ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson conceived "Dancing Queen" as a dance song with the working title "Boogaloo," drawing inspiration from the 1974 George McCrae disco hit "Rock Your Baby." Their manager Stig Anderson came up with the title "Dancing Queen."
Sweet's hit "Ballroom Blitz" was inspired by an incident in 1973 when the band were performing in Scotland and driven offstage by a barrage of bottles.
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wrote "Private Dancer," which went to Tina Turner when he realized it wasn't a song for a man to sing.
"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses has a literary influence: The lyric is based on a story called Without You by Del James.
AC/DC's "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)" is titled after a phrase Roman gladiators said heading into battle: "We who are about to die salute you."
The James Blunt song "You're Beautiful" is not romantic: it's a about a creepy subway encounter with an ex.
Christopher Cross with Deep Purple? Kenny Loggins in Caddyshack? A Fact or Fiction all about yacht rock and those who made it.
Despite her reticent personality, Adele's life and music are filled with intrigue. See if you can spot the true tales.
How well do you know this shock-rock harbinger who's been publicly executed hundreds of times?
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.
Kooper produced Lynyrd Skynyrd, played with Dylan and the Stones, and formed BS&T.
Pete produced Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked, Meat Puppets, and a very memorable track for Roy Orbison.
