more brave than me
more blond than you
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March 1, 1991: The Doors movie, a biographical film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison, opened in theaters.
The Doors movie contains over two dozen of the Doors' songs, although only half of these appear on the accompanying soundtrack album.
After the official disbandment of the Alice Cooper Band in 1975, Cooper returned with Welcome To My Nightmare, an album that took his musicality to new and unexpected heights.
"Why Don't We Just Dance" was Josh Turner's third country Number 1, following his two 2006 chart-toppers "Your Man" and "Would You Go With Me."
"Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners is based on a true story. Eileen was a girl that the songwriter Kevin Rowland grew up with.
February 25, 1985: Tears For Fears released their album Songs from the Big Chair.
Tears For Fears' musical inspiration for Songs From the Big Chair came from art-rock by Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt, and Peter Gabriel.
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Eminem's "Marshall Mathers" album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, staying atop for eight consecutive weeks.
Hi Infidelity hit commercial pay-dirt for the Illinois-based group REO Speedwagon.
When the fire during Great White's concert at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island began, most of the audience thought this was part of the act. The blaze quickly engulfed the entire ceiling, sending billows of black smoke across the venue.
February 19, 2000: "All the Small Things" by Blink 182 peaked at Number 6 in the US.
The guitarist for Blink-182, Tom DeLonge, wrote "All the Small Things" for his girlfriend after she complained that he always writes songs about other girls.
Ed Sheeran began playing guitar at a young age and started writing his own songs. When he was just a teenager, he moved to London to pursue his music.
Michael Jackson and Bryan Loren wrote "Do The Bartman," which made The Simpsons the first cartoon character to go Number 1 since the Archies hit "Sugar Sugar" in 1969.
February 14, 1992: The film Wayne's World premiered in the US, featuring appearances by Meat Loaf and Alice Cooper. The use of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the film propelled the song to Number 2 on the US singles charts nearly 20 years after its first release.
February 13, 2001: Nelly released "Ride Wit Me" as the third single from his debut studio album, Country Grammar.
Nelly tells his rags-to-riches story in "Ride Wit Me," recounting his rise from a teenage drug dealer to a rap star.
February 11, 2003: Michael Bublé released his self-titled album.
Michael Bublé covers the classics by vocal masters like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra for his self-titled album.
"Opposites Attract" was written by Oliver Leiber, who is the son of legendary songwriter Jerry Leiber of Leiber and Stoller fame.
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February 6, 1999: Justin Bieber burst onto Billboard Hot 100 at Number 5 with his debut single, "Baby." The video has nearly 3 Billion views.
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"The Way We Were" was the title track to the movie of the same name, which starred Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.
