Photo by Philip Wayne Lock/Fairfax Media via Getty Images When the remaining members of Joy Division chose to carry on following the death of the ban... read more
"Stay" by Lisa Loeb was the first #1 hit by an unsigned artist. It got a boost from Ethan Hawke, who got it into a movie he starred in called Reality Bites.
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Only a choice few can break ties with a boy band and become a solo star. Justin Timberlake emerged as the breakout star from 'N Sync with his debut album, Justified, in 2002. That one includes "Cry Me A River," a not-so-subtle dig at his ex, Britney Spears.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
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Is "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" about Vietnam? Was John Fogerty really born on a Bayou? It's the CCR edition of Fact or Fiction.
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The haunting, melancholy tone of the song really hits you in the heart... it's the kind of song you'd listen to as you sit alone on a beach, just watching the waves and the seagulls go by......