The Whitney Houston hit "I Have Nothing" was inspired by Elvis Presley, who dated the song's lyricist, Linda Thompson.
In 2004, the word "Bootylicious" made the Oxford English Dictionary, three years after the Destiny's Child song was released. Definition: "Blend of booty buttocks and delicious."
Al Green's "Take Me to the River" describes a baptism. Two years later, he became a reverend.
The Doobie Brothers' swampy #1 hit "Black Water" is about the Mississippi River, evoking the rafting adventures Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn.
The "Doctor of philosophy" in the Indigo Girls' song "Closer To Fine" is based on a teacher Emily Saliers had who had a poster of Rasputin on his door.
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Wilder's hit "Break My Stride" had an unlikely inspiration: a famous record mogul who rejected it.
Jon Fratelli talks about the band's third album, and the five-year break leading up to it.
Ozzy, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and even Michael Bolton show up in this Classic Metal quiz.
The former Metallica bassist talks about his first time writing a song with James Hetfield, and how a hand-me-down iPad has changed his songwriting.
David talks about videos he made for Prince, Alabama, Big & Rich, Sheryl Crow, DMB, Melissa Etheridge and Sisters of Mercy.