"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
"Piano Man" was inspired by Billy Joel's time playing at a piano bar in Los Angeles. The "real estate novelist" was a guy who always talked about writing a book, but spent all his spare time in the bar.
Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" includes both gibberish ("Roma Roma-ma") and French ("Je veux ton amour et je veux ta revanche") in the lyrics. The French part translates to: "I want your love and I want your revenge."
John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath got its title from a line in "The Battle Hymn of the Republic": "He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored."
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill was the only US #1 hit of the '90s entirely written, produced and performed by a female singer.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
Was Long Tall Sally a cross-dresser? Did he really set his piano on fire? See if you know the real stories about one of rock's greatest innovators.
In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars.
Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?
