Cracked Archive - Music

The Surprising Legacy Of 'Teen Mom' Farrah Abraham's 2012 Album
'My Teenage Dream Ended' found a home outside of the norms of what art is supposed to sound like.
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- By Antonella Ponce
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The Ballet Premiere That Caused A Chaotic Riot
It seemed like everything was working against the premiere of 'The Rite of Spring.'
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- By Antonella Ponce
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Famous Songs That Ripped Off Video Games (And Hoped We Didn’t Notice)
How the turntables have turned.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Sonic's Greatest Soundtracks Were Ripped From Famous Pop Songs
Using Prince to help get you some Tails.
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- By Cedric Voets
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55 Crazy Stories About Famous Musicians
These stories are wild, and many of them don't even involve drugs.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Tells Facebook To Eff Off Over Request To Use 'Another Brick In The Wall Part 2' In A Commercial
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- By Carly Tennes
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Did Lorde Release "Solar Power" For The Sole Purpose Of Making A Butt Joke?
Here's what we know about the singer's cheeky move.
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- By Carly Tennes
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4 Embarrassingly Awful Musical Tributes To Tragedies
Sometimes, the right music can unite a grieving nation. Unites people in asking, "What in the world were you thinking when you wrote that?"
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- By Mark Hill
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Getting 'Weezered' Is TikTok's Latest Viral Trend
"Yo, you just got Weezered."
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- By Carly Tennes
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5 Weirdly Awesome Ways People Play Music
Are you even a musician if you haven't at least tried turning an old electrical appliance into a bass guitar?
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- By Oona O'Brien
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20 Painfully Embarrassing Prom Songs (You Secretly Love)
2021 is not a good year from proms. But if we're using music as a yardstick, the past years might've been even worse.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Cracked Readers
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Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze' Is About Aliens, Not Drugs
Jimi Hendrix was a rock god. He was also a quiet, shy, science fiction-loving nerd.
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- By Eirik Gumeny
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23 Criminally Underrated Albums You Should Listen To Right Now
Bands have recorded enough good stuff to entertain you all day, every day -- but no one's ever played it for you.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Cracked Readers
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20 Classic Guilty Pleasure Songs By Artists You Otherwise Can't Stand
Musicians you'd otherwise refuse to share an airplane with put out one song that you just can't help liking.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Cracked Readers
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The Beatles' Forgotten Punk Rock Origin Story
It's been a hard day's night and I've been working like a meth head.
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- By Cedric Voets
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