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Let's spread some musical misinformation

The Eagles were originally called The I.O.U.s before they were successful. They were going to change their name to The Benjamins when the dough started rolling in, but they didn't like the idea of having to constantly explain that there was no one in the band named Benjamin. They settled on The Eagles over other possible monikers The Presidents, The Greenbacks, Cold Hard Cash and Good Credit.

And now they're playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday! Amazing!
 
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'Moshing' as done in mosh pits at metal concerts is actually just the jitterbug done at a faster tempo with more dancers in close quarters.

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The word "metal", used to indicate a musical genre, has been copyrighted by Metallica. As a consequence almost a hundred musical genres and sub-genres have to be renamed. Suggestions?
Just replace the word metal with the word jive. Problem solved. It would probably also revive the genre and bring in a whole new following. I mean, who wouldn't like Symphonic Death Jive?
I guess I owe Metallica some money for all the times I have called someone a Metal Turkey
Here we call those 'aeroplanes'.

As part of a settlement with Lars and Metallica, I now call people jive turkeys.
 
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'Moshing' as done in mosh pits at metal concerts is actually just the jitterbug done at a faster tempo with more dancers in close quarters.

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One of the people in the mosh pit there has even got the move where you sort of throw the gal over your shoulder worked out. Kudos! Of course jive is derived from the maypole dancing on Summer Isle, and is a fertility rite that leads to the death of policemen, and so should be banned.

Christopher Lee is the best actor of fictional owners of pagan islands for metal. Granted, small pool of talent, and little requirement.
 
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