Snap! were two German producers. When they needed a rapper, they found one on the American army base there and had him rap on "The Power."
"I Got You Babe" made Sonny Bono the only person to perform on a #1 hit and also get elected to congress.
The 1979 song "Life During Wartime" by Talking Heads deals with how technology could be exploited to take down the framework of society and enable government surveillance.
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy" is about Stevie Nicks' best friend, who died of leukemia.
Rob Thomas put some Spanish flavor in his Carlos Santana collaboration "Smooth" with the line "my muñequita," a pet name for his wife Marisol that means "my little doll."
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.
Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."
Meshell Ndegeocello talks about recording "Wild Night" with John Mellencamp, and explains why she shied away from the spotlight.
Wolfgang Van Halen breaks down the songs on his debut album, Mammoth WVH, and names the definitive Van Halen songs from the Sammy and Dave eras.
With the band in danger of being dropped from their label, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith co-wrote the song that started their trek from horror show curiosity to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.