The Internet Takes Part In Sharing Their Random Music Facts
While Twitter can often turn into a cesspool of ignorance, misconstrued replies, and deleted hot takes, there are also some days where the people on the platform show us why we continue to log in time and time again.
On December 23, a user by the name of Bev Gooden sent out a prompt: Tweet your most random music fact.
Tweet your most random music fact.
— Bev Gooden (@bevtgooden) December 24, 2019
People online really connected with this idea and the thread quickly became one of the most interesting we’ve seen in a long time. Everything from personal anecdotes by people in the industry to random facts from interviews or documentaries started surfacing and gaining traction. For all the music lovers out there, these tidbits about the inner workings of the music industry are as engaging as it gets–and the replies just kept getting better and better.
Kehlani joined in on the party with a fact of her own, letting her followers know that the first song she ever got placed was Kevin Gates’ “In My Feelings.”
my first songwriting placement was “In My Feelings” by Kevin Gates https://t.co/JnfepKh2Nr
— Kehlani (@Kehlani) December 26, 2019
One user chimed in with a fact about Justin Timberlake’s first album, Justified, and what role Michael Jackson played in its creation.
Justin Timberlake's debut album was mostly composed of songs written by Pharrell that were rejected from Michael Jackson's Invincible. Yes, "Rock Your Body" was originally intended for MJ. https://t.co/oM3gdwHEPN
— M. (@MiQL) December 26, 2019
Another music historian shared something fascinating about how Lauryn Hill helped John Legend early on in his career.
in 1998 while recording her debut album, lauryn hill hired a junior at the university of pennsylvania to play the piano on “everything is everything” after he impressed her with a stevie wonder cover. that student was john legend. https://t.co/vjxbjXRavK
— room temperature girl (@pray4lex) December 26, 2019
And Mack Wilds jumped in with a subtle flex, explaining how he ended up on one of the most popular albums of the decade.
during my 90210 days, i randomly went to a studio session with my bros and wound up being one of voices in the prayer for Kendrick’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.” https://t.co/7X78kpNSlt
— Mack. (@MACKWILDS) December 26, 2019
Hit the flip to see more surprising, confusing, and eye-opening facts that will question everything you thought you knew about the music industry:
In Sam Smith’s “stay with me” it sounds like there was a choir singing the chorus but it was just him standing in different areas in the studio singing the same thing, which made it sound like a choir. https://t.co/iVQ8oJekHo
— bakang 🎈 (@Its_Bakang) December 25, 2019
Ironically, it was Ashanti’s voice on J Lo’s song “I’m real”.
— fly cat lady (@fly_cat_lady) December 24, 2019
Babyface & LA Reid originally sent “Love Shoulda Brought You Home” to Anita Baker to record for the Boomerang soundtrack. She was pregnant at the time & passed but told them to just keep the girl who sang the demo bc she sounded great.
The girl who cut the demo was Toni Braxton. https://t.co/7oDVjNaJHA
— Mike H. (@SirMikeH) December 24, 2019
Kanye created the “Gold Digger” beat, hook and concept for Shawnna. She passed on it.
The hook was originally “I’m not saying I’m a gold digger.” He changed “I’m” to “she’s” and released it as a single where it spent 10 weeks at #1. https://t.co/zzMTH4DqFB
— Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) December 24, 2019
the chord progression of Frank Ocean’s “Pyramids” is in the shape of a pyramid https://t.co/WwBnt3j6dL
— 🪐 (@oratilemothibe) December 24, 2019
Busta Rhymes was the voice of Reptar in the Rugrats movie
— Sweet Jones Jr. (@dana_____dane) December 24, 2019
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Otis Redding’s whistling outro on “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” was a placeholder – he was going to come back later and record some spoken word lyrics for the end. Less than a month later, he died in a plane crash.
— Chris Greene (@chrisgreenejazz) December 24, 2019
The “Maybach music” tag is by an Australian girl who was living in NY. It was actually 2 girls and if you listen to the longer version that went “what is it? Maybach music” you can hear the “wot” accent. #AussiesOfNewYork https://t.co/vKdiCWn66f
— Knowledge Of Selfie (@atrak) December 25, 2019
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame," written in 1908, is a kind of feminist anthem about Katie Casey, who loves baseball and wants to go the game — which women didn't do then — rather than to "the show," where her boyfriend wants to take her.
In the verses, which you never hear. https://t.co/owibeqX5nK
— King Kaufman (@king_kaufman) December 24, 2019
Nas wrote will smiths getting jiggy with it. It’s his only Grammy award winning song …
— Pay-ieed Mortgage (@cheetahcheeta) December 24, 2019
I introduced Drake and J.Cole to each other at a Skating rink in Northridge, CA lol. https://t.co/JN5v1M5oVj
— CHASE. (@ChaseNCashe) December 25, 2019
Kendrick and Cole first met at a party we used to throw in Hollywood called Bubble Gum. Kendrick was performing, I was talking Cole’s ear off and he cut me off to ask who was performing and said he wanted to meet him. https://t.co/BrW6fm17Yh
— dj sourmilk (@djsourmilk) December 26, 2019
When Bill Withers sings "I know" 26 times on "Ain't No Sunshine," it was only a placeholder for lyrics he meant to write later. He decided to leave it.
(Same thing with Common's "thicka thigh thicka thigh" on "The Light" 😁)https://t.co/n6Dk0REcgD
— markchappelle (@markchappelle) December 24, 2019
Beyoncé, Michelle, and Kelly are listed as songwriters on Nelly’s number one hit “Grillz” https://t.co/G7XGCjlzRw
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) December 25, 2019
childish gambino's "because the internet" album was recorded at chris bosh's house https://t.co/iLYtvxA8KR
— 🎄 (@mattwhitlockPM) December 24, 2019
On Justin Timberlake’s ‘Cry Me A River’ , the choir was Tye Tribbett & GA. https://t.co/CXCzMBNR6s
— Xavier Omär | Hot Javi (@XvrOmar) December 24, 2019
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