The bedrock of David Guetta's Nicki Minaj-featuring single "Hey Mama" is a sample of "Rosie," a 1940s prison recording from folk archivist Alan Lomax that songwriter Esther Dean first showed the French DJ on YouTube.
The phrase "Mamma Mia" was big in 1976. It was the name of a popular Abba song, and also showed up in the lyrics to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
The most famous pop song featuring a bassoon: "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
Running 7:58, Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" is the longest-ever #1 hit.
Harry Chapin's wife Sandy wrote the lyrics to "Cat's In The Cradle," which were actually about her first husband.
"Burning Down The House" by Talking Heads was inspired by chant band members heard at a P-Funk show where the crowd yelled, "burn down the house... burn down the house."
On "Life Is A Highway," his burgeoning solo career, and the Rascal Flatts song he most connects with.
Michelle Branch talks about "Everywhere," "The Game Of Love," and her run-in with a Christian broadcasting network.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.
How well do you know your David Bowie lyrics? Take this quiz to find out.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
Graham Nash tells the stories behind some of his famous songs and photos, and is asked about "yacht rock" for the first time.