Not too shocking seeing as the song itself was released in 1985… Bryan Adams has revealed that his song ‘Summer of 69’ is not about the year 1969. Not too shocking seeing as the song itself was released in 1985… The track has become an anthem of summer love, but it turns out it’s more…biographical […]

6 months ago

It’s not about a card game… Lady Gaga fans are mortified after learning what the lyrics to Poker Face are really about. Hint: it’s nothing to do with cards… The 2008 hit swept the globe, gaining the singer another chart-topper following the success of Just Dance. Nearly two decades on, people are just realising what […]

10 months ago

The change was noticed at a recent gig. 26 years after it was released, The Prodigy have appeared to change the lyrics of their most controversial hit. Peaking at number 6 in the Irish music charts, ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ has drawn significant controversy since its release in 1997, with the rave group being accused […]

2 years ago

The final pub quiz of the month. We’re really rattling through 2022 already, aren’t we? Hello again, you lovely lot. We’re back again with The JOE Friday Pub Quiz and on to week 279, a.k.a the last pub quiz of January already. Time flies when you’re having fun, eh? All the usual suspects are here: […]

4 years ago

2009 was a strong year for music.  We had The Black Eyed Peas dominating the charts with random sounds such as ‘Boom Boom Pow’ and informing us that they were getting feelings, such as ‘I Gotta Feeling’. Meanwhile, Jason Mraz was busy letting us all know that he’s ours, whether we liked it or not. Musicians […]

6 years ago

Yep, the song was released in April 1999! Hot off the back of their first two albums, Backstreet Boys in 1996 (which gave us ‘Quit Playing Games With My Heart’), and Backstreet’s Back in 1997 (which gave us ‘Everybody’ and ‘As Long As You Love Me’), the boy band were gearing up for album number […]

7 years ago