There's a lot of Americana in "Uncle John's Band" by the Grateful Dead, including references to "Buckdancer's Choice" (an Appalachian folk song) and "Fire And Ice," a Robert Frost poem.
The setting for the Queensrÿche song "Jet City Woman" is Seattle, the "jet city."
References to David Bowie, Tom Waits and Allan Ginsburg are peppered into the Bush song "Everything Zen."
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was supposed to be titled "In The Garden Of Eden," but someone in the studio wrote down the title phonetically, and it stuck.
Originally a chart-topper for Steve Lawrence in 1962, "Go Away Little Girl" became the first song of the rock era to hit #1 for two different artists when Donny Osmond's cover version also reached the summit in 1971.
Julian tells the stories behind his hits "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes," and fills us in on his many non-musical pursuits. Also: what MTV meant to his career.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.
What happens when Kurt Cobain, Iron Maiden and Johnny Lydon are told to lip-synch? Some hilarious "performances."
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
Is Owl City on a quest for another hit like "Fireflies?" Adam answers that question and explains the influences behind many others.
