"It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" was inspired by a dream where Michael Stipe conjured up images of people with the initials L.B.: Lester Bangs, Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Leonard Bernstein.
Paul McCartney's favorite song that he wrote for someone else is Cilla Black's 1968 UK Top 10 hit, "Step Inside Love."
The Phoenix song "1901" is about Paris. Their lead singer Thomas Mars said: "Paris in 1901 was better than it is now. So the song is a fantasy about Paris."
Mary J. Blige had regrets over singing about getting drunk in "Family Affair."
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
"Cum On Feel The Noise" was originally recorded by the British glam band Slade in 1973. Quiet Riot had their first hit with the song when they recorded it in 1983.
Before he was the champ, Ali released an album called I Am The Greatest!, but his musical influence is best heard in the songs he inspired.
We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
If counterpoint and polyrhythms are your thing, you might love these guys. Even by Progressive Rock standards, they were one of the most intricate bands of the '70s. Then their lead singer gave us Bon Jovi.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
