An Allen Ginsberg line from his poem Howl inspired "Machinehead" by Bush: "Machine says I saw the best minds of my generation."
The thunderclap sound heard in the Bee Gees song "Tragedy" was made by Barry Gibb with his mouth - he could have been a really good beatboxer!
Sting wrote "Fields of Gold" after buying a house near a barley field and enjoying the majestic sunsets.
Billy Idol's "Eyes Without A Face" has a gruesome inspiration. It's based on a 1959 French movie about a surgeon who abducts young women and removes their facial features.
Cake lead singer John McCrea says their song "The Distance" is about the "failure of success." No matter how much we strive for victory, we'll always want more, particularly in the corporate world.
Famous songs that lent their titles - and in some cases storylines - to movies.
Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.
Outrageously gifted and just plain outrageous, Millie is an R&B and Rap innovator.
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.
The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.
With the rise of Kindie rock, more musicians are embracing their inner child with tunes for tots - here, we look at pop stars who recorded kids' albums.
