Pete Townshend wrote the lyrics for "My Generation" during a train ride from London to Southampton on his 20th birthday.
Alicia Keys, Elton John, Fergie, and Rihanna all sang on "All of the Lights" by Kanye West.
Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.
"99 Luftballons" by Nena is about a Cold War scare when balloons showed up on radar and were mistaken as a nuclear threat.
Geffen Records made history on June 27, 1994 when Aerosmith's "Head First" became the first major label song made available for exclusive digital download. Download speeds at the time were so slow it took around 75 minutes to download the track.
The Frozen song "Let It Go" was recorded in 42 different languages for the movie's foreign releases. This earned it an entry in the 2016 Guinness World Records publication for "Most Languages Featured on a Single."
Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
The Doobies guitarist and lead singer, Tom wrote the classics "Listen To The Music," "Long Train Runnin'" and "China Grove."
Do you know the girl singer on Eminem's "Stan"? If so, this quiz is for you.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.