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Elvis Presley's "In the Ghetto" was originally titled "The Vicious Circle." The country singer who wrote the song explained why he didn't use its original name.

John Lennon's "Power to the People" was inspired by an interview the former Beatle did. He played the song for one of the interviewers.

John Lennon was the subject of numerous false rumors. For example, he recounted some gossip about his personal hygiene that he thought was funny.

John Lennon flipped a line from The Beatles' "Yesterday" on its head. Notably, "Yesterday" was not as popular in the United Kingdom as it was in the United States.

The director of Elvis Presley's movie 'Viva Las Vegas' explained why a complete version of its soundtrack wasn't released in the 1960s.

"Weird Al" Yankovic poked fun at the ways George Harrison changed the original version of "Got My Mind Set on You."

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Elvis Presley's "Hard Headed Woman" could only get played on the BBC with special permission. It became a hit in the United Kingdom twice.

John Lennon wanted people to know that the 1960s were over. In addition, he wanted people to know that World War II was over.

Yoko Ono revealed that she interpreted John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over" as a response to the horrific violence of the 1970s.

Some John Lennon songs from 'Double Fantasy' sound like the 1950s. This was because John heard Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love."

One of John Lennon's albums produced two top 10 singles even though he wrote it during a "pretty rough" period of his life.

John Lennon felt fans were playing games when they psychoanalyzed him. He said "People will do anything rather than be here now."

The Monkees' music supervisor had a strong reaction to Kansas' "Carry On Wayward Son" when he heard it in the studio.

Kansas' "Dust in the Wind" became the band's biggest hit in the United States even though it was controversial in the press.

Jeff Lynne helped Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr complete The Beatles' "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love." He explained why the former Beatles worked together again.

The Monkees' theme inspired the most successful song by a 2000s band. The track in question was a bigger hit than The Monkees' theme.

The Monkees' supervisor worked with The Archies, the band behind "Sugar, Sugar," and Kansas, the band behind "Carry On Wayward Son."

The Monkees' Micky Dolenz revealed he didn't know who the band's music supervisor was at one point in the band's career.

One of The Monkees' songs caused the band's music supervisor to fall silent. He then decided the track should be a single on the spot.