"Go To Sleep" by Radiohead
Something for the rag and bone man
Over my dead body
Over my dead body
Submitted by: Kirsten Abercrombie
Music Trivia
A trivial look at the bands and the music they create.
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Album Cover Themes
Can you think of multiple albums that share a common visual theme?
Dec 1
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Singers Who Act
Corey Feldman appeared in: Dickie Roberts:Former Child Star,Puppet Master VS Demonic Toys,Dream a Little Dream 1&2,Lost Boys:The Tribe
I saw The Goonies and loved his movies ever since!His work is cool,but his music,I'm not sure.
Submitted By: Holden
Neil Diamond appeared in: The Jazz Singer
Starred with the great Sir Laurence Olivier.
Submitted By: MOR
Celebrities Who Sing
Marion Cotillard performed: The Eyes of Mars
French, Academy-award winner actress recorded a song with the band Franz Ferdinand. The song is great and her singing is quite good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnCk0IMd6CQ
Submitted By: Balao
Claudia Christian performed: Once Upon A Time, So Far Away
Yes, Commander Ivanova herself did sing, she released three albums- Once Upon A Time, Claudia Squared, and Taboo, and she also sang along with the other cast members of Babylon 5 on the album The Be Five
Submitted By: Michael Prymula
Better Off Solo
Michael McDonald from The Doobie Brothers
Michael got into the band when the lead singer was sick. He left the Doobies in 1983 and had a top 10 hit with "I Keep Forgettin'" and also a #1 hit with Patti LaBelle's "On My Own".
Submitted By: KL Fan
Colleen Fitzpatrick (Vitamin C) from Eve's Plum
Eve's Plum was a garage band in the 90s before they broke up in 1998 and Fitzpatrick became Vitamin C. Turned out it was a good career move, who have several hits on her debut album.
Submitted By: Shepop
Former Occupations of Performers
Chris Carrabba from Dashboard Confessional: he was a special education teacher
Submitted By: Optimus Lime
CaptainHook from 48may: Head Engineer at York Street Studio in Auckland
Submitted By: Optimus Lime
Performer's New Career Entries
Ken Johner from The Johner Brothers: Farmer
Ken and Brad were a country music duo from Saskatchewan but Ken quit and became a farmer. Brad still records music today.
Submitted By: Travis
Mike Pareskuwicz from Fall Out Boy: Cashier at Home Depot
Actually, this was in 2003, when he first quit the band.
Submitted By: Ethanator
Songs That Are Banned
"Welcome To The Boomtown," David & David - Submitted By: Paul Bear
"Play Guitar," John Mellencamp - Submitted By: Rocky
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Super Long Pop Songs
"In My Time Of Dying," Led Zeppelin Length:11:06 - Submitted By: noskcaJ
"It's the End of the World As We Know It," Riddlin' Kids Length:6:33 - Submitted By: Alex
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Super Short Pop Songs
"Angel," Sean Hayes Length:1:20 - Submitted By: Alex
"Turn It Over," The Youngbloods Length:0:11 - Submitted By: MikeM
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Song Lawsuits
"Girlfriend," Avril Lavigne
The Rubinoos sued Lavigne for incorporating certain lyrics of their song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" in her song "Girlfriend." The case was eventually settled. - Submitted By: dxman
"Come As You Are," Nirvana
In 1993, Killing Joke sued Nirvana for incorporating the riff for the song "Eighties" for the song "Come As You Are." The lawsuit was dropped after Kurt Cobain's death. - Submitted By: dxman
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Crime Records
Corey Feldman: "Drug Addiction" - Submitted By: Holden
David Haris: "Draft Dodging" - Submitted By: Celeste
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Performers with Handicaps
Kristin Chenoweth: Ménière's disease - Submitted By: Natalie Stonecipher
Tre' Cool: He has only one testicle - Submitted By: Optimus Lime
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Lighter Side of Serious Bands
"Blood, Sex & Booze," Green Day - Submitted By: Optimus Lime
"F.O.D," Green Day - Submitted By: Optimus Lime
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Hidden Tracks
"You Won't Be Mine," Matchbox Twenty. After the song ends... keep listening because there is an instrumental version of the song. - Submitted By: carly_carlz
"White Bikini Sand," Throwing Muses. Wait approximately six minutes after "Shark" on Limbo through some silence, and then you'll hear it. - Submitted By: The Skuz
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Hidden Messages
""Fever"," Adam Lambert: "Toward the end of the song, he sings "I got this fever that I can't sweat out," a hidden reference to Panic! At The Disco's debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out." - Submitted By: Glambert #4688
"Insomniac," Green Day: "In the flames of the insomniac cover you can see afe faries as well as other things." - Submitted By: Optimus Lime
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Backwards Messages
"Crazy Train," Ozzy Osbourne: "In the end, where it sounds like a baby cooing, it's actually one of the studio crew saying "eggs" with his voice sped up. The story is that Mr. Osbourne asked the bloke what he ate for breakfast. The crewman said "eggs", and they warped the voice and tacked it on the end of the song." - Submitted By: Ricky
"Nature Trail To Hell," Weird Al Yankovic: "Forwards, its complete gibberish. Backwards, you get "Satan Eats Cheese Whiz"" - Submitted By: Mike
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What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music)
Marriage to Liza Minnelli - Peter Allen
Peter met Liza through his "mentor" Judy Garland. They married in 1967 but when Liza found out that Peter was considered gay she broke up with him a few years later. They did meet up shortly before Peter's death from an AIDS- related "throat cancer" - Submitted By: KL Fan
Snarling and Chain Smoking - Rolling Stones
In between songs Mick Jagger talks like a British "bloke" but when he sings he snarls the vocals. Also during nearly every song Keith Richards is smoking a cigaret while playing his guitar. Then after each song he goes over to the drum platform and lights another cigaret up, after having a swig of beer. - Submitted By: I Got Stoned At Ohio State University
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Music With a Warning Label
"So Far So Good," Bryan Adams
The "warning" is really on the CD itself. It's a picture disc made up to resemble a truck tire in appearance (a monster tire is on the cover too). There's the artist and album names, the track list and copyright info, written in a circumscribe format. After the record label credits and warning (copying prohibited, ...) there's a simple sentence: Do not inflate above 50 p.s.i. This "warning" is an example of humor more than anything else.
Anyday I'm Gonna Make Her Mine!
"Uh-Huh," John Mellencamp
Some fuddie-duddies complained about the cover art because it shows the rough-and-tumble longhaired rebel type Hoosier surrounded by angelic beings with satanic features (pointed tails and devil horns). Are they angels or demons? Hey fellas, just listen to the music.
Buckeye Skywalker
"Pornograffiti," Extreme
Extreme's most successful album originally had a "Parental Advisory" sticker on the cover until "More Than Words" became a hit. Then it was removed from future printings. Actually, the only thing obscene about the album was its title.
Rocky
"Pornograffiti," Extreme
Extreme's most successful album originally had a "Parental Advisory" sticker on the cover until "More Than Words" became a hit. Then it was removed from future printings. Actually, the only thing obscene about the album was the its title.
Rocky
"As Good as Dead," Local H
"Yeah Mom The F Word Is On This Record" (originally in the style of the standard Parental Advisory, later changed)
plasket
"Master of Puppets," Metallica
Some copies of the album have a warning sticker that reads "The only track you probably won't want to play is "Damage, Inc" due to multiple use of the infamous "F" word. Otherwise, there aren't any "s***s", "f***s", "p***es", "c***s", "motherf***ers", or "c***suckers" anywhere on this record." Absolutely classic.
=3
"Use Your Illusion Volumes I & II," Guns N' Roses
"This album contains language which some listeners may find objectionable. They can F?!* OFF and buy something from the New Age section." Absolutely classic.
Jakko Wakko
"Steal This Album!," System Of A Down
There should be a warning that reads, "If you steal this album, good luck getting away with it!"
Travis
"Elephant Riders," CLUTCH
The album elephant riders has a warning label on some copies that says "Heavy: Lift With Caution!" A reference not to the weight of the CD, but the awesome music held within.
AJ
"Naughty Little Doggie," Iggy Pop
At least I think it's this CD(am at work so can't check) The warning is "Parental Warning: This is an Iggy Pop Record" as if it goes without saying there will be obscenities....and there are!
Linny
"The Fury Of The Aquabats!," The Aquabats
On the back of the album, there is an article reading Discoveries In Aquabeat, by Clucky Waffleskin. When you open the album, there is an extremely long page describing their superhero mythos.
Ryan
"All CDs," Capitol Steps
"Warning: This CD Contains Parodies!"
Jonathan S.
"not sure," The lads
Im not sure what the album is but in the booklet it says " warning. this cd may contain traces of peanuts"
Blairy
""The Spaghetti Incident?"," Guns N Roses
Explicit copies after 1994 contain this warning with GNR's signature: "Chock full of unsavory subject matter and explicit language, etc. etc. etc.... so don't say we didn't warn you!"
Ryan Froula
"Two Virgins," John Lennon/Yoko Ono
The cover shows John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, just standing there naked. The album was sold as it was for about a two days, then they had to start selling them in a brown paper bag like package.
Joannna
"Freak Out!," The Mothers Of Invention
The track "Go Cry On Someone Else's Shoulder" carries the warning that it is "very greasey. You should not listen to it. You should wear it on your hair". Bear in mind that this was in 1966!
neptunevsmars
"Tubular Bells 2003," Mike Oldfield
On the inside of the booklett, there is the warning: "This stero record can still not be played on old tin boxes no matter what they are fitted with. If you are in possession of such equipment plese hand it into the nearest police Station", a reference to the 1971 album.
A.B.Smith
"Step By Step," New Kids On The Block
Donnie Wahlberg wrote in his thank yous "To the dude who wrote New Kids got run over by a reigndeer: watch out for a black Jeep Cherokee with no breaks. Peace chump!"
Celeste
"You Can Be Anyone This Time Around," Dr. Timothy Leary
This hard to find album, has a warning which says "This album is very dangerous". I highly reccommend this album because it has Jimi Hendrix on bass, John Sebastian on guitar, Steven Stills on guitar, Buddy Miles on drums, and of course Tim Leary on vocals. It is a very psychedelic recording. I listened to it ten times with a friend about 15 years ago. WOW!
Wade Brock
"Anthem Of The Sun," Grateful Dead
The B-side of the album says " careful do not stop on the tracks"
Wade Brock
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Album Cover Parodies
Stars
"Set Yourself on Fire"
Submitted by: Isolde
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