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Fun Trivia: A : Albums

Special Sub-Topic: What Album Do I Come From? #3


Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"?

    "Thriller". "Thriller" spent 37 weeks at number one and spawned seven Top Ten hits for Jackson.

Bon Jovi's "Livin' On a Prayer"?
    "Slippery When Wet". There are two album covers for Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet". The original features a large breasted woman in a ripped tank top with the album's title written across the shirt. The second cover features the title of the album spelled out across a wet car windsheild.

Hootie and the Blowfish's "Let Her Cry"?
    "Cracked Rear View". Hootie and the Blowfish formed in the late 80s at the University of South Carolina.

ACDC's "Hells Bells"?
    "Back in Black". Q:What do ACDC, Shania Twain, Def Leppard, and Britney Spears all have in common? A: Producer Mutt Lange.

Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On"?
    All of these ("All the Way: A Decade of Song", "Titanic" Soundtrack, "Let's Talk About Love"). Celine Dion has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.

No Doubt's "Don't Speak"?
    "Tragic Kingdom". Although most people associate No Doubt with Gwen Stefani, the entire band consists of Tom Dumont on guitars, Tony Kanal on bass, and Adrian Young on drums. Both Tony and Tom share co-writing duties with Gwen.

Meatloaf's "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"?
    "Bat Out of Hell". Meatloaf has a small part in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". He plays Eddie, an ill-fated biker.

Eminem's "Way I Am"?
    "The Marshall Mathers LP". Eminem won an Academy Award in 2003 for Best Song for "Lose Yourself". It was the only song in the last 50 years of the Oscars to win the award and not be performed at the ceremony.

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?
    "Nevermind". Before deciding on the name Nirvana, early versions of Kurt Cobain's band were named Skid Row and the Stiff Woodies.

The Beatles' "Yesterday"?
    "Help!". "Yesterday" is the most covered song in the history of music. Boyz II Men, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Marianne Faithful, En Vogue, and Nancy Wilson(amongst many others) have all recorded a cover of "Yesterday".

The Backstreet Boys' "I Want it That Way"?
    "Millennium". "Millennium" was released in the summer of 1999, and it sold over 1 million copies in it's first week. In fact, "Millennium" held the first week sales record by a group until "No Strings Attached", by *NSYNC, broke the record the following spring.

Alanis Morissette's "Ironic"?
    "Jagged Little Pill". Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for the Foo Fighters, appears in Morissette's "You Learn" video. Hawkins served as Alanis' drummer for her 1996 tour.

Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me"?
    "Hysteria". Def Leppard's drummer, Rick Allen, plays a custom made electronic drum kit ever since he lost his left arm in a car accident.

The Clash's "Train in Vain"?
    "London Calling". Third Eye Blind recorded a cover of "Train in Vain", for The Clash tribute album "London Burning".

Janet Jackson's "Escapade"?
    "Rhythm Nation 1814". Some say that the "1814" in the title of Jackson's hit album stands for the year that the "Star Spangled Banner" was written.


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