Britney Spears’ iconic schoolgirl uniform was purchased at Kmart.
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1. Alanis Morissette's breakthrough single "You Oughta Know" features Dave Navarro on guitar and Flea on bass.
2. British singer-songwriter and gay rights activist Labi Siffre made Eminem change the lyrics to "My Name Is" when the rapper wanted to sample a distinctive keyboard riff from his 1975 song "I Got The…". The original line — "My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high / Only problem was, my English teacher was a guy." — was replaced by the less homophobic "My English teacher wanted to flunk me in junior high/ Thanks a lot — next semester I'll be 35."
3. Initially, Celine Dion had no interest in singing "My Heart Will Go On" and had to be coaxed into cutting a demo by legendary record exec Tommy Mottola. She went on to nail it in a single take and the final track features her demo recording.
4. At eight minutes and 58 seconds, "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses is the longest song to ever reach the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
5. Spike Jonze's award-winning video for Bjork's single "It's Oh So Quiet" was inspired by Jacques Demy's 1964 French musical Les Parapluies de Cherbourg.
6. In 2012, comedian Donovan Strain deduced the exact date Ice Cube rapped about on "It Was a Good Day." Strain claims the titular "good day" occurred on Jan. 20, 1992.
7. Sinéad O'Connor's hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" was originally written and recorded by Prince for his side project, The Family.
8. Brandy and Monica's duet "The Boy Is Mine" spent 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the longest-running No. 1 singles in history.
9. Bikini Kill's riot grrl-anthem "Rebel Girl" is about singer Kathleen Hanna's friendship with artist Juliana Luecking.
10. Sir Mix-a-Lot wrote "Baby Got Back" after realizing that the skinny, waif-like girls in Super Bowl commercials didn't look anything like the women he knew in real life.
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