Cracked Archive - Music
5 Near-Deaths That Almost Changed Music History
It's true: Some of the biggest names in music history almost never had a chance to shine.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- December 20, 2013
The 5 Most Baffling Hair Metal Videos of All Time
With nobody telling the musicians that they should probably stick to musicianing, we ended up with adventures in idiocy such as these.
- By Jason Iannone
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- December 08, 2013
5 Covers That Improved the Lyrics of Famous Songs
I got drunk, and when I woke up I decided to do an article about the five best changed lyrics in music history.
- By Gladstone
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- December 07, 2013
The 5 Best Songs Hiding on YouTube (Part 2)
Happiness is better than anger, so here are five golden nuggets I found while panning the Internet.
- By Luke McKinney
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- November 30, 2013
The 5 Best Jokes Ever Told (Without a Single Word)
Sometimes comedy doesn't require a one-liner.
- By Gladstone
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- November 24, 2013
The 5 Worst Lyric Changes in Covers of Famous Songs
Let's explore the five times artists changed lyrics in a way that deserves derision, scorn, and abuse!
- By Gladstone
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- November 23, 2013
10 Great Songs by the Worst Bands of All Time (Part 2)
If last week's column taught me anything, it's that no one is reading this.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- November 13, 2013
10 Great Songs By the Worst Bands of All Time
I listened to a lot of bad music to bring you this list.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- November 06, 2013
The 4 Worst Things that Happen When You Meet Your Heroes
You know what they say, be careful about meeting your heroes because they're probably horrible monster-people.
- By Gladstone
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- October 27, 2013
5 Famous Musicians Who Correctly Predicted Their Own Death
Who knows when and how death's grim hand will come to us? Musicians, apparently.
- By Sam Jackson, Ryan Menezes
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- October 25, 2013
4 Famous Musicians That Specialize in Onstage Meltdowns
The four singers on this list, as unspeakably talented as they all may be, have long rap sheets for offenses related to the crime of storming off in a huff when things onstage start going awry.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- October 23, 2013
5 Things Your Favorite Band Does to Exploit You
Overzealous fans can be an endless source of income for a successful band.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- October 09, 2013
4 Concept Albums That Completely Botch Their Own Concept
You can't stop the beat. But boy did we want to.
- By Jason Iannone
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- October 05, 2013
5 Inappropriate Children's Versions of Famous Hit Songs
Sometimes no amount of censorship and lyric changes can mask the fact that a song was simply intended for an adult audience only.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- October 02, 2013
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