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“Born in the U.S.A” by Bruce…

“Born in the U.S.A” by Bruce Springsteen reached higher on the charts in Ireland, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands than it did in the U.S.A. The post “Born in the U.S.A” by Bruce… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Roy Orbison wrote the biggest hit of his….

Roy Orbison wrote the biggest hit of his career after asking his first wife, Claudette, if she needed cash for the market. His writing partner interjected “pretty women don’t need money.” As Orbison watched Claudette go to the market by “walking down the street”, he wrote “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The post Roy Orbison wrote the… Read More »

Kevin Costner is responsible for suggesting…

Kevin Costner is responsible for suggesting that Whitney Houston should sing “I Will Always Love You” for The Bodyguard. The post Kevin Costner is responsible for suggesting… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Conway Twitty Sang ‘Hello Darlin’…

Conway Twitty sang ‘Hello Darlin’ in Russian. On July 19, 1975, the recording was played by the American astronauts on board the Apollo module to Russian cosmonauts flying in Soyuz 19. It was meant to be seen as a gesture of peace and goodwill toward the Russians. The post Conway Twitty Sang ‘Hello Darlin’… appeared… Read More »

Billy Joel got into an argument with…

Billy Joel got into an argument with a younger man about what the worst era to be young in was. The younger man told Joel that at least he got to grow up in the 50s when “nothing happened.” Flabbergasted, Joel began listing the events of the 50s, which later became “We Didn’t Start the… Read More »