Ed Sheeran's "Bloodstream" was written after an experience taking MDMA during a wedding celebration in Ibiza; it's basically about all the feelings that he got from that time.
The first country song to win a Grammy for Record of the Year was "Not Ready To Make Nice" by The Dixie Chicks in 2007.
The Frankie Goes To Hollywood hit "Relax" is, as the band says, about "shagging." It was banned by the BBC, which sent it to #1 in the UK as listeners flocked to record stores to buy it.
Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" is about prostitutes, but it was still used in the movie Rugrats In Paris.
The title of Ed Sheeran's hit "The A Team" refers to Class A drugs like heroin and cocaine. It's a play on words, as the subject of the song is a drug addict, not a member of an elite group.
Keith Richards did some studio alchemy on "Street Fighting Man," which is all acoustic except the bass.
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
"Dead Skunk" became a stinker for Loudon when he felt pressure to make another hit - his latest songs deal with mortality, his son Rufus, and picking up poop.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
