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 events described in Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic," like rain on your wedding day, are not examples of irony. Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.
"Stop Your Sobbing" was first recorded by The Kinks in 1964. It became the Pretenders first single 15 years later, leading to a relationship between Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde.
The Frankie Goes To Hollywood hit "Relax" is, as the band says, about "shagging." It was banned by the BBC, which sent it to #1 in the UK as listeners flocked to record stores to buy it.
Thanks to Eminem's song, the word "stan" was added to the Oxford American Dictionary in 2017. It means an obsessive fan.
The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.
You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?
Cain talks about the divine inspirations for "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully."
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
Richard explains how Joe Walsh kickstarted his career, and why he chose Hazard, Nebraska for a hit.