There's some gender-bending club action going on in The Killers' "Somebody Told Me." Listeners could interpret the song in different ways, but it appears to have a transgender theme.
A fictional hero from adventure stories, an American historical figure, and an event in India inspired one track from The Beatles’ 'The White Album'. Here's how that all went down.
'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' is so good that it inspired numerous adaptations, including Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked'. Maguire revealed his opinion on why Oz isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Surprisingly, Cat Stevens' career was born out of frustration with The Beatles' songs. The "Morning Has Broken" singer would later make a Fab Four classic his own.
Classic rock and Broadway music sometimes overlap in amazing ways. For example, Queen's Brian May once played guitar on a version of "Defying Gravity" from 'Wicked' that is incredible.
One of Cat Stevens' songs is a rewrite of a Christian hymn. That's very interesting, considering that Stevens is now one of the only Muslim celebrities in the Western world.
Audiences in the United States and the United Kingdom react to music very differently. For example, numerous Robbie Williams songs are famous in the U.K.