Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees on their 1967 tour, and it did not go well. The young, mostly female crowd shouted "Davy" when Hendrix sang the word "Lady" in "Foxy Lady" in honor of who they came to see: Monkees lead singer Davy Jones.
"Burning Down The House" by Talking Heads was inspired by chant band members heard at a P-Funk show where the crowd yelled, "burn down the house... burn down the house."
"Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz is a satire on the corporate music industry that cranks out "feel-good" music simply for profit.
David Bowie's "Heroes" is about his producer Tony Visconti and his girlfriend, but Bowie didn't admit this until the '00s, since Visconti was married at the time.
The TV show One Tree Hill got it's name from a song of the same name on U2's Joshua Tree album.
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey was the first ringtone certified Gold.
Some album art was at least "inspired" by others. A look at some very similar covers.
Established as a redoubtable singer-songwriter, the Men At Work frontman explains how religion, sobriety and Jack Nicholson play into his songwriting.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.