New Order got the title for "Blue Monday" from an illustration that read "Goodbye Blue Monday" in the Kurt Vonnegut book Breakfast Of Champions. The image refers to the invention of the washing machine improving housewives' lives.
Sia Furler originally sent "Pretty Hurts" to Katy Perry, but she didn't see the email, so Beyonce ended up recording it instead.
Neil Young's song "Old Man" was inspired by the caretaker of the ranch he bought in 1970. Neil was the young man at the time, just 25.
The Fratellis song "Chelsea Dagger" was named for their lead singer's wife - it was her burlesque name.
In her 2020 memoir, Mariah Carey revealed that "Honey" is about her fling with New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter. She and her husband, Tommy Mottola, were in the midst of a breakup.
"Dirty Water" became a Boston sports anthem in the '00s, but it was written by a guy from California after almost getting mugged on a visit to the city.
The Third Day frontman talks about some of the classic songs he wrote with the band, and what changed for his solo country album.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Genesis' key-man re-examines his solo career and the early days of music video.
Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
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."