The original "Enter Sandman" lyric was about crib death, with the "sandman" killing a baby.
Ed Sheeran's "Bloodstream" was written after an experience taking MDMA during a wedding celebration in Ibiza; it's basically about all the feelings that he got from that time.
The song "Knock On Wood" was confusing to UK listeners because the saying there is "Touch Wood."
Bob Seger's song "Beautiful Loser" was inspired by book Leonard Cohen published in 1966 called Beautiful Losers.
The first use of the term "bro-country" in print was used to describe "Cruise," the breezy hit from Florida Georgia Line that checks the boxes of girls, trucks and back roads.
Harry Chapin's wife Sandy wrote the lyrics to "Cat's In The Cradle," which were actually about her first husband.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.
Established as a redoubtable singer-songwriter, the Men At Work frontman explains how religion, sobriety and Jack Nicholson play into his songwriting.
Toto's keyboard player explains the true meaning of "Africa" and talks about working on the Thriller album.
With the rise of Kindie rock, more musicians are embracing their inner child with tunes for tots - here, we look at pop stars who recorded kids' albums.
Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.