Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain is about George Formby and not Warren Beatty as widely believed.
Radio head drummer Phil Segway, invented the transportation device known as a Segway and in a cruel twist of fate died by driving a Segway off a cliff which is why they use electronic / no drums now
Contrary to the Guns ‘n’ Roses lyric, it’s not ‘hard to hold a candle in the cold November rain’, the flame will just go out.
While showing a local network camera crew around his house, part-time taxidermist, Mike Kinsella, had it jokingly suggested to him that he should name his new band, ‘American Football’, because of his superb owl collection.
both albums by Canadian band Always contain the same typo on the sleeve. so far neither album has been reissued to correct this.
Steely Dan got their name from the steam powered dildo in William Burroughs novel ‘Naked Lunch’
Albums by The Cure have no measurable medical impact.
The Beatles sang ‘All You Need Is Love’. However, air, water and food are also vital for the sustenance of human life.
The chorus of Twin Atlantic’s Free states ‘I set my body on fire so I can be free’. Setting oneself alight would only lead to horrific personal injury and possibly death.
Former Bloodhound Gang vocalist Jimmy Pop’s real name is James
Also, in reference to ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, day and night are actually two separate things.
The song ‘Everybody Knows’ by Leonard Cohen features some stuff that my friend Jack doesn’t know.
None of the band James have ever met anyone called James. In an interview in the Melody Maker in 1991, they seemed to be unaware it even was a boy’s name.
Having nothing but love eight days a week is not possible. There are only 7 days in a week.
Contrary to popular belief, David Grohl and Taylor Hawkins are actually friends of Foo.
He was quite young when he was originally given the name, however.
The Bee Gees sang “Stayin’ Alive” but…
Well, that depends on which planet you reside.
In the Iron Maiden track “2 Minutes to Midnight”, 4 minutes pass between the first time that Bruce Dickinson proclaims that it is 23:58 and the last time he utters the very same assurance.
Get your watch looked at, mate.
The Alabama 3 song “Woke Up This Morning”, known to most as the soundtrack to the Sopranos, was actually based on a real event in the life of the frontman Rob Spragg, who woke up one morning and wrote the song.
