
Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds says their 2012 hit "Radioactive" is "a song about having an awakening; kind of waking up one day and deciding to do something new, and see life in a fresh way."

The first Eurodance hit in America was "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic in 1989. It led to a wave of Eurodance hits from the likes of Black Box, Snap! and C+C Music Factory in the early '90s.

Pete Townshend wrote the lyrics for "My Generation" by The Who during a train ride from London to Southampton on his 20th birthday when he was thinking about "trying to find a place in society."

Judas Priest's "Evening Star" is a Christmas carol that describes the journey of the Magi from a first person perspective.

The '60s hit "Then He Kissed Me" was covered by The Beach Boys as "Then I Kissed Her."

The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.
On "Life Is A Highway," his burgeoning solo career, and the Rascal Flatts song he most connects with.
How Bing Crosby, Les Paul, a US Army Signal Corps Officer, and the Nazis helped shape rock and Roll.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
A talented lyricist, Philip helped revive Neil Sedaka's career with the words to "Laughter In The Rain" and "Bad Blood."
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.