There are nine million bicycles in Beijing apparently, but what other interesting facts have we learnt from songs?

Butterfield · January 22nd, 2009, 03:39 PM

What interesting facts have we learnt from a song's lyrics? For example, we all now know that there are nine million bicycles in Beijing, courtesy of Katie Melua, and that Graceland is in Memphis, Tennessee as Paul Simon once told us. But which other songs have taught you interesting facts and bits of information?

mexico86 · January 22nd, 2009, 03:42 PM

The Shamen taught us that Ebeneezer is good.

Megalothian · January 22nd, 2009, 03:48 PM

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than other girl's mothers...

The Smiths.

Republica · January 22nd, 2009, 03:50 PM

RATM taught me that dr martin luther king and malcolm x they were renegades.

RobH · January 22nd, 2009, 05:34 PM

There apparantly is a house in New Orleans.

***wjfox*** · January 22nd, 2009, 05:39 PM

The walrus was Paul.

***Medo*** · January 22nd, 2009, 05:43 PM

The people that make the rocking world go round are the fat bottomed girls.

Tharpe · January 22nd, 2009, 07:00 PM

apparantly video killed the radio star.

nezzybaby · January 22nd, 2009, 07:35 PM

If the stereophonics had a flying giraffe, I'd keep one in a box with a window...FACT

Delirium · January 22nd, 2009, 08:29 PM

That the rhythm most certainly will get me.

CharlieP · January 22nd, 2009, 08:57 PM

You can't say ****, ****, **** or **** on the radio.

You can't even say "I'd like to **** you some day" (unless you're a doctor with a very large ****).

Noostairz · January 22nd, 2009, 09:20 PM

Interesting facts about Des'ree:

Des'ree doesn't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that she fears most
She'd rather have a piece of toast
And watch the evening news.

She'll take you up on a dare,
Anytime, anywhere
Name the place, she'll be there,
Bungee jumping, she don't care.

Dan B · January 22nd, 2009, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Republica

RATM taught me that dr martin luther king and malcolm x they were renegades.

Actually it was Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force that informed you of this fact:

Rage merely QFT'd it.

Javis Cocker informed me that cunts are still running the world.

Wendigo Wendigo · January 22nd, 2009, 09:33 PM

I learned that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder.

I learned that, if I was a plank, Katie Melua would nail me to the floor.

I learned that he lives in a house, a very big house in the country.

I learned there was an old man in a book by Nabokov.

SPLewis · January 22nd, 2009, 09:52 PM

I learned that disco dancers die a lot round here

I learned that there is a light that never goes out

I learned that she was a sour girl

I learned that its a wild world

I learned that Yoshimi holds back the evil pink robots that want to destroy and eat us.

Wendigo Wendigo · January 22nd, 2009, 10:05 PM

I learned that the sun doesn't go down. It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.

Butterfield · January 22nd, 2009, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noostairz

Interesting facts about Des'ree:

Des'ree doesn't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that she fears most
She'd rather have a piece of toast
And watch the evening news.

She'll take you up on a dare,
Anytime, anywhere
Name the place, she'll be there,
Bungee jumping, she don't care.

Des'ree also taught us that we've gotta be bad, bold, wiser, hard, tough, stronger, cool, calm and that we've also gotta stay together.

Oh, plus she knows that love will save the day.

Gherkin · January 22nd, 2009, 10:43 PM

love is a four letter word.

MattN · January 22nd, 2009, 10:55 PM

Mr Blake is the actual bloke at the Royal College of Useful Knowledge.

Noostairz · January 22nd, 2009, 10:58 PM

Bitches aint shit.

January 22nd, 2009, 03:39 PM	#1
Butterfield lime-hating shrublet Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Leyland Posts: 18,537 Likes (Received): 216	There are nine million bicycles in Beijing apparently, but what other interesting facts have we learnt from songs? What interesting facts have we learnt from a song's lyrics? For example, we all now know that there are nine million bicycles in Beijing, courtesy of Katie Melua, and that Graceland is in Memphis, Tennessee as Paul Simon once told us. But which other songs have taught you interesting facts and bits of information?

January 22nd, 2009, 03:42 PM	#2
mexico86 외국인 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,964 Likes (Received): 147	The Shamen taught us that Ebeneezer is good. __________________ - We are in the age of 'unenlightenment'. Charlie Brooker. - Nowhere in the bible does it state Jesus was not a cat.

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Megalothian Blood, sweat, gravy, egg. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,494 Likes (Received): 16	Some girls are bigger than others Some girl's mothers are bigger than other girl's mothers... The Smiths. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/james.oliver...46534305514658 http://www.jamesoliverart.net

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Republica BUND Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 4,077 Likes (Received): 0	RATM taught me that dr martin luther king and malcolm x they were renegades. __________________ Rant

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January 22nd, 2009, 07:00 PM	#8
Tharpe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minas Tirith Posts: 301 Likes (Received): 0	apparantly video killed the radio star. __________________ selvom du ikke tror det Gud elsker dig og stadig bryder sig om dig, han ønsker at være i forhold med dig og dele dit liv med glæde, hvis du vil lade ham.

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nezzybaby My Arse is Grass! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 8,234 Likes (Received): 59	If the stereophonics had a flying giraffe, I'd keep one in a box with a window...FACT __________________ "You cannot completely discount that under this elaborately constructed veneer of a blithering idiot, there lies a blithering idiot" Boris Johnson

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Delirium Sexy Astronaut Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,929 Likes (Received): 97	That the rhythm most certainly will get me. __________________ Fierce.

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CharlieP Prepare to die. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Wakefield, Little Satan Posts: 21,062 Likes (Received): 215	You can't say **, , or on the radio. You can't even say "I'd like to you some day" (unless you're a doctor with a very large **). __________________ This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

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Noostairz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Transatlantic Posts: 10,012 Likes (Received): 1	Interesting facts about Des'ree: Des'ree doesn't want to see a ghost, It's a sight that she fears most She'd rather have a piece of toast And watch the evening news. She'll take you up on a dare, Anytime, anywhere Name the place, she'll be there, Bungee jumping, she don't care.

January 22nd, 2009, 09:33 PM	#14
Wendigo Wendigo I'm in your woods Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Eating your picnic. Posts: 7,831 Likes (Received): 68	I learned that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder. I learned that, if I was a plank, Katie Melua would nail me to the floor. I learned that he lives in a house, a very big house in the country. I learned there was an old man in a book by Nabokov. __________________ What fool dares enter... ...The Hall of the Wendigo?

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SPLewis Social Dyslexic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Newcastle & 广州 Posts: 779 Likes (Received): 0	I learned that disco dancers die a lot round here I learned that there is a light that never goes out I learned that she was a sour girl I learned that its a wild world I learned that Yoshimi holds back the evil pink robots that want to destroy and eat us.

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Wendigo Wendigo I'm in your woods Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Eating your picnic. Posts: 7,831 Likes (Received): 68	I learned that the sun doesn't go down. It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round. __________________ What fool dares enter... ...The Hall of the Wendigo?

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Noostairz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Transatlantic Posts: 10,012 Likes (Received): 1	Bitches aint shit.

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