The Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" video was directed by Francis Lawrence, the same guy who did the Hunger Games movies.
Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" is based on the book of the same name by William Burroughs.
A one-ton bell was custom made for AC/DC's "Hell's Bells." The recording was slowed to half speed to make it sound like a more ominous two-ton bell.
The French part in Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" explains that the killer is going after a girl, like Norman Bates in the movie Psycho.
"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
Shaggy wrote his swaggering hit "Boombastic" after learning what "shag" means in the UK.
Fagen talks about how the Steely Dan songwriting strategy has changed over the years, and explains why you don't hear many covers of their songs.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars.
Kevin Godley talks about directing classic videos for The Police, U2 and Duran Duran, and discusses song and videos he made with 10cc and Godley & Creme.
Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Mila Kunis and John Malkovich are just a few of the film stars who have moonlighted in music videos.
When he joined Guns N' Roses in 1990, Matt helped them craft an orchestral sound; his mezzo fortes and pianissimos are all over "November Rain."