The London Underground map has changed considerably since Mark Knopfler wrote this song; for example, the Central Line no longer runs to Ongar.
"Whole Lotta Love" was Led Zeppelin's only US Top 10 hit, charting at #4. Many of their songs, including "Stairway To Heaven," were not released as singles, as it was considered bad form in the UK to make fans pay for singles that were also on albums.
Katy Perry says her 2008 song "Ur So Gay" is about "guys who wear the guyliner, steal your jeans, and that whole almost hipster emo scene."
Meghan Trainor wrote "Lips Are Movin" in just eight minutes with her writing partner Kevin Kadish. Inspiration for the song was frustration with Trainor's record label.
Jack & Diane started off as an interracial couple; Mellencamp took race references out of the song at the request of his record company.
"Tush" doesn't have to refer to anatomy, according to ZZ Top. It's a word that also means "lavish."
The party tune "Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of)" was the theme song for the 2000 Democratic Convention (the party of Bill Clinton), until someone noticed the line, "A little bit of Monica in my life."
The longtime BS&T frontman tells the "Spinning Wheel" story, including the line he got from Joni Mitchell.
Devo founders Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale take us into their world of subversive performance art. They may be right about the De-Evoloution thing.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
Guitarist Tony Iommi on the "Iron Man" riff, the definitive Black Sabbath song, and how Ozzy and Dio compared as songwriters.
His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.