The Grateful Dead considered "whipping that chain" and "lugging propane," but settled on "high on cocaine" for "Casey Jones."
The Kate Bush song "Why Should I Love You?" is a collaboration with Prince. He completely re-worked her demo, so Bush spent a lot of time piecing it back together to keep her imprint.
The Genesis song "Invisible Touch" was inspired by the Prince-written Sheila E. track "The Glamorous Life."
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova starred in the movie Once, which features their song "Falling Slowly" and portrays their real-life budding romance. Bob Dylan liked the song and movie so much he gave them an opening slot on his tour.
The James Blunt song "You're Beautiful" is not romantic: it's a about a creepy subway encounter with an ex.
Billy Idol got the title for "Rebel Yell" from a brand of whiskey he saw members of The Rolling Stones drinking.
JJ talks about The Stranglers' signature sound - keyboard and bass - which isn't your typical strain of punk rock.
Where words like "email," "thirsty," "Twitter" and "gangsta" first showed up in songs, and which songs popularized them.
Some songs get a second life when they find a new audience through a movie, commercial, TV show, or even the Internet.
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.