
Joni Mitchell wrote "Woodstock" - the most popular song about the festival - but didn't attend the event because she was booked on The Dick Cavett Show.

"Here I Go Again" was a #1 hit for Whitesnake in 1987, but it was first released in 1982 with the lyric, "Like a hobo I was born to walk alone."

The line, "I feel the snakebite enter my veins," led many to believe the Godsmack song "Voodoo" is about drugs, but it's really about Wiccan ritual, inspired in part by the Wes Craven movie The Serpent and the Rainbow.

"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.

"Babylon," in David Gray's song, refers to London, which was once known as the "modern-day Babylon."

U2's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Batman Forever was nominated for both a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and a Razzie for Worst Original Song.
JJ talks about The Stranglers' signature sound - keyboard and bass - which isn't your typical strain of punk rock.
As Procol Harum's lyricist, Keith wrote the words to "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." We delve into that song and find out how you can form a band when you don't sing or play an instrument.
Toto's keyboard player explains the true meaning of "Africa" and talks about working on the Thriller album.
Did this Eagle come up with the term "Parrothead"? And what is it like playing "Hotel California" for the gazillionth time?
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.