"Mickey" by Toni Basil was originally a song called "Kitty" by a male group. She picked the new name after Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
"Dirty Work" is one of the few Steely Dan songs not sung by Donald Fagen. The lead vocal is by David Palmer, who sang on two tracks from their debut album.
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" is Stevie Wonder's best-selling single worldwide. It topped the Hot 100, AC, R&B and UK charts all in the same week.
"Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz is a satire on the corporate music industry that cranks out "feel-good" music simply for profit.
"Killing An Arab" by The Cure was inspired by Albert Camus' book The Stranger.
Ozzy Osbourne's "Shot In The Dark" is titled after a Pink Panther movie.
Rob Halford dives into some of his Judas Priest lyrics, talking about his most personal songs and the message behind "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
A drummer for one of the most successful metal bands of the last decade, Chris talks about what it's like writing and performing with Slipknot. Metal-neck is a factor.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.