Cracked Archive - Music
George Michael Wanted to Be Taken Seriously. But Dana Carvey and ‘Saturday Night Live’ Made Him the Butt of the Joke
In the late 1980s, the Wham! singer remade himself as a grownup, sexy pop auteur. Unfortunately, his ass-shaking video for ‘Faith’ opened him up for mocking that he struggled to live down
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- By Tim Grierson
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The 2007 Pilot of Kanye’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’-Style Show Has Leaked Online Again
‘A Little Inappropriate’ might have been a little too inappropriate for HBO
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- By Ian Garner
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‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ Is the Soundtrack to Pixar’s Golden Age
The heartwarming Randy Newman classic from ‘Toy Story’ was a change of pace for the sardonic 1970s songwriter. But the song has only grown more bittersweet with the passage of time
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- By Tim Grierson
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Ray Parker Jr. Wanted to Write One Song That Would Live Forever. He Did It With ‘Ghostbusters’
The theme to the hit 1984 comedy was cheesy and overplayed on the radio. But it remains undeniable, especially around Halloween
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- By Tim Grierson
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Five Academically Successful Punk Musicians Who Prove Headbanging Isn’t That Bad for Your Brain Cells
They don’t just have punk down to a science. They also have science down to a science
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- By Mike Rampton
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The Man Making A.I. SpongeBob Covers of Emo Songs
Gerard Way has some competition
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- By Ian Garner
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The Best Musical Moments from ‘Parks and Recreation’
You’re 5,000 candles in the wind…
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- By Steve Q
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Four Lame Songs Hiding Much Deeper Meanings
We’ll have you know that Ricky Martin’s ‘She Bangs’ is actually about the big bang theory and space — seriously
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Three Famous Drummers on How Well Animal from The Muppets Swings the Sticks
The drummers from the EELS, Gwar and Conan O’Brien’s TBS show determine if the resident madman of the Electric Mayhem can do anything with his drum kit other than eat it
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- By Brian VanHooker
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Five Songs That Don’t Add Up to One Cogent Thought
Just because lyrics rhyme doesn’t mean that they make sense
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Four Classic Songs with Major Historical Inaccuracies
Billy Joel is not exactly a Billy the Kid scholar
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Celebrity Stunts That Disproved the Healing Power of Music
Music sounds so much better when a guy from the Avengers sings it
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- By Eli Yudin
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Songs That Got Their Magic from Being Sped Up
Let’s turn that pitch up to 11
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Five Sugary Pop Songs That Are Actually About Heinous Crimes
The smooth criminal Michael Jackson was singing about? That would be Richard Ramirez, aka the Night Stalker
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- By Amanda Mannen
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‘Saturday Night Live’: ‘More Cowbell’ Forever Changed How We Hear ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’
The classic 2000 sketch poked fun at Blue Öyster Cult, turning their biggest hit’s goofiest instrument into an indictment of the excesses and pretensions of a bygone rock era
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- By Tim Grierson
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