Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" started life in a writing session between Dr. Luke and Sacha Skarbek intended for Beyonce. However, as the song progressed, they realized that it wouldn't work for her.
"Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds was the only US #1 single by a female act between July 1956 and February 1958.
In "I Walk The Line," Johnny Cash hums before each verse. He did this to get his pitch, as the song changes key several times.
"Sloop John B" is a traditional West Indian folk song, and it was a huge hit for The Beach Boys in 1966. They tweaked the lyric, "This is the worst trip since I've been born" to "...I've ever been on" as a wink to acid culture.
The song "Don't Worry Be Happy" doesn't use any instruments - it's all Bobby McFerrin using various parts of his body to make the sounds.
The "Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen" intro in Def Leppard's "Rock Of Ages" is something their producer Mutt Lange came up with when he got tired of counting them "1, 2, 3, 4..."
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.
Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
When Dave recorded the first version of the song with his group the Blasters, producer Nick Lowe gave him some life-changing advice.
The men of Sparks on their album Hippopotamus, and how Morrissey handled it when they suggested he lighten up.
Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era.
