Post a Surprising Musical Fact.

[blueish swede]

Parent: Ross McManus
Child: Elvis Costello.
No. 1 pair??

Hank Williams Sr and Jr,
Bob Marley and Ziggy, - both dads are huge sellers,

Julio and Enrique Iglesias,
Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus?

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Jah wobble (John Wardle) the musician. is so called because Sid Vicious was always pissed and couldn't pronounce his name.

 

[JRockBlues]

Hank Williams Sr and Jr,
Bob Marley and Ziggy, - both dads are huge sellers,

Julio and Enrique Iglesias,
Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus?

Parents: Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), John & Michelle Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
Children: Wilson Phillips (trio comprising of Carnie & Wendy Wilson & Chynn Phillips)

 

[Resurrection Joe...]

Frank and Nancy Sinatra

 

[Bodicoteblue]

Elvis Costello was originally going to use ‘Watlington P. Risborough’ as his stage name.
It’s the sign post at junction 6 of the M40

 

[Bill Walker]

"Kites" was a big hit in the 60s for Simon Dupree And The Big Sound.
They were in fact 3 brothers called Schumann.
They later changed things completely and formed a successful Prog band. Gentle Giant.

 

[bluebaja]

Ralph McTell travelled through Europe in the 60'S spending some time busking in Paris. The song 'Streets of London' was about his time there and was originally going to be called 'Streets of Paris'.

 

[-dabz-]

The QSG.

They’ve actually got a song called “Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed” about the two QSG members:

I rubbed chip fat into JTF's brand new suede shoes when I was toddler lol. Not sure if Jimmy's alive still, he was at my brothers funeral a few years back. I heard from somewhere he had cancer.
J and J had a brother called Arthur, his son was an old school mate of mine who formed Gio Goi with his brother. I remember him telling me at the time they'd got the name from a random flick through a Vietnamese dictionary.

 

[Marklr]

In 2005/6, I was rehearsing with a band I was in when this guy in a suit stuck his head up against the window eating a bag of fish and chips..We thought what the fuck so we invited him in to eat his dinner off the table in the corner if he wished. He accepted and we carried on playing and he seemed to like it. Anyway, we had a break and got talking to him...Turned out to be Gareth Evens. I didn't have a clue who he was, but two of the lads were Roses fans and knew exactly who he was after he presented his card..His card had the famous paint splatter picture on the back and I remembered him taking credit for the idea of the pic. He checked out and sort of managed us for a while, even talking about getting us to do another Spike island gig. For one reason or another the band fizzled out and it came to nowt.

Some of my mates were in a band managed by Gareth around 92/93. I met him at rehearsals too. He was dressed like a country gent in the centre of Town.

 

[-dabz-]

Some of my mates were in a band managed by Gareth around 92/93. I met him at rehearsals too. He was dressed like a country gent in the centre of Town.

This was a few doors down from the Church Inn in Northenden. He'd been to the chippy across the road. To this day I don't know why he was down this end. Strange but true. At the time he was mates with Stuart Cable from the Stereophonics and I think he was after replacing our drummer with him at one point.
It was an education with him, I'll say that much. Came close to selling my soul...He wanted us to get behind things I wasn't politically in favour of to give the band an angle.

 

[Marklr]

This was a few doors down from the Church Inn in Northenden. He'd been to the chippy across the road. To this day I don't know why he was down this end. Strange but true. At the time he was mates with Stuart Cable from the Stereophonics and I think he was after replacing our drummer with him at one point.
It was an education with him, I'll say that much. Came close to selling my soul...He wanted us to get behind things I wasn't politically in favour of to give the band an angle.

Full of mad ideas. He's a one-off, that's for sure. Our rehearsal room was the one on Rochdale road. He came with some record company/PR guys. Same thing, really, ...the band just fizzled out. Another thing I heard was that the Roses were offered millions by Sky for them to broadcast Spike Island live, but this was turned down for the same reason: it was too early in the band's career for the world to hear how bad Ian's singing was. It would have been a marketing disaster, maybe.

 

[Platt Lane 59]

The #1 hit tune "It's Not Unusual", recorded by Tom Jones, was originally wrote with Sandie Shaw in mind.
Sandie Shaw didn't fancy it, so the Pontypridd crooner recorded it, gaining his first big hit.
The song's title is also responsible for the "Doctor Doctor" jokes about having Tom Jones syndrome...

 

[Protein Junkie]

The piano on Cat Stevens “Morning has Broken” was played by Rick Wakeman.

 

[bluemc1]

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

No idea about the song sorry :)

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Many people think the Sex Pistols song - Anarchy In The Uk was the first punk single to be released in the UK. It was released on the 28/11/1976 whereas the first punk single released was over a month earlier when The Damned released New Rose on the 22/10/1976.

Brilliant track

 

[Two Gun Bob]

Millie Vanilli won a grammy yet couldn't sing a note. All dubbed until they got caught out miming live to Girl You Know It's true as their recording tape went tits up. The cheeky duo never sang a single note in the studio and it was all done by session players. Cheeky scamps!

Boney M anybody?

 

[Berts Neck]

When you get the lyrics of a song wrong it is called a mondegreen.

 

[ganganvince]

Contrary to popular belief Rod Stewart didn't play the harmonica on Little Millies My boy lollipop.

 

[ganganvince]

Lieutenant pigeon with mouldy old dough are the only mother and son UK no. 1

 

[Blue Llama]

Paul McCartney at 80 cannot sing.