MTV reversed the word "joint" in Tom Petty's "You Don't Known How It Feels" so it was unintelligible, but gave the video a VMA anyway.
The title of the Metallica song "Ride The Lightning" came from a line in the Stephen King book The Stand where a guy is about to be executed.
Sarah McLachlan's "Possession" contains passages from letters a stalker sent her. He sued her for using them but died by suicide before the trial.
"Never Tear Us Apart" was a live favorite for INXS, who would often extend the second pause for a while as the crowd went crazy.
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" was originally called "Brown Skinned Girl," and was about an interracial relationship.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
Howard explains his positive songwriting method and how uplifting songs can carry a deeper message.
