"True" by Spandau Ballet has some lyrics based on parts of the Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita, including "Take your seaside arms," which in the book is "That little girl with her seaside limbs."
"Paper Planes" was inspired by M.I.A.'s hassles trying to get a visa to enter America.
Judas Priest's "Evening Star" is a Christmas carol that describes the journey of the Magi from a first person perspective.
The Arctic Monkeys 2011 song "Suck It and See" is titled after a British saying meaning you should try something to see if you like it.
The Devo song "Freedom Of Choice" is about mindless consumerism - how people like to make frivolous choices, but otherwise want to be told what to do.
"Centerfield" by John Fogerty was the first song enshrined in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
The man who ran Nirvana's first label gets beyond the sensationalism (drugs, Courtney) to discuss their musical and cultural triumphs in the years before Nevermind.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
Was Long Tall Sally a cross-dresser? Did he really set his piano on fire? See if you know the real stories about one of rock's greatest innovators.
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
Established as a redoubtable singer-songwriter, the Men At Work frontman explains how religion, sobriety and Jack Nicholson play into his songwriting.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.