When "Baby Love" reached the top spot, The Supremes became the first Motown act with two #1 hits on the Hot 100.
The video for "Informer" by Snow that ran on MTV was subtitled so viewers could understand what he was saying.
Jack White titled "Seven Nation Army" after how he would mispronounce "Salvation Army" when he was little.
The original "Enter Sandman" lyric was about crib death, with the "sandman" killing a baby.
Radiohead's "Paraonid Android" was written after a confrontation in a Los Angeles bar with an irate woman.
Some album art was at least "inspired" by others. A look at some very similar covers.
You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?
The first of Billy's five #1 hits was the song that propelled Madonna to stardom. You'd think that would get you a backstage pass, wouldn't you?
The man who created Yacht Rock with "Sailing" wrote one of his biggest hits while on acid.
How a goofy detective movie, a disenchanted director and an unlikely songwriter led to one of the biggest hits in pop history.
A renowned guitarist and rock revivalist, Dave took "I Hear You Knocking" to the top of the UK charts and was the first to record Elvis Costello's "Girls Talk."
