Don't Turn Around... It's time for round 3 of our Who Did It First series. The challenge: Identify who recorded the original versions of ten hit songs. Need a warm-up? Check out part 1 and part 2 of the quiz.July 23, 2021
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Don't Turn Around... It's time for round 3 of our Who Did It First series. The challenge: Identify who recorded the original versions of ten hit songs. Need a warm-up? Check out part 1 and part 2 of the quiz.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
Shears does very little promotion, which has kept him secluded from the spotlight. What changed when Cyndi Lauper had a hit with his song? Not much, really.
Meshell Ndegeocello talks about recording "Wild Night" with John Mellencamp, and explains why she shied away from the spotlight.
Did Al play on a Beach Boys record? Did he have beef with George Lucas and Coolio? See if you can spot weird but true stories.
From the cowbell on "Mississippi Queen" to recording with The Who when they got the wrong Felix, stories from one of rock's master craftsmen.
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.
A problem with his eyes gave Jackson Browne the idea for "Doctor My Eyes," which became a song about a man whose mental health suffers when he sees the world for what it really is.
"Man On The Moon" by R.E.M. is about the comedian Andy Kaufman, who often seemed like he was from another planet.
Stevie Nicks wrote "Landslide" before she joined Fleetwood Mac. She was considering going back to school when she and her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham were asked to join the group.
Robert Plant's "Heaven Knows" is a satirical look at the '80s, when style seemed to trump substance.
Walk The Moon vocalist Nicholas Petricca got the idea for "Shut Up and Dance" when he and his girlfriend were taking forever to get drinks at a Los Angeles club bar. Petricca was getting frustrated, so his girlfriend told him to "shut up and dance with me!'"
The guys who wrote "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" had never been to a baseball game but knew it was a good song topic.