When Petula Clark reached #1 in the US with "Downtown" in 1965, she became the first female singer from England to hit #1 in the US during the Rock Era (after 1955).
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was supposed to be titled "In The Garden Of Eden," but someone in the studio wrote down the title phonetically, and it stuck.
John Fogerty was not born on the bayou - he's from Berkeley, California. He got the idea for the song when CCR was on tour in Louisiana.
Vincent Price did the spooky narration on "Thriller." He was paid a flat fee of $20,000, turning down a percentage of the royalties that would have paid him far more.
The title of Florence + the Machine's "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" was inspired by the Los Angeles skyline.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
Steve Cropper on the making of "In the Midnight Hour," the chicken-wire scene in The Blues Brothers, and his 2021 album, Fire It Up.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.
When he was playing Ozzfest with Black Label Society, a kid told Zakk he was the best Ozzy guitarist - Zakk had to correct him.
For songwriters, Johnny represents the American man. He has been angry, cool, magic, a rebel and, of course, marching home.