Elton John's "Rocket Man" is based on a Ray Bradbury story called The Rocket Man published in 1951.
When The Kinks released "Lola," most people didn't realize it was about a transvestite.
"Babylon," in David Gray's song, refers to London, which was once known as the "modern-day Babylon."
The closing lyrics in "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies are "Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie," which refers to a soccer tournament in Ontario.
Train's guitarist had to Google an instructional video to learn how to play the ukulele for "Hey Soul Sister."
Long before Eminem, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj created alternate personas, David Bowie, Bono, Joni Mitchell and even Hank Williams took on characters.
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
The singer-songwriter Melanie talks about her spiritual awakening at Woodstock, "Brand New Key," and why songwriting is an art, not a craft.
The country hitmaker talks about his debut album, A Rock, and how a nursery rhyme inspired his hit single "One Beer."
Mike is lead guitarist with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and co-writer of classic songs like "Boys Of Summer," "Refugee" and "The Heart Of The Matter."
