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40 Random Bits of Pop Music Trivia That Were All in A Slew of Terrible Garage Bands Before Hitting It Big in This List

March 07, 2025

It’s hard to get a “thank you” out of a bunch of random music facts, but we kind of feel like they owe us one. The exposure they’re getting from this list is enough to catapult their careers from complete unknowns to household names.

We’re even giving them a fair contract. We hear that’s a rarity in the music biz.

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Nicki Minaj

STARSHIPS NICKI MINAJ Nicki Minaj said she regrets a lot of her discography, including, I wish I never recorded 'Anaconda.' I like the video but ugh. My first ever solo song on Billboard was 'Your Love.' To this day I like the video but I hate the song. I could go on and on. I hate 'Starships,' I mean ew, 'Starships?' I'm like, 'Why did I do that?' I really think that every time I hear it. CRACKED — Source

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Slash

Axl Rose And Slash Glick Slash claimed that before a show, Axl refused to go onstage until the band agreed to sign away their rights to the band's name. After their 1993 tour, Axl referred to Slash as a cancer, the band broke up, and Axl didn't even attend their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. CRACKED — Source

38

Nelly

CRACKED 2005 WAS LIKE THE EDGE OF A CLIFF FOR NELLY. From 2000 to 2004, Nelly was a mainstay in hip hop and pop music. His first 3 albums went multi platinum, and all hit #1 on Billboard. Then, because of experimental songs and oversaturation, his next 3 albums didn't even go gold, and he completely fell off. — Source

37

Sublime

Wrong Lyrics Sublime April 29, 1992 (Miami) The title (and the lyrics) incorrectly state the date of the Rodney King riots as April 29, 1992, when in fact the riots began on April 26, 1992. CRACKED — MCA Records
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36

Van Halen

Van Halen and Sammy Hagar. After their break up in 1996, Van Halen reunited with Hagar in 2004 and clashed immediately. Hagar even quit, but was legally forced to stay. The last show saw a drunk Eddie Van Halen smash his guitar, and yell You don't understand! to fans and storm off stage. CRACKED — Source

35

The Goo Goo Dolls

CRACKED ROBBY ТАКАС AND JOHNNY RZEZNIK Robby Takac and Johnny Rzeznik, founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, used to be in a punk rock band called the Sex Maggots. We were kids playing punk rock at the corner punk rock bar, said Takac. — Post and Courier

34

Bruce Springsteen

CRACKED Bruce Springsteen roasts Bob Dylan - Rock & Roll HoF While inducting Dylan into the Rock & Roll HoF, Springsteen said he first heard Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone in the car with his mother: She liked the music. She sat there for a minute, looked at me and said, 'That guy can't sing. 1988 — Youtube / Billboard

33

Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne has teamed with Rock and Roll Beauty to launch his own collection of beauty products. CRACKED.COM The man knows about wearing dra- matic eye shadow, and testing poten- tially hazardous chemicals on himself. — Consequence / Wikipedia

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Schooly D

SCHOOLLY D Marshall CRACKED.COM In 1985, Philly rapper Scoolly D's, P.S.K. What Does It Mean? is credited as the first gangsta rap song. The drums and hardcore lyrics inspired Ice T's, 6 In The Mornin, which became the defining gangsta rap record and paved the way for N.W.A and 90s gangsta rap that incorporated gang culture. — Source: billboard.com

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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

GRANDMASTER FLASH & & THE FURIOUS 5 CRACKED COM In the early years, hip hop lyrics were about having a good time or an MC's skills on the mic. On July 1, 1982, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5's hit single, The Message became the first mainstream rap song with social commentary, with Melle Mel & Duke Bootee painting an eye-opening picture of inner-city struggles. — Source: ultimatepopculture

30

The Super Bowl Shuffle

CHICAGO BEARS Michael Jackson's Thriller is the best-selling music home video of all time. Want to guess which song is #2? Linebacker Gary Fencik was horrified at how successful was, one of the weirdest records to go gold in history. Grammy nominated? You bet. — Grantland

29

Dogs and Music

Like humans, dogs have their own music preferences. Research shows that most dogs prefer listening to reggae and soft rock than to pop or classical mu

28

Frank Zappa

1M WHEN MTV ASKED FRANK ZAPPA ABOUT WHETHER THE '80S ROCK N' ROLL MUSIC IS MORE FORMULA THAN IT WAS BACK IN THE DAYS... ZAPPA REPLIED, IMEAN YOU HERE

27

Lady Gaga

Poker Face by Lady Gaga The singer revealed the song is surprisingly about her bisexuality. The lyrics are about her hooking up with a man but fantasizing about being with a woman. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers After 20 successful years, Don Everly got so drunk at a show in 1973, that he couldn't remember the lyrics to their most popular songs. Phil Everly broke his guitar over his brother's head, stormed out of the venue, and they didn't speak again until their father died years later. CRACKED — Source

25

Crazy Town

CRACKED CRAZY TOWN'S BUTTERFLY WAS A TRUE ONE-HIT WONDER. This is their only song that ever appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, and it was #1 for 2 weeks in 2001. Other rap/rock nu-metal bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park never hit #1, but had much longer, more successful careers. — Source

24

Shake It Off

During the shooting of the music video of Taylor Swift's Shake It Off, heavy-metal music was played around the perimeter of the studio so no-one could hear the unreleased song. € 99 محمد WW CRACKED.COM — Source

23

The Human Brain

Our brains respond differently to singing than other music Neuroscientists have found neurons in the human brain that light up when we hear singing but not other music. CRACKED.COM — Source

22

NOFX

CRACKED.COM In 2017, punk band NOFX made an ill-advised joke about the mass shooting in Las Vegas. НА At least they were country fans and not punk rock fans, they said. They were immediately dropped as headliners from the Punk In Drublic Craft Beer and Music Festival, named after one of their own albums. — Source

21

The Breeders

THE BREEDERS CRACKED.COM Bassist Kim Deal hated her lack of creative input in The Pixies, and started The Breeders in 1989. Their 2nd album, The Last Splash, went platinum thanks to Cannonball reaching #2 on Billboard, and they opened on Nirvana's In Utero tour after Kurt Cobain called their first album, Pod, one of his all-time favorite albums. — Source

20

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan was an early pioneer of the music video. In 1965, 16 years before MTV, Dylan filmed a video for his song Subterranean Homesick Blues, where he held cue cards with lyrics. Several bands have used the cue card approach since, most notably INXS with 1987's Mediate. GET BORN CRACKED — Source

19

Beastie Boys

CRACKED OSHKOSH Miller TE BEASTIE BOYS Originally a hardcore punk band called the Young Aborigines in the late '70s, they were still punk as The Beastie Boys until transitioning to hip hop in 1983. Their 1986 album Licensed to III became the first rap record to top the Billboard 200 chart. — God is in the TV Zine / Wired

18

Jazz

CRACKED In the early 1900s, people on the West Coast started using the word jazz to mean sex. It spread to Chicago, where musicians used it to describe their own type of music. — Africa Studio/Shutterstock
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17

Warped Tour

UN-PUNK PUNK MOMENTS DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL CAVES TO CENSORSHIP When Vans Warped Tour began catering to younger audiences, they discouraged foul language. In 2004, Chris Carrabba of Dashboard actually muted himself during his crass lyrics. CRACKED — Justin Higuchi/Wiki Commons
Miami New Times

16

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Music memorabilia that sold for top dollar $4.5 million The Smells Like Teen Spirit guitar Kurt Cobain's iconic guitar was sold at auction for $4.5 million. The Fender Competition Mustang was owned by the Cobain family, and was previously displayed as part of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's extensive collection of rock memorabilia. CRACKED — Nirvana/YouTube
Rolling Stone

15

Pat Smear

Pat Smear is punk rock royalty. CRACKED.COM Smear was a founding member of the legendary Los Angeles punk band Germs, which also featured Go Go's frontwoman Belinda Carlisle. — Stereo Gum / The Guardian

14

Paul McCartney

GRACKED HOFNER 500/1 BASS GUITAR (PAUL MCCARTNEY) The instantly recognisable bass has been with McCartney from The Beatles early days playing clubs in Germany to their final rooftop concert in London, and beyond, with it making several appearances throughout his solo career. — Guitar World

13

Music and Cheese

A study says that hip hop makes cheese taste better. CRACKED.COM Researchers found that the music had an impact on the strength of the smell, taste, and flavor of the cheeses. A group of food professionals declared that the cheese ex- posed to A Tribe Called Quest tasted best. — ABC

12

Soul

CRACKED.COM PIXAR MOVIES SOUL WAS SCORED BY NINE INCH NAILS. Trent Reznor, best known for lyrics we're not sure we're legally allowed to repeat, scored the cute jazz film about a jazz man' soul. — Source: Nine Inch Nails

11

Jazz Music

Jazz was banned in New Orleans schools in 1922... and only unbanned recently. Board minutes from March 24, 1922, said it was decided that jazz music and jazz dancing would be abolished in the public schools. With its president saying it had racist origins, the New Orleans school board has unanimously reversed the century-old ban on jazz in schools.OM — Apparently Jazz Was Illegal In New Orleans Schools Until Today

10

Metallica

Metallica's only Top 10 charting single was off Load. CRACKED.COM The '90s transition from thrash metal to hard rock didn't delight all of their fans, but Until It Sleeps, with its Soundgarden-like quality, was Metallica's first and (as of yet) only song to hit the top ten of the US Billboard charts. — Ultimate Classic Rock

9

Steel Drums

Steel drums were created as a way around a ban on traditional skin drums. After a riot in 1881, Trinidad authorities flat out banned native music. Metal instruments were devised to replace the banished ones, forged out of tin cans, oil drums, and other rubbish. CRACKED.COM — 6 Stunningly Stupid Moral Panics People Raged Over

8

Amen Break

The sample transcends genres W CRACKED.COM Hip-Hop is certainly not the only genre that has made use of The Winstons' funky Amen Break. Soulful singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse slowed down the sample in her 2006 hit You Know I'm No Good, and masked-up heavy metal group Slipknot used a sped-up version in Eyeless. — Source

7

RUN-DMC

RUN-DMC RUN MC NG OF ROCK CRACKED COM In 1986, Run-DMC's 3rd album, Raising Hell, gave hip hop so many firsts. It was the first hip hop album to go platinum (and multi platinum), the first to be nominated for a Grammy, and although their 1984 song Rock Box is credited as the first rap rock song, Walk This Way with Aerosmith brought rap rock to the masses. — Source: recordingarts
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6

Ne-Yo

Ne-Yo's stage name comes from The Matrix. A good friend of the singer told him he was like Neo, but for music, because of his ability to churn out songs at a high speed. CRACKED.COM — Source: How Celebs Arrived At Stage Names (They're Stuck With)

5

Bob Rock

Bob Rock CRACKED.COM Rock is a music producer who has worked with Metallica, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, and Motley Crue. — Source: The Canadian Music Hall of Fame

4

Free Bird

Ed King's guitar strings snapped, right in the middle of Free Bird CRACKED.co Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant gave King holy hell after his strings broke on stage one night, causing King to quit the band.

3

High School Musical

BEHIND-THE-SCENESF FACTS The top-selling album of 2006 was the HSM SOUNDTRACK MUSICAL CRACKED COM It's the first television movie soundtrack to ever hit number one on the Billboard sales charts. It sold 3.7 million copies. Take that, Nickelback! — E Online

2

Blink-182

CRACKED CO COM RCKE on a 2016 tour, pop-punk icons HINk 182 had the stage crew start taking down the stage in the middle of ALL TIME LOW's fnal song.

1

Hip-Hop

In 1977, lightning struck an electricity transmission line in New York City. And hip-hop music was born. A second lightning strike triggered a chain r

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