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09:37
Who was Heart's "Magic Man?"
09:24
The year John Mellencamp took control
13:25
The timeless appeal of Pink Floyd’s “Time”
14:03
The ELO song scientifically proven to make you happy
08:34
The inspiration behind Pete Townshend’s biggest hit
09:26
The midas touch of Pat Benatar and “We Belong”
09:37
The Rolling Stones’ hit song that almost never happened
09:55
John Lennon’s message of peace at Christmas
09:11
The mystery of Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl”
09:22
How “Devil Inside” helped make INXS rock gods
08:26
How Bachman Turner Overdrive’s inside joke became a hit song
07:58
The awesome story of Temple Of The Dog's "Hunger Strike"
08:48
Blondie’s hit song inspired by a stalker
10:37
How Paul McCartney landed the title theme for a James Bond film
11:38
How Eddie Money’s Rock and Roll Dream Came True
13:59
The long strange history of “Casey Jones” by the Grateful Dead
11:51
How Tom Petty punched back at the music biz with “Refugee”
12:24
How "On The Dark Side" became a surprise hit
12:50
The inspiration behind David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie”
13:18
How “One” unified U2
13:33
The spellbinding story of “Black Magic Woman”
10:34
The love song that started it all for Styx
13:17
How Joe Walsh’s “In The City” went from Warriors to Eagles
11:09
Why Van Halen took their time with “Right Now”
11:13
When Billy Squier Rocked Christmas on MTV
14:38
How Joan Jett embraced her “Bad Reputation”
09:32
Supertramp’s singalong hit about the ideal gift
14:15
The country song that became Def Leppard’s only US #1 hit
14:59
When Sting became the “King Of Pain”
11:27
How Pink Floyd and Bob Ezrin built The Wall
12:07
David Bowie’s mad, marvelous Moonage Daydream
13:37
All Apologies: interpreting Nirvana’s last goodbye
10:01
Who is "Angie" by The Rolling Stones about?
11:57
How “Killer Queen” set the stage for Queen to grab the crown
10:19
Down Under by Men At Work: the song that made vegemite famous
10:55
Bruce Springsteen wrote “Hungry Heart” for who?
12:31
How “Sweet Emotion” helped put Aerosmith on the Mount Rushmore of Rock
11:41
The Bob Dylan song that Jimi Hendrix made his own
07:59
How The Romantics went from Motor City Rockers to MTV darlings
14:49
Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight:" Metal Gods riding the razor’s edge of British Steel
12:24
Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell”: from punk rocker to pop star
11:40
The Cars’ biggest hit was a pop oddity
13:28
The Thrill Ride of Van Halen's "Panama"
10:18
Investigating Elvis Costello’s “Watching The Detectives”
12:11
Deep Purple’s classic song was born out of flames
10:28
The J. Geils Band’s hit song about love gone wrong
12:46
The song Simple Minds didn’t want to record for The Breakfast Club soundtrack
10:54
The story behind Paul Simon’s “Still Crazy After All These Years”
10:45
A Look Back At 2021: Revelatory Moments in Classic Rock from Behind The Song
07:33
“Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney: the $15 million song
09:25
Led Zeppelin's "Thank You" is a love letter from a grateful Robert Plant
09:38
"Eminence Front" by The Who: Pete Townshend's midlife crisis
09:42
​​How John Lennon's death inspired Red Rider's "Lunatic Fringe"
11:50
The story behind Rod Stewart's "Maggie May"
16:55
Wind Of Change: a rock song, a history lesson, and the whistle heard around the world
17:18
The enigma of Neil Young in "Heart Of Gold"
11:38
The song that separates Bad Company from the rest of the pack
14:36
The surprising history of Don Henley's "The Boys Of Summer"
19:00
How Boston's debut album was one of rock's greatest capers!
15:18
The love song that took Guns N' Roses to the mainstream