Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy" is about Stevie Nicks' best friend, who died of leukemia.
"(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," released a month after Otis Redding died, was the first song to hit #1 in America after the artist died.
Adele isn't a ghost when she sings, "Hello from the other side" - it means the "other side of becoming an adult."
David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" was likely based on various musicians in his ambit, including Iggy Pop (zIGGY), and Jimi Hendrix, who played guitar left-handed ("He played it left hand").
Graham Nash wrote the domestic tranquility classic "Our House" about the house he shared with Joni Mitchell. It was a very very very fine house.
"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
Songs about drugs, revolution and greed that have been used in commercials for sneakers, jeans, fast food, cruises and cars.
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.
The top Contemporary Christian artist of all time on song inspirations and what she learned from Johnny Carson.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
Harry is Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap, Mark Shubb in The Folksmen, and Mr. Burns on The Simpsons.
With the rise of Kindie rock, more musicians are embracing their inner child with tunes for tots - here, we look at pop stars who recorded kids' albums.
