The Hollies' 1967 hit "Carrie Anne" featured the first use of a steel drum in a commercial pop record.
Lyrically, Elvis Costello's "Watching The Detectives" was inspired by American detective shows; musically, it was inspired by The Clash.
The Boyz II Men hit "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" is an a capella cover of a song from 1975 by G.C. Cameron that was used in the movie Cooley High to express the feeling of parting ways with high school friends.
"On The Floor" by Jennifer Lopez samples the 1989 song "Lambada," which you might remember is about "The Forbidden Dance."
The Doobie Brothers' swampy #1 hit "Black Water" is about the Mississippi River, evoking the rafting adventures Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn.
"Radioactive" set an industry record for the slowest climb to the top five in the Hot 100 chart's history when it jumped from #6 to #4 in its 42nd week.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
With the band in danger of being dropped from their label, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith co-wrote the song that started their trek from horror show curiosity to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.
MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.