After Graham Nash left The Hollies to join up with David Crosby and Stephen Stills, many thought that The Hollies would soon fade into oblivion. Nash's departure due to artistic differences and other things wouldn't be considered acrimonious, yet soon after this, Allan Clarke, the group's vocalist and spokesperson, was quoted as saying, "All of Graham's songs are very slow and very boring. He wants to go all soppy, artistic, and beautiful." Clarke's very next release with the Hollies was "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother." Go figure.
Cyndi Lauper's hit "All Through The Night" was written and originally recorded by Jules Shear, who also wrote "If She Knew What She Wants" by the Bangles.
Despite his hit "Forever In Blue Jeans," Neil Diamond was rarely seen in denim. He said the jeans are a symbol for how "the simple things are really the important things."
"Killing An Arab" by The Cure was inspired by Albert Camus' book The Stranger.
"Cotton Eye Joe" is a folk song dating to the 1800s, but it became a hit when a Swedish act called Rednex did a psychokinetic version in 1994.
Cyndi Lauper came up with the title "Time After Time" when she saw it in TV Guide magazine. It's the name of a 1979 movie about a man who invents a time machine.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Two Tribes" features British actor Patrick Allen reading extracts from a government civil defense leaflet.
Graham Nash tells the stories behind some of his famous songs and photos, and is asked about "yacht rock" for the first time.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
When he was asked to write a song for the Singles soundtrack, Mark thought the Seattle grunge scene was already overblown, so that's what he wrote about.
"Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Draggin' The Line"... the hits kept coming for Tommy James, and in a plot line fit for a movie, his record company was controlled by the mafia.
Even before Soundgarden wrote a song about him, Artis was the most famous spoon player of all time. So why has he always been broke?
The frontman for one of Canada's most well-known punk rock bands talks about his Eddie Vedder encounter, Billy Talent's new album, and the importance of rock and roll.