Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Michael Stipe of R.E.M. made a surprise appearance in New York, joining an R.E.M. tribute band on stage for two s... read more
Of course "Iron Man" and "Mr. Roboto" are on the list, but also songs from Rush, Janelle Monáe and Duran Duran
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss wrote "Rock And Roll All Nite" as a "rallying cry for all of our fans." In later years, members of Kiss wrote songs separately.
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The first copy of Fiona Apple's demo tape got her a deal with Sony; she had never performed live when she signed with the label. "Criminal" is her only chart hit, and the only song she ever wrote for that purpose. It has funded a modest and reclusive lifestyle that lets her release albums several years apart.
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The Celtic music maker Loreena McKennitt on finding musical inspiration, the "New Age" label, and working on the movie Tinker Bell.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
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1994Two seminal albums from the '90s are released: Soundgarden's Superunknown and Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral. They enter the albums chart at #1 and #2, respectively.
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Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
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As Doug commented on, as a graduate of the Air Force Academy, many cadets had the pleasure to hear Harry Chapin in concert in the 1970s and had an opportunity to enjoy his comments about his departure from the Academy in 1960 early during his freshman year, the toughest year, and the bogus counseling he received from the chaplain about how he'd never succeed in life if he left. Also as a graduate of the Air Force Academy, I was there as a cadet during one of those performances in the 1970s and remember the story that Harry shared so well, as Doug accurately conveyed! Harry was a great story teller, in both words and through his music....