In "Kiss From A Rose," seal sings "kiss from a rose on a gray," not "grave," but he won't explain the lyric, feeling listeners should adapt the song to their own experience.
Jay-Z's 2012 "Glory" features his daughter Blue Ivy Carter's cries and coos. At less than two days old, she became the youngest ever credited artist to feature on a Billboard chart when the song debuted on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at #74.
There really is a China Grove (in Texas), but Tom Johnston didn't know about it when he wrote the Doobie Brothers song.
Eddie Van Halen played the guitar solo on "Beat It" as a favor to Quincy Jones, who produced the album.
Alicia Keys got a huge break when Oprah had her perform her debut single "Fallin'" on her show.
Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys co-wrote the Mary J. Blige hit "Real Love."
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan explains the "few red lights" in "Smoke On The Water" and talks about songs from their 2020 album Whoosh!
Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
The man who ran Nirvana's first label gets beyond the sensationalism (drugs, Courtney) to discuss their musical and cultural triumphs in the years before Nevermind.
The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.
