R.E.M. got the title "Shiny Happy People" from a Chinese propaganda poster.
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.
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
k.d. lang is a credited writer on the Rolling Stones song "Anybody Seen My Baby?" because it sounds so much like her hit "Constant Craving."
Don Johnson, who starred as Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice, was also a singer. He had a #5 hit in 1986 with "Heartbeat."
"Toxic" was the most-searched song on Google in 2004 and helped Spears become the most-searched artist that year, a title she held from 1999-2001.
Jon Fratelli talks about the band's third album, and the five-year break leading up to it.
Despite appearances on Carson, Leno and a Pennebaker film, Williams remains a hidden treasure.
The Yardbirds drummer explains how they created their sound and talks about working with their famous guitarists.
Devo founders Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale take us into their world of subversive performance art. They may be right about the De-Evoloution thing.
The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan explains the "few red lights" in "Smoke On The Water" and talks about songs from their 2020 album Whoosh!