"Here I Go Again" was a #1 hit for Whitesnake in 1987, but it was first released in 1982 with the lyric, "Like a hobo I was born to walk alone."
One of Tom Petty's most personal songs is "Room At The Top," which he stopped performing because it brought back painful memories.
In "I Walk The Line," Johnny Cash hums before each verse. He did this to get his pitch, as the song changes key several times.
Shaggy wrote his swaggering hit "Boombastic" after learning what "shag" means in the UK.
"She Loves You" by The Beatles was the song that convinced Ozzy Osbourne to make music his life. The Beatles were a big influence on him because they were also poor kids from a small town in England.
Marilyn Monroe is the subject of Elton John's "Candle In The Wind," but the song is really a look at how we react to celebrities who die young.
Toto's keyboard player explains the true meaning of "Africa" and talks about working on the Thriller album.
Who writes a song about a name they found in a phone book? That's just one of the everyday things these guys find to sing about. Anything in their field of vision or general scope of knowledge is fair game. If you cross paths with them, so are you.
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
The head of Drake's estate shares his insights on the late folk singer's life and music.
Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?