"Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds was the only US #1 single by a female act between July 1956 and February 1958.
Billy Idol got the title for "Rebel Yell" from a brand of whiskey he saw members of The Rolling Stones drinking.
The prom scene in Pretty in Pink was shot to "Don't You (Forget About Me)," but "If You Leave" was used in the film. That's why the dancers are out of time with the music.
Eminem spits a total of 1,560 words on "Rap God," earning him an entry in the 2015 Guinness Book of Records for "most words in a hit single."
R.E.M. got the title "Shiny Happy People" from a Chinese propaganda poster.
Bob Dylan's original version of "Mr. Tambourine Man," released on his album Bringing It All Back Home, has no tambourine, just guitars and harmonica.
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
He's a singer and an actor, but as a songwriter Paul helped make Kermit a cultured frog, turned a bank commercial into a huge hit and made love both "exciting and new" and "soft as an easy chair."
The Creed lead singer reveals the "ego and self-fulfillment" he now sees in one of the band's biggest hits.
Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.
Even before Soundgarden wrote a song about him, Artis was the most famous spoon player of all time. So why has he always been broke?