little bits of pop trivia that have become lodged in my brain.
if i share them then they will leave my brain. right?
did you know (these ones are real. really)-
that ‘axl rose’ is an anagram for ‘oral sex’?
and that ‘mr mojo risin’ is an anagram for ‘jim morrison’?
and that c.s lewis, john kennedy, and aldous huxley all died on the same day?
and that goethe’s last words were ‘more light’?
and that ludwig wittgenstein was a professional whistler?
and that belinda carlisles father was chuck connors from ‘the rifleman’?
and that ‘sounds of silence’ became a #1 record and paul simon wasn’t even aware of it?
and that ‘echo’ in ‘echo and the bunnymen’ was the name of their drum machine?
ok, now i’m reaching…but they’re gone! the useless bits of trivia are finally gone!
ok, now some invented trivia (these are not real. really)-
paul mccartneys dog when he was 6 was named ‘the beatles’ and that’s where they got their name.
linda ronstadt once had sex with every person in california.
if you play elton john’s song ‘i guess thats why they call it the blues’ backwards the lyrics say ‘did you really not know i was gay? how dense are you?’
john travolta is actually the current reincarnation of l. ron hubbard and his favourite song is ‘in a gadda da vidda’.
queen’s song ‘bohemian rhapsody’ was originally titled ‘i did it all for the nookie’
freddy prinze jr. used to be the singer in sepultura.
iron maiden were originally developed as a mormon boy band to challenge the osmond brothers.
the four ex-members of rage against the machine met while working in the offices of andersen accounting.
woody allen is actually a muslim. his given name is yusef stevens.
an unreleased grateful dead song eventually surfaced on the ‘armaggedon’ soundtrack, ‘i don’t want to miss a thing’, as recorded by aerosmith.
ok, please feel free to circulate these 5 a.m/braindead bits of made up pop trivia. i’m going to go run around the block until i pass out. coffee friend or foe?
-moby