More Music Trivia: Metallica on Earth
Rod Stewart hosted the world’s largest free concert—his 1994 New Year’s Eve concert on Copacabana Beach in Brazil. An estimated 4.2 million people attended the performance.
Singing in a group benefits participants both physically and emotionally. When you sing with others, the body releases happy hormones, such as oxytocin, and reduces stress-causing hormones, such as cortisol
Listening to music can enhance physical performance and helps people train more efficiently.
The most expensive musical instrument sold at auction was the “Lady Blunt” Stradivarius violin, at over $15 million.
The top three “ear worms” are 1) “We Will Rock You” by Queen, 2) “Happy” by Will Pharrell, and 3) “We are the Champions” by Queen.
The country with the most metal bands per capita is Finland. It has 53.5 metal bands per 100,000 people. Sweden and Norway round out the top three.
Loud music in bars motivates patrons to drink more alcohol in less time.
The U.S. rock band Metallica was the first band to play on all seven of Earth’s continents.
Scholars are unsure whether music is a type of proto-language, if it is a result of language, or if music and language have a common ancestor.
Famous musicians who didn’t know how to read music are Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, and Elvis Presley.
The oldest musical composition in the world is the Seikilos Epitaph, a first-century AD Greek tune.
Because our brains develop rapidly between the ages of 12 and 22, if we make a connection with a song during that time, it’s a strong neurological connection.
Three flutes found at the Geisenklosterle Cave archeological site are the oldest instruments in the world. Two of the flutes are made of the bones of mute swans, and one is made from mammoth ivory. Researchers believe they are between 42,000 and 43,000 years old.
Modern musicians have a shorter lifespan than the general population, by 25 years.