The original "Venus" was a #1 hit for the Dutch band Shocking Blue. Listen to the first line and you'll hear a muffed word: "goddess" was sung as "goddness."
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wrote "Private Dancer," which went to Tina Turner when he realized it wasn't a song for a man to sing.
The Australian band Jet took their name from the 1973 song of the same by Paul McCartney and Wings.
The Hollies' 1967 hit "Carrie Anne" featured the first use of a steel drum in a commercial pop record.
Bryan Adams' 1987 song "Heat Of The Night" has the distinction of being the first commercially released cassette single in the US.
Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
Rick has a surprising dark side, a strong feminine side and, in a certain TV show, a naked backside. But he still hasn't found Jessie's Girl.
The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
The (Meat)puppetmaster takes us through songs like "Lake Of Fire" and "Backwater," and talks about performing with Kurt Cobain on MTV Unplugged.
