[Music] Knowledge you've acquired through songs or band names.

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AstroSloth

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Skynd have taught me about many different serial killers/cults, very unique band who played Green Door Store at Great Escape 2019 I think it was.



Other than that, I learnt about Sea Shepherd, an ocean conservation society through Gojira, a French death/progressive/groove metal band.

Sea Shepherd's founder Paul Watson is currently being held in Greenland and may be extradited to Japan due to his anti whaling activism, something Gojira have been extremely outspoken about even meeting with the government of Denmark and peacefully protesting for his release.

Great band, even better ethics.

 

GingerBeerMan

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Dec 29, 2011

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Kasparov was beaten by Deep Blue in 1996 (from the song Deep Blue by Arcade Fire)

 

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marlowe

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Gwylan said:

I learned a lot of Irish history from Christy Moore songs

And all about Maximus (Macsen) from Dafydd Iwan's Ymo o Hyd

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Although he didn't sing the original version I first learnt about the trial and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti from Christy Moore...

 

Peacehaven Wild Kids

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Gabbafella

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I learned that it was indeed video that killed the radio star.

 

Couldn't Be Hyypia

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Stornoway.

 

Guinness Boy

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Up and Coming Sunny Portslade

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Hearing Frank Zappa’s “Bobby Brown” as a sixth former was certainly an eye opener.

 

Super Steve Earle

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Steve Earle album El Corazón. It's Spanish for The Heart.

 

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marlowe

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Through the Peter Gabriel song Biko, I learnt about Steve Biko the anti-apartheid activist who died while in police custody after being severely beaten during an interrogation in 1977.
The song was released three years later..

 

Grassman

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Tun Wells

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Thanks to The Jam I learned how to spell Apocalypse.

 

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Brent Partridge

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I never really understood the frustration of Sundays until I heard this song.

 

LANGDON SEAGULL

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Langdon Hills

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That there are Nine Million bicycles in Beijing

 

Peacehaven Wild Kids

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Following the 1990 release of The Charlatans ‘Polar Bear’ I found myself “looking for the orange one” when eating a bag of Revels. Previously I’d try and avoid them.

 

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maffew

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There's actually TWO Kerry Mayos

 

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Pogue Mahone

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I learned about Satpal Ram, and the campaign to release him, through Asian Dub Foundation.

 

Peacehaven Wild Kids

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Ladies by Sparks was one of my favourite songs when I was about 9.
Its lyrics name a few famous women with quirky little lines Ron does so well.

“Eva Braun is cracking jokes while Joan Of Arc just sits and smokes” was one,

I assumed she liked a B&H however the amusement I gained when my eldest sister explained her demise stayed with me to this day.

 

BadFish

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I have learned the make up of the shark family.



(this is for the purpose of a shit jokes, do not under any circumstances click the link).

 

AIT76

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Jul 29, 2004

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It takes one tree to make a thousand matches, and only one match to burn a thousand trees.

 

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hans kraay fan club

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Weststander said:

About an early US school shooting. As a kid in the UK, it was an insight into American extremes.

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I have just learned this right now - from reading your post

 

pasty

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I’d never heard of an English artist called Richard Dadd until, despite having loved the song for years, I decided to look up what Fairy Fellers Master Stroke by Queen was actually all about. Never knew it was a painting.