The Temptations sang backup on "Super Freak" by Rick James. He mentions them in the song when he says, "Temptations, sing!"
The most famous song to prominently feature a French horn is "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
Bruce Springsteen's "Streets Of Philadelphia" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1994, beating out Neil Young's "Philadelphia," which was also written for the movie Philadelphia.
Sweet's hit "Ballroom Blitz" was inspired by an incident in 1973 when the band were performing in Scotland and driven offstage by a barrage of bottles.
"Mickey" by Toni Basil was originally a song called "Kitty" by a male group. She picked the new name after Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
Stevie Wonder was 12 years old when he released his first #1 hit, "Fingertips (Part 2)." He had to wait 22 years for his next one: "Part Time Lover."
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Dennis DeYoung explains why "Mr. Roboto" is the defining Styx song, and what the "gathering of angels" represents in "Come Sail Away."
The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
The Third Day frontman talks about some of the classic songs he wrote with the band, and what changed for his solo country album.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.