
Grazing In The Grass by The Friends Of Distinction was the first big hit to use the phrase "dig it" in the lyric.

The You Me at Six song "The Dilemma" got its title from the Vince Vaughn movie of the same name.

References to David Bowie, Tom Waits and Allan Ginsburg are peppered into the Bush song "Everything Zen."

Props to Aretha Franklin: her song "Respect" introduced the term "propers" as a sign of proper respect.

The line, "I feel the snakebite enter my veins," led many to believe the Godsmack song "Voodoo" is about drugs, but it's really about Wiccan ritual, inspired in part by the Wes Craven movie The Serpent and the Rainbow.

The Frankie Goes To Hollywood hit "Relax" is, as the band says, about "shagging." It was banned by the BBC, which sent it to #1 in the UK as listeners flocked to record stores to buy it.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
The original voice of Snap! this story is filled with angry drag queens, video impersonators and Chaka Khan.
The lead singer/lyricist for Anberlin breaks down "Impossible" and covers some tracks from their 2012 album Vital.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
Faith No More's bassist, Billy Gould, chats to us about his two new experimental projects, The Talking Book and House of Hayduk, and also shares some stories from the FNM days.
"How much does it cost? I'll buy it?" Another songwriter told Jonathan to change these lyrics. Good thing he ignored this advice.