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"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.
The powerhouse producer behind Janet Jackson's hits talks about his Boyz II Men ballads and regrouping The Time.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.
Michael tells the story of "Send Me On My Way," and explains why some of the words in the song don't have a literal meaning.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson was 2015's best-selling single in both the U.S. and U.K.
"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who is about a revolution, but it doesn't have a happy ending, since in the end the new regime becomes just like the old one. Pete Townshend thought that whoever was in power was destined to become corrupt.
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was supposed to be titled "In The Garden Of Eden," but someone in the studio wrote down the title phonetically, and it stuck.
Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin wrote the original lyrics for Starship's "We Built This City." It was the first Hot 100 Top 10 hit Taupin wrote without John.
The "Ms. Jackson" in the OutKast song is Erykah Badu's mother. Andre 3000 had a child with Badu, and felt she was portraying him as a lousy dad.
"I Swear" was a #1 country hit for John Michael Montgomery before All-4-One made it a #1 pop hit.
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