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Filed under: The Hit List Getty Images Rock stars have needs, too. But when you're used to getting pretty much everything you want, your needs might get a bit weird. Below, you can find some of the funniest, most bizarre concert-rider demands, ranging from condoms and bacon to toy robots and something referred to as "fish ice." Find out who wants what in Spinner's gallery of tour demands!

Filed under: The Hit List Nobody really talked about the Super Bowl halftime shows back when Carol Channing or the University of Michigan Marching Band performed. As the years passed, though, the Big Game became [...]

Filed under: The Hit List By the time they achieve stardom, most artists have plenty of people to thank -- which becomes painfully obvious during those long award acceptance speeches. But relatively few actually express gratitude through their music. Their thankful songs usually praise loved ones, deities or the "little people" -- those loyal fans whom the artists hope will express their loyalty one more time [...]

Filed under: The Hit List Rock star feuds are so much easier these days. Back in the day, an artist with a grudge had to air out the dirty laundry with a reporter, hoping the scribe would print the verbal jabs. But today an angry musician can take to the Internet and rant unedited. Here are some of the most scathing attacks in recent memory. Van Morrison Trashes the Beatles The Diss: "The [...]

Filed under: Video , The Hit List Cynics, take note: The following videos are filled with images of tender hand-holding, insanely cute baby animals and big fat smooches. If you're a true believer in Valentine's Day, this list is for you. While not attempting to be a compendium of the most stirring odes to love ever written -- many of those don't actually have videos -- it's a collection of clips that are weak in the knees when it comes to matters of the heart. Here are 10 videos that will make [...]

Filed under: The Hit List No other event in popular culture symbolizes greatness cut short like the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly , along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper , on Feb. 3, 1959. After all, the pioneering rocker was just 22 when he died, yet he had already amassed a catalog of hits [...]

Filed under: The Hit List Of course, there's Snow White's classic ' Whistle While You Work ,' but for a select talented few, the whistling is their work. To spare you from spending the rest of your day whistling along to the Scorpions ' ' Wind of Change ' or Bobby McFerrin 's ' Don't Worry Be Happy ' hooks stuck in your head, we've put together an officially unofficial list of the top 10 songs featuring the art of whistling. So if they're new to you, [...]

Filed under: The Hit List It's always been a tall task to cover the Beatles . Frank Sinatra called 'Something' "the greatest love song ever written," then went out, night after night, and put a hurting on it: "You stick around, Jack, it might show." If the Chairman of the Board couldn't do the song justice, where does that leave Telly Savalas ? Goldie Hawn, ' A Hard Day's Night ' [...]

Filed under: The Hit List Covering a Beatles song is like taking up residence in the Great Pyramid: The foundation is unshakable, but anything you bring along for decoration is bound to lower the property value. Of the thousands of artists who have tried, only a few have made themselves at home in the band's music. The Jam, ' And Your Bird Can Sing ' The Clash may have [...]

Filed under: The Hit List Halloween is the time of year to welcome the spirits of those who have gone before us. In the music industry, though, every day is El Dia de los Muertos , especially when los muertos can be reanimated to ensure more record sales. "It's f---ing weird to be doing a song with someone who is deceased," as Korn 's Jonathan Davis once said. Give [...]

Filed under: The Hit List The Peace Bell will be rung at the United Nations on Monday, Sept. 21, officially commemorating this year's International Day of Peace. The lofty ideal of world harmony has been a common theme for songwriters throughout music history, with particular urgency during the conflict-challenged 1960s and '70s. The fact that there's been a recent resurgence in peace-loving lyrics only means that we're still a long way off from the goal. [...]

Filed under: The Hit List They say winners never quit, but in the music biz there's something to be said for going out at the top of your game. Whether they left for greener pastures, fled amid feuds and controversy, or just dropped off the face of the earth, here are some of the biggest quitters in rock music history. D'Arcy Quits the Smashing Pumpkins : After five albums with the [...]