
In the song "God," Tori Amos makes the point that if there's God, there must also be a Goddess because there are no male-only species.

Al Green's "Take Me to the River" describes a baptism. Two years later, he became a reverend.

The line, "I feel the snakebite enter my veins," led many to believe the Godsmack song "Voodoo" is about drugs, but it's really about Wiccan ritual, inspired in part by the Wes Craven movie The Serpent and the Rainbow.

Listen carefully and you'll hear the sound of birds in "Birds Of A Feather" by Billie Eilish. Her brother/producer Finneas couldn't resist putting them in, but he kept them real quiet in the mix.

Village People lead singer Victor Willis, who co-wrote "Y.M.C.A.," insists it isn't a gay song - it's about hanging out with your buddies.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
Songwriters have used cards and card games to make sense of heartache, togetherness, and even Gonorrhea.
Brian has unearthed outtakes by Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello and hundreds of other artists for reissues. Here's how he does it.
The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.
A song he wrote and recorded from "sheer spiritual inspiration," Allen's didn't think "Southern Nights" had hit potential until Glen Campbell took it to #1 two years later.
How did The Edge get his name? Did they name a song after a Tolkien book? And who is "Angel of Harlem" about?