Sting wrote "Fields of Gold" after buying a house near a barley field and enjoying the majestic sunsets.
Stevie Wonder was 12 years old when he released his first #1 hit, "Fingertips (Part 2)." He had to wait 22 years for his next one: "Part Time Lover."
The events described in Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic," like rain on your wedding day, are not examples of irony. Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.
Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" deals with police brutality in the Trenchtown section of Jamaica, where he grew up. He felt that police assumed young men in the area were all criminals.
Billy Idol got the title for "Rebel Yell" from a brand of whiskey he saw members of The Rolling Stones drinking.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
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Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
