44 Facts About Music and Musicians That Are Holding Space for ‘Defying Gravity’

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44 Facts About Music and Musicians That Are Holding Space for ‘Defying Gravity’

Good music can elicit every feeling in your emotional repertoire. Which is why its strange that weve dubbed one specific genre “emo.” Yes, emo is pretty emotional, but its never given us emotions like happiness or fear before. Sadness, yes. And anger when it gets too whiny, but were sure they didnt mean to elicit that one. 

You could definitely label this list “emo,” because weve included a genre for every emotion in you — including gratefulness, contentment and pride for having learned all these sweet new facts!

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block CRACKED.co Joey Mclntyre had a solo career and several Broadway roles. NKOTB and Backstreet Boys formed the super group NKOTBSB in 2011.

O-Town

O-Town CRACKED COM The boy band reunited without the most recognizable face of Ashley Parker Angel. They had planned to tour with the final member of LFO when COVID hit.

David Letterman’s Favorite Band

They are David Letterman's favorite band. CRACKED.COM The Late Night host has been vocal about his love of the band. The Foos played Everlong, one of Letterman's favorite songs, during the show's 2015 finale.

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Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage had a rap/rock band. Dinklage was a member of a kinda douchey college band called Whizzy in the '90s. He sang and played cornet on SONG

The Smiths

The Smiths called it quits over a comedic COVER CRACKED.COM Morrissey threatened to get real mopey if the band wouldn't record a cover of the goofy song Work is a four-Letter Word. The band obliged, but guitarist Johnny Marr said that cover was what made him finally decide to quit the band.

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Grand Funk Railroad

Grand funk's We're an American Band. has a verse mentioning Sweet, sweet Connie which refers to Connic Hamzy of Little Rock AR. Hamzy is one of th

The Postal Service

The band The Postal Service was sent a cease and desist letter by the United States Postal Service. CRACKED.COM After negotiations, the USPS allowed the band to use their name in exchange for playing a free show at their national confer- ence.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival has the most #2 hits without ever making #1. CRACKED.COM Between 1969 and 1970, the band scored five #2 singles on the Billboard Top 100 -Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Green River, Travelin' Band, and Lookin' Out My Back Door - but never #1.

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Pink Floyd

Roger Waters tried to stop the band from continuing without him. CRACKED.COM Departing after the release of The Final Cut, Waters attempted to prevent the Pink Floyd name from being used by his former bandmates. Не would lose the legal battle though, and the band would release A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987.

Source: BBC

Pearl Jam

PEARL JAM KEEPS CHANGING ITS BAND NAME ORIGIN STORY. Homemade JAM The boys in Pearl Jam have a bunch of conflicting explanations of their band name. I

The Dead Milkmen

THE DEAD MILKMEN wrote a song called Instant Club Hit (You'll Dance to Anything), which denounced dance music from Europe. The song slammed acts wit

The Ballad of the Green Berets

AN AMERICAN PATROTIC SONG TOPPED THE CHARTS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE BRITISH INVASION. Do you think the '60s were all about The Beatles? Nope! The Ballad of the Green Berets, . by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler, was the #1 song on the Billboard chart for 1966. CRACKED.COM

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Joe Esposito

Joe Esposito's song You're the Best was rejected for the soundtrack of Rocky JJII.. The Karate Kid's director, John Avildsen, liked the song and inc

Miley Cyrus

CRACKEDcO *Not the actual Pablow. Miley Cyrus wrote a song for her dead blowfish, Pablow. She performed the song in one of her Backyard Session videos

Cyndi Lauper

She Bop was a bouncy pop song by Cyndi Lauper. SELF SERVICE IT'S MAWUAHDOU'T In the song, she sings about how she can't stop messin' with the danger

White Christmas

White Christmas was written by a Jewish composer. CRACKED.COM After finally finishing White Christmas, Irving Berlin sup- posedly said, Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it's the best song anybody ever wrote! Bing Crosby's 1947 record is the best selling single of all time.

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Stevie Nicks

CRACKEDC Stevie Nicks' COM Stand Back ripped off a Prince song. And he was totally cool with it. Nicks wrote the song over the melody for Little Re

Blondie

One Way or Another by Blondie The obsessive love song is more obsessive than it seems on the surface. Debbie Harry penned the song after being stalked by a nutjob. CRACKED.COM

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The Powerpuff Girls

CRACKEDCON CHE UWERUF SALLT theme song is based on a sample from the break in tthe James Brown song Funky Drummer.

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