"Unchained Melody" first appeared in a 1955 movie called Unchained. The Righteous Brothers recorded it in 1965, and their version was resurrected in the 1990 movie Ghost.
The idea for "The Man Comes Around" came to Johnny Cash from a dream he had where he was in Buckingham Palace and the Queen said to him, "Johnny Cash, you're just like a thorn tree in a whirlwind."
The Spacehog song "In The Meantime" samples an obscure recording of telephone noise, which is used at the beginning of the song.
The '40s hit "Rum and Coca-Cola" is really about American soldiers soliciting prostitutes in Trinidad.
The Four Seasons' "Walk Like a Man" was the first Hot 100 #1 hit to feature a simile in its title.
Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy" is about Stevie Nicks' best friend, who died of leukemia.
Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
dUg dIgs into his King's X metal classics and his many side projects, including the one with Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam.
On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."