Janet Jackson wrote the lyric to "Nasty" in response to random guys calling her "baby."
The Hollies' 1967 hit "Carrie Anne" featured the first use of a steel drum in a commercial pop record.
Adam Levine of Maroon 5 made it obvious who their song "This Love" was about when he named the album "Songs About Jane."
There was only one Grammy ever given for Best Disco Recording. It went to "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
"True" by Spandau Ballet is about chief songwriter Gary Kemp's unrequited love for Altered Images singer and Gregory's Girl star Clare Grogan.
The Men Without Hats lead singer wrote "The Safety Dance" after getting kicked out of a bar for dancing too aggressively. The song is literally about being safe to dance if you want to.
"Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Draggin' The Line"... the hits kept coming for Tommy James, and in a plot line fit for a movie, his record company was controlled by the mafia.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
Rockers, rappers and pop stars have been known to quote the Bible in their songs. See if you match the artist to the biblical lyric.
The Kiss rocker covers a lot of ground in this interview, including why there are no Kiss collaborations, and why the Rock Hall has "become a sham."
In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
