Carl Sagan’s team wanted to include the Beatles song “Here Comes the Sun” on the Voyager Golden Records (discs containing greetings in 60 languages, music and sounds from Earth aboard both Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977), but the record company EMI, which held the copyrights, declined.
In 1942 the song “Deep in the Heart…
In 1942 the song “Deep in the Heart of Texas” was banned by BBC during working hours on the grounds that its infectious melody might cause wartime factory-hands to neglect their tools while they clapped in time with the song.
You Might Not Know That These 15 Songs Were Written About Celebrities
Musicians write songs about personal experiences, and it seems like there’s always speculation about who one song or another might be about.
Well, finally we have some answers! All 15 of these songs were written about a particular famous person, and you might be surprised by some of them.
These answers come to us from the Buzzfeed community.
1. Gym Class Heroes “Cupid’s Chokehold”
“Cupid’s Chokehold” by The Gym Class Heroes was written about Katy Perry. She used to date the lead singer, Travie McCoy.
2. Coldplay “Fix You”
“Fix You” by Coldplay was written by Chris Martin for Gwyneth Paltrow (his wife at the time) after her father died.
3. Katy Perry “California Gurls”
“California Gurls” by Katy Perry was aimed at Jay-Z and Alicia Keys as a response to their “Empire State of Mind.” She wanted there to be a song to represent California.
4. Ed Sheeran “Don’t”
“Don’t” by Ed Sheeran is about Ellie Goulding cheating on him with Niall from One Direction.
5. Eminem “The Warning”
“The Warning” by Eminem is a clapback at Mariah’s “Obsessed.”
6. Outkast “Ms. Jackson”
“Ms. Jackson” by Outkast was an apology to Erykah Badu and her mother after Badu and Andre 3000 broke up.
7. Nick Jonas “Wedding Bells”
“Wedding Bells” by Nick Jonas is about his ex-girlfriend Miley Cyrus’s engagement to Liam Hemsworth.
8. Nirvana “Heart-Shaped Box”
The song “Heart-Shaped Box” is about Courtney Love and her vagina.
9. Taylor Swift “Better Than Revenge”
Taylor Swift wrote “Better Than Revenge” about Camilla Belle dating Joe Jonas (her ex).
10. Muse “Madness”
“Madness” by Muse is about Matt Bellamy’s (the lead singer) relationship with Kate Hudson. It was inspired by a fight they had.
11. Taylor Swift “Dear John”
“Dear John” by Taylor Swift is about her ex, John Mayer.
12. Ashlee Simpson “Boyfriend”
“Boyfriend” by Ashlee Simpson was aimed at Lindsay Lohan for accusing Simpson of stealing her then-boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama.
13. Justin Timberlake “Cry Me a River”
“Cry Me a River” by Justin Timberlake is about his breakup with Britney Spears.
14. Carly Simon “You’re So Vain”
A verse in Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” is about Warren Beatty.
15. Mac Miller “Cinderella”
“Cinderella” by Mac Miller, a song that has lyrics about very intimate bedroom moments, is about Ariana Grande.
How many of those did you know about?
Do you have any more? Share them in the comments!
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Good Vibrations by The Beac…
Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys was one of the most expensive songs in history. “The cost of recording was phenomenal: between $50,000 and $75,000.” It had used up 90 hours of tape from 17 separate recording dates with LA’s top sessioneer’s for the 3min 36secs song.
Twitter Thread About Mom’s Top 3 Albums Quickly Becomes Hilarious
It all started with a simple question:
Oh you love your mom? Name three of her albums
— David DeWeil (@daviddeweil) May 13, 2017
For those who are uninitiated, this question is actually a popular meme that makes fun of the way some people hop on the bandwagon of something popular without knowing much about it.
But, Twitter being Twitter, people definitely had plenty of answers. It’s just how Twitter does it.
Wow, this mom is harsh AF!
1. Only One That Does Anything Around Here
2. I’ll Give You Something To Cry About ft Dad
3 Did You Take Out The Chicken (Coming Home Remix) https://t.co/sQsoaUCB6Y— Up Top Hoss (@amadeusfletch) May 14, 2017
Oh gawd…
1. I Love You
2. Boy, You Better Pick That Up (the double LP)
3. In The Name of Jesus!
— Jeffrey L. Wilson (@jeffreylwilson) May 14, 2017
All these threats!
1. There’s food at home
2. I’m not one of your little friends (went 3x platinum)
3. I’ll give you something to cry about https://t.co/taJEU5jCmS— d (@drnzy) May 14, 2017
More threats!
1. I’m Not 1 of Your Little Friends
2. Don’t Be Slamming Doors In My House
3. I Look Like Boo Boo The Fool To You? ft.Go Get My Belt— J.I.M.B.R.O.W.S.K.I. (@PeaceAndCheese) May 14, 2017
Do you know how is in charge?!
1) Did you take the meat out?
2) Go (Before I Change my Mind)
Interlude (3 minute voicemail)
3) Who all Pays Bills Here?— Hand of the Queen. (@ASamantha) May 14, 2017
Help!
Can You Help Me With The VCR (1999)
Can You Help Me With The DVD Player (2006)
Can You Help Me With My Phone (2013) https://t.co/agetJks3nU— Almaqah (@_Almaqah) May 14, 2017
I’ve heard these songs before…
1. When I’m dead you’ll realize
2. You couldn’t wash the dishes
3. There’s food at home https://t.co/Ec2cttU2B2— Shafeeq (@Y2SHAF) May 14, 2017
Jesus is making a comeback…
1) As Long As You’re in My House
2) Better Hope Jesus Don’t Come Back Tonight While You’re Out With Your Friends
3) Do You Know Jesus— Two Boobs Johnson (@mwdominicana) May 14, 2017
Basically, stores…
1. Don’t ask for anything in this store.
2. Don’t touch anything in this store.
3. You’re not getting anything in this store.— IsaDora_Milaje (@GeauxEllessyoo) May 14, 2017
A single for the ages…
My moms was a one hit wonder ~~> 1. “I’m Not Takin Care of NO Babies
— Ace of Spades (@Gentlewoman40) May 14, 2017
You better teach yourself!
1) Now You’ll Know Better(Hot Stove remix)
2) Now Nobody Gets It
3) Those Better Not Be My Good Scissors.— We Have Your Language (@IndigenousXca) May 14, 2017
Just cat mom things…
1) ‘Were you raised in a barn?’
2) ‘Who’s ‘she’, the cat’s mother?’
3) GARBLED NAMES OF ALL HER CHILDREN, HER HUSBAND AND THE CAT (remix)— Christina McDermott-McGarrigle (@ChristinaMcMc) May 14, 2017
Yep, all the classics! 
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“Losing my religion” is an old…
“Losing my religion” is an old phrase from the Southern USA meaning someone’s about to lose their temper or reach the end of their rope.
“Kulning” is a Norwegian song…
“Kulning” is a Norwegian song using high-pitched vocal techniques to call cows in from the pastures.
5 Popular Love Songs That Aren’t Acually Romantic At All
Ah, to be young and in love. Isn’t it great when you hear a love song and the lyrics just seem to describe your feelings perfectly? There’s nothing better!
Well… you may wanna change your mind about cranking the volume too hard on these 5 tunes, because even though most people think they’re romantic, the truth is that they’re just… not.
#1. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” by John Denver
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Setting aside the fact that Denver, you know…died on a jet plane, the song was never meant to be a love song. Instead, Denver penned a heartfelt farewell from an unfaithful lover.
And who wants that person to come back, really?
#2. “Always” by Bon Jovi
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It starts out all mushy, talking about how the singer will “love you, always” but takes a quick turn into the tragic with lyrics about the bleeding, abandoned heart of a man left behind when his lover moved on with someone else.
#3. “More Than Words” by Extreme
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It sounds like a song about telling someone you love them, but singer-songwriter Nuno Bettencourt is quick to point out that it’s actually about how words can’t fix everything, and that “I love you” so often isn’t enough.
“People use it so easily and so lightly that they think you can say that and fix everything, or you can say that and everything’s OK.”
#4. “Here Comes Your Man” by The Pixies
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This isn’t a cutesy romance song, like the twanging and purrs would suggest – it’s actually “about winos and hobos traveling on the trains, who die in the California Earthquake,” explained frontman Black Francis back in 1989.
Sexy.
#5. “Got to Get You Into My Life” by The Beatles
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You might not believe it, coming from the wholesome Beatles, but Paul McCartney said that fooling “square” parents was the point.
Because the song? Sir Paul said “it’s actually an ode to pot.”
There are plenty of real love songs out there, so I’m sure it won’t take you long to find some great replacements!
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“Hit Me Baby One More Time” was…
“Hit Me Baby One More Time” was written by a Swede who meant the chorus to mean “hit me up on the phone one more time” but mistranslated it.
“Every Breath You Take” by The Police…
“Every Breath You Take” by The Police is supposed to be about someone obsessed with a lost lover, and who stalks them. Sting, who wrote it, is troubled by how many people think it is a love song.