Train's guitarist had to Google an instructional video to learn how to play the ukulele for "Hey Soul Sister."
"Yellow" by Coldplay is a deep, meaningful song, but the title has a rather prosaic origin: it came from the phone directory, known as "the yellow pages."
"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
The video for Brad Paisley's "Online" is a mini-Seinfeld reunion, featuring Jason Alexander, Estelle Harris, and Patrick Warburton.
With his song "The G.O.A.T.," as in Greatest Of All Time, LL Cool J popularized that saying in hip-hop. He credits the boxer Muhammad Ali, who called himself "The Greatest," as inspiration.
Before "Rap" was a form of music, it was something guys did to pick up girls in nightclubs. Donnie talks about "The Rapper" and reveals the identity of Leah.
The singer/bassist for Concrete Blonde talks about how her songs come from clairvoyance, and takes us through the making of their hit "Joey."
The original voice of Snap! this story is filled with angry drag queens, video impersonators and Chaka Khan.
Cain talks about the divine inspirations for "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully."
From the lake in "Roundabout" to Sister Bluebird in "Starship Trooper," Jon Anderson talks about how nature and spirituality play into his lyrics for Yes.
Kooper produced Lynyrd Skynyrd, played with Dylan and the Stones, and formed BS&T.
