"Zombie" by The Cranberries is about an IRA bombing in England that killed two children.
"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses has a literary influence: The lyric is based on a story called Without You by Del James.
Robin Thicke and his mom, Gloria Loring are the first the first ever mother-and-son to have both tallied top 10 singles on the Hot 100 as solo artists or duos. Loring reached #2 with Carl Anderson in 1986 with "Friends and Lovers" and Thicke topped the chart in 2013 with "Blurred Lines."
Adele got the title "Rolling In The Deep" from the British saying "Roll Deep," which means to look after someone. She was "rolling deep" with her boyfriend until he betrayed her.
Ariana Grande's hit "Problem" started off as a track written by One Direction songwriter Savan Kotecha. He gave it the working title of "The Whisper Song," after a 2005 Ying Yang Twins hit.
The Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" video was directed by the same guy who did the Hunger Games movies.
We ring the Hell's Bells to see what songs and rockers are sincere in their Satanism, and how much of it is an act.
Joe talks about the challenges of of making a Duke Ellington tribute album, and tells the stories behind some of his hits.
Can you name Def Leppard's only #1 hit in America? Get rocked with this adrenalized quiz.
The drummer for Anthrax is also a key songwriter. He explains how the group puts their songs together and tells the stories behind some of their classics.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
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.
