The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
An unexpected guest vocal: Marianne Faithfull on the Metallica song "The Memory Remains." A star in the '60s, this collaboration helped revive her career.
The White Stripes song "We're Going To Be Friends" is very innocent, but Jack White feared it would be interpreted cynically. It wasn't, and was even adapted into a children's book.
Christina Aguilera did her "Beautiful" vocal in one take; the opening line, "Don't look at me," is something she said to her friend in the studio who was there to offer support.
The movie The Breakfast Club opens with a passage from David Bowie's "Changes" ("And these children that you spit on...")
Village People lead singer Victor Willis, who co-wrote "Y.M.C.A.," insists it isn't a gay song - it's about hanging out with your buddies.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.
"I'll Be" was what Edwin called his "Hail Mary" song. He says it proves "intention of the songwriter is 180 degrees from potential interpretation by an audience."
Paul Stanley on his soul music project, the Kiss songs with the biggest soul influence, and the non-make-up era of the band.
If the name Citizen Dick means anything to you, there's a chance you'll get some of these right.
