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It’s 1985, you just bought this bitchin’ IROC-Z. What’s the first song you play as you drive off? We put that to the listeners and came up with #possiblyfakefacts about each entry then turned the tables on Alan Cross to see if he could tell if we faked it. Plus: Canadians have gone sex-gadget crazy under quarantine. We’ve got the numbers to prove it.
They say "jump" 73 times throughout this song. #possiblyfakefact
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The Cars won the first Video of the Year award at the inaugural VMAs for "You Might Think." #possiblyfakefacts
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It’s 1985, you just bought this bitchen IROC-Z. What’s the first song you play in it as you drive off? We put that question to you and offered #possiblyfakefacts about the tracks. Can Alan catch them all?
One of the few KISS songs written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley together. #possiblyfakefacts
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Tom Scholz worked on the song for five years in his basement studio before it was released on this album. #possiblyfakefact
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This song is about Nick Rhodes' family dog, who he frequently joked looked like a wolf. #possiblyfakefact
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In 1985, Scorpions had been together as a band for 20 years. #possiblyfakefacts
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This song is the most widely used stripper song in the world. #possiblyfakefact
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Billy asked Queen's Brian May to produce his second album. May declined, but Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor sang backing vocals on the title track for Emotions in Motion. #possiblyfakefacts
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Andrew Ridgeley was thrown out of the Live Aid afterparty for his wild drunken behaviour. #possiblyfakefacts
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Golden Earring was formed in Germany in the early 70s. #possiblyfakefact
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The lyrics are about a stripper David Lee Roth met in Arizona, not the canal. #possiblyfakefact
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This song was written after Tommy Aldridge's fourth divorce. #possiblyfakefact
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Roger Taylor came to the band with the song, an ode to his beloved Alfa Romeo, but Brian May thought it was a joke. Taylor felt so strongly, he wanted it to be the b-side to Bohemian Rhapsody. #possiblyfakefact
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The "paradise city" was New Orleans. #possiblyfakefact
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They say "jump" 73 times throughout this song. #possiblyfakefact
— Geeks & Beats Podcast (@geeksandbeats) April 12, 2020
You guys talked about musicians and people with hearing issues. Reminded me of a Hollywood fake documentary I watched probably 10 years ago or so called “It’s All Gone Pete Tong”. About a DJ who goes deaf and then falls off the deep end then makes a comeback. I thought it was a fantastic film.