Al Gore chose an inspiring but obscure campaign song when he ran for president in 2000: "Let The Day Begin" by The Call.
"Airplanes" by B.o.B was written by Lupe Fiasco, who recorded it but decided to pass.
"Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia was first recorded by the group Ednaswap in 1993. It was written by Ednaswap's Anne Previn and Scott Cutler, who went on to write some hits for Miley Cyrus.
The songs on Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster album represent a "fear" of some "monster." "Alejandro" is her "fear of sex" monster.
Jeff Lynne sang the word "groose" in the chorus of "Don't Bring Me Down" as a nonsense placeholder, but left it in when he found out it means "greetings" in German ("gruss").
Mariah Carey's song "The Roof" is about her first kiss with Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
The former Dead Kennedys frontman on the past, present and future of the band, what music makes us "pliant and stupid," and what he learned from Alice Cooper.
Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.
We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.
