
AC/DC's 1990 song "Mistress For Christmas" is about Donald Trump, who was in the news because of his affair with the model Marla Maples.

The band Simple Minds took their name from the line "He's so simple minded he can't drive his module" in David Bowie's "The Jean Genie."

Barry Sonnenfeld, who would later direct the movies Get Shorty and Men in Black, was the director of photography on the "Rock the Casbah" video for The Clash.

"Veronica" was inspired by Elvis Costello's grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

The "Highway To Hell" is the Canning Highway in Australia, which seems to go on forever, at least according to AC/DC.
The first rap song to make the Hot 100 was "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang in 1979. At the time, many considered rap a fad that would soon pass.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
Evelyn McDonnell, editor of the book Women Who Rock, on why the Supremes are just as important as Bob Dylan.
Don breaks down "Hotel California" and other songs he wrote as a member of the Eagles. Now we know where the "warm smell of colitas" came from.
Taylor talks about "The Machine" - the hits, the videos and Clive Davis.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
"London Bridge," "Ring Around the Rosie" and "It's Raining, It's Pouring" are just a few examples of shockingly morbid children's songs.