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Random Music Factoids Of The Day
7 years ago
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DID YOU KNOW...
1) The Monkee's hit song 'I'm A Believer' is actually a cover? Neil Diamond wrote and recorded the song first and that recording can be heard on fht '67 album Just For You.
2) The original follow-up to Meat Loaf's album 'Bat Out Of Hell' was originally going to be called RENEGADE ANGEL but due to Meat losing his voice, Jim Steinman stepped in and record the album as 'Bad For Good'
3) 'Bat Out Of Hell' isn't Meat Loaf's first album nor his first time singing. He first started singing with the band Popcorn Blizzard before making his first album entitled 'Stoney & Meatloaf' which was released in 1971, six years before 'Bat Out Of Hell'
4) Flo & Eddie did the soundtrack for the forgotten adult cartoon 'Down & Dirty Duck' (Which one of the animators on the film went on to make Rugrats)
5) The outro of Ozzy Osbourne's song 'Mr. Crowley' shares the same chord progression as the classic disco hit 'I Will Survive'
6) Alice Cooper was originally chosen to sing the intro for the Roger Moore 007 entry 'The Man With The Golden Gun' but they ended up going with Lulu's version while Alice's version went on to be included in his '73 album 'Muscle Of Love'
7) While Bon Scott and Brian Johnson are known as The Voice Of AC/DC, there was another person who did lead vocals for the band. When they first formed in 1973, Dave Evans was the lead singer until Bon Scott replaced him in 1974
1) The Monkee's hit song 'I'm A Believer' is actually a cover? Neil Diamond wrote and recorded the song first and that recording can be heard on fht '67 album Just For You.
2) The original follow-up to Meat Loaf's album 'Bat Out Of Hell' was originally going to be called RENEGADE ANGEL but due to Meat losing his voice, Jim Steinman stepped in and record the album as 'Bad For Good'
3) 'Bat Out Of Hell' isn't Meat Loaf's first album nor his first time singing. He first started singing with the band Popcorn Blizzard before making his first album entitled 'Stoney & Meatloaf' which was released in 1971, six years before 'Bat Out Of Hell'
4) Flo & Eddie did the soundtrack for the forgotten adult cartoon 'Down & Dirty Duck' (Which one of the animators on the film went on to make Rugrats)
5) The outro of Ozzy Osbourne's song 'Mr. Crowley' shares the same chord progression as the classic disco hit 'I Will Survive'
6) Alice Cooper was originally chosen to sing the intro for the Roger Moore 007 entry 'The Man With The Golden Gun' but they ended up going with Lulu's version while Alice's version went on to be included in his '73 album 'Muscle Of Love'
7) While Bon Scott and Brian Johnson are known as The Voice Of AC/DC, there was another person who did lead vocals for the band. When they first formed in 1973, Dave Evans was the lead singer until Bon Scott replaced him in 1974
