Lucinda Williams wrote and recorded "Passionate Kisses" 4 years before it was a hit for Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
In Gary Numan's "Cars," the message is that cars lead to a mechanical society devoid of personal interaction. This didn't stop automakers from using it in commercials. Both Nissan and Oldsmobile have used it in ads.
"Whole Lotta Love" was Led Zeppelin's only US Top 10 hit, charting at #4. Many of their songs, including "Stairway To Heaven," were not released as singles, as it was considered bad form in the UK to make fans pay for singles that were also on albums.
Billy Joel's song "Allentown" was written as "Levittown," which is the town in Long Island where he grew up. He got the idea to change it after taking a trip to Pennsylvania.
Mike Rutherford talks about the "Silent Running" storyline and "Land Of Confusion" in the age of Trump.
On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.
The writer of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie" explains how he cooks up his Louisiana swamp rock.
