A 2011 Gold's Gym poll found "Stronger" by Kanye West the best song to work out to. Second place was the Rocky theme.
Brian May wrote Queen's "We Will Rock You" so the crowds could participate in the song. They didn't have instruments, but they could clap their hands and stomp their feet.
Neil Diamond originally wrote "I'm A Believer" for the Country artist Eddy Arnold. He was surprised when record executive Don Kirshner passed it instead to The Monkees.
"Take Me Home Country Roads" is set in West Virginia, but John Denver had never been there when he recorded the song. The country roads represent a sense of belonging.
Yoko Ono has always denied requests to cover "Imagine" with the line "no religion, too" omitted or changed.
"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
Devo founders Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale take us into their world of subversive performance art. They may be right about the De-Evoloution thing.
Joe talks about the challenges of of making a Duke Ellington tribute album, and tells the stories behind some of his hits.
Not everyone can be a superhero, but that hasn't stopped generations of musicians from trying to be Superman.
Rock Stars - especially those in the metal realm - are often enlisted for horror movies. See if you know can match the rocker to the role.
"When seeds that you sow grow by the wicked moon/Be sure your sins will find you out/Your past will hunt you down and turn to tell on you."
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.