
"One Way Or Another" is based on a stalker who creeped out Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.

John Lennon wrote "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" about Richard Cooke, a hunter he met at the Maharishi's camp in India. Cooke hasn't shot anything since the camp, except with his camera - he became a freelance photographer for National Geographic.

"Human" by The Killers was the most streamed song on Spotify in 2008, the year that the music streaming service was launched.

The Spacehog song "In The Meantime" samples an obscure recording of telephone noise, which is used at the beginning of the song.

The line, "Gotta keep 'em separated" in "Come Out And Play" by The Offspring came to lead singer Dexter Holland when he was a medical student and needed to keep bacteria samples away from each other.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
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.
Michael tells the story of "Send Me On My Way," and explains why some of the words in the song don't have a literal meaning.
"Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Draggin' The Line"... the hits kept coming for Tommy James, and in a plot line fit for a movie, his record company was controlled by the mafia.
The 2011 Artist of the Year at the Dove Awards isn't your typical gospel diva, and she thinks that's a good thing.