Hugh Laurie, star of the TV show House, had a minor hit in 2011 with "Police Dog Blues," an old Blues song from 1929.
Cheap Trick hated the ballad "The Flame" but recorded it because they needed a hit, and the song delivered, going to #1.
The New Year's Eve favorite "Auld Lang Syne" is a Scottish song that roughly translates to "Days Of Long Ago."
"Pretty In Pink" by Psychedelic Furs was released in 1981. Five years later, it inspired a movie of the same name starring Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy and Jon Cryer. The song was remixed for the re-release to have more pop appeal.
When singing "Cradle Of Love," Billy Idol typically changes a line to, "This song is so cheesy."
Elton John had a huge hit duetting with Kiki Dee on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," but he's also performed it with RuPaul and Miss Piggy.
The Nails lead singer Marc Campbell talks about those 44 women he sings about over a stock Casio keyboard track. He's married to one of them now - you might be surprised which.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.
