"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
Don McLean's "American Pie" starts in mono and gradually goes to stereo. It isn't full stereo until the end of the song, which is over 8 minutes long.
Prince kept doves at his Paisley Park mansion. And yes, sometimes they did cry.
Cyndi Lauper came up with the title "Time After Time" when she saw it in TV Guide magazine. It's the name of a 1979 movie about a man who invents a time machine.
The line, "Gotta keep 'em separated" in "Come Out And Play" by The Offspring came to lead singer Dexter Holland when he was a medical student and needed to keep bacteria samples away from each other.
In the UK, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" returns to the chart every Halloween, a tradition started in 2007.
First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
Greg talks about writing songs of "universal truth" for King Crimson and ELP, and tells us about his most memorable stage moment (it involves fireworks).
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.
Based on criteria like girlfriend tension, stage mishaps and drummer turnover, these are the 10 bands most like Spinal Tap.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.