Snap! was two German producers. When they needed a rapper, they found one on the American army base there and had him rap on "The Power."
John Lennon's lead guitar work on Yoko Ono's "Walking On Thin Ice" proved to be his final creative act. It was upon their return home after completing laying down the track that Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman.
All The Young Dudes "carry the news" because it was intended for a David Bowie concept album where Ziggy Stardust spreads the news in a world with electricity.
In "Kiss From A Rose," seal sings "kiss from a rose on a gray," not "grave," but he won't explain the lyric, feeling listeners should adapt the song to their own experience.
The movie The Breakfast Club opens with a passage from David Bowie's "Changes" ("And these children that you spit on...")
At the end of the Doors song "Touch Me," Jim Morrison chants, "Stronger than dirt!" The line is from an Ajax commercial where a white knight rides around destroying dirt.
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Zac tells the story of Hanson's massive hit "MMMbop," and talks about how brotherly bonds effect their music.
MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.
