"Tenderness" by General Public was partly inspired by the outbreak of AIDS, which at the time was thought to be contagious.
Lorde was 16 years and 11 months old when "Royals" topped the Hot 100. In doing so she became the youngest ever solo artist to write and perform a #1 hit.
Sam Smith's "Writing's On The Wall" was the first ever James Bond theme song to reach #1 in the UK.
When Petula Clark reached #1 in the US with "Downtown" in 1965, she became the first female singer from England to hit #1 in the US during the Rock Era (after 1955).
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.
John Mellencamp considers "Pink Houses" an "anti-American song," laying bare the struggles of the poor and working class.
In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.