Songfacts

Orchestral instruments in famous songs: French horn: "God Only Knows" Bassoon: "The Tears of a Clown" Oboe: "Kiss From A Rose" Flute: "California Dreamin'"

#Songfact: The first #1 hit with the word "disco" in the title wasn't a disco song. It was an R&B song called "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor in 1976. The lady he's singing about is disco, but the song isn't. songfacts.com/facts/johnnie-…

#TuesdayTrivia answer: "Galway Girl" by Ed Sheeran (2017) songfacts.com/facts/ed-sheer… h/t @THE_CathyKent

#TuesdayTrivia: What's the biggest hit of the last 50 years with an Irish city in the title?

For some reason this song is on our minds today. The main guy from the band later joined Survivor and gave us "Eye Of The Tiger." #IdesOfMarch songfacts.com/facts/the-ides…

.@gregpratowriter has a new book out looking at the early years of #SmashingPumpkins into the Siamese Dream era. Here's an excerpt. songfacts.com/blog/writing/i…

#TuesdayTrivia answer: Ben Gibbard was the last lead singer to release Platinum-selling albums with 2 bands in the same year. He did it in 2003 with @dcfc (Transatlanticism) and The Postal Service (Give Up). This was a tough one.

#TuesdayTrivia: Who was the last lead singer to release Platinum-selling albums with two different groups in the same year?

#TuesdayTrivia answer: Nirvana, Joan Jett, Pretenders, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Hollies, Joe Cocker, Rush, Elvis Presley, Van Halen, Santana, The Byrds, Eric Clapton

#tuesdaytrivia: Name three singers or bands in the @rockhall whose first singles were cover songs.

Wolfgang Van Halen gave a surprising answer to the question, "What song do you wish you wrote?" Check out his full interview on the #SongfactsPodcast songfacts.com/blog/podcast/w… @PantheonPods

Wolfgang Van Halen is the latest guest on the #SongfactsPodcast. He tells us that being a frontman isn't easy for an introvert - just because he's quiet doesn't mean he's rude. @MammothWVH songfacts.com/blog/podcast/w…

One of the first music videos was for "Calendar Girl" by Neil Sedaka, who died on Friday. It was made for video jukeboxes, which were popping up in Europe when the song was released in 1960. youtube.com/watch?v=FpdY97…

What title has the most classic songs? We'll go with "Crazy": Willie Nelson/Patsy Cline Gnarls Barkley Seal (there are also songs with that title from Aerosmith, Simple Plan, Icehouse and Tove Lo, but they don't ascend to "classic")

#TuesdayTrivia answer: "You've Got A Friend" It first appeared on the @Carole_King album Tapestry, but the @JamesTaylor_com cover was released as a single and became the hit. songfacts.com/facts/james-ta…

#TuesdayTrivia: What was the first #1 Hot 100 hit for a male solo artist that was written and originally recorded by a female solo artist?

#Songfact: The title of the Metallica song "Ride The Lightning" came from a line in the Stephen King book The Stand where a guy is about to be executed. songfacts.com/facts/metallic…

#TuesdayTrivia answer: "In the Year 2525" by Zager and Evans (#1 in 1969) and "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)" by The Four Seasons (#1 in 1975) h/t @mrzickler @jvpmartin

#TuesdayTrivia: What is the highest charting song in Hot 100 history with a year in its title?

Need a song for #ValentinesDay2026? We got you covered. songfacts.com/category/songs…