"Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs sounds upbeat, but is about an impending nuclear bombardment.
Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is about their founding member Syd Barrett, who became an acid casualty. Notice the S-Y-D in the title.
Richard Harris, who played Professor Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies, had a hit in 1968 with "MacArthur Park."
Bruce Springsteen's "Streets Of Philadelphia" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1994, beating out Neil Young's "Philadelphia," which was also written for the movie Philadelphia.
The Bangles song "Eternal Flame" was inspired by a display at Graceland that honored Elvis Presley.
"Closing Time" by Semisonic was written by the lead singer when his wife was pregnant. Some of the lyrics are about being born.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.
The Kiss rocker covers a lot of ground in this interview, including why there are no Kiss collaborations, and why the Rock Hall has "become a sham."
These Three famous songs actually describe how they were written - late into the evening.
A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers.
On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."