Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand The Rain" originated from a comment made by the singer to her husband, Don Bryant, when they were preparing to head out to a blues show and it began tipping down with rain.
"Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince is built on a sample of a Kool & The Gang instrumental from 1974 called "Summer Madness," which gets a shout in the line, "This is the Fresh Prince's new definition of summer madness."
Tim McGraw recorded "Live Like You Were Dying" just two weeks after his own father passed away.
"Take Me Home Country Roads" is set in West Virginia, but John Denver had never been there when he recorded the song. The country roads represent a sense of belonging.
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was written by the keyboard player from Toto, who was working on the Thriller album.
The video for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" in 1995 was the most expensive ever made at the time, costing $7 million.
Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.
A top country songwriter, Barry talks about writing hits for Little Big Town, Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean.
Rufus Wainwright on "Hallelujah," his album Unfollow The Rules, and getting into his "lyric trance" on 12-hour walks.
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
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.
Starting in Virginia City, Nevada and rippling out to the Haight-Ashbury, LSD reshaped popular music.