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Unusual Rock Trivia?
- Thread starter Aberdumbie
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Some people here really need to learn the difference between trivia and copied Wikipedia pages
Not rock and roll; but, unusual nonetheless.
The Alphabet Song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, & Baa Baa Black Sheep all have the same tune with different lyrics.
The Alphabet Song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, & Baa Baa Black Sheep all have the same tune with different lyrics.
The melody dates to 1740 France, composer unknown.
Ya know I started to notice that very thing with a lot of the nursery rhymes on those clips when my daughter started watching them recently. Never compared them side by side, though.
Kids love the cocomelon stuff.
While working on the Temptations' version of Papa Was A Rolling Stone,the song's co-writer and producer on this epic twelve minute redo,Norman Whitfield,told bassist James Jamerson to just keep repeating his bassline throughout the song....Jamerson got up,walked out and did not return.
As told by Bob Babbitt,who played bass on both the original Undisputed Truth and Temptations versions.
As told by Bob Babbitt,who played bass on both the original Undisputed Truth and Temptations versions.
That reminds me of the old Longines Symphonette Society ad with the host explaining the theme from "Strangers In The Night" was borrowed from the Polovtsian Dance #2 by Borodin.
That wasn't what this post was about, but you brought me down memory lane.
The Isley Brothers song "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)" was the catalyst for a lawsuit by Motown records writing team of Holland, Dozier, Holland and Silvia Moy against The Impressions' Curtis Mayfield for a song called "Can't Satisfy". Motown won and Mayfield was forced to share writing credits for "Can't Satisfy".
Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” was written after seeing a picture of young Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy. He completed the song in 1969, six years after the president’s assassination, when Caroline was 11. It is an eighth-inning staple at Boston Red Sox games and a sing-a-long at Penn State University Nittany Lions football games.
And kind of creepy now that I know the backstory.
Yeah... it was teetering a bit on my playlist. Thanks for finally tipping it off.And kind of creepy now that I know the backstory.
Neil Diamond is too too syrupy. Sickeningly syrupy.
Neil Diamond reveals story behind 'Sweet Caroline' - CNN
From the article:
It was a great story.
For years the lore has been that Neil Diamond's 1969 song "Sweet Caroline" was an ode to the then young daughter of late president John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline.
On Monday, the singer revealed the truth behind the hit.
"I was writing a song in Memphis, Tennessee, for a session. I needed a three-syllable name," Diamond said during an appearance on "Today." "The song was about my wife at the time — her name was Marsha — and I couldn't get a 'Marsha' rhyme."
From the article:
It was a great story.
For years the lore has been that Neil Diamond's 1969 song "Sweet Caroline" was an ode to the then young daughter of late president John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline.
On Monday, the singer revealed the truth behind the hit.
"I was writing a song in Memphis, Tennessee, for a session. I needed a three-syllable name," Diamond said during an appearance on "Today." "The song was about my wife at the time — her name was Marsha — and I couldn't get a 'Marsha' rhyme."
Larry ‘The Mole’ Taylor, a founding member of Canned Heat has passed away at the age of 77.
Larry was the bass player for Canned Heat. Before Canned Heat he was the session player for The Monkees and before that Jerry Lee Lewis.
Larry played on Tom Waits albums from ‘Heartattack and Vine’ in 1980 through to ‘Bad As Me’ in 2011. He was on John Mayall albums from ‘Empty Rooms’ in 1969 to ‘Rock The Blues Tonight’ in 2012 and all of The Monkees records from ‘The Monkees’ 1966 through to ‘Music Box’ 2001.
He played on albums for Albert King, Solomon Burke, Buddy Guy, Wanda Jackson, Tracy Chapman, Kim Wilson, Charlie Musselwhite, JJ Cale, Ry Cooder, John Lee Hooker, and Boyce & Hart.
Larry was the bass player for Canned Heat. Before Canned Heat he was the session player for The Monkees and before that Jerry Lee Lewis.
Larry played on Tom Waits albums from ‘Heartattack and Vine’ in 1980 through to ‘Bad As Me’ in 2011. He was on John Mayall albums from ‘Empty Rooms’ in 1969 to ‘Rock The Blues Tonight’ in 2012 and all of The Monkees records from ‘The Monkees’ 1966 through to ‘Music Box’ 2001.
He played on albums for Albert King, Solomon Burke, Buddy Guy, Wanda Jackson, Tracy Chapman, Kim Wilson, Charlie Musselwhite, JJ Cale, Ry Cooder, John Lee Hooker, and Boyce & Hart.
When Steve Marriott was with Small Faces, he sang backup on The Easybeats song "Good Times".
Jamaican singer Sophia George, who had several hits in the 1980s, is the mother of New England Patriots defensive player and 3x Super Bowl champion Patrick Chung.
My Little Pony, meet Tupac Shakur.
Toymaker Hasbro has acquired gangster rap label Death Row Records — which counts Shakur and Snoop Dogg among its artists — as part of a bid to grow its stable of family-friendly entertainment.
The worldwide toymaker announced the $4 billion deal Thursday to buy British company Entertainment One, which produces animated kids shows such as “Peppa Pig” and “PJ Masks” but also owns the rap label.
Hasbro, which owns the rights to My Little Pony, Monopoly, and Mr. Potato Head, has said the company was looking to expand “family brands” and television production with the purchase.
“The acquisition of eOne adds beloved story-led global family brands that deliver strong operating returns to Hasbro’s portfolio and provides a pipeline of new brand creation driven by family-oriented storytelling,” Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner said in a statement.
Though Hasbro was aiming for more family-friendly programming, the toymaker ended up with Death Row Records, a division of Entertainment One purchased in 2013.
Toymaker Hasbro has acquired gangster rap label Death Row Records — which counts Shakur and Snoop Dogg among its artists — as part of a bid to grow its stable of family-friendly entertainment.
The worldwide toymaker announced the $4 billion deal Thursday to buy British company Entertainment One, which produces animated kids shows such as “Peppa Pig” and “PJ Masks” but also owns the rap label.
Hasbro, which owns the rights to My Little Pony, Monopoly, and Mr. Potato Head, has said the company was looking to expand “family brands” and television production with the purchase.
“The acquisition of eOne adds beloved story-led global family brands that deliver strong operating returns to Hasbro’s portfolio and provides a pipeline of new brand creation driven by family-oriented storytelling,” Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner said in a statement.
Though Hasbro was aiming for more family-friendly programming, the toymaker ended up with Death Row Records, a division of Entertainment One purchased in 2013.
