
"Killing An Arab" by The Cure was inspired by Albert Camus' book The Stranger.

Irving Berlin said "God Bless America" was "not a patriotic song, but rather an expression of gratitude."

"I Swear" was a #1 country hit for John Michael Montgomery before All-4-One made it a #1 pop hit.

The Ricky Martin song "She Bangs" found new life when William Hung performed it so horribly on a 2004 episode of American Idol that it went viral.

Kesha (known at the time as Ke$ha) was still pretty wild when she released her song "Crazy Kids" in 2012. It's about one of her birthday parties that got a little out of hand.
A song he wrote and recorded from "sheer spiritual inspiration," Allen's didn't think "Southern Nights" had hit potential until Glen Campbell took it to #1 two years later.
Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Mila Kunis and John Malkovich are just a few of the film stars who have moonlighted in music videos.
In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
When televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart took on rockers like Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica, the rockers retaliated. Bono could even be seen mocking the preachers.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.