"Rio" by Duran Duran is a metaphor for America, where the band was trying to break through.
"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies was a #1 hit in America - for exactly one week in 1998.
"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.
The chant in the Bruno Mars/Rosé hit "APT" is "apateu," the Korean word for apartment. It's named after a Korean drinking game called "Apartment" that Rosé told Bruno about.
The French part in Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" explains that the killer is going after a girl, like Norman Bates in the movie Psycho.
Joni Mitchell wrote "Woodstock" - the most popular song about the festival - but didn't attend the event because she was booked on The Dick Cavett Show.
The Jayhawks' song "Big Star" has special meaning to Gary, who explains how longevity and inspiration have trumped adulation.
Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.
It took him seven years to recover from his American hit "Fool (If You Think It's Over)," but Chris Rea became one of the top singer-songwriters in his native UK.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
A renowned guitarist and rock revivalist, Dave took "I Hear You Knocking" to the top of the UK charts and was the first to record Elvis Costello's "Girls Talk."
When a waitress wouldn't take him home, Jack wrote what would become one of the Eagles most enduring hits.