David Byrne says "Road To Nowhere" is about "how there's no order and no plan and no scheme to life and death and it doesn't mean anything, but it's all right.
"Reasons" by Earth, Wind & Fire is a popular wedding song, but it's actually about a one-night stand.
The first #1 hit with the word "disco" in the title wasn't a disco song. It was an R&B song called "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor in 1976. The lady he's singing about is disco, but the song isn't.
The chant in the Bruno Mars/Rosé hit "APT" is "apateu," the Korean word for apartment. It's named after a Korean drinking game called "Apartment" that Rosé told Bruno about.
Neil Young later apologized for "Southern Man," calling it "accusatory and condescending" in its portrayal of the American South.
The thunderclap sound heard in the Bee Gees song "Tragedy" was made by Barry Gibb with his mouth.
A top New York studio musician, Ralph played guitar on many '60s hits, including "Lightnin' Strikes," "A Lover's Concerto" and "I Am A Rock."
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
The top chant artist in the Western world, Krishna Das talks about how these Hindu mantras compare to Christian worship songs.
On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."
Paul Stanley on his soul music project, the Kiss songs with the biggest soul influence, and the non-make-up era of the band.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?