The only member of the band ZZ Top without a beard is the drummer: Frank Beard. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Beard_(musician)
Music
WTF Fun Fact – Unsuspecting Feminist Anthem
The mostly unknown second and third verses of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” reveal the song was originally written as a feminist anthem about a woman wanting to go see a baseball game rather than go on a date to a show. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/feminist-history-take-me-out-ball-game-180973307/
WTF Fun Fact – Cee Lo Green Sang On Waterfalls
Cee Lo Green sang backup vocal’s on TLC’s 1995 hit song “Waterfalls”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medium.com/micro-chop/tlcs-waterfalls-features-vocals-from-ceelo-green-and-a-paul-mccartney-interpolation-9ee0916a3617
WTF Fun Fact – FBI Investigated Louie, Louie
In 1964, the FBI spent several months investigating the song “Louie, Louie” by a rock group named the Kingsmen because people thought the lyrics were obscene. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Rock Band Golden Condoms
Rockbitch was a British female rock band in the late 1980’s and 90’s, which was famous for throwing a ‘Golden Condom’ into the audience. Whoever caught it, male or female, was taken backstage to have sex with the band members. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – 50 ft. Michael Jackson Robot
As part of plans for a 2005 Las Vegas residency, Michael Jackson’s team was designing a 50 ft. MJ robot that would roam the Nevada desert. It would be visible to tourists landing at Las Vegas’ airport and serve as a giant advertisement for Jackson’s show. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/1618999/exclusive-plans-for-michael-jackson-robot-in-las-vegas-revealed/
WTF Fun Fact – Star Trek Theme Lyrics
Star Trek‘s creator Gene Roddenberry wrote lyrics to the Star Trek theme song, which were never used nor intended for use. As a co-writer this entitled him to 50% of the royalties, which cut composer Alexander Courage’s share in half. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/28895/star-trek-theme-song-has-lyrics
WTF Fun Fact – Jimi Hendrix Unbeatable At Risk
According to fellow musician Graham Nash, Jimi Hendrix was unbeatable at the game of Risk which he liked to play while on LSD. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://blog.siriusxm.com/graham-nash-over-the-years/
WTF Fun Fact – Silent Disco’s Too Noisy
In 2016, the Swiss city of Lausanne banned ‘silent disco’ events because they were too noisy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thelocal.ch/20160203/lausanne-bans-silent-disco-events-for-being-too-noisy