
"Babylon," in David Gray's song, refers to London, which was once known as the "modern-day Babylon."

"1979" by Smashing Pumpkins is about Billy Corgan entering adulthood. A more accurate year would be 1983, but 1979 was easier to rhyme.

"Here I Go Again" was a #1 hit for Whitesnake in 1987, but it was first released in 1982 with the lyric, "Like a hobo I was born to walk alone."

John Lennon's lead guitar work on Yoko Ono's "Walking On Thin Ice" proved to be his final creative act. It was upon their return home after completing laying down the track that Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman.

Musically, the Twisted Sister song "We're Not Gonna Take It" is based on the Christmas tune "O Come All Ye Faithful."

Ed Sheeran's first single was "The A Team," a song about a drug-addicted prostitute.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
Kooper produced Lynyrd Skynyrd, played with Dylan and the Stones, and formed BS&T.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
The (Meat)puppetmaster takes us through songs like "Lake Of Fire" and "Backwater," and talks about performing with Kurt Cobain on MTV Unplugged.
Dave reveals the inspiration for "Feelin' Alright" and explains how the first song he ever wrote became the biggest hit for his band Traffic.