Mariah Carey's song "The Roof" is about her first kiss with Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
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).
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill was the only US #1 hit of the '90s entirely written, produced and performed by a female singer.
The moans of pleasure in the Guns N' Roses song "Rocket Queen" are authentic.
"Cotton Eye Joe" is a folk song dating to the 1800s, but it became a hit when a Swedish act called Rednex did a psychokinetic version in 1994.
The Mission: Impossible theme is in 5/4 time. Composer Lalo Schifrin joked that he did it so 5-legged aliens could dance to it.
David Gray explains the significance of the word "Babylon," and talks about how songs are a form of active imagination, with lyrics that reveal what's inside us.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?
Rufus Wainwright on "Hallelujah," his album Unfollow The Rules, and getting into his "lyric trance" on 12-hour walks.
Did they really trade their guitarist to The Doobie Brothers? Are they named after something naughty? And what's up with the band name?