The only cover of "American Pie" to chart is by Madonna, whose 2000 version was a minor hit in America but went to #1 in the UK.
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey was the first ringtone certified Gold.
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" was a line from a 1980 Clash song called "Charlie Don't Surf." Tears For Fears used it as the title of their 1985 hit.
A perfume called Wonderstruck was named after a line in Taylor Swift's song "Enchanted": "I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home."
The '60s hit "Then He Kissed Me" was covered by The Beach Boys as "Then I Kissed Her."
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" was first recorded in 1934 by Eddie Cantor, but in 1962 it was one of the first hits for The Four Seasons, who became one of the most popular groups of that decade.
Elvis, Little Richard and Cheryl Cole have all sung about Teddy Bears, but there is also a terrifying Teddy song from 1932 and a touching trucker Teddy tune from 1976.
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
The Stooges guitarist (and producer of the Kill City album) talks about those early recordings and what really happened with David Bowie.
Roger reveals the songwriting formula Clive Davis told him, and if "Eight Miles High" is really about drugs.
