The '40s hit "Rum and Coca-Cola" is really about American soldiers soliciting prostitutes in Trinidad.
Prince kept doves at his Paisley Park mansion. And yes, sometimes they did cry.
"The Reflex" became a #1 hit for Duran Duran when Nile Rodgers remixed it using a sampler. Simon Le Bon refuses to say what it's about, but says it's "kind of childish song."
Al Green's "Take Me to the River" describes a baptism. Two years later, he became a reverend.
There was only one Grammy ever given for Best Disco Recording. It went to "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.
"How much does it cost? I'll buy it?" Another songwriter told Jonathan to change these lyrics. Good thing he ignored this advice.
"Lullaby" singer Shawn Mullins on "Beautiful Wreck," beating the Devil, and his writing credit on the Zac Brown Band song "Toes."
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
From the lake in "Roundabout" to Sister Bluebird in "Starship Trooper," Jon Anderson talks about how nature and spirituality play into his lyrics for Yes.
Songs that seem to glorify violence against women are often misinterpreted - but not always.
