The Blues Traveler song "Hook" is a Peter Pan reference, but also about the catchy hook of the song, which is what "brings you back."
"MMMbop" by Hanson was so ubiquitous in 1997 that when the band appeared on SNL, they took part in a skit where Helen Hunt and Will Ferrell seek retribution by trapping them in an elevator and playing the song until they crack. "Now, you will suffer like we did," Hunt tells them.
Robert Plant's "Heaven Knows" is a satirical look at the '80s, when style seemed to trump substance.
At the end of "Radar Love," the driver dies in a crash but maintains a psychic bond with the woman he was racing to see. The song's lyricist was inspired by stories of extrasensory perception (ESP).
Weird Al Yankovic proposed a parody of "Black Or White" called "Snack All Night," but Michael Jackson asked him not to.
Brian Wilson played Barenaked Ladies "Brian Wilson" at some of his concerts. He was "honored" by the song.
Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.
A talented lyricist, Philip helped revive Neil Sedaka's career with the words to "Laughter In The Rain" and "Bad Blood."
When a waitress wouldn't take him home, Jack wrote what would become one of the Eagles most enduring hits.