The first line of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" is "It was the 3rd of September," which is the day lead singer Dennis Edwards' father died.
Kiss sing about "movin' fast on 95" in "Detroit Rock City," but I-95 doesn't go through Detroit (I-75 does) so they published the lyric as "Movin' fast, doin' 95."
Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Keith Moon and John Paul Jones recorded "Beck's Bolero" and almost formed a band. They couldn't find a lead singer, so Page and Jones formed Led Zeppelin.
Rachel Platten refused to talk politics when her "Fight Song" became the anthem for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, a decision she came to regret.
Janet Jackson wrote the lyric to "Nasty" in response to random guys calling her "baby."
Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" was inspired by the tribes that came together at New York dance clubs.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
Did this Eagle come up with the term "Parrothead"? And what is it like playing "Hotel California" for the gazillionth time?
Since emerging from MySpace with her hit "Bubbly," Colbie has become a top songwriter, even crafting a hit with Taylor Swift.
Joe talks about the challenges of of making a Duke Ellington tribute album, and tells the stories behind some of his hits.