General "Did you Know?"s

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Sometimes, songs could not be released at any WORSE time. Perhaps one of the best examples of that was Altered Images first single "Dead Pop Stars". It was released mere days before the brutal murder of John Lennon.

British listeners immediatly assumed the song was about his death, and plainly put, it doesn't put aging pop stars in a good light. So, the song caused quite a controversy with people believing the band was making fun of one of the most famous figures in modern music's history's right after his death. In song, no less. This actually couldn't have been further from the truth. In the end, the band decided not to put it on their first album.
Anyways, take a listen:


Here's a second fact about a funny band with superstition that WORKED, but to save space, I'll spoiler it.

Spoiler

Styx was in a rut in 1977. They had released 6 albums, but had only had one random hit in 1974 of their second album with the track "Lady", which had went gold. Any way, they wanted success again and were willing to try anything.

So, on 7-7-77, the band released their 7th album, with 7 original tracks on it. (An 8th track was on the album, but it was a mash up of two of their other previous songs).

And guess what? That album was "The Grand Illusion". It became their biggest hit at that point in time, becoming the first top ten album, with the top ten hit "Come Sail Away". The album would go triple platinum in the US, and was the first of four consecutive triple platinum albums for the band. They would become the first band to accomplish four consecutive triple platinum albums in the US.