How to destroy a computer hard drive with a Janet Jackson song

In a recent blog, Raymond Chen, a software engineer Microsoft, discussed the surprising discovery that Janet Jackson's song "Rhythm Nation" is powerful enough to physically destroy some computer hard drives.

Or, well, at least it resonates at the right frequency to destabilize and crash the hard drive:

One discovery during the investigation is that playing the music video [for "Rhythm Nation"] also crashed some of their competitors' laptops.