"It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy was based on an Eddie Murphy comedy bit where he would deny everything no matter how badly he was caught.
"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
A section of verse lyrics in Rihanna's "SOS" is made up of titles from '80s hits - check out the part that starts, "Take me on, I could just die up in your arms tonight."
The Frozen song "Let It Go" was recorded in 42 different languages for the movie's foreign releases. This earned it an entry in the 2016 Guinness World Records publication for "Most Languages Featured on a Single."
The Black Eyed Peas shot the video for "Just Can't Get Enough" in Japan just a week before a devastating earthquake hit the country.
"Oh Well," from their 1960s Peter Green era, is the only Fleetwood Mac song played in concert in every decade they've been extant.
The lead singer/lyricist of The Beach Boys talks about coming up with the words for "Good Vibrations," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "Kokomo" and other classic songs.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
After cutting his teeth on hardcore punk videos, Paul defined the grunge look with his work on "Hunger Strike" and "Man in the Box."
How a goofy detective movie, a disenchanted director and an unlikely songwriter led to one of the biggest hits in pop history.