The Alternative Rock Factfile. It's Back for a Christmas Edition!

[paul_5]

'Enya' was booked to appear on Radio 4's 'Gardeners' Question Time' but was dropped when the producers realised she wanted to overdub herself 16 times.

[flyfisher]

Freddie Mercury only got the Queen gig after Brenda refused to wear her crown and stormed out. Fortunately, freddie has no such misgivings.

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And still on the Queen theme . . . . Brian May's mum hasn't spoken to him since he ruined her best knitting needles for his Red Special.

[flyfisher]

Ian Anderson invented the agricultural seed drill.

[flyfisher]

Genesis had big ambitions for England, but only managed to sell London Bridge - though they did get more than a pound for it.

[flyfisher]

Caravan gave up touring after all the constant ridicule by Jeremy Clarkson on Top gear.

[UglyDog]

Lots of albums feature hidden subliminal messages. If you play One Direction's "Up All Night" album backwards at half speed, it sounds absolutely dreadful. However, if you play it forwards at the correct speed, it sounds even worse.

[flyfisher]

Graham Parker might be reforming his 1980s band, but it's only a rumour.

[Roland Rock]

Mark Morrison's big hit was written in celebration after finally finding the dry cleaning ticket for his coat.

[Roland Rock]

Prince's mother is not actually Queen

[sprocketflup]

In actual fact, there are quite a few things sadder than the tears of a clown.

[Roland Rock]

Anyone remember that Channel 4 documentary followed John Lydon visiting Andrea Corr for the weekend? I think it was called Rotten to The Corr

[ras52]

When Nickie Jones auditioned for Pussycat Dolls, she made a great impression with her rendition of "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" and "Believe". When the final line-up was announced, she was delighted to hear herself called: Nicole, Cher-singer...

[paul_5]

This thread needs a 'LKE' button so badly!

[UglyDog]

What's a licky button?

[paul_5]

And also another 'I' to go with it!

[paul_5]

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What's a licky button?
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DOWN BOY!

[timmo]

In early 1976, the release of a new Fleetwood Mac album were just Rumours

[Dad3353]

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Acne on a dog's doo-dahs. ([i]I'd have thought you'd have known that..![/i] [size=4] )[/size]

[yorks5stringer]

37 years after the Album "Rumours" was released, Rumer has left the album and has released "Into Colour" herself

[sprocketflup]

Barry White oddly enough isn't, yet Errol Brown kind of is.

Along those lines, Al Green may well be for a short period after his death.

[ras52]

Desmond Dekker has an identical twin brother who works as a bus driver.

[Norris]

Norman Greenbaum got his name after accidentally sitting on a freshly painted park bench

[Japhet]

Freddie Mercury had a vast collection of barometers.
The Corrs have a collection of 'top shelf' magazines.
Jarvis Cocker collects porcelain spaniels
Huey Lewis once fronted a current affairs programme in his native Middlesborough.
Jools Holland isn't Dutch but can ride a bicycle none the less.

[bassace]

This is a thread that keeps on giving.

[timmo]

Some keen wheat growers were going to call their band, Algricultural Fields Of Nephilim, but , realising the last three words of the band name had already been taken, called themselves The Farm instead