The bedrock of David Guetta's Nicki Minaj-featuring single "Hey Mama" is a sample of "Rosie," a 1940s prison recording from folk archivist Alan Lomax that songwriter Esther Dean first showed the French DJ on YouTube.
The setting for the Queensrÿche song "Jet City Woman" is Seattle, the "jet city."
The Spacehog song "In The Meantime" samples an obscure recording of telephone noise, which is used at the beginning of the song.
Jack White titled "Seven Nation Army" after how he would mispronounce "Salvation Army" when he was little.
Al Green's commitment classic "Let's Stay Together" launched Tina Turner's comeback when she covered the song in 1983.
When Judd Apatow needed under-appreciated rockers for his Knocked Up sequel, he immediately thought of Parker, who just happened to be getting his band The Rumour back together.
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
Joe talks about the challenges of of making a Duke Ellington tribute album, and tells the stories behind some of his hits.
Do their first three albums have French titles? Is "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" really meaningless? See if you can tell in this Fact or Fiction.
