Songfacts

The stories behind the songs, now in bite-size nuggets of goodness.

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#Songfact: "The Long and Winding Road" was the last of The Beatles' 20 #1 hits in America. Written by Paul McCartney, he said it's a sad song about "the door you never quite reach."
https://t.co/EvCMY7XdfR

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#TuesdayTrivia answer: "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)"
"Living In A Box"
"Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
"Stray Cat Strut"
"Push It"
"Supersonic"
"Me Myself And I"
"Talk Talk"
"Eye Of The Tiger"
h/t @GT_Chamberlin @jvpmartin

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#TuesdayTrivia: Besides "In A Big Country," in what '80s hit does the group mention their name in the lyrics?

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#Songfact: Before it was part of a Pink Floyd album title, @JamesTaylor_com put the line "still I'm on the dark side of the moon" in his 1968 song "Carolina In My Mind." He was living in London and missing his home in North Carolina.
https://t.co/butyD7xkYI

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#TuesdayTrivia answer: "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by @The_Proclaimers
It was released in 1988 but didn't take off in the US until it showed up in Benny & Joon, a fun little film from 1993 starring Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson.
https://t.co/WJdwDo2Npm
h/t @alshipley

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#TuesdayTrivia: What song was released in the '80s but didn't become a hit in America until five years later in the '90s when it was used in a movie?

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RIP Rob Base. One of the reasons we started Songfacts was to figure out the line, "Don't smoke buddha, can't stand sex." Turns out, "sex" is actually "sess," a strain of pot. So he was letting us know he doesn't indulge.
https://t.co/BXe7z1NQJc

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Fevers, in descending order of severity:
Cat Scratch
Jungle
Night
Pac-Man
Boogie

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#TuesdayTrivia answer: @fleetwoodmac
They had already released four albums when Christine McVie joined, and nine by the time Stevie Nicks came on board.
h/t @rogerrollcanada

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#TuesdayTrivia: What band didn't have any female members for their first four albums but entered the @rockhall with two?

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#Songfact: A one-ton bell was custom made for AC/DC's "Hell's Bells." The recording was slowed to half speed to make it sound like a more ominous two-ton bell.
https://t.co/BK1fBXkn1f

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Got word that Clarence Carter has died at 90. You've probably heard his song "Strokin'," but not on the radio. Too saucy for airplay, it was marketed to jukeboxes and became a favorite in bars. For a while it was also a staple at weddings.
https://t.co/DHdRTPW0R5

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Were Social Distortion named for a distortion pedal? Take this #FactOrFiction to find out.
https://t.co/w6Iza2kJoQ

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#TuesdayTrivia answer: "Hips Don't Lie" by @shakira from 2006
https://t.co/8ex2u5bLHE

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#TuesdayTrivia: What's the biggest hit of the 2000s with at least 10 different Spanish words in the lyrics?

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How well do you know your "mother" songs? Take this quiz to find out.
https://t.co/r4q1hd2qc9

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#TuesdayTrivia answer:
Journey. All of their hits had @StevePerryMusic on lead vocals.
h/t @jvpmartin

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#TuesdayTrivia: What still-active band has had at least five lead singers, but only one of them sang lead on their 20+ Hot 100 hits?

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Did you know that a discofied version of the Star Wars theme was a #1 hit in 1977? It incorporates music from the Cantina Band scenes as well
https://t.co/IysS27HGZn
#StarWars #OneHitWonder

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#TuesdayTrivia answer: @Aerosmith with "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" from the movie Armageddon, starring Liv Tyler, daughter of Steven
h/t @JohnFarrellSays
https://t.co/eI6sLiiPB8