Kesha (known at the time as Ke$ha) was still pretty wild when she released her song "Crazy Kids" in 2012. It's about one of her birthday parties that got a little out of hand.
One of Tom Petty's most personal songs is "Room At The Top," which he stopped performing because it brought back painful memories.
Bob Dylan's most popular song is "Like A Rolling Stone," which tells the story of a wealthy woman whose money and friends fall away. Dylan offers these mockingly encouraging words: "When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose."
"Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band got the Weird Al treatment with "I Lost On Jeopardy." Kihn and Jeopardy game show announcer Art Fleming both appear in the video.
"I'll Melt With You" by Modern English is about a couple who melt together because a nuclear bomb drops.
Jimmy Buffett's "Cheeseburger In Paradise" has muenster (cheese), not mustard, as commonly misheard in the line "medium rare with muenster'd be nice."
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
The frontman for one of Canada's most well-known punk rock bands talks about his Eddie Vedder encounter, Billy Talent's new album, and the importance of rock and roll.
Famous songs that lent their titles - and in some cases storylines - to movies.
Cain talks about the divine inspirations for "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully."
"How much does it cost? I'll buy it?" Another songwriter told Jonathan to change these lyrics. Good thing he ignored this advice.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.