April 27, 1959
"The Cave" by Mumford & Sons is based on the philosophy of Plato and his work called "Allegory of the Cave."
Foreigner got the title for "Double Vision" after watching a hockey game where goalie John Davidson got a concussion. It was announced over the PA system that he was suffering from "Double Vision."
The 311 song "Amber" is likely about Nicole Scherzinger, who was dating the band's lead singer Nick Hexum.
Props to Aretha Franklin: her song "Respect" introduced the term "propers" as a sign of proper respect.
"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses has a literary influence: The lyric is based on a story called Without You by Del James.
Did Al play on a Beach Boys record? Did he have beef with George Lucas and Coolio? See if you can spot weird but true stories.
The "Midnight At The Oasis" singer is an Old Time gal. She talks about her jug band beginnings and shares a Dylan story.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.
