Vincent Price did the spooky narration on "Thriller." He was paid a flat fee of $20,000, turning down a percentage of the royalties that would have paid him far more.
"No Scrubs" introduced the term "scrub" to the popular lexicon, and defined it in the opening lines ("a scrub is a guy that think he's fine...").
Bruce Springsteen's "Streets Of Philadelphia" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1994, beating out Neil Young's "Philadelphia," which was also written for the movie Philadelphia.
"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies was a #1 hit in America - for exactly one week in 1998.
Michael Jackson was only 11 years and 5 months old when the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" became the group's first #1 . The late King of Pop is the youngest group member ever to top the Hot 100.
Rachel Platten refused to talk politics when her "Fight Song" became the anthem for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, a decision she came to regret.
Known in America for the hit "If You Leave," OMD is a huge influence on modern electronic music.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Roger reveals the songwriting formula Clive Davis told him, and if "Eight Miles High" is really about drugs.
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
Did they really trade their guitarist to The Doobie Brothers? Are they named after something naughty? And what's up with the band name?
