John Mellencamp considers "Pink Houses" an "anti-American song," laying bare the struggles of the poor and working class.
The EMF song "Unbelievable" samples the raunchy comic Andrew Dice Clay saying, "What the f--k was that!"
Rob Reiner named his 1986 movie "Stand By Me" after the song, since he thought The Body, a Stephen King story on which it was based, sounded like a horror movie.
Sarah McLachlan wrote "Angel" about the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin, who overdosed on heroin and died in 1996.
"The Reason" by Hoobastank took off on TikTok in 2021 when it soundtracked confessional #NotAPerfectPerson videos about mistakes and regrets. The band made one of their own with the caption: "Realizing 20 years later that you named your band Hoobastank."
Rob Thomas put some Spanish flavor in his Carlos Santana collaboration "Smooth" with the line "my muñequita," a pet name for his wife Marisol that means "my little doll."
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
Did Al play on a Beach Boys record? Did he have beef with George Lucas and Coolio? See if you can spot weird but true stories.
The longtime BS&T frontman tells the "Spinning Wheel" story, including the line he got from Joni Mitchell.
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.
Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.