"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is based on billboards John Lennon and Yoko Ono posted two years earlier declaring "War Is Over! If You Want It."
Sia planned to quit her solo career after her 2014 album 1000 Forms of Fear, but the "Chandelier" video proved so popular it drew her back in.
Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" is about the commercialization of Hawaii. On her first trip to the islands, she looked out of her hotel window and saw a parking lot as far as the eye could see.
Young MC shows up in the George Clooney movie Up In The Air performing his hit "Bust A Move."
Elvis Presley recorded "Always On My Mind" in 1972, but Willie Nelson's version 10 years later was the hit and won the Song of the Year Grammy.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.
The lead singer/lyricist for Anberlin breaks down "Impossible" and covers some tracks from their 2012 album Vital.
How well do you know your David Bowie lyrics? Take this quiz to find out.
Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars.
