band and crew were arrested for destroying a hotel hospitality suite in Canada.
- Black Friday - Steely Dan - Based on an investment scam. In 1869, investors bought as might gold as possible to drive up the prices. The government caught on to what the investors were attempting to do and released $4 million worth of gold. The release drove the price of gold down to the floor and bankrupted the investors.
- Baby I Love You - The Ramones - for the End of the Century album The Ramones collaborated with Phil Spector, who did some crazy stuff during recording sessions, including pulling a gun on the band.
- Things Have Changed - Bob Dylan. He sings “The next sixty seconds could be like an eternity” exactly one minute before the end of the song.
Songs with an amusing/interesting anecdote behind them; link required, succinct synopsis welcomed
- “Fire,” Jimi Hendrix Experience - inspired by Jimi asking to warm himself up by the fireplace at Noel Redding’s mother’s house
- I Can Help - Billy Swan - the applause at the end of the recording was the other people in the studio, clapping for Swan, who had made it through the take while his dog was playfully chewing on his pant leg.
- Forbidden Broadway’s Cita/Rita. When show creator Gerard Alessandrini was asked if he’d seen West Side Story on Broadway, he replied “No, but I saw the movie with Chita.” Well, the movie version did not have Chita Rivera, it had Rita Moreno. When corrected, Gerard immediately sang “My name is Chita and not Rita” to the tune of “America.” And a song parody was born.
- Like the Wind (Or, Tune It In, Tune It Out) - ??? - Known as 'The most mysterious song in the Internet, this song was recorded in the early 80’s from a German radio station and has gained popularity in recent years from all the people wanting to find out it’s origin.
- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple - Biographical. When the band was in Montreux, Switzerland to record their new album (which would become Machine Head) in the Rolling Stones’ mobile studio, Frank Zappa and the Mother’s were at a nearby casino theater performing and “some stupid with a flare gun” fired it into the ceiling and lit the whole place on fire.
- Cell Number 7 - John Entwistle - The Who’s bassist recalls an evening spent in jail after the band and crew were arrested for destroying a hotel hospitality suite in Canada.
- Black Friday - Steely Dan - Based on an investment scam. In 1869, investors bought as might gold as possible to drive up the prices. The government caught on to what the investors were attempting to do and released $4 million worth of gold. The release drove the price of gold down to the floor and bankrupted the investors.
- Baby I Love You - The Ramones - for the End of the Century album The Ramones collaborated with Phil Spector, who did some crazy stuff during recording sessions, including pulling a gun on the band.
- Things Have Changed - Bob Dylan. He sings “The next sixty seconds could be like an eternity” exactly one minute before the end of the song.
- Cleopatra - Lumineers. According to Wesley Schultz (lead vocalist of The Lumineers), the song was inspired by an encounter with a taxi driver that Schultz met in the Republic of Georgia.
“It’s inspired by a true story about a female taxi driver who, when she was younger, was proposed to. But her father had just passed away, so she didn’t give her boyfriend an answer. So he left the village broken-hearted and rejected and never returned again. He was her great love and she wouldn’t wash the footprints off the floor after he had left.”
Pass.
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
- Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite - The Rezillos
Originally a Fleetwood Mac song, was the B-side to “Man of the World,” credited to “Earl Vince and the Valiants.” It was a popular tune among 70s and 80s punk bands, mostly due to this band, Scotland’s own The Rezillos.
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
- Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite - The Rezillos
- The Barroom Blitz - Sweet
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
- Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite - The Rezillos
- The Barroom Blitz - Sweet
- Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - Drowning Pool
Correcting number 2.
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
- Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite - The Rezillos
- The Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
- Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - Drowning Pool
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
- Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite - The Rezillos
- Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
- Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - Drowning Pool
- Saturday night’s alright for fighting - Elton John
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
- Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite - The Rezillos
- Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
- Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - Drowning Pool
- Saturday night’s alright for fighting - Elton John
- Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
- Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite - The Rezillos
- Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
- Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - Drowning Pool
- Saturday night’s alright for fighting - Elton John
- Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
- Eye of the Tiger - Survivor