
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" by Bonnie Tyler is a tribute to the vampire movie Nosferatu, depicting an immortal "love in the dark."

David Bowie's "Let's Dance" is about more than just dancing. It's about dishonesty, particularly when we mask our true feelings.

"Spoonman" by Soundgarden is about a real street performer in Seattle: Artis the Spoonman.

The Spacehog song "In The Meantime" samples an obscure recording of telephone noise, which is used at the beginning of the song.

Sarah McLachlan's "Possession" contains passages from letters a stalker sent her. He sued her for using them but died by suicide before the trial.

The 311 song "Amber" is likely about Nicole Scherzinger, who was dating the band's lead singer Nick Hexum.
The singer/bassist for Concrete Blonde talks about how her songs come from clairvoyance, and takes us through the making of their hit "Joey."
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
The Bush frontman on where he finds inspiration for lyrics, if his "machine head" is a guitar tuner, and the stories behind songs from the album The Kingdom.
How a goofy detective movie, a disenchanted director and an unlikely songwriter led to one of the biggest hits in pop history.