Props to Aretha Franklin: her song "Respect" introduced the term "propers" as a sign of proper respect.
Madonna didn't write "Papa Don't Preach," which deals with abortion. What drew her to the song was the singer standing up to male authority.
After Cher revived "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" in 1990, Salt-N-Pepa released "Shoop" and Whitney Houston had a #1 hit with "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)."
Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" includes both gibberish ("Roma Roma-ma") and French ("Je veux ton amour et je veux ta revanche") in the lyrics. The French part translates to: "I want your love and I want your revenge."
A live, stripped-down version of "Flying Without Wings" by the Irish boy band Westlife was the first #1 on the Official UK Download Chart. It was recorded in May 1994 at The Globe, Stockholm.
"Midnight Train To Georgia" was originally "Midnight Plane To Houston," but was changed to sound more R&B.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
With the band in danger of being dropped from their label, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith co-wrote the song that started their trek from horror show curiosity to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Can you be married in one country but not another? Only if you're part of a gay couple. One of the first famous singers to come out as a lesbian, Janis wrote a song about it.
Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.