"Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs sounds upbeat, but is about an impending nuclear bombardment.
"Oh Happy Day" was recorded in a church and sold to raise money for the choir. It's the only genuine gospel song to become a pop hit.
Elton John's "Rocket Man" is based on a Ray Bradbury story called The Rocket Man published in 1951.
The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
"Light My Fire" was the first song Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wrote. Looking for a universal theme, he decided to write about one of the four elements (air, earth, water, fire).
Beef with Bon Jovi? An unfortunate Spandex period? See if you can spot the true stories in this Metallica version of Fact or Fiction.
Did they really trade their guitarist to The Doobie Brothers? Are they named after something naughty? And what's up with the band name?
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers.
Michelob commercials generated hits for Eric Clapton, Genesis and Steve Winwood in the '80s, even as some of these rockers were fighting alcoholism.
Richie talks about producing the first two Kiss albums, recording "Brother Louie," and the newfound appreciation of his rock band, Dust.