The band Simple Minds took their name from the line "He's so simple minded he can't drive his module" in David Bowie's "The Jean Genie."
"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
A live, stripped-down version of "Flying Without Wings" by the Irish boy band Westlife was the first #1 on the Official UK Download Chart. It was recorded in May 1994 at The Globe, Stockholm.
Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers played the slide guitar on "Sixth Avenue Heartache." There is a connection here - Wallflowers lead singer Jakob's dad, Bob Dylan, played with Tom Petty in The Traveling Wilburys.
Weezer's "Undone - The Sweater Song" was written as a sad song about depression, but listeners heard it as a funny, ironic song.
When it topped the chart in 2012, Dierks Bentley's "5-1-5-0" became the first #1 Country hit with a title that's all numbers.
Doubt led to drive for Francis, who still isn't sure why one of Status Quo's biggest hits is so beloved.
When a waitress wouldn't take him home, Jack wrote what would become one of the Eagles most enduring hits.
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
In the summer of 1990, you could get arrested for selling a 2 Live Crew album or performing their songs in Southern Florida. And that's exactly what happened.