Every film star mentioned in Madonna's "Vogue" has since died. The last was Lauren Bacall, who passed away in 2014.
45% of the royalties for "Somebody That I Used To Know" go to the estate of the Brazilian classical guitarist Luiz Bonfá, whose song "Seville" Gotye sampled.
Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys co-wrote the Mary J. Blige hit "Real Love."
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
"Anaconda" was originally recorded by Missy Elliott in 2012, but the rapper decided to shelf the track so it was re-recorded by Minaj two years later.
The Goo Goo Dolls got the title for their song "Iris" from a Country singer named Iris DeMent.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
Bridesmaids, Reservoir Dogs, Willy Wonka - just a few of the flicks where characters discuss specific songs, sometimes as a prelude to murder.
In the name of song explanation, Al talks about scoring heroin for William Burroughs, and that's not even the most shocking story in this one.
When televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart took on rockers like Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica, the rockers retaliated. Bono could even be seen mocking the preachers.
Shears does very little promotion, which has kept him secluded from the spotlight. What changed when Cyndi Lauper had a hit with his song? Not much, really.
Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.