
Adele isn't a ghost when she sings, "Hello from the other side" - it means the "other side of becoming an adult."

Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds says their 2012 hit "Radioactive" is "a song about having an awakening; kind of waking up one day and deciding to do something new, and see life in a fresh way."

"Amarillo By Morning" got its title from a Fed Ex commercial that promised to deliver packages the next day to places like Amarillo. It's George Strait's most famous song, but was written and originally released by Terry Stafford nine years earlier.
Elton John had a huge hit duetting with Kiki Dee on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," but he's also performed it with RuPaul and Miss Piggy.

The Kate Bush song "Running Up That Hill" is about making a deal with God to switch lives with your partner so there would be no more misunderstandings.

Scott Stapp of Creed wrote "With Arms Wide Open" when he found out he was going to be a dad. He named his son Jagger.
Doubt led to drive for Francis, who still isn't sure why one of Status Quo's biggest hits is so beloved.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?
The Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist in the early '90s, Gilby talks about the band's implosion and the side projects it spawned.
Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?