"Panama" by Van Halen is not about the country or the canal, but about a stripper David Lee Roth met in Arizona.
"Don't Dream It's Over" is the biggest hit for Crowded House, whose lead singer, Neil Finn, sang it on tour when he joined Fleetwood Mac. He wrote the song when he was feeling a bit lost as a way of urging himself on.
"Instant Karma" is one of John Lennon's most hopeful songs, written and recorded in one day at a time when he felt people were pulling together in a positive direction.
Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.
Stephen Tobolowsky, who played Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, inspired the Talking Heads song "Radio Head." Tobolowsky, who worked on David Byrne's film True Stories, claimed to have telepathic powers.
"You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals was the first hit song to use the word "frenemies" in the lyrics.
Prince is shrouded in mystery, making him an excellent candidate for Fact or Fiction. Is he really a Scientologist? Does he own an exotic animal?
The Stooges guitarist (and producer of the Kill City album) talks about those early recordings and what really happened with David Bowie.
Genesis' key-man re-examines his solo career and the early days of music video.
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
The powerhouse producer behind Janet Jackson's hits talks about his Boyz II Men ballads and regrouping The Time.