Don McLean's "American Pie" starts in mono and gradually goes to stereo. It isn't full stereo until the end of the song, which is over 8 minutes long.
A Tribe Called Quest sampled the mellow groove of Lou Reed's 1972 classic "Walk On The Wild Side" on "Can I Kick It?" It fit their vibe, with Q-Tip and Phife Dawg trading lines about hanging out and having fun, the definition of "kickin' it."
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" by Bonnie Tyler is a tribute to the vampire movie Nosferatu, depicting an immortal "love in the dark."
"Rio" by Duran Duran is a metaphor for America, where the band was trying to break through.
"Jump Around" by House Of Pain turns into a diss track at the end when they dedicate it to Joe "The Biter" Nicolo, whom they claim stole the concept and used it on the Kris Kross song "Jump."
Harry is Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap, Mark Shubb in The Folksmen, and Mr. Burns on The Simpsons.
Not everyone can be a superhero, but that hasn't stopped generations of musicians from trying to be Superman.
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
