Adele got the title "Rolling In The Deep" from the British saying "Roll Deep," which means to look after someone. She was "rolling deep" with her boyfriend until he betrayed her.
Props to Aretha Franklin: her song "Respect" introduced the term "propers" as a sign of proper respect.
"Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" was written by Boy George about his relationship with Culture Club's drummer Jon Moss.
Kelly Clarkson's coronation song when she won American Idol in 2002 was "A Moment Like This," which was released as her first single and went to #1. Every finalist that season recorded the song in case they won.
Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, was the archetype for faraway mysticism when Bob Seger wrote a song about it in 1975.
"Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man deals with lead singer John Gourley becoming a "rebel just for kicks" after having a daughter and settling down. "It's hard to be a punk when you're thinking about your baby daughter at home," he says.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.
An interview with Ray and Derek Shulman of the progressive rock band Gentle Giant to discuss counterpoint, polyrhythms, and... Bon Jovi.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.