Janet Jackson wrote the lyric to "Nasty" in response to random guys calling her "baby."
The line "satellite of love" in the Def Leppard song "Rocket" came from the title of a 1972 Lou Reed song.
"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
The song "Without You," a hit for Nilsson in 1972 and Mariah Carey in 1994, was written and originally recorded by Badfinger in 1970.
The Ben Folds Five song "Brick" is about a difficult time when Folds' girlfriend got an abortion.
Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" was the first US chart-topper to include the word "funk" in the title.
Doors expert Jim Cherry, author of The Doors Examined, talks about some of their defining songs and exposes some Jim Morrison myths.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
Based on criteria like girlfriend tension, stage mishaps and drummer turnover, these are the 10 bands most like Spinal Tap.
Bridesmaids, Reservoir Dogs, Willy Wonka - just a few of the flicks where characters discuss specific songs, sometimes as a prelude to murder.
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.
The Garbage drummer/songwriter produced the Nirvana album Nevermind, and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Siamese Dream.
