"Panama" by Van Halen is not about the country or the canal, but about a stripper David Lee Roth met in Arizona.
Bob Marley's backup singers, The I Threes, claim they are the "Three Little Birds" in his famous song.
Rihanna's 2012 hit "Diamonds" was written by Sia Furler, who two years later had a huge hit on her own with "Chandelier." Sia also wrote the David Guetta hit "Titanium."
The Annie Lennox hit "No More I Love You's" is a cover, originally sung by a man.
"Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz is a satire on the corporate music industry that cranks out "feel-good" music simply for profit.
There was only one Grammy ever given for Best Disco Recording. It went to "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
The former Metallica bassist talks about his first time writing a song with James Hetfield, and how a hand-me-down iPad has changed his songwriting.
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.
The 2011 Artist of the Year at the Dove Awards isn't your typical gospel diva, and she thinks that's a good thing.
Our chat with Barney Hoskyns, who covers the wild years of Woodstock - the town, not the festival - in his book Small Town Talk.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.
Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.