On Missy Elliott's "Work It," the backward vocal is the previous line, "Put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it," in reverse. She stumbled on it when the engineer played it backward by mistake.
The Nicolette Larson hit "Lotta Love" was written by Neil Young, who recorded a very different version of the song.
Ronnie Spector nailed the vocal for The Ronettes song "(Walking) In the Rain" on the first take - unheard of in the perfectionist producer Phil Spector's world.
When The Kinks released "Lola," most people didn't realize Lola was a man. "I was dancing with this beautiful blonde, then we went out into the daylight and I saw her stubble," Ray Davies said of the inspiration.
"Kickstart My Heart" is about all the ways Motley Crue gets their blood flowing without drugs. It was inspired by their bass player Nikki Sixx, who claimed he had to be revived with a shot of adrenaline to the heart after an overdose.
Tim and his brother Richard are the Furs' foundation; Tim explains how they write and tells the story of "Pretty In Pink."
Nirvana, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are among those who wrote songs with cities that show up in this quiz.
Tom talks about the evolution of Cinderella's songs through their first three albums, and how he writes as a solo artist.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
