"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" ("Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait...") is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
Joni Mitchell wrote "Woodstock" - the most popular song about the festival - but didn't attend the event because she was booked on The Dick Cavett Show.
Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" includes both gibberish ("Roma Roma-ma") and French ("Je veux ton amour et je veux ta revanche") in the lyrics. The French part translates to: "I want your love and I want your revenge."
The video for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" in 1995 was the most expensive ever made at the time, costing $7 million.
Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves had both gone through divorces when they wrote and recorded the wrenching duet "I Remember Everything." It was the first #1 Hot 100 hit for each of them.
When "Theme From Shaft" won an Oscar in 1972, Isaac Hayes became the first African American to win in the Best Song category.
Wolfgang Van Halen breaks down the songs on his debut album, Mammoth WVH, and names the definitive Van Halen songs from the Sammy and Dave eras.
Howard explains his positive songwriting method and how uplifting songs can carry a deeper message.
Did Eric Clapton really steal George's wife? What's the George Harrison-Monty Python connection? Set the record straight with our Fact or Fiction quiz.
The men of Sparks on their album Hippopotamus, and how Morrissey handled it when they suggested he lighten up.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?