"I Got You Babe" made Sonny Bono the only person to perform on a #1 hit and also get elected to congress.
Sleigh bells aren't very punk, but they play throughout the Stooges classic "I Wanna Be Your Dog."
"Babylon," in David Gray's song, refers to London, which was once known as the "modern-day Babylon."
The first Huey Lewis & the News hit, "Do You Believe In Love?," is a cover of a song Mutt Lange wrote three years earlier called "We Both Believe In Love."
"Head Over Heels" by The Go-Go's is a metaphor for how things were getting out of control for the band; they broke up a year later.
You wouldn't know it from the upbeat melody, but "Walkin' On The Sun" by Smash Mouth is about the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.
Phil was a songwriter, producer and voice behind many Philadelphia soul classics. When disco hit, he got an interesting project: The Village People.
Chris and his wife Tina were the rhythm section for Talking Heads when they formed The Tom Tom Club. "Genius of Love" was their blockbuster, but David Byrne only mentioned it once.
Holly Knight talks about some of the hit songs she wrote, including "The Warrior," "Never" and "The Best," and explains some songwriting philosophy, including how to think of a bridge.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
An original member of Depeche Mode, Vince went on to form Erasure and Yaz.