Ed Sheeran's "Bloodstream" was written after an experience taking MDMA during a wedding celebration in Ibiza; it's basically about all the feelings that he got from that time.
The Grateful Dead considered "whipping that chain" and "lugging propane," but settled on "high on cocaine" for "Casey Jones."
The song "Knock On Wood" was confusing to UK listeners because the saying there is "Touch Wood."
The Rick James song "Cold Blooded" is about Linda Blair from The Exorcist, his girlfriend at the time. In James' lingo, "cold blooded" means sexy, not cruel.
It has long been speculated that the Soundgarden song "Black Hole Sun" came from the name of a sculpture in Seattle, but according to their frontman Chris Cornell the title came from a phrase he misheard on the news. The band's name did come from a sculpture.
Jimmy Buffett's "Cheeseburger In Paradise" has muenster (cheese), not mustard, as commonly misheard in the line "medium rare with muenster'd be nice."
MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
Dennis DeYoung explains why "Mr. Roboto" is the defining Styx song, and what the "gathering of angels" represents in "Come Sail Away."
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?
Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."
JJ talks about The Stranglers' signature sound - keyboard and bass - which isn't your typical strain of punk rock.