"One Way Or Another" is based on a stalker who creeped out Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.
"Take On Me" was just a minor hit in Norway until a new version was released with the iconic video, making it a global smash.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Phil Rizzuto is the announcer on Meat Loaf's "Paradise By the Dashboard Light." Rizzuto used to broadcast games for his former team, the Yankees.
Enrique Iglesias' single "Bailando" was the first ever Spanish-language song to reach one billion views on YouTube.
"Hunger Strike" by Temple of the Dog features Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder, and was Vedder's first music video.
Shaggy wrote his swaggering hit "Boombastic" after learning what "shag" means in the UK.
The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.
Webb talks about his classic songs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman" and "MacArthur Park."
The man who ran Nirvana's first label gets beyond the sensationalism (drugs, Courtney) to discuss their musical and cultural triumphs in the years before Nevermind.
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.
Joe talks about the challenges of of making a Duke Ellington tribute album, and tells the stories behind some of his hits.
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.
