McCartney wrote his duet with Stevie Wonder, "Ebony and Ivory," after a marital tiff with Linda. He told Mojo magazine : "It was like, 'Why can't we get it together- our piano can.'"
The Frankie Goes To Hollywood hit "Relax" is, as the band says, about "shagging." It was banned by the BBC, which sent it to #1 in the UK as listeners flocked to record stores to buy it.
The name "Schoolhouse Rock," which was a series of educational cartoons, was a play on "Jailhouse Rock," the title of an Elvis Presley song.
In the song "God," Tori Amos makes the point that if there's God, there must also be a Goddess because there are no male-only species.
Judas Priest's "Evening Star" is a Christmas carol that describes the journey of the Magi from a first person perspective.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.
A top session musician, Carol played on hundreds of hits by The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Frank Sinatra and many others.
Waters tells the "Gypsy Woman" story, shares some of her songwriting insights, and explains how Dennis Rodman ended up on one of her songs.
The men of Sparks on their album Hippopotamus, and how Morrissey handled it when they suggested he lighten up.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
