The Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Fortunate Son" is about how the Vietnam war was being fought by soldiers without the privilege or connections to get out of it. "It's the old saying about rich men making war and poor men having to fight them," John Fogerty said.
Jack & Diane started off as an interracial couple; Mellencamp took race references out of the song at the request of his record company.
Hoyt Axton wrote the Three Dog Night hit "Joy To The World." He said the "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" line just came into his head after having a drink of wine.
The Squeeze song "Tempted" is one of their few with lead vocals by Paul Carrack, who sang the Ace song "How Long" and was in Mike + The Mechanics.
The setting for the Queensrÿche song "Jet City Woman" is Seattle, the "jet city."
Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
The powerhouse producer behind Janet Jackson's hits talks about his Boyz II Men ballads and regrouping The Time.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
Rockers, rappers and pop stars have been known to quote the Bible in their songs. See if you match the artist to the biblical lyric.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.