Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
One of the great "we're all going down" songs is "Ship Of Fools" by World Party, written when Margaret Thatcher was in power in England.
"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
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.
With $50 and a glue stick, Bruce Pavitt created Sub Pop, a fanzine-turned-label that gave the world Nirvana and grunge. He explains how motivated individuals can shift culture.
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.
John tells the "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" story and explains why he disappeared for so long.
Their frontman (Chris Cornell) started out as their drummer, so Soundgarden takes a linear approach when it comes to songwriting. Kim explains how they do it.
John Lennon, Paul Simon and Lynyrd Skynyrd are some of the artists who have written revenge songs. Do you know who they wrote them about?