The UK band The Lightning Seeds of "Pure" fame got their name from a misheard line in Prince's "Raspberry Beret," mistaking "thunder drowns out what the lightning sees" for "thunder drowns out the lightning seeds."
Al Green's "Take Me to the River" describes a baptism. Two years later, he became a reverend.
The Pretenders are named after the 1956 song "The Great Pretender" by The Platters.
In "I Walk The Line," Johnny Cash hums before each verse. He did this to get his pitch, as the song changes key several times.
Every film star mentioned in Madonna's "Vogue" has since died. The last was Lauren Bacall, who passed away in 2014.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
The Creed lead singer reveals the "ego and self-fulfillment" he now sees in one of the band's biggest hits.
The co-writer/guitarist on many Alice Cooper hits, Dick was also Lou Reed's axeman on the Rock n' Roll Animal album.
Did Eric Clapton really write "Cocaine" while on cocaine? This question and more in the Clapton edition of Fact or Fiction.
What's the deal with "Summer of '69"? Bryan explains what the song is really about, and shares more of his songwriting insights.
