Wang Chung's '80s classic "Dance Hall Days" is about how things can start simple but end up complex. First you "take your baby by the hand," but by the end she has an amethyst in her mouth.
There really is a Girl From Ipanema. Her name is Helo Pinheiro, and she would walk "Like a samba" past the bar the songwriters frequented, providing the inspiration.
Neil Young rarely allows his songs to be sampled, but he let the Canadian group Redlight King use "Old Man" in their 2011 song, also called "Old Man."
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" was the first Hot 100 hit with the word "sex" in the title.
"Stay" by Lisa Loeb was the first #1 hit by an unsigned artist. Ethan Hawke got it in the movie Reality Bites.
Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.
The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.
Since emerging from MySpace with her hit "Bubbly," Colbie has become a top songwriter, even crafting a hit with Taylor Swift.
The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
The original voice of Snap! this story is filled with angry drag queens, video impersonators and Chaka Khan.
