Bob Dylan was little known when he released "Blowin' In The Wind" so the cover versions - especially by Peter, Paul and Mary and Stan Getz - were much more popular at the time.
The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" was originally called "Brown Skinned Girl," and was about an interracial relationship.
"Rio" by Duran Duran is a metaphor for America, where the band was trying to break through.
In 2010, the biggest-selling song in the UK was "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem.
Eddie Vedder often changes the words when he sings "Yellow Ledbetter." The basic story is about a guy whose brother dies in the first Gulf War. Apparently, bad news in the army is delivered in yellow envelopes.
Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
The evolution of the symbol that was Prince's name from 1993-2000.
Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
The revered singer-songwriter talks inspiration and explains why she put a mahout in "Drop the Pilot."
P.F. was a teenager writing hits and playing on tracks for Jan & Dean when he wrote a #1 hit that got him blackballed.