Billy Joel’s song “My Life” makes reference to comedian Richard Lewis as an old friend who “closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to the west coast, now he gives them a stand up routine in LA…”
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In 1971, Led Zeppelin IV was the top selling album of the year: 23 million copies sold in the US.
In 2007, The Eagles’ “Long Road Out of Hell” was the top selling album of the year: 7 million copies sold in the US. Digital sales included.
In 2008, 31 million people watched the American Idol season finale.
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On most CD pressings of “Dark Side of the Moon”, a barely-audible orchestral version of The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” is audible after “Eclipse”, playing very faintly over the heartbeats that close the album. It is unknown why this was included, but it may have been the consequence of a mastering error. The bootleg recording A Tree Full of Secrets...