Jack & Diane started off as an interracial couple; Mellencamp took race references out of the song at the request of his record company.
On Metallica's "The Unforgiven," James Hetfield modeled his vocals on Chris Isaak.
The original "Venus" was a #1 hit for the Dutch band Shocking Blue. Listen to the first line and you'll hear a muffed word: "goddess" was sung as "goddness."
Amy Winehouse really did refuse "Rehab." She said she drank because she was lovesick, and "you can't go into rehab for that."
The Foo Fighters song "Everlong" isn't about Kurt Cobain, but Dave Grohl's girlfriend at the time, Veruca Salt frontwoman Louise Post.
"Up Around The Bend" by Creedence Clearwater Revival had a different meaning to British listeners. In England, to go "Around the bend" means to go crazy.
How Bing Crosby, Les Paul, a US Army Signal Corps Officer, and the Nazis helped shape rock and Roll.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.