Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler got the idea for "Money For Nothing" after overhearing delivery men in a New York department store complain about their jobs while watching MTV.
In The Beatles' "When I'm 64," Paul McCartney asks a woman if she'll still be there for him when he's 64. In 2006, he got his answer when shortly before his 64th birthday, he and Heather Mills separated.
Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.
"This Must Be The Place" is a rare love song by the Talking Heads, with a very personal lyric from David Byrne likely inspired by the woman who became his first wife.
Hanson's megahit "MMMbop," released when they were teenagers, is surprisingly profound. Zac Hanson told Songfacts it "represents a frame of time or the futility of life."
Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy" is about Stevie Nicks' best friend, who died of leukemia.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan explains the "few red lights" in "Smoke On The Water" and talks about songs from their 2020 album Whoosh!
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
The powerhouse producer behind Janet Jackson's hits talks about his Boyz II Men ballads and regrouping The Time.
How the American gangsta rappers made history by getting banned in the UK.