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No, Oppenheimer’s Full Name Wasn't ‘John Jacob Oppenheimer Schmidt’
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jul 21, 2023
"His name is my name too."
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Is Beatles' Song 'Because' Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' Played Backwards?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 18, 2001
Beethoven's sonata in C-sharp minor, written in 1801, has been associated with a number of roman ...
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Was Song on Final Byrds Album Sung by a Roadie?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 8, 2006
"B.B. Class Road" is a song by The Byrds from the 1971 album Farther Along.
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'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' Mysteries, Explained
Written by:
David Emery
Nov 29, 2016
Learn why generations of young TV viewers grew up perplexed by the odd behavior of a character n ...
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Page 43
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 27, 2009
Is the title of the David Crosby song 'Page 43' a reference to the New Testament?
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Is Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Fortunate Son' About Al Gore?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 15, 2006
President Donald Trump was mocked for the “absolute irony” of playing the anti-privilege song ‘F ...
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'American Girl' Suicide
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 10, 2006
Was the song 'American Girl' based upon a student's suicide at the University of Florida?
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Precious Lord and Tommy Dorsey
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 15, 2005
Was 'Precious Lord' written by the famous big band leader Tommy Dorsey?
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Dear Diary
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 10, 2004
Did Alicia Keys' song 'Diary' prompt a flood of calls to her old phone number?
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It Is No Secret
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 31, 2003
Did Billy Graham and John Wayne have a hand in the creation of the song 'It Is No Secret'?
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Mother and Child Reunion
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 27, 2002
Did Paul Simon take the title of his song 'Mother and Child Reunion' from the name of a chicken- ...
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I Don't Like Mondays
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 26, 2002
The 1979 Boomtown Rats song 'I Don't Like Mondays' was inspired by a San Diego school shooting.
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Dead Man's Curve
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 11, 2001
Jan Berry of Jan & Dean had a near-fatal automobile accident on the very same road the duo had s ...
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Was 'Amazing Grace' Penned By a Repentant Slave Trader?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 18, 2001
The inspiration for this well-known piece of sacred music purportedly struck after a life-alteri ...
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Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jun 5, 2001
Is the Eric Clapton song 'Tears in Heaven' about his young son, who died in an accident?
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Blowin' in the Wind
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 27, 2001
Was the Bob Dylan song 'Blowin' in the Wind' actually written by a New Jersey high school student?
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Is 'Puff the Magic Dragon' About Marijuana?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 19, 2001
'Puff the Magic Dragon' is what its writers have always claimed it to be: a song about the inno ...
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Did the Song 'Jenny' Produce a Flood of Calls to 867-5309?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 10, 2000
The origins and effects of one 1982 pop hit have proved to be more legendary than the song itself.
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In the Air Tonight
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 12, 2000
False rumor holds that Phil Collins wrote the song 'In the Air Tonight' after witnessing an inci ...
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Hotel California
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 13, 2000
Is The Eagles song ‘Hotel California’ about Satanism?
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