Country star Slim Whitman's version of the 1920s song "Rose Marie" spent 11 consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK in 1955, a record until 1991 when Bryan Adams’ "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" spent 16 weeks at the top.
Al Green's "Take Me to the River" describes a baptism. Two years later, he became a reverend.
In Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere," the title refers to the name of a horse. They took it from a song in the musical Guys And Dolls where a character sings, "I got the horse right here, the name is Paul Revere."
The Scooby Snacks in the Fun Lovin' Criminals song aren't dog treats, they're Valium pills.
When the Velvet Underground song "Heroin" got screechy, Maureen Tucker stopped drumming, figuring it would bust the take, but her bandmates kept going. You can hear it at the 5:20 mark.
"Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs sounds upbeat, but is about an impending nuclear bombardment.
The Stax legend on how he cooked up "Green Onions," the first time he and Otis Redding saw hippies, and if he'll ever play a digital organ.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Rob Halford dives into some of his Judas Priest lyrics, talking about his most personal songs and the message behind "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
Ozzy, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and even Michael Bolton show up in this Classic Metal quiz.