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Did You Know? Even though Tom Waits wrote this song. It was more successful chart wise when covered by Rod Steward
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David Bowie, Heroes Chords
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Did You Know? Bowie's performance of Heroes in Berlin 1987 was considered a catalyst to the eventual fall of the Berlin wall. After his death in 2016 the German government thanked him for 'helping to bring down the wall' and adding 'you are now among heroes'.
Nirvana, Something In The Way Chords
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Did You Know? Kurt Cobain wrote this song about the experience of being homeless
12 Bar Blues in A
Did You Know? This form of the 12 Bar Blues was codified and standardised by W.C. Handy in his songs 'Yellow Dog Blues,' 'Beale Street Blues' & 'St. Louis Blues'
Songs Using The 12 Bar Sequence: Before You Accuse Me, Sweet Home Chicago, Heart Break Hotel
The Beatles, Eleanor Rigby Chords
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Did You Know? When Paul McCartney wrote this song he first started out with the name Miss Daisy Hawkins instead of Eleanor Rigby
Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska Chords
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Did You Know? Springsteen wrote this song about 2 teenagers murderers who killed 11 people over 8 days in the states of Nebraska and Wyoming in 1958
Tom Petty, You And I Will Meet Again Chords
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Did You Know? For The Cassette version of the album this is from 'Into The Great Wide Open' Tom Petty recorded a humorous spoken section instructing listeners how to correctly turn the tape over to play side 2.
You Can’t Always Get What You Want Chords – The Rolling Stones
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Did You Know? Although Stone drummer Charlie Watts was rated by Rolling Stone magazine as the 12th greatest drummer of all time. He wasn't able to play the grove of this song, so the bands producer Jimmy Miller stepped in to play them for this song.
That’ll Be The Day Chords – Buddy Holly
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Did You Know? That'll Be The Day was written after Buddy Holly watched The Searchers a western in which John Wayne repeatedly says the phrase 'That'll Be The Day'.
Zombie Chords – The Cranberries
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Did You Know? Zombie was written about the IRA terrorist bombing in Warrington, England in 1993 that killed two children. To encourage peace and for the IRA to stop. For many people it become the sound track to an era of real change in Ireland and a few weeks after the release of the song the IRA declared a ceasefire.