Lyrics

He packed away metaphor and hung up his poet's pen when writing these lyrics.

The lyrics for Halford's 'Made In Hell' run down the life and times of their author, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, better than any biographer could ever do. So in honor of the Metal God's 60th birthday (Aug. 25), while our brothers at Loudwire run down 11 Things You Didn't Know About Rob Halford, we're just gonna focus on one of most awesome songs he's ever written.

Happy birthday to Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson! The Scottish rocker/flautist turns 64 years old today (Aug. 10), so to celebrate we're digging up the dirt on one of his band's most famous hits --  'Aqualung,' from the 1971 album of the same name. It's a song that's been spoofed by the likes of Conan O'Brien, Ron Burgundy, and Howard Stern, but the original version is still alive and well on rock rad

Just over 20 years ago (July 29, 1991), 'Enter Sandman' was the first single released from Metallica's self-titled 'Black' album. In a recent interview, producer Bob Rock says the group labored over even the most particular details, especially the lyrics, in an effort to make the song perfect. Clearly their efforts paid off.

As part of 'Time Travel' week, we take a trip back 40 years with a song about a "space invader" by rock chameleon and musical genius David Bowie. 'Moonage Daydream' originally came out as a single in 1971 and appears on Bowie's classic 1972 album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.'

'Heard It on the X' by ZZ Top

'We're an American Band' by Grand Funk Railroad

'A Day in the Life' by the Beatles

'Bad Moon Rising' by Creedence Clearwater Revival

'American Girl' by Tom Petty