The Goo Goo Dolls got the title for their song "Iris" from a country singer named Iris DeMent.
Blur's "There Are Too Many of Us" was inspired in part by a siege in an Australian chocolate café that Damon Albarn witnessed, which resulted in the death of the gunman and two hostages.
Avicii's "Wake Me Up" was the first ever song to reach 200 million streams on the Spotify music streaming service.
Eminem spits a total of 1,560 words on "Rap God," earning him an entry in the 2015 Guinness Book of Records for "most words in a hit single."
"London Calling" by The Clash was written amid widespread fears that the Thames River was going to flood the city.
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan explains the "few red lights" in "Smoke On The Water" and talks about songs from their 2020 album Whoosh!
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
The Nails lead singer Marc Campbell talks about those 44 women he sings about over a stock Casio keyboard track. He's married to one of them now - you might be surprised which.
Mike Rutherford talks about the "Silent Running" storyline and "Land Of Confusion" in the age of Trump.
What happens when Kurt Cobain, Iron Maiden and Johnny Lydon are told to lip-synch? Some hilarious "performances."
Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.
