The moans of pleasure in the Guns N' Roses song "Rocket Queen" are authentic.
Two tears roll down Sinead O'Connor's face toward the end of the video for "Nothing Compares 2 U." They were shed because she associated the song's lyrics of love and loss with her mother, who was killed in a car accident in 1985.
Beyoncé married Jay-Z five months before releasing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," a song she sang in character as her alter-ego, Sasha Fierce.
The seemingly inoffensive song "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" was banned by the BBC when it was released in 1942. They deemed the song too catchy, with authorities in wartime Britain concerned that factory workers would be distracted if they heard it during a shift.
The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
David Byrne says "Road To Nowhere" is about "how there's no order and no plan and no scheme to life and death and it doesn't mean anything, but it's all right.
Jon Anderson breaks down the Yes classic "Seen All Good People" and talks about his 1000 Hands album, which features Chick Corea, Rick Derringer, Ian Anderson, and many other luminaries.
Kevin Godley talks about directing classic videos for The Police, U2 and Duran Duran, and discusses song and videos he made with 10cc and Godley & Creme.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
Some songs get a second life when they find a new audience through a movie, commercial, TV show, or even the Internet.