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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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Luther Vandross sang backup on Bowie’s Young Americans.
I believe VH1 did a made for TV movie about this incident.
The Rolling Stones recorded a Kellogg's Rice Krispies jingle.
The Rolling Stones recorded a TV advertisement for breakfast cereal Rice Krispies in the 1960s.
The commercial had a short run on British television in the early 1960s and the jingle was recorded just after the iconic group formed.
It is not clear exactly when the upbeat jingle was recorded, but it appears to have been in 1963 or 1964.
It is believed Brian Jones, who was an original band member, wrote or co-wrote the short song which includes the lyrics:
The 26-second advertisement shows someone pouring milk into a bowl of the cereal with the words 'Snap', 'Crackle' and 'Pop' appearing on the screen.
The lyrics are:
'Wake up in the morning there's a snap around the place,
'Wake up in the morning there's a crackle in your face,
'Wake up in the morning there's a pop that really says "Rice Krispies for you and you and you",
'Pour on the milk and listen to the snap that says "It's nice",
'Pour on the milk and listen to the crackle of that rice,
'Get up in the morning to the pop that says "It's rice",
'Hear them talking crisp. Rice Krispies!!'
The Rolling Stones recorded a TV advertisement for breakfast cereal Rice Krispies in the 1960s.
The commercial had a short run on British television in the early 1960s and the jingle was recorded just after the iconic group formed.
It is not clear exactly when the upbeat jingle was recorded, but it appears to have been in 1963 or 1964.
It is believed Brian Jones, who was an original band member, wrote or co-wrote the short song which includes the lyrics:
The 26-second advertisement shows someone pouring milk into a bowl of the cereal with the words 'Snap', 'Crackle' and 'Pop' appearing on the screen.
The lyrics are:
'Wake up in the morning there's a snap around the place,
'Wake up in the morning there's a crackle in your face,
'Wake up in the morning there's a pop that really says "Rice Krispies for you and you and you",
'Pour on the milk and listen to the snap that says "It's nice",
'Pour on the milk and listen to the crackle of that rice,
'Get up in the morning to the pop that says "It's rice",
'Hear them talking crisp. Rice Krispies!!'
I'm pretty sure Mick was pouring whiskey over his Rice Krispies, not milk.
Beck-era Yardbirds did a ‘Great Shakes’ commercial…
Nasty stuff, as I remember.
Then there was this…
Nasty stuff, as I remember.
Then there was this…
…and went on tour with Todd R just after that.
Jimmy Hart is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician currently signed with WWE. He is best known for his work in the (WWF) and (WCW), where he used the nickname "The Mouth of the South".
Jimmy was a singer in the band The Gentrys who had a #4 U.S. hit in 1965 with their cover of The Avantis song "Keep on Dancing".
Another bit of music trivia about the The Gentrys version of the song is that it is actually one short recording repeated twice in order to stretch the record out. The second half of the song, after the false fade, beginning with the drum fill, is the same as the first. The original by The Avantis did not do that.
Jimmy was a singer in the band The Gentrys who had a #4 U.S. hit in 1965 with their cover of The Avantis song "Keep on Dancing".
Another bit of music trivia about the The Gentrys version of the song is that it is actually one short recording repeated twice in order to stretch the record out. The second half of the song, after the false fade, beginning with the drum fill, is the same as the first. The original by The Avantis did not do that.
Ok, it’s a long shot, but since Blue Oyster Cult did “Godzilla”, I claim the right! I think it’s the coolest! 
Faith No More singer Mike Patton provided the 'voices' of the Dark Seekers, infected humans who become vampiric monsters in the movie I Am Legend starring Will Smith. Patton landed the part after screenplay writer and fan Mark Protosevich suggested they utilize Patton's vocal talents based on the Fantomas albums.
Singer Billie Holiday was a babysitter for actor/comedian Billy Crystal when he was a child. Billy's father, Jack Crystal, owned the Commodore Music Store and was a friend of Billie Holiday. She took Billy Crystal to his first movie "Shane" starring Jack Palance who later starred in Billy Crystal's film "City Slickers" and garnered Palance an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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BTW Jack Palance was of Ukrainian descent. His birth name was Volodymyr Palahniuk. A famous writer Chuck Palahniuk is his distant nephew.
The title of the Bob Seger Smokin' O.P.'s album refers to "Smokin' Other People's Songs", a derivation on the slang phrase "Smoking O.P.'s" meaning to smoke other people's cigarettes exclusively (never purchasing your own for consumption). The cover art is a parody of the Lucky Strike cigarette brand logo.
What does the song Venus by The Shocking Blue have in common with “Mama” Cass Elliot of The Mamas & The Papas?
"Venus”, which reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. Initially the record was a big hit in the Netherlands, where it reached #3 in the summer of 1969. It subsequently sold 350,000 copies in Germany, and topped the U.S. chart for three weeks, becoming the Netherlands' first American #1 hit. It sold over one million copies there by January 1970, and received a gold record awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America. Global sales exceeded five million copies. The song was based on “The Banjo Song” (1963) by The Big Three.
The Big 3 were an American folk vocal trio who included Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and Jim Hendrick.
Robbie Van Leeuwen of The Shocking Blue used "The Banjo Song", an arrangement of "Oh! Susanna" on a 1963 album by The Big 3, as his inspiration; the bassline, riffs and melody sound almost exactly the same. However, The Big 3 never claimed plagiarism.
"Venus”, which reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. Initially the record was a big hit in the Netherlands, where it reached #3 in the summer of 1969. It subsequently sold 350,000 copies in Germany, and topped the U.S. chart for three weeks, becoming the Netherlands' first American #1 hit. It sold over one million copies there by January 1970, and received a gold record awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America. Global sales exceeded five million copies. The song was based on “The Banjo Song” (1963) by The Big Three.
The Big 3 were an American folk vocal trio who included Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and Jim Hendrick.
Robbie Van Leeuwen of The Shocking Blue used "The Banjo Song", an arrangement of "Oh! Susanna" on a 1963 album by The Big 3, as his inspiration; the bassline, riffs and melody sound almost exactly the same. However, The Big 3 never claimed plagiarism.
Wow, that’s pretty blatant. The intro of “Venus” always sounded vaguely like the furiously strummed part of The Who’s “Pinball Wizard”. There was another SB tune, big in Europe but fairly unknown in the US, that sounds like Van Leeuwen was listening a lot to the Jefferson Airplane(and acted on it), especially on the chorus….
Great bass work, love the splatty fuzz, I’ve always preferred that to the ‘big’ hit.
Great bass work, love the splatty fuzz, I’ve always preferred that to the ‘big’ hit.
The band Night Ranger was originally called Ranger. The first issues of their debut album, Dawn Patrol, were printed and ready to be shipped when a country band with the same name claimed a trademark infringement. Due to a suggestion by Jack Blades, the band decided to name themselves Night Ranger after the song "Night Ranger" that Blades had written for the album, and Boardwalk Records proceeded to destroy every copy that had "Ranger" on it.
Bruce Springsteen's sister Pamela was once an actress and appeared in Fast Times at Ridgemonth High.
