Richard Harris, who played Professor Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies, had a hit in 1968 with "MacArthur Park."
"Tush" doesn't have to refer to anatomy, according to ZZ Top. It's a word that also means "lavish."
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is an English version of a Zulu hunting song from the 1930s.
"Jessie's Girl" tells the true story of a girl Rick Springfield was crushing on, but her boyfriend's name was really Gary and he was more of an acquaintance than a friend.
The EMF song "Unbelievable" samples the raunchy comic Andrew Dice Clay saying, "What the f--k was that!"
"Mother" by Danzig is about censorship, specifically the Parents Music Resource Center, which pushed record labels to put warning stickers on albums with explicit lyrics.
For songwriters, Johnny represents the American man. He has been angry, cool, magic, a rebel and, of course, marching home.
Rob Halford dives into some of his Judas Priest lyrics, talking about his most personal songs and the message behind "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
Songwriters have used cards and card games to make sense of heartache, togetherness, and even Gonorrhea.
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.
How a goofy detective movie, a disenchanted director and an unlikely songwriter led to one of the biggest hits in pop history.