Post a Surprising Musical Fact.

[Bill Walker]

Paul Simon sued Sid and Marty Kroft over the theme from HR Puff n Stuff being too similar to The 59th Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) and now has a writing credit on the song.

 

[Bill Walker]

Kate Bush is currently the youngest (19, Wuthering Heights) and oldest (63, Running Up That Hill) female artist to have a UK Number 1 with a self written song!

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

The song Sinnerman by Nina Simone was not written about Paul Sinha who is a clever fucker chaser on The Chase. His nickname is the Sinnerman hence the confusion.

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

Bob Dylan wrote Rock Me Mama Like A Wagon Wheel. From the sessions that produced Knocking On Heaven’s Door in 1973, here’s Bob‘s unfinished work.

 

[PragueBlue]

The song Sinnerman by Nina Simone was not written about Paul Sinha who is a clever fucker chaser on The Chase. His nickname is the Sinnerman hence the confusion.

Wasn't that song used in a Pierce Brosnan film about an art robbery (remake of another film) but can't remember the name?

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

Wasn't that song used in a Pierce Brosnan film about an art robbery (remake of another film) but can't remember the name?

I have no idea.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

The top 40 is full of shite

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

The top 40 is full of shite

I believe the musical fact is supposed to be SURPRISING.

 

[PragueBlue]

I have no idea.

Just done a bit of research and it was The Thomas Crowne Affair.

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[manimanc]

The top 40 is full of shite

Absolute shite.

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

In the excellent stage show ”War of the Worlds” the singer Justin Heyward sings about the chances of anything coming from mars is a million to one, yet still they come. This stageshow has been running succesfully since the early 80’s. It transpires that the aforementioned Moody Blues legend doesn’t actually believe in Martians but is happy to coin it in accordingly from the show.
I call hypocrite.

 

[Cotontoquinn]

Legendary Scottish darts player Jocky Wilson surprisingly supported Dexy’s Midnight Runners on TOTP in 1982.
”Jackie Wilson Said”…..

 

[Bill Walker]

Prince plagiarized The Most Beautiful Girl In The World:

There has been a long running copyright dispute since 1995 and a court in Italy ruled that Prince had plagiarized the song, giving writing credit to those other than Prince.

Bruno Bergonzi and Michele Vicin co-wrote the song "Takin' Me to Paradise", published in 1983 by Warner Chappell Italy. The session vocalist was Raynard. J, the pseudonym of Jay Rolandi. The song appeared on a number of compilations which were internationally distributed. An Italian court ruled in 2003 that Prince's 1994 hit, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", had plagiarized the song by the two Italian writers. Bergonzi and Vicino won on appeal in 2007. The third and final sentence, by the Court of Cassation of Rome, was given in May 2015. Italian collecting society SIAE recognizes Bergonzi and Vicino as the authors of the song's music.

 

[tshirtman]

A message to you, Rudy by The Specials
was originally by Dandy Livingstone and called Rudy, A Message to You (1967)

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Wasn't that song used in a Pierce Brosnan film about an art robbery (remake of another film) but can't remember the name?

Thomas Crown Affair.........

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Barry Manilow didn’t write the song “I Write the Songs”.

Leo Fender didn’t know how to play the guitar.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Barry Manilow didn’t write the song “I Write the Songs”.

Leo Fender didn’t know how to play the guitar.

Well I'll be fucked...........

 

[KS55]

Les Paul built the first solid body electric guitar using parts canibalised from an old telephone.

 

[oldhamblue]

Liam Gallagher does backing vocals on Nothing Lasts Forever by Echo and The Bunnymen

 

[Saddleworth2]

Kate Bush is currently the youngest (19, Wuthering Heights) and oldest (63, Running Up That Hill) female artist to have a UK Number 1 with a self written song!

Mad caterwauling hippie.