Pete Townshend wrote the lyrics for "My Generation" by The Who during a train ride from London to Southampton on his 20th birthday when he was thinking about "trying to find a place in society."
"Whip It" by Devo is about the rah-rah affirmations delivered by politicians and motivational speakers who often have ulterior motives.
The Jesus Jones song "Right Here, Right Now" was conceived as an optimistic version of Prince's "Sign O' The Times."
"Islands in the Stream" was originally written by The Bee Gees as an R&B song. It was originally written by the brothers for Marvin Gaye, however it was recorded instead as a duet by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton with the Gibb Brothers also contributing vocals.
Yoko Ono has always denied requests to cover "Imagine" with the line "no religion, too" omitted or changed.
"Kiss On My List" by Hall & Oates is actually an anti-love song - the kiss is just one item on a list, and by no means the best.
The guy who brought us "Stacy's Mom" also wrote the Jane Lynch Emmy song and Stephen Colbert's Christmas songs.
Edie Brickell on her collaborations with Paul Simon, Steve Martin and Willie Nelson, and her 2021 album with the New Bohemians.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars.
Graham Nash tells the stories behind some of his famous songs and photos, and is asked about "yacht rock" for the first time.