"Back In The U.S.S.R." by The Beatles was play on "California Girls" by The Beach Boys, with "Moscow girls" and "Ukraine girls" instead of the all-American girls.
The Starland Vocal Band got the title "Afternoon Delight" from the late-afternoon appetizer menu at the restaurant Clyde's Of Georgetown in Washington, DC.
The video for "Informer" by Snow that ran on MTV was subtitled so viewers could understand what he was saying.
Katy Perry's song "E.T." came from a beat originally intended for the rap group Three Six Mafia. When her producer accidentally pulled up the beat, Perry asked to use it.
The Boyz II Men hit "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" is an a capella cover of a song from 1975 by G.C. Cameron that was used in the movie Cooley High to express the feeling of parting ways with high school friends.
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
Eddie (played by Johnny Depp in the video) found fame fleeting, but Chuck Berry's made-up musician fared better.
Their frontman (Chris Cornell) started out as their drummer, so Soundgarden takes a linear approach when it comes to songwriting. Kim explains how they do it.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
