The Verve Pipe song "The Freshman" has nothing to do with the movie except the title. The film, released in 1990, is a crime caper starring Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick. When Brian Vander Ark rented it in 1991, he realized the title was perfect for the song he was working on about an ex-girlfriend who ended up having an abortion. Most of us were freshmen at least once, so it gives the song a fighting chance to make a connection. Over the years, Vander Ark has heard from many people who were freshmen when the song was popular.
The Foo Fighters song "Everlong" isn't about Kurt Cobain, but Dave Grohl's girlfriend at the time, Veruca Salt frontwoman Louise Post.
The Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" video was directed by the same guy who did the Hunger Games movies.
Johnny Cash promised to stay true to his first wife in "I Walk The Line," but when the song became a hit he found himself on the road, having an affair with June Carter, who became his second wife.
Alfonso Ribeiro's "Carlton Dance" was inspired by Bruce Springsteen and Courteney Cox' dance moves in the "Dancing In The Dark" video.
"Burning Down The House" by Talking Heads was inspired by chant band members heard at a P-Funk show where the crowd yelled, "burn down the house... burn down the house."
Beck's "Where It's At" is a nod to the early years of hip-hop when DJs would use two turntables to loop drum breaks, and a microphone to hype the crowd ("two turntables and a microphone...").
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
Rudolf, Bob Dylan and the Singing Dogs all show up in this Fact or Fiction for seasonal favorites.
In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
Jon Fratelli talks about the band's third album, and the five-year break leading up to it.
Wes Edwards takes us behind the scenes of videos he shot for Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley and Chase Bryant. The train was real - the airplane was not.