The most interesting pieces of pop music trivia that you know (that are 100% false)

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1037. Boards Of Canada chose their name as an homage to their favorite childhood band, Blue Oyster Cult. (Both use BOC as shorthand). "Telephasic Workshop" is (rather obviously, in hindsight) a cover of "Workshop Of The Telescopes". Furthermore, the "hooked cross" symbol is evident on all Boards album covers (but not the EP's).

― hank (hank s), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:20 (eighteen years ago) link

1038. Tom Lehrer quit music to become a professional flair bartender. He triumphed in the 1972 All-American Flair Invitational after constructing three Mai Tais in ten seconds whilst blindfolded.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:23 (eighteen years ago) link

1039. T.I. makes a joke about the similarities between the names of Tony Hawk and Tony Hawkes at least three times an hour.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:24 (eighteen years ago) link

Cher is a woman.

― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:34 (eighteen years ago) link

^1040

― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:38 (eighteen years ago) link

1041. The Glastonbury Festival has refused to put The Polyphonic Spree in its line-up since the 2003 edition, because when they did a survey via sms to find what bands the public had liked the most in that edition, The Polyphonic Spree was the only "big" act that ended with a surprising 0 votes. In fact, this was because whenever people voted they got sent a certain polyphonic ringtone called "Spree" instead.

― Diego Valladolid (dvalladt), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 07:38 (eighteen years ago) link

1042. Low collectively decided to abandon Mormonism in March 2006 and joined the Church of Scientology later in the month. The musician "Beck" has been said to have been an influence on their decision.

1043. Woody Guthrie's famous slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists" was originally supposed to be "Fascists Use This Machine To Kill" and recalled the story of Ezra Pound beating an Italian communist to death with an acoustic guitar. Nobody knows exactly why he changed it.

― Cunga (Cunga), Friday, 16 June 2006 04:48 (eighteen years ago) link

1044. The Libertines originally formed as a Headswim tribute act. The original b-sides to "What A Waster" were fifteen seperate cover versions of The 'swim's 1998 top 30 smash "Tourniquet".

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 26 June 2006 23:45 (eighteen years ago) link

1045. "Kathleen Brennan" is actually Diane Warren.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 01:36 (eighteen years ago) link

1046. George Clinton, did not, as is often claimed, play guitar on the first PiL record. He did, however, steal John Lydon's car outside a nightclub in Berlin, inspiring Lydon to write "The Order of Death." Surprisingly, the two men have the same birthday--May 14th.

― max (maxreax), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 02:26 (eighteen years ago) link

1047. The name of Chris Martin and Gwyenth Paltrow's child was only confirmed publicly after extensive focus grouping and the subsequent signing of separate promotional contracts with Apple Computers and Apple Corps.

― LRJP! (LRJP!), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 13:30 (eighteen years ago) link

1048. DJ Zinc was the inspiration for the character of Robbie Rotten in hit kids TV show Lazy Town. During one episode, Robbie hums excertps of "Super Sharp Shooter" whilst attempting to foil Stephanie's attempts at making a trifle.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 29 June 2006 00:34 (seventeen years ago) link

1049. The majority of Wagon Christ's recorded output was made by having primary school children throw bars of soap at passers-by.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 29 June 2006 00:38 (seventeen years ago) link

1050. The Deftones have been on an enforced hiatus for the past three years due to frontman Chino Moreno's latest project, a Dave Gorman-esque reality TV show where he attempts to record a version of Ralph McTell's "Streets of London" with the senators of all 50 states. As of June 2006, he'd just finished a loose bossa nova interpretation of the track with Herbert Kohl (D-WI).

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 29 June 2006 00:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Surprisingly, the two men have the same birthday--May 14th ... 1923.

― that's so taylrr (ken taylrr), Thursday, 29 June 2006 03:14 (seventeen years ago) link

1051. Bob Pollard and Wyclef Jean recorded an single in 1998. Due to record company infighting it was never released.

― badg (badg), Thursday, 29 June 2006 04:45 (seventeen years ago) link

re: 1047, does that mean she's prevented from making any music?

1052. The Placebo song "Bruise Pristene" started life as a tribute song about Bruce Springsteen.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 29 June 2006 07:31 (seventeen years ago) link

1053. Rumors abound that the Red Hot Chili Peppers once released a song that DID NOT contain the word "California".

― Hot Hot Heat (Hot Hot Heat), Thursday, 29 June 2006 07:34 (seventeen years ago) link

1054. The bit in Get Ur Freak On where Missy Elliot appears to shout "Holler!" is actually a sample of Mel B from the Spice Girls saying "Hello!". She happened to visit the studio as the track was being recorded.

― JimD (JimD), Thursday, 29 June 2006 12:26 (seventeen years ago) link

I'd love that to be true

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Thursday, 29 June 2006 14:02 (seventeen years ago) link

I've managed to convince people that it was, in the past. :)

― JimD (JimD), Thursday, 29 June 2006 14:16 (seventeen years ago) link

1055. Aesop Rock's original MC name was "Aesop Hat".

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 29 June 2006 18:05 (seventeen years ago) link

1056. Tiger Woods' favourite musical moment ever is that bit in "When I Argue I See Shapes" by Idlewild where Roddy Woomble sings "I laugh at your lack of conversation skills, or lack thereof". He's been known to sing it during crucial putts in an attempt to put Vijay Singh off.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 29 June 2006 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

1057. Maxïmo Park is as an over-elaborate and not particularly useful VST plugin designed by Keith Tenniswood as an amusing gift for band mate Andrew Weatherall's 40th birthday.

― LRJP! (LRJP!), Thursday, 29 June 2006 19:32 (seventeen years ago) link

1058. Country star Garth Brooks had a moderately successful playing career with Totthenham Hotspur in the early eighties before bursting back into the public consciousness as a rather pompous and pedantic interviewer.

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Thursday, 29 June 2006 21:50 (seventeen years ago) link

1059. The "trick" that makes the girl scream and laugh in "Just Like Heaven"? Robert Smith's ability to make his left nipple lactate.

1060. Director/Writer John Hughes had commissioned the Fall to write a song for 1986's Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The song, titled "Trickster's Run", was recorded as a demo but never made it onto the sountrack.

― Cunga (Cunga), Saturday, 1 July 2006 01:49 (seventeen years ago) link

1057. Maxïmo Park is as an over-elaborate and not particularly useful VST plugin designed by Keith Tenniswood as an amusing gift for band mate Andrew Weatherall's 40th birthday.

-- LRJP! (ell.arr.j...), June 29th, 2006.

this one seems way too likely to suit this thread.

― that's so taylrr (ken taylrr), Saturday, 1 July 2006 01:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Luckily the sentence construction is so poor that it can only be described as false.

― LRJP! (LRJP!), Saturday, 1 July 2006 10:22 (seventeen years ago) link

1061. If you listen very closely to "Fall At Your Feet", around 2 minute 12 seconds in you can make out the faint background noise of Neil Finn shooting a pizza delivery boy for sport.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 2 July 2006 21:06 (seventeen years ago) link

1062. My Morning Jacket are all furries.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 2 July 2006 22:17 (seventeen years ago) link

1063. Michael Parkinson refuses to play Jamie Cullum on his Radio 2 show since the diminutive singer/pianist performed a cover of the Dead Kennedys' "Too Drunk To Fuck" during a live broadcast in October 2005.

― Toad Roundgrin (noodle vague), Sunday, 2 July 2006 23:23 (seventeen years ago) link

1064. Concerned at how quiet Princess Superstar has been recently? Don't worry: she quit music back in 2003 and now makes a living as a greyhound trainer at Perry Barr. Her two year old bitch "Droopys Swansong" is strongly tipped by many to be a candidate for the Ladbrookes Derby this year.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 3 July 2006 00:12 (seventeen years ago) link

1065. Contrary to popular legend, Ringo Starr and Edwin Starr are not brothers, but are only cousins.

― musically (musically), Monday, 3 July 2006 00:25 (seventeen years ago) link

1066. Moloko's Do You Like My Tight Sweater? is the biggest selling album of all time in Kyrgyzstan.

― Toad Roundgrin (noodle vague), Monday, 3 July 2006 07:41 (seventeen years ago) link

1067. Due to a bizarre childhood incident occuring while on a school field trip to a candy factory, Charles Thompson (aka Frank Black/Black Ftancis of the Pixies) has blood that is 45.8% licorice.

― latebloomer lives in a fucking castle that is so sweet (latebloomer), Monday, 3 July 2006 07:56 (seventeen years ago) link

1067a. Charles Thompson's blood is 45.8% black licorice.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 3 July 2006 08:45 (seventeen years ago) link

1068. The dad of the woman from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs used to run a bus company in South Wales in the 1960s, before emigrating.

― JTS (JTS), Monday, 3 July 2006 09:53 (seventeen years ago) link

1069. In February 2006, rocker Mark E. Smith put away his grudge with ex-Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus. Today, Smith can be found sharing a Myspace.com account with Malkmus while Malkmus runs the official Fall fanclub website.

― Cunga (Cunga), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 01:35 (seventeen years ago) link

David Crosby gave the Red Hot Chili Peppers the idea for the sock thing, after years of trying to get Stills and Nash to go along with it. Young was game, as long as they were Argyle.

― bendy (bendy), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 02:10 (seventeen years ago) link

1070. David Crosby gave the Red Hot Chili Peppers the idea for the sock thing, after years of trying to get Stills and Nash to go along with it. Young was game, as long as they were Argyle.

― bendy (bendy), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 02:11 (seventeen years ago) link

1071. Summer blockbuster Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest features a charming cameo from Prodigy superstars Keith Flint and Liam Howlett. Experimental Music fans should also look out for Scanner’s own Robin Rimbaud as Turkish Guard #2.

― LRJP! (LRJP!), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:10 (seventeen years ago) link

1072. Marcy Playground are actually from the Marcy projects.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 15:35 (seventeen years ago) link

1073. Courtney Love had Kurt Cobain murdered.

― shookout (shookout), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 15:39 (seventeen years ago) link

They're supposed to be false.

― Toad Roundgrin (noodle vague), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 16:45 (seventeen years ago) link

1074. Vladimir Putin cannot make a decision without consulting at least one Oblique Strategies card.

― LRJP! (LRJP!), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 17:47 (seventeen years ago) link

1074. Midge Ure's father Heinrich Üre played a large part in the Anschluss. This was the inspiration for the Ultravox song "Vienna".

― jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 17:53 (seventeen years ago) link

1075. Rick Ross knows Manuel Noriega from when they were both members of the swim team at Lincoln High School in Davenport, Iowa. During Ross & Noriega's senior year, the team won the Iowa state championship, defeating a team that included future Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.

― It's Rodney, chocolate-covered, freaky, and habit-forming! (R. J. Greene), Thursday, 6 July 2006 01:28 (seventeen years ago) link

1076. The Wake and The Stockholm Monsters fought over whose release would receive number 69 in Factory's catalogue. Tony Wilson settled it by skipping over that particular number. (The resulting fall-out got The Wake booted from the label).

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 6 July 2006 11:51 (seventeen years ago) link

1077. Stuart Braithwaite is the only member of Mogwai never to have scaled all of the Munros.

― jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Thursday, 6 July 2006 12:02 (seventeen years ago) link

1078. Hugo Chavez's election as president of Venezuela was off the back of a manifesto consisting of one sole pledge: to get Rialto to reform. To date, he has failed in this task.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 6 July 2006 12:10 (seventeen years ago) link

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