When The Kinks released "Lola," most people didn't realize it was about a transvestite.
Buddy Holly got the title for his hit song "That'll Be The Day" from a phrase John Wayne said in his movie "The Searchers.
One of the great "we're all going down" songs is "Ship Of Fools" by World Party, written when Margaret Thatcher was in power in England.
There was a rumor in the Soviet Union that The Beatles had secretly visited the U.S.S.R. and given a private concert for the children of top Communist party members. They believed the song "Back In The U.S.S.R." was written because of the concert. Actually, some fans still believe so.
The video for Brad Paisley's "Online" is a mini-Seinfeld reunion, featuring Jason Alexander, Estelle Harris, and Patrick Warburton.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
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?