
The "Highway To Hell" is the Canning Highway in Australia, which seems to go on forever, at least according to AC/DC.

"Up Around The Bend" by Creedence Clearwater Revival had a different meaning to British listeners. In England, to go "Around the bend" means to go crazy.

The Sam & Dave classic "Soul Man" was re-recorded by Sam Moore and Lou Reed for the 1986 movie Soul Man, about a white guy who pretends to be black so he can get a scholarship to Harvard.

Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is a country reworking of J-Kwon's hip-hop hit "Tipsy," with the setting changed from a club to a dive bar.

Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams wrote the Destiny's Child song "Girl" for Kelly Rowland as an encouragement for her to end her relationship with a verbally and physically abusive boyfriend.

Madonna didn't write "Papa Don't Preach," which deals with abortion. What drew her to the song was the singer standing up to male authority.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
The Scorpions and UFO guitarist is also a very prolific songwriter - he explains how he writes with his various groups, and why he was so keen to get out of Germany and into England.
His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.