Monday, February 19, 2007

Do,Re,Mi,Fa,So,La,Te,D'Oh !




February 19

1956 Police in Cleveland, Ohio enforce a 1931 ordinance that barred people under the age of 18 from dancing in public unless accompanied by an adult.

Paul Simon wrote "The Sounds of Silence" in 1964,something we've all wished upon Yoko Ono's singing career.

Paul McCartney's 1972 song "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" was such a hit with the BBC they immediately banned it.

In 1974 Cher gives Sonny a birthday present by filing for divorce after ten years of marriage.

Queen had Billboard's top tune with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", a song that Freddie Mercury later admitted, came to him while he was taking a bath in 1980.What was in that bathwater ?!

1988 Alice Cooper announces he is going to run for Governor of Arizona. To no one's surprise, he lost.

In 1992 Kurt Cobain marriedCourtney Love,a marriage not made in Nirvana.

1995 Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee married Baywatch's Pamela Anderson on a Cancun beach, the bride wore a white bikini.Tommy Lee wore a smile.

2004 Johnny Cash's family blocked an attempt by advertisers to use his hit song ‘Ring of Fire’ to promote haemorrhoid-relief products.Leaving everyone else to sing it after digesting spicy pizza and chili.

3 Comments:

Blogger ChickyBabe said...

Freddie and i must have shared a bath, because I get a lot of inspiration in the bathtub.

Monday, 19 February, 2007  
Blogger Paul said...

Me, too.

Music has been my oldest friend, my fiercest foe,
cause it can take me so high,
Yes it can make me so low.
(- Stephen Chapin)

Tuesday, 20 February, 2007  
Blogger Bugs said...

CB-I could picture Freddie sharing his bath with you ;)
Paul - Welcome! Baths are very inspiring,finding where the soap slipped...

Tuesday, 20 February, 2007  

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