"The Reflex" became a #1 hit for Duran Duran when Nile Rodgers remixed it using a sampler. Simon Le Bon refuses to say what it's about, but says it's "kind of childish song."
The comedian Steve Martin had a hit in 1978 with "King Tut." The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who Martin would open for on tour, were his backing band on the song.
"Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" by Aerosmith was inspired by Vince Neil from Motley Crue.
Irving Berlin wrote "How Dry I Am" in anticipation of Prohibition, envisioning a bleak future without alcohol.
"Wanted Dead Or Alive" by Bon Jovi got the Unplugged craze going when Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora performed it with just their acoustic guitars at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.
The voice of Waldo in Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" video was the late Phil Hartman of Saturday Night Live Fame.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.
Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.