Billy Bass facts
While investigating facts about Billy Bass, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Al Green who originally made Take Me To The River got more royalties from the Big Mouth Billy Bass fish than from any other recordings of the song.
Al Green's song "Take Me To The River" earned more royalties from the Big Mouth Billy Bass animatronic toy than any other recording of it.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 10 of the best facts about Billy Bass I managed to collect.
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In 2000, "Take Me To The River" was used in the popular animatronic singing toy "Big Mouth Billy Bass". According to Teenie Hodges, he made more money in royalties from that version than from any previous versions
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Michael Jackson admitted to lifting the bass line for "Billie Jean" from Hall and Oates' "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
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Queen Elizabeth has a Big Mouth Billy Bass that she keeps at the Royal Family summer home
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Michael Jackson took the bass line for "Billie Jean" from Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go For That".
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Covers of Al Green's "Take Me To The River" are often hits, but the version that garnered the most royalties was the Big Mouth Billy Bass.
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Queen Elizabeth has a rubber duck with an inflatable crown in her bath at Buckingham Palace and keeps a Big Mouth Billy Bass on her piano at the summer Balmoral retreat in Scotland.
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All the vocals and percussion in 'The Longest Time' are performed by Billy Joel. He recorded and mixed 14 tracks of himself singing. The only instrument on the track is a bass guitar
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Billy Corgan played over 90% of the guitars and bass on the early Smashing Pumpkins albums
