- Which television appearance changed the history of modern music?
- Which rock 'n' roll song did NASA send to the aliens?
- What disaster inspired the most recognizable guitar riff in rock music?
- For which song did the FBI conduct a 31-month-long investigation?
- Which song references an unprecedented event that occurred on Christmas Day during World War I?
- Which song did Madonna wish she had written?
- Was Pulp's "Common People" actually written about a Greek woman?
- Which legendary post-punk singer performed live in a small town near Thessaloniki a few months before committing suicide?

The stories that unfold in the pages of this book aim not only to answer the above questions but also to serve as small journeys through time, cities, events, and people, driven by the creations of artists such as Billie Holiday, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, the Doors, Bob Marley, the Ramones, the Cure, Nick Cave, Radiohead, Amy Winehouse, and more.

These are unexpected, melancholic, strange, funny, tragic, and optimistic stories that will make us listen to famous songs as if it were the first time.