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Characters named in story or song you were surprised to learn were real people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifty_Henry

omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 May 2018 02:16 (eight years ago)

Penelope Tree - in the Felt song of that name.

Lucia Pamela - in Stereolab's song International Colouring Contest.

Grandpont Genie, Saturday, 26 May 2018 05:09 (eight years ago)

Yes, Penelope Tree got me as well, thanks

omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 May 2018 12:06 (eight years ago)

I wonder why Leiber & Stoller placed Shifty Henry in prison, I don't see that as part of his bio. At least the Purple Gang you'd expect to be there.

Josefa, Saturday, 26 May 2018 14:17 (eight years ago)

Naum Gabo from the Uj3rk5 song

Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Saturday, 26 May 2018 14:36 (eight years ago)

Is this the “songs that contain characters that you later realized were real people” thread ?

calstars, Saturday, 26 May 2018 16:44 (eight years ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Shelton

the bhagwanadook (symsymsym), Saturday, 26 May 2018 16:54 (eight years ago)

^excellent

omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 May 2018 21:39 (eight years ago)

Is this the “songs that contain characters that you later realized were real people” thread ?

It is if you want it to be and there is not a pre-existing thread for that purpose.

omgneto and ittanium mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 May 2018 21:40 (eight years ago)

two months pass...

"you know who was a great help, was Dick Rising, Capitol Records representative...one of the greatest guys I've ever met in my life

https://i.imgur.com/obBPO3r.jpg

verdict: Dick Rising was a real person, but Brian's motive for mentioning him was something like 10% "gosh, what a nice guy" and 90% "teeheehee what a funny name"

ilxor-com-dog-meat-drawer-7-840-x-600.jpg (unregistered), Sunday, 29 July 2018 00:20 (eight years ago)

admission: I didn't know who Brian Wilson was when I first heard the Barenaked Ladies' "Brian Wilson" in the early '00s

ilxor-com-dog-meat-drawer-7-840-x-600.jpg (unregistered), Sunday, 29 July 2018 00:22 (eight years ago)


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