Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
Katy Perry says her 2008 song "Ur So Gay" is about "guys who wear the guyliner, steal your jeans, and that whole almost hipster emo scene."
The '60s hit "Then He Kissed Me" covered by The Beach Boys as "Then I Kissed Her."
Rod Stewart wrote "Maggie May" about the woman who deflowered him when he was 16.
Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" is based on the book of the same name by William Burroughs.
After the Beastie Boys sampled a bunch of Led Zeppelin songs, Robert Plant did it himself on his 1988 solo hit "Tall Cool One," which sampled "Whole Lotta Love," "Black Dog" and "The Ocean."
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
Did Eric Clapton really steal George's wife? What's the George Harrison-Monty Python connection? Set the record straight with our Fact or Fiction quiz.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
With the rise of Kindie rock, more musicians are embracing their inner child with tunes for tots - here, we look at pop stars who recorded kids' albums.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.