1983-
"Kickstart My Heart" is about all the ways Motley Crue gets their blood flowing without drugs. It was inspired by their bass player Nikki Sixx, who claimed he had to be revived with a shot of adrenaline to the heart after an overdose.
Buddy Holly got the title for his hit song "That'll Be The Day" from a phrase John Wayne said in his movie "The Searchers.
"Dark Fantasy" by Kanye West opens with a reinterpretation of Cinderella as read by Nicky Minaj.
"Bootylicious" made the Oxford English Dictionary three years after the Destiny's Child song was released. Definition: "Blend of booty buttocks and delicious."
Irving Berlin said "God Bless America" was "not a patriotic song, but rather an expression of gratitude."
The stories behind "Whole Of The Moon" and "Red Army Blues," and why rock music has "outlived its era of innovation."
As Procol Harum's lyricist, Keith wrote the words to "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." We delve into that song and find out how you can form a band when you don't sing or play an instrument.
Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.
Roger reveals the songwriting formula Clive Davis told him, and if "Eight Miles High" is really about drugs.
Is Owl City on a quest for another hit like "Fireflies?" Adam answers that question and explains the influences behind many others.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs
©2020 Songfacts®, LLC
