‘Weird Al’ Yankovic once turned down a $5 million offer to be a beer brand’s commercial spokesperson because he thought it was ethically the right decision since many of his fans were young and impressionable. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/11/weird-al-yankovic-regrets-turning-down.html?m=1
The French duo Daft Punk got their band name from a negative review they received from MelodyMaker magazine for a trio they were in before. A journalist wrote that the band Darlin’s music was “a daft punky thrash”. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2014, South Korea produced an alternative version of their national anthem “Aegukga,” which was two keys lower in order to make it easier for kids in school (especially males going through puberty) to sing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/09/02/is-south-koreas-national-anthem-too-high-pitched/
When a friend wrote “Kurt smells like teen spirit” on a wall, Kurt Cobain assumed it was an anti-establishment slogan and titled the hit song with it. Months later he found out his friend had been making fun of him as Kurt’s girlfriend wore a deodorant called Teen Spirit. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smells_Like_Teen_Spirit
The Beach Boys song “Good Vibrations” used 90 hours of tape from 17 separate recording dates with LA’s top sessioneers. The cost of recording was estimated to be over $50,000, or roughly half a million adjusted for inflation. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/the-making-of-the-beach-boys-good-vibrations-34867/
Neither the Spice Girls themselves nor their management team came up with their famous nicknames: Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger, and Posh. They were created by Top of the Pops magazine in a 1996 article and later adopted by the group. – WTF Fun Facts