On Missy Elliott's "Work It," the backward vocal is the previous line, "Put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it," in reverse. She stumbled on it when the engineer played it backward by mistake.
"Panama" by Van Halen is not about the country or the canal, but about a stripper David Lee Roth met in Arizona.
Adele got the title "Rolling In The Deep" from the British saying "Roll Deep," which means to look after someone. She was "rolling deep" with her boyfriend until he betrayed her.
Bryan Adams' 1987 song "Heat Of The Night" has the distinction of being the first commercially released cassette single in the US.
The "Don't Stop Believin'" lyric was inspired by Sunset Boulevard, making it perfect for the Rock of Ages musical.
Mary J. Blige introduced three new words with her hit "Family Affair": hateration, holleration and dancerie.
The Yardbirds drummer explains how they created their sound and talks about working with their famous guitarists.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
A renowned guitarist and rock revivalist, Dave took "I Hear You Knocking" to the top of the UK charts and was the first to record Elvis Costello's "Girls Talk."
How well do you know your David Bowie lyrics? Take this quiz to find out.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
Do you know the girl singer on Eminem's "Stan"? If so, this quiz is for you.