Dolly Parton wanted to come full circle and buy her mom a mink coat after 'Coat of Many Colors' performed so well on the charts. But her mom had another idea.
Hearing an off-kilter version of The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' changed a future rock star's attitude toward music in a major way.
Michael Jackson's "Beat It" famously includes a guitar solo from Van Halen's Eddie Van Halen. An engineer who worked with Jackson said the solo was originally unbearably loud.
John Lennon's 'Imagine' includes a song about Paul McCartney that's petty, funky, and funny. The album was a huge hit in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" inspired a cover that sounds evil. It's probably supposed to be darkly humorous but it falls flat on its face.
The Beatles' songs are pretty different from Rob Zombie songs. Despite this, Zombie said The Beatles introduced him to sounds he incorporated into his music.