Eminem sampled Dido's "Thank You" for his song "Stan," and Dido appeared in his video as Stan's unfortunate wife.
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
Richard Marx' debut single "Don't Mean Nothing" features Joe Walsh on guitar.
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was written by the keyboard player from Toto, who was working on the Thriller album.
In Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" what he won't do is a list of six items in the lyrics, including "Forget the way you feel right now" and "Be screwing around."
John Legend wrote "All Of Me" about his fiancée Chrissy Teigen. He sang it to her at their wedding ceremony in Como, Italy.
Doors expert Jim Cherry, author of The Doors Examined, talks about some of their defining songs and exposes some Jim Morrison myths.
How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?
Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."
The Garbage drummer/songwriter produced the Nirvana album Nevermind, and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Siamese Dream.
Just like Darrin was replaced on Bewitched, groups have swapped out original members, hoping we wouldn't notice.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.