"Midnight Train To Georgia" was originally "Midnight Plane To Houston," but was changed to sound more R&B.
In 1979, Madonna was a dancer on Patrick Hernandez' tour, where she boogied to his hit "Born To Be Alive."
The Nicolette Larson hit "Lotta Love" was written by Neil Young, who recorded a very different version of the song.
KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See" was inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe's photograph of Patti Smith on the cover of her album Horses.
The Bryan Adams song "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" was almost rejected for the movie Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves because it didn't sound medieval enough.
R.E.M. got the title "Shiny Happy People" from a Chinese propaganda poster.
One of the most successful songwriters in the business, Desmond co-wrote "Livin' La Vida Loca," "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" and "Livin' On A Prayer."
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
Faith No More's bassist, Billy Gould, chats to us about his two new experimental projects, The Talking Book and House of Hayduk, and also shares some stories from the FNM days.
The man who created Yacht Rock with "Sailing" wrote one of his biggest hits while on acid.
The original voice of Snap! this story is filled with angry drag queens, video impersonators and Chaka Khan.
MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.