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Mike Rutherford of Genesis
In this classic interview, Rutherford tells the stories behind "Silent Running" and "Land Of Confusion"
Cover Story: Slippery When Wet
Photographer Mark Weiss shows us how the Bon Jovi album cover evolved
Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes
The stories behind their biggest songs, and how a Warren Zevon track inspired his songwriting
10 Bands Most Like Spinal Tap
Criteria include girlfriend tension, stage mishaps and drummer turnover
Melissa Manchester
You should hear how she talks about songwriting, which she learned from Paul Simon
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How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You by Marvin Gaye
"How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" by Marvin Gaye was inspired by Jackie Gleason's saying, "How Sweet It Is!"
More facts about How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By YouSky Ferreira
The "Everything Is Embarrassing" singer caught the attention of Swedish production duo Bloodshy & Avant when she promised she would become even bigger than their client Britney Spears ("Toxic") if they gave her a shot. After checking out her MySpace account, they agreed and produced her debut single, "One."
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Songs with biblical references
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- Jesus Of Suburbia - Green Day
- Whole Flat World - Maia Sharp
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Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees
Revisit the awesome glory of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees: cheesily-acted videos, catchy guitar licks, long hair, and lyrics that are just plain relatable.
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Antarctica
Antarctica by Al Stewart
Antarctica: cold, inhospitable, beautiful, it will never be truly conquered by humans (that's not a bad thing), but we can still write songs about it.
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Fact or Fiction
Eric Clapton
Did Eric Clapton really write "Cocaine" while on cocaine? This question and more in the Clapton edition of Fact or Fiction.
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Originally from Allentown, PA., I was an intern at WNEP-TV 16 in 1987 and had no idea that The Buoys were from Wilkes-Barre. The song had gotten a lot of play in the Allentown area, and one morning it played on the radio at the TV station and Frank Andrews (a noon news anchor at the time) assured me that it was about a mule. Apparently he swallowed the KoolAid as well, as we now know that it WAS about a person. Ironically, I got a job at WNEP after the internship and moved to Wilkes-Barre, right across the bridge from Kingston, PA., where many of the bandmates were from (The Crackerbox!!). I spent a lot of time at the Playboy Steakhouse and Murray's, as well. I wanted to say, that YES, they DID release a 45 with a donkey picture and name of...