The Dixie Chicks got their name from the Little Feat song "Dixie Chicken." In 2020 they became "The Chicks" because Dixie refers to the American South in times of slavery.
The voice of Waldo in Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" video was the late Phil Hartman of Saturday Night Live Fame.
"Airplanes" by B.o.B was written by Lupe Fiasco, who recorded it but decided to pass.
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wrote "Private Dancer," which went to Tina Turner when he realized it wasn't a song for a man to sing.
The first line of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" is "It was the 3rd of September," which is the day lead singer Dennis Edwards' father died.
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.
Wilder's hit "Break My Stride" had an unlikely inspiration: a famous record mogul who rejected it.
On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."
The original voice of Snap! this story is filled with angry drag queens, video impersonators and Chaka Khan.
Revisit the awesome glory of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees: cheesily-acted videos, catchy guitar licks, long hair, and lyrics that are just plain relatable.
Prince is shrouded in mystery, making him an excellent candidate for Fact or Fiction. Is he really a Scientologist? Does he own an exotic animal?