The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
When Marc Cohn played "True Companion" to his girlfriend, she thought he was proposing. He wasn't, but he did eventually marry her.
"Hips Don't Lie" is Shakira's in-studio mantra for her crew: If her hips are moving, the song is working. If not, best to try something else.
You wouldn't know it from the upbeat melody, but "Walkin' On The Sun" by Smash Mouth is about the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.
"Just Be Good To Me" by The S.O.S. Band was the first hit written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who worked on Janet Jackson's Control album a few years later. They were members of The Time, a group created by Prince.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
Untangling the events that led to the "Stairway To Heaven" lawsuit.
The writer of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie" explains how he cooks up his Louisiana swamp rock.
Just like Darrin was replaced on Bewitched, groups have swapped out original members, hoping we wouldn't notice.
Director Mark Pellington on Pearl Jam's "Jeremy," and music videos he made for U2, Jon Bon Jovi and Imagine Dragons.
