"Veronica" was inspired by Elvis Costello's grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
Rapper Memphis Bleek's 2005 album track "The One" is notable for featuring a then-unknown Rihanna on the hook. It was the Barbadian singer's first-ever major-label appearance.
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
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").
"Kashmir" is the only Led Zeppelin song to use outside musicians, as it needed strings and horns.
Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.
When he was playing Ozzfest with Black Label Society, a kid told Zakk he was the best Ozzy guitarist - Zakk had to correct him.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.
Cain talks about the divine inspirations for "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully."
The British reggae legend tells the story of his #1 hit "Close To You," talks about his groundbreaking Shabba Ranks collaboration "Housecall," and discusses his latest project with Robin Trower.
The singer-songwriter Melanie talks about her spiritual awakening at Woodstock, "Brand New Key," and why songwriting is an art, not a craft.
The singer/bassist for Concrete Blonde talks about how her songs come from clairvoyance, and takes us through the making of their hit "Joey."