Judas Priest's "Evening Star" is a Christmas carol that describes the journey of the Magi from a first person perspective.
Lorde was 16 years and 11 months old when "Royals" topped the Hot 100. In doing so she became the youngest ever solo artist to write and perform a #1 hit.
The songwriting team Leiber and Stoller wrote "Hound Dog" for a blues singer named Big Mama Thronton, who first recorded the song in 1953. Elvis covered it in 1956, and it became his biggest hit.
Harry Chapin's wife Sandy wrote the lyrics to "Cat's In The Cradle," which were actually about her first husband.
Over 60 famous guys, including Joe Jonas, Ezra Koenig and Wiz Khalifa, show up in the 2017 video for "Boys" by Charli XCX. She directed it herself, instructing the boys to "do all the sexy things that girls usually do in videos."
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."
Rob Halford dives into some of his Judas Priest lyrics, talking about his most personal songs and the message behind "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
Foreigner's songwriter/guitarist tells the stories behind the songs "Juke Box Hero," "I Want To Know What Love Is," and many more.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
