MC Skat Kat was created for the remix of "Opposites Attract," which was released as the last single from her Forever Your Girl album. The team that created the Kat also did a-ha's "Take On Me" video.
"One Way Or Another" is based on a stalker who creeped out Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.
The disco song "Good Tmes" by Chic was a huge influence on early rap, providing the bassline for "Rapper's Delight."
Sting wrote "Fields of Gold" after buying a house near a barley field and enjoying the majestic sunsets.
The Kenny G instrumental "Songbird" owes much of its success to VH1, which launched a year earlier and played the video to death.
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
"Come On Eileen" was a colossal '80s hit, but the band - far more appreciated in their native UK than stateside - released just three albums before their split. Now, Dexys is back.
Does he have beef with Gaga? Is he Sean Lennon's godfather? See if you can tell fact from fiction in the Elton John edition.
Songs about drugs, revolution and greed that have been used in commercials for sneakers, jeans, fast food, cruises and cars.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
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