
An Allen Ginsberg line from his poem Howl inspired "Machinehead" by Bush: "Machine says I saw the best minds of my generation."

When Adele needed to cry during the filming of the video for "Hello" she played Labrinth's 2014 single "Jealous." "You could play it at my kid's birthday and I'd burst into tears," she said.

When "Theme From Shaft" won an Oscar in 1972, Isaac Hayes became the first African American to win in the Best Song category.

The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.

"Livin' La Vida Loca" is a Latin pop landmark, but "la vida loca" are the only Spanish words in the lyric - "mocha" is English.

The '60s hit "Then He Kissed Me" was covered by The Beach Boys as "Then I Kissed Her."
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.
Deep Purple's guitarist since 1994, Steve talks about writing songs with the band and how he puts his own spin on "Smoke On The Water."
Chris and his wife Tina were the rhythm section for Talking Heads when they formed The Tom Tom Club. "Genius of Love" was their blockbuster, but David Byrne only mentioned it once.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.