John Mellencamp considers "Pink Houses" an "anti-American song," laying bare the struggles of the poor and working class.
Tired of X-Factor winners getting the UK Christmas #1, British Facebook users staged a successful campaign to download "Killing In The Name" by Rage Against The Machine enough times to boost the song to the top in 2009, blocking the X-Factor single by Joe McElderry.
Dexys Midnight Runners' "Come on Eileen" is based on a real girl called Eileen that the band's Kevin Rowland had a relationship with in his early teenage years.
Harry Chapin's wife Sandy wrote the lyrics to "Cat's In The Cradle," which were actually about her first husband.
In the UK, the first #1 hit with a rap was "Candy Girl" by the American boy band New Edition in 1983.
"We're An American Band" by Grand Funk describes real events on their 1972 tour, including an encounter with a legendary groupie called "Sweet Connie."
Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?
Roger tells the stories behind some of his biggest hits, including "Give a Little Bit," "Take the Long Way Home" and "The Logical Song."
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
From the cowbell on "Mississippi Queen" to recording with The Who when they got the wrong Felix, stories from one of rock's master craftsmen.