Lionel Richie hosted the American Music Awards the night he recorded "We Are The World."
Rod Stewart wrote "Maggie May" about the woman who deflowered him when he was 16.
John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath got its title from a line in "The Battle Hymn of the Republic": "He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored."
The French part in Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" explains that the killer is going after a girl, like Norman Bates in the movie Psycho.
Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" was inspired by how she'd learned to deal with all the false rumors that circulated about her. She realized she could either let it get to her or "just shake it off."
Judas Priest's "Evening Star" is a Christmas carol that describes the journey of the Magi from a first person perspective.
They sang about pink torpedoes and rocking you tonight tonight, but some real lyrics are just as ridiculous. See if you can tell which lyrics are real and which are Spinal Tap in this lyrics quiz.
The "A Thousand Miles" singer on what she thinks of her song being used in White Chicks and how she captured a song from a dream.
At 80 years old, Yoko has 10 #1 Dance hits. She discusses some of her songs and explains what inspired John Lennon's return to music in 1980.
Did Al play on a Beach Boys record? Did he have beef with George Lucas and Coolio? See if you can spot weird but true stories.
John tells the "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" story and explains why he disappeared for so long.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.