Bernie Taupin was 17 when he wrote the lyrics to Elton John's "Your Song." Looking back, he says it's "one of the most naïve and childish lyrics in the entire repertoire of music."
"Baby One More Time" was originally offered to TLC but they passed on it. The R&B trio felt uncomfortable singing the line "hit me baby one more time."
The melody to "Yesterday" came to Paul McCartney in a dream, but the lyrics he had to write consciously. His first attempt at the title was "Scrabble Eggs."
Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin got the name "Levon" from Levon Helm, who was the drummer in The Band.
The video for "Informer" by Snow that ran on MTV was subtitled so viewers could understand what he was saying.
When Petula Clark reached #1 in the US with "Downtown" in 1965, she became the first female singer from England to hit #1 in the US during the Rock Era (after 1955).
You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?