Cracked Archive - Music
29 Bizarre True Stories Behind the Most Popular Music Ever
Hmm, gross. That's not what we thought that song meant.
- By AM Smiley
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- February 28, 2015
5 Disturbing Messages That Always Show Up in Love Songs
Despite our endless harmonious yammering, we still write song after song from messed-up viewpoints that make it clear we actually have no clue what love is.
- By Jason Iannone
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- February 22, 2015
6 Of the Happiest Songs Ever (Are About Death)
Some songs about what's traditionally the saddest of all possible subject matter come out sounding like feel-good party anthems.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- January 22, 2015
27 Easter Eggs (We Wish Were) Hidden in Iconic Music Videos
Music videos. For three minutes we're treated to vainest self-promotion out of a late night infomercial. And yeah, some of them can be pretty cool -- but they can always be cooler.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- January 18, 2015
6 Hit Songs That Destroyed the Bands They Made Famous
Your favorite song might be the one the band hates the most.
- By Diana Cook
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- January 16, 2015
The 5 Least Anticipated Albums of 2015
It's 2015! That means all sorts of fun new things will be happening. Music will not be one of those things.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- January 02, 2015
20 Popular Songs Written by the Last Person You Expect
We all kind of expect nowadays that the person singing a tune we're into likely didn't write it. What's shocking, though, is that sometimes the song was written by someone who likely could've performed it better as well.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 24, 2014
6 Celebrities You Didn't Know Had Ridiculous Music Careers
Sometimes, an entertainer's musical side job reveals a whole other side of their personality.
- By Chris Berglund, Sam Jackson, JM McNab
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- December 21, 2014
8 Vintage Christmas Carols (That Are All About F#@king)
It turns out Christmas carols riddled with double entendre have actually been around for decades.
- By Mark Hill
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- December 20, 2014
The 4 Hidden Downsides of Life in a Rock Band
Anyone can guess what the fun part of being in a band entails. The pain-in-the-ass part, on the other hand, is more unknown.
- By Will Kriegshauser
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- December 20, 2014
4 Kinds of Lyrics That (Almost) Always Ruin the Song
There are certain things songwriters do that seem almost guaranteed to produce a bad song, but they keep doing it.
- By Gladstone
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- December 14, 2014
5 One-Hit Wonders Who Deserve Way More Respect
This label is tossed around a bit too liberally, so much so that there are a few 'one-hit wonders' that deserve a second look.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- December 12, 2014
4 Steps to Being the Very Worst in a World of Shitty DJs
Step #1: Suck. Step #2: Forget you suck. Step #3: Remember you suck in front of 100 people.
- By Cyriaque Lamar
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- December 02, 2014
5 Little-Known Reasons Why Modern Pop Culture Sucks
When art sucks, it sucks for consistent and modern reasons.
- By Winston Rowntree
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- November 29, 2014
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