1. The longest song title ever is Hoagy Carmichaels 1943 I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin' Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues. 2. Mozart sold more CDs than Beyoncé in 2016. 3. For every US$1,000 of music sold, the average musician only makes about US$23.40. 4. When you listen to music, the brain releases the same feel-good hormone (dopamine) it does during sex and eating. 5. Leo Fender, the founder of the iconic electric guitar and bass brand and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, never learned to play either instrument. 6. In 2008, researchers discovered that loud music makes customers in bars drink more alcohol in less time. 7. The most expensive instrument in the world is the Lady Blunt Stradivarius violin, which sold in 2011 for US$15.9 million. 8. One in five country music songs refer to alcohol, one in three to tears and one in seven to mama.