The first use of the term "bro-country" in print was used to describe "Cruise," the breezy hit from Florida Georgia Line that checks the boxes of girls, trucks and back roads.
The very American song "What Made Milwaukee Famous" was never a big hit in the US, but Rod Stewart made it famous in the UK.
Pete Townshend wrote The Who's "Pinball Wizard" to coax a good review for the Tommy album out of a rock critic who loved pinball. It worked.
In the INXS song "Devil Inside," the devil represents chaos. "Every time you think something's right, he comes in and changes everything," Michael Hutchence said.
The instrumental "YYZ" by Rush got its title from the transmitter code for Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto, near where the band is from.
Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, was the archetype for faraway mysticism when Bob Seger wrote a song about it in 1975.
In the name of song explanation, Al talks about scoring heroin for William Burroughs, and that's not even the most shocking story in this one.
Despite appearances on Carson, Leno and a Pennebaker film, Williams remains a hidden treasure.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
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.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.