Christina Aguilera did her "Beautiful" vocal in one take; the opening line, "Don't look at me," is something she said to her friend in the studio who was there to offer support.
"Zombie" by The Cranberries is about an IRA bombing in England that killed two children.
The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
Eddie Vedder often changes the words when he sings "Yellow Ledbetter." The basic story is about a guy whose brother dies in the first Gulf War. Apparently, bad news in the army is given in yellow envelopes.
When Marc Cohn played "True Companion" to his girlfriend, she thought he was proposing. He wasn't, but he did eventually marry her.
Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers played the slide guitar on "Sixth Avenue Heartache." There is a connection here - Wallflowers lead singer Jakob's dad, Bob Dylan, played with Tom Petty in The Traveling Wilburys.
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.
We ring the Hell's Bells to see what songs and rockers are sincere in their Satanism, and how much of it is an act.
On "Life Is A Highway," his burgeoning solo career, and the Rascal Flatts song he most connects with.
Do you know the girl singer on Eminem's "Stan"? If so, this quiz is for you.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
Graham Nash tells the stories behind some of his famous songs and photos, and is asked about "yacht rock" for the first time.