Matthew Trzcinski

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Gene Simmons Said Kiss Made This Album Because He Saw The Who as ‘A Threat’

Gene Simmons wanted to make a fantasy film called 'The Elder.' He turned the movie into a concept album a la The Who's 'Tommy.' The album was not much of a hit and Simmons called it an "interesting mistake."

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Mike Love and Brian Wilson Wrote 1 of The Beach Boys’ Biggest Hit Songs in 15 Minutes

Mike Love said he wrote hooks for The Beach Boys' songs while Brian Wilson wrote harmonies and chord progressions. They co-wrote "Do It Again" in 15 minutes. The song was a major hit in the United Kingdom and a minor hit in the United States.

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Paul McCartney Said This Beatles Song Is a Beach Boys Parody

Mike Love of The Beach Boys said he told Paul McCartney to write a Beatles song about Russian girls. Paul wrote "Back in the U.S.S.R." as a Beach Boys parody. The song appeared on The Beatles' 'White Album.'

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Elvis Presley: Priscilla Presley Revealed Which Singers He Liked and Which He Couldn’t Stand

Priscilla Presley said Elvis Presley liked watching up-and-coming artists perform in Las Vegas. Elvis liked Tom Jones, The Righteous Brothers, Roy Orbison, Ike & Tina Tuner, and others . He wasn't a fan of Mel Tormé, Robert Goulet, and Elliot Gould.

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Freddie Mercury: This Queen Video Is Based on a Famous Movie But The Press Felt It Had Nazi Imagery

Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor co-wrote Queen's "Radio Ga Ga." The music video for the song was based on Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis.' The press misinterpreted the video as having Nazi imagery. 'Metropolis' inspired other musicians.

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Freddie Mercury Was ‘Outraged’ by How This Queen Song Was Received in England

Freddie Mercury wanted Queen's album 'Hot Space' to be more cohesive than the band's previous albums. He was upset that the English public didn't embrace the album's song "Body Language." The song was a bigger hit in the United States than it was in the United Kingdom. Freddie Mercury wanted Queen's album 'Hot Space' to be more cohesive than the band's previous albums. He was upset that the English public didn't embrace the album's song "Body Language." The song was a bigger hit in the United States than it was in the United Kingdom..

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Stevie Nicks Wrote This Song Because Mick Fleetwood Reminded Her of ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Mick Fleetwood reminded Stevie Nicks of Jean Cocteau's 'Beauty and the Beast.' Both Fleetwood and the film inspired her to write her song "Beauty and the Beast." The song's parent album, 'The Wild Heart,' was a hit.

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Stevie Nicks Revealed Fleetwood Mac’s Song ‘Gypsy’ Is Connected to Janis Joplin

Stevie Nicks said Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy" is about her life before she was successful. The lyrics of the song reference a clothing store where she, Janis Joplin, and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane shopped. "Gypsy" was a hit even though its title is a slur.

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Mick Jagger Said The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ Wouldn’t Have Been as Good if He Made This Creative Decision

Mick Jagger was proud of The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." He said the song would not have worked as well if it was a ballad. The song was a minor hit in the United States and a bigger hit in the United Kingdom.

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How Priscilla Presley Reacted to Elvis Presley’s ‘In the Ghetto’

Priscilla Presley said Elvis Presley recorded "In the Ghetto," "Kentucky Rain," and "Suspicious Minds" after filming his ''68 Comeback Special.' She liked these songs. "In the Ghetto" was an international hit.

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Stevie Nicks Was Told She Couldn’t Perform This Song Because It Was a ‘Man’s Song’

Stevie Nicks wanted to cover the Dave Matthews Band's song "Crash Into Me." She was told it was a "man's song." She tried to make the song more twisted. Her cover of the song wasn't a hit.

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Stevie Nicks Didn’t Tell Lindsey Buckingham Who Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Landslide’ Was About Until Years Later

Stevie Nicks wrote Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" when she decided to keep working with Lindsey Buckingham even though they weren't getting along. She didn't tell Buckingham the song was about him until the 2000s. The track and The Chicks' cover charted.

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Madonna and Ricky Martin Were Going to Shoot a Video for This Song But They Never Did

Madonna and Ricky Martin recorded a duet called "Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)" that Madonna wanted to be a single. The singer planned to film a music video for the track. The song was never a single and it never had a music video. The track's parent album, 'Ricky Martin,' was a hit.

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Matthew Trzcinski

Gene Simmons Said Kiss Made This Album Because He Saw The Who as ‘A Threat’

Mike Love and Brian Wilson Wrote 1 of The Beach Boys’ Biggest Hit Songs in 15 Minutes

Paul McCartney Said This Beatles Song Is a Beach Boys Parody

Elvis Presley: Priscilla Presley Revealed Which Singers He Liked and Which He Couldn’t Stand

Freddie Mercury: This Queen Video Is Based on a Famous Movie But The Press Felt It Had Nazi Imagery

Freddie Mercury Was ‘Outraged’ by How This Queen Song Was Received in England

Stevie Nicks Wrote This Song Because Mick Fleetwood Reminded Her of ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Stevie Nicks Revealed Fleetwood Mac’s Song ‘Gypsy’ Is Connected to Janis Joplin

Mick Jagger Said The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ Wouldn’t Have Been as Good if He Made This Creative Decision

How Priscilla Presley Reacted to Elvis Presley’s ‘In the Ghetto’

Stevie Nicks Was Told She Couldn’t Perform This Song Because It Was a ‘Man’s Song’

Stevie Nicks Didn’t Tell Lindsey Buckingham Who Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Landslide’ Was About Until Years Later

Madonna and Ricky Martin Were Going to Shoot a Video for This Song But They Never Did

This Hit Stevie Nicks Song Was Inspired by John Lennon’s Death

1 of Paul McCartney & Wings’ Songs Was Written for Michael Jackson

‘I Dream of Jeannie’ Star Barbara Eden Has a Theory Why the Movie She Made With Elvis Presley ‘Didn’t Make a Penny’

This Hit Was the 1st Elvis Presley Song Priscilla Presley Heard

‘I Dream of Jeannie’: This 1980s Hit Was Based on the Theme Song

Quincy Jones Said Jimi Hendrix ‘Chickened Out’ From Performing on This Album

Quincy Jones Felt Ringo Starr’s Work on This Song Was Awful