"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses has a literary influence: The lyric is based on a story called Without You by Del James.
"Veronica" was inspired by Elvis Costello's grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
Foreigner got the title for "Double Vision" after watching a hockey game where goalie John Davidson got a concussion. It was announced over the PA system that he was suffering from "Double Vision."
The music video for "You Are A Tourist" by Death Cab For Cutie was done live on the internet, becoming the first live, scripted, single-take music video recorded that way.
"(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," released a month after Otis Redding died, was the first song to hit #1 in America after the artist died.
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift earned an entry in the 2014 edition of the Guinness Book of Records for the fastest-selling digital single. It reached the #1 spot on iTunes just 50 minutes after its release.
Roger reveals the songwriting formula Clive Davis told him, and if "Eight Miles High" is really about drugs.
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.
Don breaks down "Hotel California" and other songs he wrote as a member of the Eagles. Now we know where the "warm smell of colitas" came from.
Toto's keyboard player explains the true meaning of "Africa" and talks about working on the Thriller album.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
When televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart took on rockers like Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica, the rockers retaliated. Bono could even be seen mocking the preachers.
