"Little Talks," released in 2011 during the folk-rock boom, was the big hit for the Icelandic group Of Monsters And Men. The song is delivered as a conversation between a longtime married couple, but the woman might be going crazy and talking to a ghost.
The Isley Brothers' "That Lady" was sampled by Kendrick Lamar for his 2014 single "I." Lamar turned up at Ronald Isley's house to personally ask permission to borrow from the song.
There's a lot of Americana in "Uncle John's Band" by the Grateful Dead, including references to "Buckdancer's Choice" (an Appalachian folk song) and "Fire And Ice," a Robert Frost poem.
"Babylon," in David Gray's song, refers to London, which was once known as the "modern-day Babylon."
Harry Chapin's wife Sandy wrote the lyrics to "Cat's In The Cradle," which were actually about her first husband.
The moans of pleasure in the Guns N' Roses song "Rocket Queen" are authentic.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.
Prince is shrouded in mystery, making him an excellent candidate for Fact or Fiction. Is he really a Scientologist? Does he own an exotic animal?
Songwriters have used cards and card games to make sense of heartache, togetherness, and even Gonorrhea.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.