Thanks to Eminem's song, the word "stan" was added to the Oxford American Dictionary in 2017. It means an obsessive fan.
The actress Michelle Pfeiffer gets namechecked in the 2014 megahit "Uptown Funk" ("Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold"). When it was released, "Riptide" by Vance Joy was on the charts; that song also mentions her ("Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen").
"Panama" by Van Halen is not about the country or the canal, but about a stripper David Lee Roth met in Arizona.
In the UK, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" returns to the chart every Halloween, a tradition started in 2007.
The James Blunt song "You're Beautiful" is not romantic: it's a about a creepy subway encounter with an ex.
Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, wrote "Ring Of Fire" about their relationship.
Do you know who wrote Patti Smith's biggest hit? How about the Grease theme song? See if you can match the song to the writer.
Harry Wayne Casey tells the stories behind KC and The Sunshine Band hits like "Get Down Tonight," "That's The Way (I Like It)," and "Give It Up."
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
Was "Pearl" Eddie Vedder's grandmother, and did she really make a hallucinogenic jam? Did Journey have a contest to name the group? And what does KISS stand for anyway?
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.