A gospel choir appears in Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" video, but the vocals on the song are all Smith - about 20 tracks of his voice were used to make him sound like a chorus.
"Cult of Personality" by Living Colour incorporates speeches by John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees on their 1967 tour, and it did not go well. The young, mostly female crowd shouted "Davy" when Hendrix sang the word "Lady" in "Foxy Lady" in honor of who they came to see: Monkees lead singer Davy Jones.
"You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals was the first hit song to use the word "frenemies" in the lyrics.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova starred in the movie Once, which featured their song "Falling Slowly." Bob Dylan liked the song and movie so much he gave them an opening slot on his tour.
The prom scene in Pretty in Pink was shot to "Don't You (Forget About Me)," but "If You Leave" was used in the film. That's why the dancers are out of time with the music.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
The man who created Yacht Rock with "Sailing" wrote one of his biggest hits while on acid.
The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
The revered singer-songwriter talks inspiration and explains why she put a mahout in "Drop the Pilot."
Our chat with Barney Hoskyns, who covers the wild years of Woodstock - the town, not the festival - in his book Small Town Talk.