When the Christian band DC Talk covered Nirvana's "All Apologies" at concerts, they would change the line "Everyone is gay" to "Jesus is the Way."
"Spoonman" by Soundgarden is about a real street performer in Seattle: Artis the Spoonman.
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" was written for Doris Day to sing in the Alfred Hitchcock movie The Man Who Knew Too Much.
In "I Walk The Line," Johnny Cash hums before each verse. He did this to get his pitch, as the song changes key several times.
Cheap Trick's original version of "I Want You To Want Me" was countrified and kind of hokey. When they sped it up for their Live At Budokan album, it became a huge hit.
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.
The revered singer-songwriter talks inspiration and explains why she put a mahout in "Drop the Pilot."
Oliver Leiber talks about writing and producing hits for Paula Abdul, and explains his complicated relationship with his father, the songwriter Jerry Leiber.
Shears does very little promotion, which has kept him secluded from the spotlight. What changed when Cyndi Lauper had a hit with his song? Not much, really.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.