{"id":159283,"date":"2018-05-22T18:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T16:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=159283"},"modified":"2018-05-22T14:25:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T12:25:13","slug":"10-crazy-facts-about-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/inspire\/10-crazy-facts-about-music\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Crazy Facts About Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Absurd, bizarre and paradoxical: music writes its own stories. Some make us smile, others amaze us while others just make us shake our heads. Here are a few interesting, and unexpected, stories from the world of music:<\/strong>
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1. Leo Fender<\/a><\/strong> is known to all of us as the genius inventor of legendary electric guitars. His models from the Stratocaster<\/strong><\/a> to the Telecaster<\/strong><\/a> were and are played by the most famous string heroes in the world. Fender<\/strong><\/a> has written music history with these axes. The ironic fact: he could not<\/strong> play the guitar himself!<\/p>\n

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2.<\/strong> A jackhammer<\/strong> creates a volume level of 120 dB<\/strong>. No problem for Manowar<\/strong>. For an appearance at the Magic Circle Festival in 2008, the heavy metal<\/strong> band developed extra special amplifiers that can blow a spectacular 139 dB<\/strong> into the audience’s ears. The result: Official Guinness World Record<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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3.<\/strong> “I Write The Songs<\/strong>” is one of Barry Manilow<\/strong>‘s most famous songs par excellence. In 1976, he stormed the Billboard charts; In 1977, he was awarded a Grammy<\/strong> as Song of the Year<\/strong>. The paradox: The title suggests otherwise, but Manilow did not write it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Don’t hate me. They told me to sing it”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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4.<\/strong> Just as we had suspected: According to a French study, loud music stimulates drinking<\/strong>. While a man needs an average of 15 minutes for a beer while listening to soft music, he needs just 12 minutes<\/strong>\u00a0with loud music. Well then, cheers!<\/p>\n

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Must be blasting Manowar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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5.<\/strong> The longest national anthem<\/strong> in the world comes from Greece<\/strong>: a whopping 158 verses<\/strong>! To make it through the whole thing demands true southern serenity<\/strong>. And honestly, we’re not entirely sure if anyone has ever made it to the end \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

begging for the short version<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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6.<\/strong> With music, chronic pain<\/strong> can be reduced and depression<\/strong> can be alleviated<\/strong>. Body and soul react. Even the heartbeat adapts<\/strong> somewhat to the rhythm of the music. Now that’s what I call heartfelt<\/strong> music!<\/p>\n

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#ThePowerOfMusic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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7. Axl Rose<\/strong> is a quirky stage name, because it’s an anagram<\/strong>. Just put the letters in the right order, and the result is “oral sex”. The real name of the Guns’n’Roses<\/strong> frontman is William Bailey.<\/p>\n

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8.<\/strong> Rock ‘n’ Roll meets wildlife: Termites love rock music<\/strong>. Say what?? According to Australian researchers, they eat wood twice as fast<\/strong> when they are exposed to heavy metal<\/strong> music. The vibrations in the wood encourage them to nibble at high-speeds. Try this with your lunch when you’re in a hurry \ud83d\ude00 Just don’t blame us for your stomach ache!<\/p>\n

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9.<\/strong> Music by Tina Turner<\/strong> is used at Gloucestershire UK airport<\/strong> to scare\u00a0birds<\/strong>\u00a0away from the runway. The songs of the soul icon are blasted, as a deterrent, around the clock<\/strong>! I would be honoured if my music was used for this purpose, wouldn’t you? Tina surely feels the same way!<\/p>\n

“Clear the way for landing”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

10.<\/strong> The year is 1989<\/strong>. The dictatorial ruler of Panama, General Noriega<\/strong>, takes refuge in the message of the Vatican. For two days, the US military bombarded him 24 hours a day with songs from AC\/DC<\/strong> such as “Highway to Hell<\/strong>“. The ex-dictator surrendered! As the DFB Cup<\/strong> has proven in Frankfurt, this can also work with Helene Fischer\u00a0 ;D\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Do you know more musical facts, anything from head bobbing to head banging? We would be happy to read your comments!\u00a0\u270d<\/p>\n

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