The video for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" was the most expensive ever made, costing $7 million.
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by The Clash features some Spanish lines by the Texas singer Joe Ely.
The woman "singing" in the video for Technotronic's "Pump Up The Jam" didn't speak English. She was used just for her look, and also appeared on the album cover.
"The Night Chicago Died" was written and recorded by the British group Paper Lace. They talk about Al Capone in the song, but got a lot of details wrong - understandable since they wrote it based on gangster movies.
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss wrote "Rock And Roll All Nite" as a "rallying cry for all of our fans." In later years, members of Kiss wrote songs separately.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
Did this Eagle come up with the term "Parrothead"? And what is it like playing "Hotel California" for the gazillionth time?
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
Outrageously gifted and just plain outrageous, Millie is an R&B and Rap innovator.
We ring the Hell's Bells to see what songs and rockers are sincere in their Satanism, and how much of it is an act.
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