HIT SONGS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS

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Selby White wrote:
Wigan White wrote:2. The Ballad Of John And Yoko. Not sure if it was a Beatles song or a solo by John Lennon.
Was Beatles, their final No1 I believe :thumbup:
Blimey, how did I not know that one, I'm a Beatles expert in my own mind normally :P
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1. OMD - Enola Gay
1980: Titled after a bomb, and the fact that pilot named the aircraft that dropped it after his mother.
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rigger wrote:1. OMD - Enola Gay
1980: Titled after a bomb, and the fact that pilot named the aircraft that dropped it after his mother.
I thought Enola Gay was the plane's name.
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7) We didn't start the fire - Billy Joel
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Another Northern Soul wrote:
rigger wrote:1. OMD - Enola Gay
1980: Titled after a bomb, and the fact that pilot named the aircraft that dropped it after his mother.
I thought Enola Gay was the plane's name.

It was indeed, bad wording as it also says named the aircraft after his mother "Enola Gay Tebbett".
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Sniffer wrote:7) We didn't start the fire - Billy Joel
Well done Sniffer thats the final one :thumbup:
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Selby White wrote:
Another Northern Soul wrote:
rigger wrote:1. OMD - Enola Gay
1980: Titled after a bomb, and the fact that pilot named the aircraft that dropped it after his mother.
I thought Enola Gay was the plane's name.

It was indeed, bad wording as it also says named the aircraft after his mother "Enola Gay Tebbett".
Spot on :thumbup:
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