"In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins was revived when it was used in the first episode of Miami Vice, three years after it was released.
"Louie Louie" was first recorded in 1955 by an R&B singer named Richard Berry, and his lyrics are easy to understand. When The Kingsmen recorded the hit version, their lyrics were indecipherable.
"Livin' La Vida Loca" is a Latin pop landmark, but "la vida loca" are the only Spanish words in the lyric - "mocha" is English.
The Frankie Goes To Hollywood hit "Relax" is, as the band says, about "shagging." It was banned by the BBC, which sent it to #1 in the UK as listeners flocked to record stores to buy it.
The Jesus Jones song "Right Here, Right Now" was conceived as an optimistic version of Prince's "Sign O' The Times."
Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Keith Moon and John Paul Jones recorded "Beck's Bolero" and almost formed a band. They couldn't find a lead singer, so Page and Jones formed Led Zeppelin.
The powerhouse producer behind Janet Jackson's hits talks about his Boyz II Men ballads and regrouping The Time.
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era.