16-tear-old Lorde wrote the lyrics to "Royals" at home in just half an hour. She was inspired by the "ridiculous, unrelatable, unattainable opulence" that runs through such albums as Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne and Lana Del Rey's Born To Die.
"Rosanna" by Toto got its name from the actress Rosanna Arquette, who was dating Toto keyboard player Steve Porcaro.
"Achy Breaky Heart" was originally recorded in 1991 by The Marcy Brothers as "Don't Tell My Heart." That original version had the lyrics: "Don't tell my heart, my achy, breakin' heart..."
The title "25 Or 6 To 4" by Chicago refers to the time it was written: either 25 minutes to 4 (3:35) or 26 (3:34).
"Grenade" was a term used on the show Jersey Shore to mean an ugly girl. Bruno Mars says his hit song with that title was written before the show started.
Young MC shows up in the George Clooney movie Up In The Air performing his hit "Bust A Move."
The top chant artist in the Western world, Krishna Das talks about how these Hindu mantras compare to Christian worship songs.
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.
When a waitress wouldn't take him home, Jack wrote what would become one of the Eagles most enduring hits.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
In the name of song explanation, Al talks about scoring heroin for William Burroughs, and that's not even the most shocking story in this one.
