The horn flourish at the beginning of "Jump Around" comes from Bob and Earl's "Harlem Shuffle"; the squeal throughout the song might be a Prince sample.
John Mellencamp considers "Pink Houses" an "anti-American song," laying bare the struggles of the poor and working class.
In The Beatles "When I'm 64," Paul McCartney asks a woman if she'll still be there for him when he's 64. In 2006, he got his answer when shortly before his 64th birthday, he and Heather Mills separated.
Elton John didn't win a Grammy until 1986, when he got one for singing on "That's What Friends Are For."
"Human" by The Killers was the most streamed song on Spotify in 2008, the year that the music streaming service was launched.
Michael Jackson wrote the Diana Ross hit "Muscles," which he named after his pet boa constrictor.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Who writes a song about a name they found in a phone book? That's just one of the everyday things these guys find to sing about. Anything in their field of vision or general scope of knowledge is fair game. If you cross paths with them, so are you.
Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath explains the meanings behind some of their biggest songs and names the sci-fi books that have influenced him.
The British reggae legend tells the story of his #1 hit "Close To You," talks about his groundbreaking Shabba Ranks collaboration "Housecall," and discusses his latest project with Robin Trower.
Ozzy, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and even Michael Bolton show up in this Classic Metal quiz.
David talks about videos he made for Prince, Alabama, Big & Rich, Sheryl Crow, DMB, Melissa Etheridge and Sisters of Mercy.