Bob Marley's backup singers, The I Threes, claim they are the "Three Little Birds" in his famous song.
The "Doctor of philosophy" in the Indigo Girls' song "Closer To Fine" is based on a teacher Emily Saliers had who had a poster of Rasputin on his door.
Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" was written by Oliver Leiber, who despite being the son of Jerry Leiber from Leiber & Stoller, was an unknown songwriter.
Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" is based on the song "It's A Hard Knock Life" from the Broadway play Annie.
Elton John didn't win a Grammy until 1986, when he got one for singing on "That's What Friends Are For."
The Rick James song "Cold Blooded" is about Linda Blair from The Exorcist, his girlfriend at the time. In James' lingo, "cold blooded" means sexy, not cruel.
The guitarist/songwriter explains how he came up with his signature sound, and deconstructs some classic Fear Factory songs.
The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.
Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.
Chris and his wife Tina were the rhythm section for Talking Heads when they formed The Tom Tom Club. "Genius of Love" was their blockbuster, but David Byrne only mentioned it once.
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.