"The Way" by Fastball was inspired by the story of an elderly couple from Texas who drove to a nearby family reunion and kept going. Fastball's bass player imagined them taking off and having fun like they were young. The story didn't end well: the couple was later found dead after they crashed in a canyon.
A live stripped down version of "Flying Without Wings" was the first ever #1 on the Official UK Download Chart. It was recorded in May 1994 at The Globe, Stockholm.
Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" is based on the book of the same name by William Burroughs.
The riff for The Sex Pistols' "Pretty Vacant" was pinched from a very unpunk song, the ABBA ballad "S.O.S."
When Metallica performed in China in 2013, they were not allowed to play "Master of Puppets."
When The Kinks released "Lola," most people didn't realize it was about a transvestite.
Before "Rap" was a form of music, it was something guys did to pick up girls in nightclubs. Donnie talks about "The Rapper" and reveals the identity of Leah.
Greg talks about writing songs of "universal truth" for King Crimson and ELP, and tells us about his most memorable stage moment (it involves fireworks).
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
