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IIRC - the AC/DC smash hit "Given the Dog a Bone" was a kids song tribute to the nursery rhyme Old Mother Hubbard.

It was such a hit with the kiddies they decided to follow it up with a tribute to Mother Goose called " Let Me Put My Love Into You".

They declined to make a tribute song for Puss-n-Boots as they thought the characters name was sexually suggestive and might ruin their clean "G" rated family entertainment reputation.

That AC/DC band sure was a neat group of nice guys.
 
IIRC - the AC/DC smash hit "Given the Dog a Bone" was a kids song tribute to the nursery rhyme Old Mother Hubbard.

It was such a hit with the kiddies they decided to follow it up with a tribute to Mother Goose called " Let Me Put My Love Into You".

They declined to make a tribute song for Puss-n-Boots as they thought the characters name was sexually suggestive and might ruin their clean "G" rated family entertainment reputation.

That AC/DC band sure was a neat group of nice guys.

Well, it was entirely natural that a band including someone still at school would do such material.
 
And in future news aging rocker Geddy Lee came forward today about a long time secret.

The now 98 year old rocker of Rush fame told the press today that, he never played any of his bass parts live or otherwise! He confessed all of the basslines

That were credited to him throughout his career were written and performed by ex Bon Jovi bassist Alec John Such. The long time dead Such couldn’t be reached for comment
 
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And in future news aging rocker Geddy Lee came forward today about a long time secret.

The now 98 year old rocker of Rush fame told the press today that, he never played any of his bass parts live or otherwise! He confessed all of the basslines

That were credited to him throughout his career were written and performed by ex Bon Jovi bassist Alec John Such. The long time dead Such couldn’t be reached for comment

Wow, that really is misinformation. Everyone knows that Sid Vicious initially was the real studio bass player until his death and was replaced by Nikki Sixx.
 
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Ringo Starr was actually studying to be a cosmetologist the when the Boyz from Liverpool hit their stride. He was also somewhat vain, and consiquently had written a song called "Love my Doo", just prior to their international debute. John and Paul were unflappable with their focus and appropriated the work with some revisions.

The lesser known fact about the Beatles is that John Lennon came by his socialist leanings honestly. His real surname is Ulyanov, however his grandfather Vladimir changed the family name to Lenin. Upon arrival in England, the name was anglicized to Lennon. That is the story behind the song Back in the USSR.