Ed Sheeran's "Bloodstream" was written after an experience taking MDMA during a wedding celebration in Ibiza; it's basically about all the feelings that he got from that time.
Dr. Luke and Max Martin originally wrote Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" with Pink in mind but she turned it down.
The 1984 Anthrax song "Metal Thrashing Mad" popularized the phrase "thrash metal," a faster version of heavy metal. "Thrash" dates back to 1982 though, when Metallica put the lyric "thrashing all around" in their song "Whiplash."
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."
Jay-Z's version of "99 Problems" is a cover of a 1993 song by Ice-T with the lyrics changed to be about Jay's rise to fame.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
Shaun breaks down the Seether songs, including the one about his brother, the one about Ozzy, and the one that may or may not be about his ex-girlfriend Amy Lee.
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
John tells the "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" story and explains why he disappeared for so long.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
