"Womanizer" was Britney Spears' comeback song, going to #1 about 10 months after she was institutionalized to get treatment for addictions and mental health issues.
Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, wrote "Ring Of Fire" about their relationship.
The Eagles' first single, "Take It Easy," was written by Jackson Browne, who was living in the apartment below Glenn Frey when he wrote it.
The "Highway To Hell" is the Canning Highway in Australia, which seems to go on forever, at least according to AC/DC.
The name "Schoolhouse Rock," which was a series of educational cartoons, was a play on "Jailhouse Rock," the title of an Elvis Presley song.
The first Huey Lewis & the News hit, "Do You Believe In Love?," is a cover of a song Mutt Lange wrote three years earlier called "We Both Believe In Love."
Doubt led to drive for Francis, who still isn't sure why one of Status Quo's biggest hits is so beloved.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
"Come On Eileen" was a colossal '80s hit, but the band - far more appreciated in their native UK than stateside - released just three albums before their split. Now, Dexys is back.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
If the name Citizen Dick means anything to you, there's a chance you'll get some of these right.
Jon Fratelli talks about the band's third album, and the five-year break leading up to it.
