Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.
"Tush" doesn't have to refer to anatomy, according to ZZ Top. It's a word that also means "lavish."
The Starland Vocal Band got the title "Afternoon Delight" from the late-afternoon appetizer menu at the restaurant Clyde's Of Georgetown in Washington, DC.
Jimmy Webb was inspired to write The 5th Dimension song "Up-Up and Away" after seeing a hot-air balloon his friend flew on promotions for the Southern California radio station KMEN.
"Slow Hand" was a #1 Country hit for Conway Twitty in 1982, a year after The Pointer Sisters recorded it.
The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
Stone Temple Pilots bass player Robert DeLeo names the songs that have most connected with fans and tells the stories behind tracks from their Tiny Music album.
Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
Faith No More's bassist, Billy Gould, chats to us about his two new experimental projects, The Talking Book and House of Hayduk, and also shares some stories from the FNM days.
Some songs get a second life when they find a new audience through a movie, commercial, TV show, or even the Internet.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.