"Midnight Train To Georgia" was originally "Midnight Plane To Houston," but was changed to sound more R&B.
In Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" what he won't do is a list of six items in the lyrics, including "Forget the way you feel right now" and "Be screwing around."
Pete Townshend wrote The Who's "Pinball Wizard" to coax a good review for the Tommy album out of a rock critic who loved pinball. It worked.
The song "Sadeness" by Enigma (the one with the chanting monks), got its name from the French novelist Marquis de Sade, who believed sex had to be painful in order to be pleasurable - thus the word "sadism."
Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, wrote "Ring Of Fire" about their relationship.
Billy Idol's "Eyes Without A Face" has a gruesome inspiration. It's based on a 1959 French movie about a surgeon who abducts young women and removes their facial features.
If the name Citizen Dick means anything to you, there's a chance you'll get some of these right.
Revisit the awesome glory of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees: cheesily-acted videos, catchy guitar licks, long hair, and lyrics that are just plain relatable.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.
Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger tells the "Sister Christian" story and explains why he started sweating when he saw it in Boogie Nights.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?