Alicia Keys got a huge break when Oprah had her perform her debut single "Fallin'" on her show.
The third verse of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies ("they shook and lurched all over the church floor...") was inspired by girl whose parents would speak in tongues at their Pentecostal service.
A pre-famous Rupaul is in the video for "Love Shack" by The B-52s. He had a solo hit with "Supermodel" a few years later.
The line, "I feel the snakebite enter my veins," led many to believe the Godsmack song "Voodoo" is about drugs, but it's really about Wiccan ritual, inspired in part by the Wes Craven movie The Serpent and the Rainbow.
Madonna didn't write "Papa Don't Preach," which deals with abortion. What drew her to the song was the singer standing up to male authority.
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
Evelyn McDonnell, editor of the book Women Who Rock, on why the Supremes are just as important as Bob Dylan.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.
The flautist frontman talks about touring with Led Zeppelin, his contribution to "Hotel California", and how he may have done the first MTV Unplugged.
Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.