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TIL that Michael Jackson was, at one point, one of the biggest song owners on Earth, which included the majority of Beatles songs. And who gave him the idea to acquire song rights? None other than Sir Paul McCartney himself.
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TIL Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" sold less than 1000 copies when first released in America due to suppression from the president of his label. It became well-known after inclusion in the soundtrack to Good Morning, Vietnam.
ADMK7
TIL that after the release of Bette David Eyes in 1981, Bette Davis wrote to Kim Carnes to thank her for "making her part of modern times", saying that her grandson now looked up to her. She even sent roses when the song won a Grammy