Mariah Carey's song "The Roof" is about her first kiss with Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
"Dirty Water" became a Boston sports anthem in the '00s, but it was written by a guy from California after almost getting mugged on a visit to the city.
"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses has a literary influence: The lyric is based on a story called Without You by Del James.
After Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale coupled up in 1996, Rossdale's Bush bandmates referred to their hit song "Everything Zen" as "Everything Gwen."
Sarah McLachlan's "Possession" contains passages from letters a stalker sent her. He sued her for using them but died by suicide before the trial.
If you have a whole day to kill, you can check out the full version of Pharrell Williams' "Happy" music video, the world's first 24-hour music video.
The top Contemporary Christian artist of all time on song inspirations and what she learned from Johnny Carson.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.
The man who ran Nirvana's first label gets beyond the sensationalism (drugs, Courtney) to discuss their musical and cultural triumphs in the years before Nevermind.
When he was playing Ozzfest with Black Label Society, a kid told Zakk he was the best Ozzy guitarist - Zakk had to correct him.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
Collaborating with T Bone Burnett, Leslie Phillips changed her name and left her Christian label behind - Robert Plant, who recorded one of her songs on Raising Sand, is a fan.