The Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Fortunate Son" is about how the Vietnam war was being fought by soldiers without the privilege or connections to get out of it. "It's the old saying about rich men making war and poor men having to fight them," John Fogerty said.
"The Best" by Tina Turner was originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler; Turner's hit version added a bridge and a saxophone solo by Edgar Winter.
In The Band song "The Weight," Nazareth ("Went down to Nazareth...") refers to a town in Pennsylvania where the Martin Guitar company was located.
The opening line in "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths is "I am the son and the heir," not "I am the sun and the air."
The original "Enter Sandman" lyric was about crib death, with the "sandman" killing a baby. That storyline was too bleak even for Metallica, so they changed it.
The Jesus Jones song "Right Here, Right Now" was conceived as an optimistic version of Prince's "Sign O' The Times."
The former Metallica bassist talks about his first time writing a song with James Hetfield, and how a hand-me-down iPad has changed his songwriting.
A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.
How well do you know your David Bowie lyrics? Take this quiz to find out.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
