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* It's very rare for Prince to perform other people's songs, but he did so at the 2007 Superbowl, covering Foo Fighter's "Best Of You". Controversy abounds, as the Purple One was reportedly upset that they covered his "Darling Nikki", and his halftime show was perhaps revenge. He reportedly hates other people covering his songs. * Speaking of Foo Fighters, when two miners became trapped underground in Australia in 2006, they requested iPods be sent down to them loaded with Foo Fighters songs. Dave Grohl sent a message of support, and offered them free tickets to any Foos show, and cold beers with the band afterwards. Grohl made good on his offer at a Sydney Opera House show later that year. *When music industry giants Universal and Polygram merged in 1999, it was estimated that this new alliance would end up controlling about 25% of the global music market. *The Country Music Hall of Fame had its first inductees in 1961. There were only three that year: Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose and Hank Williams. *Of the 50 original recordings selected by The Library of Congress for its National Recording Registry, only one is from a genre that your grandparents don’t listen to: “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. *Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s 2004 release “Smile” was an album 38 years in the making. Recording for the album began in 1966, but Wilson’s well-documented breakdown delayed it indefinitely. *A judicial ruling stated that George Harrison ‘unintentionally’ plagiarized The Chiffons’ 1963 hit “He’s So Fine” when he wrote “My Sweet Lord”, released in 1971. The Chiffons turned around and recorded it in 1975. *"The Twist" by Chubby Checker is the only song to hit #1 twice on two separate occasions (one week in 1960 and two weeks in 1962). *'70s musician Tim Buckley died prematurely at the age of 28, due to a drug overdose. His son Jeff also had his promising career truncated, after drowning in a river in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 30. * Lisa Loeb is the only artist to hit #1 ("Stay") on Billboard before being signed to a record label. *According to the RIAA, Garth Brooks is the second-biggest-selling solo artist in american history, only surpassed by Elvis Presley. *After 27 years of recording music, Weird Al Yankovic finally scored a Top Ten hit with “White & Nerdy”, his take on the Chamillionaire/Krayzie Bone song “Ridin’”. *There has not been a Rock N’ Roll band with a #1 hit in the U.S. in over five years. The last band to top the charts was Nickelback, in January of 2002. Five years… sad, isn’t it? *Despite having eight #1 singles in the U.K. charts over the years, Oasis could do no better than #8 in the U.S. with “Wonderwall”. *The Official UK Charts Company’s list of the biggest-selling singles in UK history features only one artist that has two singles in the Top Ten. The artist is… Boney M. *One of Elvis’ favorite foods was the Fool’s Gold Loaf, which was comprised of a whole loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of grape jelly and one pound of bacon. The entire loaf is intended for 8 to 10 people, or one Elvis. *Eric Clapton’s only #1 was a song written by Bob Marley, “I Shot The Sheriff”. *“Tunnel Of Love”, by Bruce Springsteen, is about an amusement park ride in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Many of his songs contain references to New Jersey. *Stone Temple Pilots’ song “Too Cool Queenie” is allegedly about Courney Love. *The late Screamin’ Jay Hawkins has fathered over 50 children. A subsequent, posthumous investigation by his biographer Maral Nigolian, has revealed that this number may be perhaps closer to 75. *John Lennon reportedly wrote “Good Morning, Good Morning” after hearing a TV commercial jingle for Corn Flakes cereal. *Otis Redding’s “Dock Of The Bay” was released after he died in a plane crash. It would be his only #1 hit. *Oasis’s song “Cast No Shadow” was written by Noel Gallagher in tribute to his friend, The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft. *The Van Halen legend about their requesting M & M’s with the brown ones removed is true, but not because of rock-star-excess reasons. Their logic was that they could gauge the reliability of the promoters. If there were brown M & M’s present, it would prove that the promoters didn’t read the contract thoroughly, and this would likely mean problems with the rest of the show. Do you have a music trivia question, or music trivia quiz you would like to submit to our site? Use the "Contact" link at the top to submit, and we will credit you for your handiwork. All submissions used on Music Trivia World are subject to our verification prior to inclusion. Click to continue to the rest of Music Trivia World
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