Seemed like a good idea at the time: put basketball star Dennis Rodman on a song by Crystal Waters. An NBA superstar (and future Hall of Famer), Rodman was a crossover celebrity, constantly in the news for his unpredictable and often self-destructive antics. Waters, who had an office job before working her way up in the music industry, was not happy about the pairing, but her label did the deal anyway, hoping the song would get a big boost from its use in Rodman's movie Double Team, in which he starred alongside 
"Teardrop" by Massive Attack has vocals by Elizabeth Fraser of The Cocteau Twins, who wrote the lyric after learning that Jeff Buckley had died.
"Mickey" by Toni Basil was originally a song called "Kitty" by a male group. She picked the new name after Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
In The Band song "The Weight," Nazareth ("Went down to Nazareth") refers to a town in Pennsylvania where the Martin Guitar company was located.
The James Blunt song "You're Beautiful" is not romantic: it's a about a creepy subway encounter with an ex.
The Phoenix song "1901" is about Paris. Their lead singer Thomas Mars said: "Paris in 1901 was better than it is now. So the song is a fantasy about Paris."
The song title "Cake By The Ocean" originated from DNCE's Swedish producers using the wrong name for the drink "Sex on the Beach."
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
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Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.
Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?
Can you name Def Leppard's only #1 hit in America? Get rocked with this adrenalized quiz.