"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
"Mickey" by Toni Basil was originally a song called "Kitty" by a male group. She picked the new name after Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
The Matchbox Twenty song "3 AM" is about the difficult times lead singer Rob Thomas spent caring for his mother, who had cancer.
The voice of Waldo in Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" video was the late Phil Hartman of Saturday Night Live Fame.
MC Skat Kat was created for the remix of "Opposites Attract," which was released as the last single from Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl album. The team that created the Kat also did a-ha's "Take On Me" video.
The Australian band Jet took their name from the 1973 song of the same by Paul McCartney and Wings.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
These Three famous songs actually describe how they were written - late into the evening.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
The country hitmaker talks about his debut album, A Rock, and how a nursery rhyme inspired his hit single "One Beer."
Mike Rutherford talks about the "Silent Running" storyline and "Land Of Confusion" in the age of Trump.