Freddie Mercury considered "We Are The Champions" his version of "My Way." "We have made it, and it certainly wasn't easy," he said.
The video for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" in 1995 was the most expensive ever made at the time, costing $7 million.
Bob Marley's backup singers, The I Threes, claim they are the "Three Little Birds" in his famous song.
"Cotton Eye Joe" is a folk song dating to the 1800s, but it became a hit when a Swedish act called Rednex did a psychokinetic version in 1994.
John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath got its title from a line in "The Battle Hymn of the Republic": "He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored."
"All Star" was written as a confidence builder for fans who were bullied for liking Smash Mouth.
The 5-octave voice of the classical rock band Renaissance, Annie is big on creative expression. In this talk, she covers Roy Wood, the history of the band, and where all the money went in the '70s.
Known in America for the hit "If You Leave," OMD is a huge influence on modern electronic music.
Bowie's "activist" days of 1964 led to Ziggy Stardust.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Taylor talks about "The Machine" - the hits, the videos and Clive Davis.
From the lake in "Roundabout" to Sister Bluebird in "Starship Trooper," Jon Anderson talks about how nature and spirituality play into his lyrics for Yes.