Jesse Singer articles

Plenty of people know these songs. Millions have sung along to them. But actually understanding them? That's a different challenge entirely. Let's see how many of these famously misunderstood songs you can truly explain.

Most people spend their later years taking it easy. Dick Van Dyke somehow became one of the most energetic 100-year-olds on the planet and still seems to be having more fun than people half his age. Naturally, everyone keeps asking the same question: What's his secret?

For millions of Baby Boomer men, these women were impossible to miss. They starred in the biggest movies, appeared in the most popular television shows, and seemed to be on every magazine cover in America. Some became household names. Others became full-blown cultural phenomena. But as crazy as it sounds, many Millennial men today wouldn't recognize these talented and beautiful actresses by face or by name. Do you?

They smoked on screen, threw punches without CGI, barely smiled, and somehow made every man in America want to walk, talk, and act like them. In the 60s, dads copied their haircuts, their swagger, and even the way they ordered a drink.

Jennifer Love Hewitt seemed to have the perfect Hollywood life. She was talented, successful, and one of the most recognizable young stars of the 90s and 2000s. But fame has a dark side. A side that has destroyed careers, relationships, and lives. Jennifer Love Hewitt knows that better than most.

In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra’s inner circle looked like the center of the universe. The Rat Pack had money, fame, power, and the kind of cool nobody else could touch. And when Sammy Davis Jr. became part of it, the public saw a success story. But along with the tuxedos, jokes, and packed casino crowds came a cost that followed Sammy for the rest of his life.

The 1960s gave us legendary classics like Psycho, The Graduate, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Bonnie and Clyde. But for every movie that became so deeply ingrained in our collective movie memories, there were dozens that...didn’t.

For millions of Americans, Hugh O'Brian was Wyatt Earp. Tough. Honest. Dependable. But the man behind the badge spent years trying to keep parts of his life hidden from public view. The problem is, secrets rarely stay hidden forever...no matter how hard you try.

Many albums boomers absolutely loved have quietly disappeared from the conversation. Some were huge sellers. Others became cult favorites. Either way, plenty of millennials have never heard of them. Let's see how many you recognize.