
Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, was the archetype for faraway mysticism when Bob Seger wrote a song about it in 1975.

"Sing" was inspired by a girl that Ed Sheeran met in Las Vegas in the summer of 2013, when "one thing led to another and now she's kissing my mouth."

The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" was named in March 2009 the official Rock Song of Oklahoma. Four years later, Oklahoma's governor Mary Fallin pulled the tune as the state's official rock song in a move her office said had more to do with priorities than musical taste.

Tim McGraw recorded "Live Like You Were Dying" just two weeks after his own father passed away.

The only cover of "American Pie" to chart is by Madonna, whose 2000 version was a minor hit in America but went to #1 in the UK.
"At This Moment" was first released by Billy Vera & the Beaters in 1981, and hit #79. After it was used in two episodes of Family Ties in 1985-1986, it went to #1.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
Glen Ballard talks about co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill album, and his work with Dave Matthews, Aerosmith and Annie Lennox.
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.
Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.