|
Structure
Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 30 general entries.
Special Topics
|
 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Names in Songs
| One of Michael Jackson's greatest hits was this song about a girl "who thinks that I am the one". What was this girl's (and the song's) name? | Names in Songs
|
"Billie Jean". A great song... at least in a disco at 3.00 am :) No, really, it's quite cool. In 1996, the German punk band "The Bates" did a great cover version of it.
| The band Sponge also had several names in their titles. Which one is this? "I Am..." | Names in Songs
|
Anastasia. From their 1996 release "Wax Ecstatic". The other songs are called "Molly (Sixteen Candles Down The Drain)", "Neenah Menasha" and "Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)".
| Aerosmith's Steven Tyler told us in 1989 that she's "got a gun". Who? | Names in Songs
|
Janie. "Janie's Got A Gun" is used in "Not Another Teen Movie", where it causes quite a fuss.
| Originally recorded by Wilson Pickett, this song was brought to life again by The Commitments in the movie of the same name. Do you know the girl who is known as "Mustang ..."? | Names in Songs
|
Sally. "... guess you better slow that Mustang down".
| Can you finish the title of the Pink Floyd instrumental, "Careful With That Axe, _______"? | Obscure Names In Songs
|
Eugene. "Careful With that Axe, Eugene" was the B-Side of the "Point me at the Sky" single in 1968. The instrumental is 5 minutes and 40 seconds long. The album, Ummagumma, was released October 25th, 1969.
Phil Collins. "Sussusio" was on the album "No Jacket Required" that was released in 1985. As a child, Phil Collins can be spotted in the Beatles movie "A Hard Days' Night". Collins played with Genesis before pursuing his solo career.
"Elvira". Originally based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, the Oak Ridge Boys topped the pop charts with "Elvira". They also sang background on Paul Simon's hit song "Slip Slidin' Away". The album "Fancy Free", which contained the song "Elvira", was released in 1981.
Luka. Suzanne Vega was born Aug. 12, 1959, in New York. "Luka" was her biggest commercial success. "Luka" was a song about child abuse. "99.9 F" ('99.9 Fahrenheit Degrees') was released on September 8, 1992.
R.E.M.. The title is based on Dan Rather being attacked in 1986. The story goes that his attacker knocked him on the ground and kept kicking him and repeating "Kenneth, what is the frequency?". The album "Monster" was released in 1994.
Fleetwood Mac. "Rhiannon" appeared on the Fleetwood Mac album "Fleetwood Mac", released in July of 1975. Stevie Nicks says that the song is about a 'Welsh white witch'.
| Nikki Sixx wrote a very short song when his grandmother died. Motley Crue recorded it on their "Girls, Girls, Girls" album. What was his grandmothers name? | Obscure Names In Songs
|
Nona. The lyrics to the whole song are "Nona, I'm outta my head without you". Nikki Sixx actually died of a drug overdose, but was revived. "Girls, Girls, Girls" came out in 1987.
Ohio State University. Ohio State even has a website (http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/download/sloopy.html) where you can download "Hang On Sloopy" as a ringtone.
| What was the name of the Kink's beautiful transvestite that they 'met in a club down in old Soho'? | Obscure Names In Songs
|
Lola. Dave Davies helped invent distortion when he took a razor blade to the cone of his speaker. This single was released in 1970.
The Knack. 'My Sharona" (1979) and "Good Girls Don't" were The Knack's only two hits. Apparently their PR agent said if they didn't do interviews it would give them mystique, instead, it made the press mad and contributed to their downfall.
|
Fun Trivia | 
Quizzes | 
Games
| 
People | 
Services | 
Help | 
Me
