
Pink wrote "Just Give Me A Reason" about how one partner can feel jilted over something trivial, like how her boyfriend passes her the butter.
In 1939, a polka craze swept America thanks to "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)."

Eddie Vedder often changes the words when he sings "Yellow Ledbetter." The basic story is about a guy whose brother dies in the first Gulf War. Apparently, bad news in the army is delivered in yellow envelopes.

Lou Reed's 11-minute "Street Hassle" features a spoken part by Bruce Springsteen.
The first rap song to make the Hot 100 was "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang in 1979. At the time, many considered rap a fad that would soon pass.
Does he have beef with Gaga? Is he Sean Lennon's godfather? See if you can tell fact from fiction in the Elton John edition.
Songwriters have used cards and card games to make sense of heartache, togetherness, and even Gonorrhea.
Despite her reticent personality, Adele's life and music are filled with intrigue. See if you can spot the true tales.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Edie Brickell on her collaborations with Paul Simon, Steve Martin and Willie Nelson, and her 2021 album with the New Bohemians.
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.