Rare Music Facts #3

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Some more Music Facts:

41. Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” was written by Otis Redding.

42. “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette is about Dave Coulier (from Full House).

43. “Ben” by Michael Jackson was originally intended for Donny Osmond.

44. Eve 6’s “Here’s to the Night” is about a one-night stand.

45. Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” was originally intended for Rihanna.

46. “Bad” was originally supposed to be a duet between Michael Jackson and Prince.

47. The song “Hey Ya” by Outkast is actually about a man stuck in a loveless relationship.

48. The DMB song “Crash” is sung from the perspective of a peeping tom.

49. “Disturbia” by Rihanna was originally a Chris Brown song.

50. Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl” MAY actually be about his then-fling, Elle Macpherson.

Well, Patrick is shocked as well...

51. Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” is about his then-girlfriend, Rosanna Arquette.

52. Lori Lieberman wrote “Killing Me Softly,” not Roberta Flack.

53. Shania Twain or Faith Hill were both given the opportunity to record Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable.”

54. “Candle in the Wind” was originally written about Marilyn Monroe but rewritten about Princess Diana when she was killed and titled “Goodbye England’s Rose.”

55. Bob Marley’s “I Shot The Sheriff” is about birth control. Bob Marley didn’t want his girlfriend to take birth control pills. The doctor who prescribed the pills was the sheriff.

56. The song “There She Goes” by Sixpence None the Richer is about heroin. The song was actually originally by The La’s too.

57. LFO’s “Girl on TV” is about Jennifer Love Hewitt.

58. Usher’s “Burn” is about Chilli from TLC.

59. The song “Hollaback Girl” by Gwen Stefani was written in response to something Courtney Love said about Gwen in Seventeen magazine.

60. Madonna’s “Take a Bow” is reportedly about Sean Penn.

61. “Hero” by Mariah Carey was originally intended for Gloria Estefan.

62. Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” was originally written for Britney Spears.

63. Prince wrote The Bangles’ “Manic Monday.”

64. The song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” is not about an LSD trip. It’s about a painting John Lennon’s son drew for him.

65. Prince’s song “1999” is about nuclear war.

Source: Buzzfeed


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Rare Music Facts #2

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Some more Music Facts:

21. Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body” was written by Pharrell for Michael Jackson’s final album, Invincible.

22. “…Baby One More Time” was rejected by TLC.

23. Rihanna’s “Umbrella” was supposed to be a Britney Spears song.

24. Leona Lewis was originally supposed to sing Rihanna’s “We Found Love.”

25. “Toxic” was intended for Kylie Minogue, not Britney Spears.

26. Britney Spears’ “I’m a Slave 4 U” was written for Janet Jackson.

27. “Semi-Charmed Life” is about a couple on a crystal meth binge.

28. “1985” by Bowling for Soup is originally by the band SR-71.

29. “Red Red Wine” by UB40 was originally recorded by Neil Diamond

30. Prince wrote Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.”

Shocking isn't it?

31. “The Way” by Fastball is about an elderly couple who went missing and were later found dead in a ravine.

32. Bruce Springsteen wrote “Blinded by the Light.”

33. “Since U Been Gone” was turned down by Pink and Hilary Duff before Kelly Clarkson recorded it.

34. Bruno Mars wrote CeeLo Green’s “Fuck You.”

35. “Me and Mr. Jones” by Amy Winehouse is about Nas.

36. Avril Lavigne wrote the Kelly Clarkson song “Breakaway.” It was meant to go on Avril’s first album, the one with “Sk8er Boi” and “Complicated,” but it didn’t really fit with her image.

37. “How Will I Know” by Whitney Houston was originally supposed to be for Janet Jackson.

38. Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” was written for S Club 7.

39. Jesse McCartney helped write Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love.”

40. Frank Ocean wrote the Justin Bieber song “Bigger.”


Source: Buzzfeed


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Rare Music Facts #1

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If you love music, then you have to check out this article. Some facts will surprise you, some will shock you, and the others will leave you craving for more... There are 3 articles related to this, as the list is pretty long, and I'll be posting one every month so stay tuned... ;)

Some rare music facts that you probably didn't know about!

Here goes the list:

1. Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” was originally written for Celine Dion.

2. The song “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia is actually a cover. The original is by Ednaswap.

3. “Tainted Love” is also a cover. The original is by Gloria Jones and came out in 1964.

4. “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” is a cover of some dude. The original is by a guy named Robert Hazard.

5. One last one: “I Love Rock & Roll” is a cover. It was originally by The Arrows , not Joan Jett.

6. The song “Sweet Child of Mine” was written in five minutes.

7. The song “Like a Virgin” is actually about a guy getting over a breakup.

8. Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” is actually about anal sex.

9. The song “Summer of 69” by Bryan Adams is about 69’ing, like, sexually. In this interview, he said: “Some parts [of the song] are autobiographical, but the title comes from the idea of 69 as a metaphor for sex. Most people thought it was about the year 1969.”

10. Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was obsessed with Natalie Merchant’s “Carnival.” She requested they play it at her funeral.

Obama is shocked as well, don't worry...

11. Billy Joel’s “Only the Good Die Young” is about a man trying to convince a Catholic girl to lose her virginity to him.

12. Sarah McLachlan’s song “Angel” is about heroin addiction.

13. The song “Closing Time” by Semisonic is not about closing a bar, it’s about the birth of the lead singer’s son.

14. “Zombie” by The Cranberries is about terrorism in Northern Ireland.

15. “Slide” by The Goo Goo Dolls is about abortion.

16. “Brick” by Ben Folds Five is also about abortion.

17. And “The Freshman” by The Verve Pipe is about abortion as well.

18. Shel Silverstein wrote “A Boy Named Sue.”

19. “Gettin’ Jiggy wit It” was written by Nas.

20. The song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” samples this of a girl stacking cups. “OH MY GOSH.”


Source: Buzzfeed


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Real names of Music artistes

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The Real names of Music artistes(in alphabetical order) :

1. 2Pac - Tupac Shakur/born Lesane Crooks
2. 50 cent - Curtis Jackson
3. Alice Cooper - Vincent Damon Furnier
4. Alicia Keys - Alicia Augello Cook
5. Alla Nazimova - Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon
6. Alpha Blondy - Seydou Kon
7. Andr 3000 - Andr Benjamin
8. Aphex Twin - Richard David James
9. Babyface - Kenneth Edmonds
10. Barbara - Monique Serf
11. Beck - Bek David Campbell
12. Bela Lugosi - Be’la Ferenc Dezso Blasko
13. Big Boi - Antwan Andr Patton
14. Billie Holiday - Eleanora Fagan Gough
15. Billy Idol - William Michael Albert Broad
16. Billy Ocean - Leslie Charles
17. Bob Dylan - Robert Zimmerman
18. Bobby Darin - Walden Robert Cassotto
19. Bonnie Tyler - Gaynor Hopkins
20. Bono - Paul David Hewson
21. Bruno Mars - Peter Gene Bayot Hernandez
22. Buddy Clark - Samuel Goldberg
23. Buddy Holly - Charles Hardin Holley
24. Burning Spear - Winston Rodney
25. Cantinflas - Mario Moreno
26. Capucine - Germaine Lefebvre
27. Cat Stevens - Stephen Demetre Georgiou, later Yusuf Islam
28. Cathy Carr - Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano
29. Cher - Cherilyn Sarkisian
30. Chespirito - Roberto Gmez Bolanos
31. Cilla Black - Priscilla White
32. Conway Twitty - Harold Jenkins
33. Coolio - Artis Ivey, Jr.
34. Cozy Powell - Colin Flooks
35. D’Angelo - Michael Archer, Sr.
36. Damia - Marie-Louise Damien
37. Danny Kaye - David Daniel Kaminski
38. David Bowie - David Robert Jones
39. David Seville - Ross Bagdasarian
40. Dean Martin - Dino Crocetti
41. Dean Ween - Mickey Melchiondo
42. Dido – Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong
43. Donna Summer - LaDonna Andrea Gaines
44. Duane Allman - Howard Duange Allman
45. Dusty Springfield - Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien
46. Elton John - Reginald Kenneth Dwight
47. Elvis Costello - Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus
48. Eminem - Marshall Mathers III
49. Engelbert Humperdinck - Arnold Dorsey
50. Eric Clapton - Eric Clapp
51. Eric Morecambe - John Eric Bartholemew
52. Fatboy Slim - Quentin Cook, later Norman Cook
53. Fergie - Stacy Ann Ferguson
54. Flea - Michael Balzary
55. Frankie Valli - Francis Castelluccio
56. Fred Astaire - Frederick Austerlitz
57. Freddie Mercury - Faroukh Bulsara
58. Garry Moore - Thomas Garrison Morfit
59. Gary Glitter - Paul Francis Gadd
60. Geddy Lee - Gary Lee Weinrib
61. Gene Simmons - Chaim Witz
62. Gene Ween - Aaron Freeman
63. Gene Wilder - Jerome Silberman
64. Georgious - Georges Guibourg
65. Gribouille - Marie-France Gat
66. Guitar Slim - Guitar Slim|Eddie Jones
67. Heino - Heinz Georg Kramm
68. Howlin’ Wolf - Chester Arthur Burnett
69. Ice Cube - O’Shea Jackson
70. Ice T - Tracy Morrow
71. Iggy Pop - James Newell Osterberg Jr.
72. J.J. Cale - Johnny Cale
73. Jal - Rahel Krebs
74. Jay Z - Shawn Corey Carter
75. Jem - Jemma Grifftis
76. Jerry Lewis - Joseph Levitch
77. Jill Corey - Norma Jean Speranza
78. John Denver - Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.
79. Johnny Rotten - John Joseph Lydon
80. Jon Stewart - Jonathon Leibowitz
81. Joni Mitchell - Roberta Joan Anderson
82. Jos Jos - Jos Sosa
83. Judy Garland - Frances Gumm
84. Judy Holliday - Judith Tuvim
85. Katy Perry - Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
86. Kitty Kallen - Genevieve Agostinello
87. Lady Ga Ga - Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
88. Les Paul - Lester Polfuss
89. Little Richard - Richard Wayne Penniman
90. LL Cool J - James Todd Smith
91. Louis Armstrong - Daniel Louis Armstrong
92. Ludacris - Christopher Brian Bridges
93. Lulu - Marie Lawrie
94. Madonna - Madonna Louise Ciccone
95. Mariah Carey - Maria Nuez
96. Marilyn Manson - Brian Warner
97. MCA - Adam Yauch
98. Meat Loaf - Marvin Lee Aday
99. Mike D - Mike Diamond
100. Mike Dirnt - Michael Pritchard
101. Miley Cyrus - Destiny Hope Cyrus/Smiley/Miley
102. Moby - Richard Melville Hall
103. Muddy Waters - McKinley Morganfield
104. Musidora - Jeanne Roques
105. Natalie Portman - Natalie Hershlag
106. Nelly - Cornell Haynes Jr.
107. Nico - Christa Pffgen
108. Niki Minaj - Onika Tanya Maraj
109. Nina Simone - Eunice Kathleen Waymon
110. Ozzy Osbourne - John Osbourne
111. Patti Page - Clara Ann Fowler
112. Paul McCartney - James Paul McCartney
113. Paul Muni - Meshilem Meier Weisenfreud
114. Paul Stanley - Stanley Harvey Eisen
115. Pink - Alicia Beth Moore
116. Prince - Prince Rogers Nelson
117. Professor Longhair - Henry Roeland Byrd
118. Queen Latifah - Dana Owens
119. Ray Charles - Ray Charles Robinson
120. Richard Clapton - Terry Gonk
121. Rikki - Nakano Ritsuki
122. Ringo Starr - Richard Starkey
123. Ritchie Valens - Ricardo Valenzuela
124. Ronnie James Dio - Ronald Padavona
125. Sandie Shaw - Sandra Goodrich
126. Seal - Sealhenry Samuel
127. Shakira - Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
128. Shania Twain - Eileen Regina Edwards, later Eileen Regina Twain
129. Shirley Strachan - Graeme Strachan
130. Sid Vicious - John Simon Ritche; Later John Beverly
131. Simone Signoret - Simone Kaminker
132. Slash - Saul Hudson
133. Slim Harpo - James Moore
134. SnoopDogg/Lion - Calvin Cordozar Broadus/Snoopy
135. Spike Jonze - Adam Spiegel
136. Stevie Wonder - Steveland Morris
137. Sting - Gordon Sumner
138. Sugar - Stephanie Beard
139. The Big Bopper - Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.
140. The Edge - David Evans
141. The Notorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace
142. Timea Margot - Tmea Vgvlgyi
143. Tina Turner - Anna Mae Bullock
144. Tiny Tim - Herbert Buckingham Khaury
145. Tony Bennett - Anthony Dominick Benedetto
146. Tot - Antonio de Curtis Gagliardi Griffo Focas Comneno
147. Tr Cool - Frank Edwin Wright III
148. Trent Reznor - Michael Trent Reznor
149. Vangelis - Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou
150. Vanilla Ice - Robert Van Winkle
151. Vic Reeves - Jim Moir
152. Willy DeVille - William Borsay
153. Ziggy Marley - David Nesta Marley

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