Wang Chung's '80s classic "Dance Hall Days" is about how things can start simple but end up complex. First you "take your baby by the hand," but by the end she has an amethyst in her mouth.
Jack White titled "Seven Nation Army" after how he would mispronounce "Salvation Army" when he was little.
"Stay" by Lisa Loeb was the first #1 hit by an unsigned artist. It got a boost from Ethan Hawke, who got it into a movie he starred in called Reality Bites.
"Jessie's Girl" was the #1 song in America when MTV went on the air. They put it in hot rotation right away, making the song even more popular.
The You Me at Six song "The Dilemma" got its title from the Vince Vaughn movie of the same name.
Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
How did The Edge get his name? Did they name a song after a Tolkien book? And who is "Angel of Harlem" about?
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.
How Bing Crosby, Les Paul, a US Army Signal Corps Officer, and the Nazis helped shape rock and Roll.
