The most interesting pieces of pop music trivia that you know (that are 100% false)

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When Mama Cass' autopsy was complete, they found out that she was made up of 39% ham sandwich.

― Alice Munn, Thursday, 14 July 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

415. One of the oddest incidents in the promotion of The White Stripes' Elephant album was Jack White's one-off appearance as guest commentator on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. White insisted on talking solely in a terrible Irish accent, repeatedly referred to one fighter as having had "the shite knocked out o' him", and at one point leapt into the corner of a French-Canadian fighter and yelled "BOBBY, WHAT'S THE FRENCH FOR VA VA VOOM?" He was finally ejected after choosing to spend the opening round of the second match of the night singing an acapella version of 'Hey Joe' directly into co-commentator Joe Tessitore's face, despite the fact that he was note-perfect.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:03 (twenty years ago)

Will Smith has a degree in astrophysics.

― Alice Munn, Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)

417. If played backwards, Aphex Twin's masterpiece Selected Ambient Works, Vol 2 turns out to be made entirely of dialogue from the final episode of M*A*S*H*.

― latebloomer: occasionally OTM (latebloomer), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

418. Maximo Park's fathers formed the original line-up of Thunderclap Newman

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:19 (twenty years ago)

419. Laila Ali was the original bassist for sHEDAISY.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

420. The shouting and screaming in the background of Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & #35" is by the then-Broadway cast of "South Pacific". It has always been Dylan's favourite musical.

― 30 Bangin' Tunes That You've Already Got ... IN A DIFFERENT ORDER! (Barry Brune, Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:23 (twenty years ago)

421. As well as being a succesful recording artist, Lisa Loeb is also in charge of Tigerproofing all of the world's PGA standard golf courses.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:24 (twenty years ago)

422. If you try and upload "Carrot Rope" by Pavement to your iPod, iTunes automatically replaces it with "I Got 5 On It" by Luniz.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:25 (twenty years ago)

423. Bluegrass/Byrds legend Clarence White sired both Jack and Meg White. So yes, they are brother and sister. And they were married. Clarence White was notorious for just not raising his kids right.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)

424. Dischord House, home to Minor Threat and the Washington DC hardcore scene, has been owned and operated by the Sheraton Corporation since 1985.

― oh come now, Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:28 (twenty years ago)

425. Gilbert O'Sullivan had no hands.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:30 (twenty years ago)

426. The key members of Ottowan were in 1983 revealed to be members of the notorious "Brigate Rosse" terrorist organisation. Three of the band are currently serving life sentences for their roles in the kidnap and murder of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

427. Visionary musician Brian Eno regularly visits internet music sites using the alias "Mr. Snrub".

― now this one's true, Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

38. After his release from prison, Nelson Mandela thanked Darts for their 1978 single "Boy From New York City", a cassette of which was the only entertainment he was allowed during his incarceration.
-- Dom Passantino (juror...), July 11th, 2005 12:04 AM. (later)
45. Luke Vibert stood as a candidate for Fianna Fail in the last Irish elections, missing out on a seat by just 42 votes.
-- Dom Passantino (juror...), July 11th, 2005 12:17 AM. (later)
82. Haddaway is the majority shareholder in Yates' Wine Bars.
-- Dom Passantino (juror...), July 12th, 2005 1:58 AM. (later)

Dom Passantino - I've just read the whole thread and you are the funniest person in the world.

― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

428. Musicians who agree that Dom Passantino is the funniest person in the world include Dan the Automator, Crazy Titch, and Les Gray from Mud.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

(and thank you, I try)

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

429. In those hilarious Channel 4 adverts for The Ashes, WG Grace is actuually being played by a heavily made-up Phil Anselmo from Pantera.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

430. The first video ever played on MTV was for "Dune Buggy" by Presidents of the United States of America.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:48 (twenty years ago)

431. The word 'video' was invented by William Shatner in 1992.

― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)

432. In Forbes Magazine's list of the 400 Richest Americans, Prince Po came 137th, mainly due to profits made from his stable of Group 1 winning racehorses.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)

433. The opening credits to The Sopranos originally featured James Gandolfini dancing to "Nu Flow" by Big Brovaz.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:54 (twenty years ago)

434. Talib Kweli's cousin is Fat Duck restauranter Heston Blumenthal.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:57 (twenty years ago)

435. When not collaborating with Wendy Richards on 'A Guide To The Phonology of Modern English', Eminem can be found surfing on E-Bay looking to add to his sizeable collection of second-hand Blue Peter badges.

― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Thursday, 14 July 2005 21:59 (twenty years ago)

427. Visionary musician Brian Eno regularly visits internet music sites using the alias "Mr. Snrub".
-- now this one's true (o...) (webmail), July 14th, 2005 11:35 PM.

Oh, stop it you tease.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 14 July 2005 22:04 (twenty years ago)

435.5) Canadian mystery band Klaatu was actually a pseudonym for a super-secret supergroup merger of members from Mocedades and Boney M.

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Thursday, 14 July 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

436)David Thomas invented the Cleveland Steamer.

― Josh Love (screamapillar), Thursday, 14 July 2005 22:26 (twenty years ago)

437)Sting is unable to maintain erection for longer than 30 continuous seconds.

― Josh Love (screamapillar), Thursday, 14 July 2005 22:27 (twenty years ago)

437a. ...but he is able, via yoga, to make love for 6 hours straight, but only if he is the "bottom" and only if a prize winning banana squash in involved.

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:03 (twenty years ago)

Supertramp bought all of their songs from a publisher in Australia - and the true author of all that junk remains a mystery.

― SoHoLa (SoHoLa), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:05 (twenty years ago)

439. Lisa Loeb only entered the music industry in order to make enough money to buy a pair of spectacles that weren't second hand. Once her single "Stay" achieved worldwide success, she bought a pair of Armani frames and returned to her job as a librarian in Bent Dick, Colorado.

― Taste the Blood of Scrovula (noodle vague), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:11 (twenty years ago)

440. Bobby Gillespies obsession with dropping vowels was so extreme over the period of XTRMNTR's release that he began to communicate verbally without using vowels. This proved costly. Many reports from this era concern a "tired and emotional" Gillespie wandering around London lost asking confused strangers;
"Whr th fck am ? nd t gt sm fckn drgs w fck 'm n hh fckn' cmdwn n wnt t g hm!!!"

― The Jive Session (elwisty), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:22 (twenty years ago)

441. Despite his claims Brandon Flowers is not Mr Brightside. The honour instead belongs to David Baddiel who won the award in 2002.

― The Jive Session (elwisty), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:25 (twenty years ago)

442. Manchester United fans have adapted "Mr Brightside" as a new terrace chant, with the punchline changed to "I'm Norman Whiteside."

Well, I have anyway, and I don't even like Man U.

― Taste the Blood of Scrovula (noodle vague), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:27 (twenty years ago)

443. Manchester United briefly signed Wedding Present singer David Gedge in the early ninties. He now plays for Total Network Solutions depending on touring commitments.

― The Jive Session (elwisty), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:31 (twenty years ago)

444. The Von Bondies couldn't pick their own lead singer out of an identity parade after his fisticuffs with Jack White.

― The Jive Session (elwisty), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:33 (twenty years ago)

445. Kano's Mmm has to record Last of the Summer Wine for him if he is out when it's on. He thinks the addition of Burt Kwok to the cast was an inspired move that has kept the show relevantin a changing world.

― The Jive Session (elwisty), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:36 (twenty years ago)

446. Joey Ramone couldn't cook toast.

― The Jive Session (elwisty), Friday, 15 July 2005 01:36 (twenty years ago)

Joseph Gorden-Levitt couldn't boil water.

― Alice Munn, Friday, 15 July 2005 04:32 (twenty years ago)

448. But Richard Hell made a quite nice quiche one day in 1978.

― The Jive Session (elwisty), Friday, 15 July 2005 06:57 (twenty years ago)

449. Don't tell anyone but Rivers Cuomo has a "wobbly head".

― The Jive Session (elwisty), Friday, 15 July 2005 06:58 (twenty years ago)

450. During a commercially lean period in the late 1980s, Marianne Faithfull turned to a lucrative career in radio drama and voiceover work, reaching a pinnacle with her performance as "Mrs. Rudd" in the Radio 4 series "King Street Junior". To this day, she remains employed as lip-syncher to Mariella Frostrup, whose own speaking voice contains frequencies unsuitable for broadcast.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Friday, 15 July 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)

451. Despite their name, The Thompson Twins are not actually twins - they're identical septuplets.

452. Despite his name, Neil Tennant is in fact a notorious slumlord.

― davidsim (davidsim), Friday, 15 July 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)

453. Marc Almond is in fact heterosexual. DJ Mike Read, who managed them briefly, suggested they'd appear more trendy if Marc pretended to be gay. Marc is stuck with the tag now but is considering coming out.

― davidsim (davidsim), Friday, 15 July 2005 11:42 (twenty years ago)

454. Chali 2na has a chronic fear of laminating.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 15 July 2005 11:47 (twenty years ago)

455. Michael Jackson's father, Joe, did not beat him. But he did foist "Jumpin' Jive" on an innocent world.

― davidsim (davidsim), Friday, 15 July 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

456. Michael Bolton, Billy Preston, Will Oldham, Melissa Manchester and Mick Fleetwood have a real chip on their shoulder about Julie London.

― davidsim (davidsim), Friday, 15 July 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

The Rapture began as Gang of Four's attempt to emulate the Monkees. They actually played all the music on "House of Jealous Lovers." By Echoes, the band had taken over the reins.

― mike a, Friday, 15 July 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

458. In a famous contest, Frank Zappa beat Rod Stewart and Alice Cooper in determining who could down the most orange soda.

459. PE's "Welcome to the Terrordome" got its name because the group was such a big fan of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Welcome to the Pleasuredome," the album the S1W's would train and work out to.

460. Otis Redding faked his own death, changing his appearance with plastic surgery. He's actually been recording and performing under the name "R. Kelly."

461. A teenage Danny Elfman, of Oingo Boingo/Tim Burton fame, did the string arrangements on Scott Walker's early albums.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Friday, 15 July 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

462. All of Boston's album covers are photographs of real natural phenomena.

― On one hand I've got myself to blame (Lynskey), Friday, 15 July 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

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