We are detective! The original Thompson Twins are characters from the French Tin Tin comic strip and graphic novels by the Belgian artist Georges Rémi (1907–1983), who wrote under the pen name Hergé. They're in the back seat on the cover of the 1950 Tin Tin book Land of Black Gold.
Nelly's "Country Grammar" is a celebration of his hometown of St. Louis, which some folks from the coasts consider "country" because it's in the Midwest.
Rihanna's 2012 hit "Diamonds" was written by Sia Furler, who two years later had a huge hit on her own with "Chandelier." Sia also wrote the David Guetta hit "Titanium."
David Bowie was in a mystical state when he wrote "The Man Who Sold The World," which he said happened during his "15 minutes of Buddhism."
The first use of the term "bro-country" in print was used to describe "Cruise," the breezy hit from Florida Georgia Line that checks the boxes of girls, trucks and back roads.
The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
"Dirty Water" became a Boston sports anthem in the '00s, but it was written by a guy from California after almost getting mugged on a visit to the city.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
The Garbage drummer/songwriter produced the Nirvana album Nevermind, and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Siamese Dream.
Richie talks about producing the first two Kiss albums, recording "Brother Louie," and the newfound appreciation of his rock band, Dust.
Ian talks about his 3 or 4 blatant attempts to write a pop song, and also the ones he most connected with, including "Locomotive Breath."
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?