33 Random Bits of Trivia About Music to Belt Out in the Shower

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33 Random Bits of Trivia About Music to Belt Out in the Shower
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Here’s something you’ve probably never thought of: If everyone’s singing sounds so good in the shower, why don’t they just start recording albums in the shower? Sure, the falling water could pose an issue with recording equipment, but all you’d have to do is wrap everything in plastic! 

Hmm, now that we think about it, that plastic could affect the recording. Maybe record from outside the bathroom door? 

You know what? We’ve done our part with this amazing idea. It’s time for the sound engineers to take over and make it happen.

Fleetwood Mac

Jeremy Spencer ditched Fleetwood Mac for a cult GRACKED.COM The guitarist allegedly disappeared just before a show one day, only to turn up 5 days later in the main compound of The Children of God.

Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel couldn't cast aside their egos CRACKED.COM The pair's enormous egos only became more inflated - a and fragile - as they each tried to transition to film careers. Garfunkel didn't tell Simon when he was cast in 1971's Carnal Knowledge, fearing he'd quit the band when he found out. And he was right!

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ed King's guitar strings snapped, right in the middle of Free Bird CRACKED.COM Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant gave King holy hell after his strings broke on stage one night, causing King to quit the band.

The Sugarhill Gang

THE SUGARHILL GANG SugaHill SH-542-A 33 1/3 RPM MD 112RE-8W) 1977 Chie Inc. Music timbers Engues Good Times Sylvia Production - TIME: 19.00 RAPPER'S DELIGHT (Remard Edwards-Nile Rodgerel CRACKED COM Released on March 25, 1979, King Tim III (Personality Jock) is cited as the first recorded hip hop song, but on Sept 16, 1979, The Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight became the first hip hop single to reach the Billboard Top 40, reach #1 in Canada, and #2 all over Europe, bringing the genre to the mainstream.

Randy Savage

Macho Man Randy Savage BE A MAN CRACKED.COM Savage's only rap album is full of terrible lyrics, unoriginality, and annoyance. The best track on the album is R U Ready, which is simply the least worst.

Jonathan Wolff

Jonathan Wolff has written theme music for over seventy television shows, including WILL & GRACE and WHO'S THE BOSS? Music Consultants Group, Inc. His most famous work, though, is undoubtedly the SEINFELD bass jam. And yes, he does still get paid for each episode aired. CRACKED.COM

Music and Physical Performance

Listen to music for peak physical performance. Music can distract you from pain, and you expend less energy when you achieve synchronicity. CRACKED.COM

Grocery Store Music

The music played inside grocery stores makes you spend more, so wear headphones! Experts have found that elevator music is slower than the human heartbeat, which gets people to slow down and spend more time in the store. Listen to upbeat music on headphones, and you'll spend seven to eight percent less. CRACKED.COM

Cows and Music

CRACKED COWS PRODUCE MORE MILK WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC. 0517 One study found that cows produced 3% more milk when listening to slow- tempo music, such as Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.

Eduardo Cruz

CRACKED.COM Penelope Cruz's brother Eduardo is a singer, composer, and music producer. He's been writing music since age 11, recorded a Spanish-language album in 2006, and has DJed and produced electronic music. More recently? Не composed music for L'Oreal and Lancome commercials, and movies like Pirates of the Caribbean 4 and Tomb Raider.

A.I. Music

CRACKED MUSIC Companies are now using AI to create recommendation feeds on music platforms like SoundCloud and Spotify. This could lead to artists making shorter, snappier songs to reach more people.

White Zombie

GRAGKED.COM WHITE ZOMBiFico White Zombie's Astro Creep 2000 contains a hidden song, at the end of the album, titled Where The Sidewalk Ends, The Bug Parade Begins.

Lil’ Bow Wow

Lil' Bow Wow got his name from Dr. Dre Не makes an apperance in Snoop Dogg's Gin and Juice music video. CRACKED.COM

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love in ten minutes on a guitar despite only knowing a few chords. CRACKED COM

Sam Smith

Sam Smith sang Stay With Me all by himself -- no choir. Не got the choir effect by layering his voice (while standing in different spots) about 20 times, and what we hear is the finished demo. The song was written in 34 minutes and recorded in a single take, but it wasn't until he'd added the harmonies that he felt like the whole song suddenly made sense. CRACKED.COM

The Hard Rock Cafe

The Hard Rock Café is entirely owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. CAFE Hard Rock CAFE HONGIKONG They bought it back in 2007 - and that also means they in turn own the world's biggest music memorabilia collection, since that's owned by Hard Rock. CRACKED.COM

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS ROCK MUSIC HELPED FINANCE THE MOVIE THE HOLY GRAIL CRACKED.COM The movie managed to get made thanks to the financial backing of rock bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, and several record labels. Pink Floyd bandmates used the proceeds from their hit album Dark Side of the Moon to help finance the film.

Sinatra vs. Elvis

CRACKED FRANK SINATRA HATED ELVIS PRESLEY AND ROCK 'N' ROLL. About Elvis' music, Sinatra said, It's the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression that has been my misfortune to hear. Presley called a press conference to defend himself and his music.

The Devil Horns

Every rocker knows about the devil horns sign. It's actually for protection. The devil horns hand gesture was first associated with metal music by Ronnie James Dio of Black Sabbath. Не flashed the sign at the audience because it's a blessing his grandmother used, to ward off the evil eye. In other words, it's meant to flip off the devil, not tell him you think he's cool. CRACKED.COM http //news bbc.co.uk/2h/9687002.stm

Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne suffers from epilepsy CRACKED.COM Не was diagnosed as a child, but he's suffered more and more seizures as his career progresses. Не blames it on the rock star lifestyle, or, as he puts it, just plain stress, no rest and overworking myself.

Joan Jett

Rock Star JOAN JETT saved a 3-year-old boy from drowning in 1985. Jett spotted the kid face down in the ocean and jumped in, fully clothed, to rescue him. The rocker administered CPR until paramedics came on the scene. GRACKED.COM

Iggy Pop

DEEP SPACE NINE / THE MAGNIFICENT FERENGI IGGY POP KIDNAPPED QUARK'S MOM. The rock star played a Vorta named Yelgrun who is holding Ishka captive, while Quark, Rom, and Nog team up to rescue their Moogie. CRACKED.COM

Jailhouse Rock

September on HBOMAX September 1 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley refused to watch the movie. His co-star Judy Tyler died in a car accident days after shooting ended, and Elvis reportedly couldn't bear seeing her on screen after that. CRACKED.COM

Katy Perry

CRACKED KATY PERRY As Katy Hudson, she played lead guitar and sang Christian rock on her 2001 self-titled album, and the lack of sales bankrupted her label. She signed with Capitol Records in 2007, changed her name to Katy Perry, and rebranded as the I Kissed A Girl pop star.

Dancer in the Dark

Bjork and Lars von Trier really had a hard time working together on Dancer in the Dark. Among other things, Bjork apparently told von Trier that her grandpa once told her Never work with a Dane because he will eat your soul. Von Trier (who is Danish) said that everyday she had something like that. CRACKED.COM

Elton John

ELTON JOHN MARCH 1997 CRACKED.COM For his 50th birthday, John held a costume party for 600 celebrities. Не dressed as Louis XIV, with a costume so massive it had to be carried in a 30-foot moving truck.

Ozzy Osbourne

OZZY OSBOURNE needed a cocaine substitute CRACKED.COM Ozzy asked Motley Crüe for coke, but they were out. Не walked over to a crack in the sidewalk, recalls Nikki Sixx. I saw a long column of ants and as I thought, No, he wouldn't, he did. Не put the straw to his nose and sent the entire line of ants tickling up his nose with a single, monstrous snort.

Charlie Parker

CHARLIE PARKER JULY 1952 GRACKED.COM When the sax player cranked out Embraceable You at his party, one guest started stripping. Parker then dropped his own pants, inspiring all the remaining guests to get naked as well.

Keith Moon

KEITH MOON AUGUST 1967 CRACKED.COM This isn't 100% confirmed, but the story goes that on his 21st birthday, Keith drove a car into a pool, knocked a tooth out, spent the night in jail, and still made the flight to The Who's next gig.

Kiss

KISS turned the place upside down GRACKED COM KISS, like most rock bands worth a damn, has a history of trashing hotel rooms. The legend goes that Ace Frehley took that tradition to another level, Supergluing all the furniture in his hotel room to the ceiling. Some guys just know how to party.

Faith No More

MIKE PATTON OF FAITH NO MORE HAS ONE OF THE WIDEST VOCAL RANGES IN THE HISTORY OF RECORDED MUSIC. CRACKED.COM OVER SIX OCTAVES.

The Kingsmen

Louie Louie by the Kingsmen SMEN Written by Richard Berry, the lyrics have were rumored to be so obscene that it caused an FBI investigation. But it's just a wholesome song about a Jamaican sailor returning to the island to see his lover. CRACKED.COM

Pharrell

Pharrell's 24-hour music video. ISE 08:57 AM 08 SHARE THIS MOMENT Directed by We Are from LA, the full length version of Pharrell's 2014 hit Happy is 24 hours long. It filmed hundreds of regular people and celebrities dancing to the song overll days of shooting and 42 separate locations around L.A. CRACKED

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