The B-52's chose the location of their song "Private Idaho" because the state has a reputation for being wacky and mysterious. The title is a play on the phrase "private eye."
Aretha Franklin didn't drive, but one of her biggest hits was a car song: "Freeway Of Love."
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
Mary J. Blige introduced three new words with her hit "Family Affair": hateration, holleration and dancerie.
"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
The phrase "Hasta la vista, baby" was popularized in the 1987 Jody Watley song "Looking For A New Love," four years before Arnold Schwarzenegger said it in the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Toto's keyboard player explains the true meaning of "Africa" and talks about working on the Thriller album.
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan explains the "few red lights" in "Smoke On The Water" and talks about songs from their 2020 album Whoosh!
Beef with Bon Jovi? An unfortunate Spandex period? See if you can spot the true stories in this Metallica version of Fact or Fiction.
The writer of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie" explains how he cooks up his Louisiana swamp rock.
Guitarist Tony Iommi on the "Iron Man" riff, the definitive Black Sabbath song, and how Ozzy and Dio compared as songwriters.
