The New Year's Eve favorite "Auld Lang Syne" is a Scottish song that roughly translates to "Days Of Long Ago."
The first hit song that was used in a commercial before it was released as a single was "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing," which was written for a Coke ad.
"Stay" by Lisa Loeb was the first #1 hit by an unsigned artist. It got a boost from Ethan Hawke, who got it into a movie he starred in called Reality Bites.
Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers played the slide guitar on "Sixth Avenue Heartache." There is a connection here - Wallflowers lead singer Jakob's dad, Bob Dylan, played with Tom Petty in The Traveling Wilburys.
When the Velvet Underground song "Heroin" got screechy, Maureen Tucker stopped drumming, figuring it would bust the take, but her bandmates kept going. You can hear it at the 5:20 mark.
The most famous song to prominently feature a French horn is "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
The Stooges guitarist (and producer of the Kill City album) talks about those early recordings and what really happened with David Bowie.
The lead singer of Everclear, Art is also their primary songwriter.