Neil Young later apologized for "Southern Man," calling it "accusatory and condescending" in its portrayal of the American South.
The moans of pleasure in the Guns N' Roses song "Rocket Queen" are authentic.
"A Hard Day's Night" was the title song to The Beatles' first movie, which was surprisingly good: it was nominated for two Oscars.
The title of the Metallica song "Ride The Lightning" came from a line in the Stephen King book The Stand where a guy is about to be executed.
"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" was the most successful digital track of 2007 in the US with 2,909,000 downloads. On January 6, 2008 it became the first song ever to sell 3 million digital copies in the States.
It took John Fogerty just 20 minutes to write "Fortunate Son" for Creedence Clearwater Revival's Willy And The Poorboys album..
An original member of Depeche Mode, Vince went on to form Erasure and Yaz.
David Gray explains the significance of the word "Babylon," and talks about how songs are a form of active imagination, with lyrics that reveal what's inside us.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
Collaborating with T Bone Burnett, Leslie Phillips changed her name and left her Christian label behind - Robert Plant, who recorded one of her songs on Raising Sand, is a fan.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
Just how much did these monsters of rock dabble in the occult?
