
Rob Thomas put some Spanish flavor in his Carlos Santana collaboration "Smooth" with the line "my muñequita," a pet name for his wife Marisol that means "my little doll."

"Kashmir" is the only Led Zeppelin song to use outside musicians, as it needed strings and horns.

The Strokes admitted to purloining Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' "American Girl" for their hit "Last Nite."

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.

Walk The Moon vocalist Nicholas Petricca got the idea for "Shut Up and Dance" when he and his girlfriend were taking forever to get drinks at a Los Angeles club bar. Petricca was getting frustrated, so his girlfriend told him to, "Shut up and dance with me!'"

When Marc Cohn played "True Companion" to his girlfriend, she thought he was proposing. He wasn't, but he did eventually marry her.
Despite appearances on Carson, Leno and a Pennebaker film, Williams remains a hidden treasure.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
Songwriters have used cards and card games to make sense of heartache, togetherness, and even Gonorrhea.
Eddie (played by Johnny Depp in the video) found fame fleeting, but Chuck Berry's made-up musician fared better.
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Surprise exits, a catfight and some very memorable performances make our list of the most memorable Idol moments.