Friday, March 17, 2006
AMAZINGLY TRUE TRIVIA
Just to spice up those weekend conversations as you belly up to the bar, begorrah:
Did you know:
Whenever Richard Nixon heard the song "Mr. Bojangles" on the radio, he'd get all choked up. (Absolutely true)
For all the hits and success they had, most of the money ABBA made went to their manager. (In fact, Benny whatsisname didn't make ANY money off his own songs until he turned them into a musical.) Gotta look at the CONTRACT, people...
On the same note, only one member of ABBA was able to get a hit record on his/her own. Do you know? I'll tell you a few lines down...
The first time George Harrison walked around New York City after coming to America, nobody recognized him. (He was 15.)
Frank Zappa wrote (but never recorded) a "love" song for his wife called "Solitude." The lyrics basically say that the reason their relationship worked was because she left him alone. It's actually kind of sappy and dare I say it, "cute."
He did have at least one band learn the song; you can hear a snippet of it (from a rehearsal tape) at http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Solitude.html The lyrics are there, too.
Okay: the ABBA alumni with the solo hit record was:
Anni-Frid, also known as Frida.
The Song: "I Know There's Something Going On," from 1981.
Now go down some green beer and win a few bar bets!
TT
Just to spice up those weekend conversations as you belly up to the bar, begorrah:
Did you know:
Whenever Richard Nixon heard the song "Mr. Bojangles" on the radio, he'd get all choked up. (Absolutely true)
For all the hits and success they had, most of the money ABBA made went to their manager. (In fact, Benny whatsisname didn't make ANY money off his own songs until he turned them into a musical.) Gotta look at the CONTRACT, people...
On the same note, only one member of ABBA was able to get a hit record on his/her own. Do you know? I'll tell you a few lines down...
The first time George Harrison walked around New York City after coming to America, nobody recognized him. (He was 15.)
Frank Zappa wrote (but never recorded) a "love" song for his wife called "Solitude." The lyrics basically say that the reason their relationship worked was because she left him alone. It's actually kind of sappy and dare I say it, "cute."
He did have at least one band learn the song; you can hear a snippet of it (from a rehearsal tape) at http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Solitude.html The lyrics are there, too.
Okay: the ABBA alumni with the solo hit record was:
Anni-Frid, also known as Frida.
The Song: "I Know There's Something Going On," from 1981.
Now go down some green beer and win a few bar bets!
TT
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