101 facts you never knew about music: part 4

The final instalment of MusicRadar's New Year trivia-thon!

The MusicRadar Team, Sun 4 Jan 2009, 12:10 am UTC

The Fireman is not his only other name...

Think you know a lot about music trivia? So did we, until MusicRadar started researching its New Year trivia blowout where you'll find more useless (and some useful!) musical facts than you thought ever existed.

MusicRadar's 101 facts… come in 4 parts. Here's part 1, part 2 and part 3.

Today we have facts 76-101, where you'll find out what David Bowie has tattooed on his ankle, the various pseudonyms used by Paul McCartney, whose favourite tipple is called Nuclear Waste, and which martial arts film star claims to have jammed with John Lennon. Hmm...

There are no prizes. Just the warm glow that you know more weird music facts than your friends. Enjoy!

101 facts you never knew about music: part 4

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Terry Chimes: good for all your punk rock back pain

76. The Clash's original sticksman Terry Chimes was cured of 'serious arm pain' in 1985 by Black Sabbath's personal chiropractor. After touring with Sabbath in 1987/88, the drummer set up Chimes Chiropractic and has over 30,000 patients on file. They also do acupuncture.

77. David Bowie has a lizard tattooed on his ankle.

78. The oldest artist to top the UK singles chart was Louis Armstrong (aged 66 years and 10 month) in 1968 with What A Wonderful World.

79. So-called 'gut strings' for acoustic Spanish guitars were originally made from the small intestines of slaughtered sheep. The production material only changed - to nylon - during World War II, when all available gut was used in the production of surgical thread for wounded soldiers. Eww!

80. Led Zeppelin didn't release singles during their heyday in the UK, and the b-side to the US release of Immigrant Song - Hey Hey What Can I Do? - was the band's only non-album release.

81. Pink Floyd performed under various monikers in their early years, including Tea Set, Sigma 6, The Screaming Abdabs and Leonard's Lodgers (after their landlord Mike Leonard – unconnected with MusicRadar Editor of the same name).

82. Johnny Cash's estate was approached by an advertising company asking for permission to use Ring Of Fire on an ad for haemorrhoid cream. The request was refused.

83. The longest-held recorded instance of the word "c*nt" appears in Oceansize's Sleeping Dogs And Dead Lions. Incredibly, Oceansize are not a death metal band.

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User comments (2)

jdenicholls

38 weeks ago.

Paul McCartney is actually write handed. But he plays the guitar left handed. Check "Shout", the Beatles autobiography if you don't believe me.

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MrGawain

45 weeks ago.

How about:
1. Billy Joel played piano on the original sessions of 'Remember (Walking in the Sand)' and 'Leader of the Pack'.
2. Peter Frampton played the solo on Phil Oakley's 'Together in Electric Dreams'.
3. Ringo Starr didn't play drums on 'Back In The USSR'- it was Paul. But the drum kit didn't have to be changed as both are left handed.
4. Continuing this theme- Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Joe Perry, Glen Frey, Sting, Damon Albarn, Gary Moore, Noel Gallagher, David Bryne, Michael Stipe, Mark Knopfler, George Michael, and Paul Simon are all left handed- but play guitars right handed.
5. Brandon Flowers has got soul but he's not a soldier, whereas Bill Bailey has ham, but is not a hamster.

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