Bob Marley's backup singers, The I Threes, claim they are the "Three Little Birds" in his famous song.
"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
"The Candy Man" is the opening song in the 1971 movie Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, but the version released as a single was by Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr. It was a #1 hit and became his signature song even though his audience was very adult.
Jimi Hendrix wrote "The Wind Cries Mary" not about marijuana, but about his girlfriend at the time, Kathy Mary Etchingham.
"Anaconda" was originally recorded by Missy Elliott in 2012, but she decided to shelf the track so it went to Nicki Minaj, who released it two years later.
Michael McDonald's "I Keep Forgettin'" is based on a '60s song with the same title written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
Ian talks about his 3 or 4 blatant attempts to write a pop song, and also the ones he most connected with, including "Locomotive Breath."
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan explains the "few red lights" in "Smoke On The Water" and talks about songs from their 2020 album Whoosh!