Pink Floyd's "Talkin' Hawkin'" uses a sample of Stephen Hawking's synthesized voice taken from a speech he made for a 1994 British Telecom commercial.
Billie Eilish was just 17 when "Bad Guy," a tough-talking song about asserting dominance over her pseudo-macho lover, went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019, making her the first artist born in the 21st century to reach the top of the chart.
Radiohead's "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" is about the last surviving World War I veteran to fight in the trenches.
"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses has a literary influence: The lyric is based on a story called Without You by Del James.
According to Frank Sinatra's daughter, he hated "My Way," but had to sing it at every show when it became his signature song.
Yoko Ono has always denied requests to cover "Imagine" with the line "no religion, too" omitted or changed.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
Charlie discusses the songs that made him a Southern Rock icon, and settles the Devil vs. Johnny argument once and for all.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
Songs about drugs, revolution and greed that have been used in commercials for sneakers, jeans, fast food, cruises and cars.
Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.