Otis Day And The Knights, the fictional band created to perform "Shout" in the movie Animal House, became a real band, performing the song at colleges and other venues.
The Strokes admitted to purloining Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' "American Girl" for their 2001 hit "Last Nite." "Yeah, we ripped it off," lead singer Julian Casablancas said.
Shaggy wrote his swaggering hit "Boombastic" after learning what "shag" means in the UK.
"Little Talks," released in 2011 during the folk-rock boom, was the big hit for the Icelandic group Of Monsters And Men. The song is delivered as a conversation between a longtime married couple, but the woman might be going crazy and talking to a ghost.
The Hollies hit "The Air That I Breathe" was written in part as a reaction to the smog in Los Angeles.
In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
Did Rivers Cuomo grow up on a commune? Why did they name their albums after colors? See how well you know your Weezer in this Fact or Fiction.
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
Deep Purple's guitarist since 1994, Steve talks about writing songs with the band and how he puts his own spin on "Smoke On The Water."
Michael tells the story of "Send Me On My Way," and explains why some of the words in the song don't have a literal meaning.
