Countless people play music exclusively for the sake of the catchy melody, paying no attention to the lyrical content or the historical context of the music they are listening to. The fact remains that many songs contain hidden meanings or were written by legends using aliases, such as “Manic Monday” by The Bangles, which was written by “Christopher,” alias Prince, and recorded by the Bangles in 1967. And that isn’t even the most incredible music fact; keep reading to learn about even more fascinating musical facts!
Mother And Child Reunion
A song titled “Mother and Child Reunion” was released as the lead single from Paul Simon’s second studio album. However, there is something that many people have no idea of about the title of the famous song: it was not just a spontaneous phrase that Simon managed to come up with. On the menu of a Chinese restaurant, there is a chicken and egg dish called Mother and Child Reunion, which served as inspiration for the song’s title. Yes, the track’s origins are somewhat surreal, but that’s the point.
Mother And Child Reunion
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Despite the fact that it has become one of Nirvana’s best known songs, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was actually written as a parody of the band. When Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kills first saw Teen Spirit deodorant at the local supermarket, she thought it had the weirdest name for a deodorant. ” Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit” was scrawled on the wall later that night after partying with Nirvana, having had the name ingrained in her head since early that morning!
Smells Like Teen Spirit