Props to Aretha Franklin: her song "Respect" introduced the term "propers" as a sign of proper respect.
When "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" climbed to #1 on the Hot 100, Katy Perry became the first woman to send five songs from one album to the top of the charts. The four previous chart-toppers from her Teenage Dream set were "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework"; and, "E.T."
"Up Around The Bend" by Creedence Clearwater Revival had a different meaning to British listeners. In England, to go "Around the bend" means to go crazy.
The comedian Steve Martin had a hit in 1978 with "King Tut." The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who Martin would open for on tour, were his backing band on the song.
The closing lyrics in "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies are "Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie," which refers to a soccer tournament in Ontario.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
"When seeds that you sow grow by the wicked moon/Be sure your sins will find you out/Your past will hunt you down and turn to tell on you."
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
Find out how God and glam metal go together from the Stryper frontman.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Is Owl City on a quest for another hit like "Fireflies?" Adam answers that question and explains the influences behind many others.
