Tim McGraw recorded "Live Like You Were Dying" just two weeks after his own father passed away.
Tina Turner hated "What's Love Got To Do With It" but when her manager convinced her to record it anyway, it became her big comeback hit.
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is one of the few Bernie Taupin lyrics that is more about him than Elton John. The song is about giving up glitz for the simple life - not exactly Elton's M.O.
The Doobie Brothers' swampy #1 hit "Black Water" is about the Mississippi River, evoking the rafting adventures Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn.
The Bangles song "Eternal Flame" was inspired by a display at Graceland that honored Elvis Presley.
Lady Gaga says that "Poker Face" is about her personal experience with bisexuality; being with a man but thinking about a woman.
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Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.
Shears does very little promotion, which has kept him secluded from the spotlight. What changed when Cyndi Lauper had a hit with his song? Not much, really.
Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.