The seemingly inoffensive song, "Deep In The Heart Of Texas," was banned by the BBC when it was released in 1942. They deemed the song too catchy, with authorities in wartime Britain concerned that factory workers would be distracted if they heard it during a shift.
The Bangles song "Eternal Flame" was inspired by a display at Graceland that honored Elvis Presley.
"I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls ends with an alien abduction.
Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" was the first US chart-topper to include the word "funk" in the title.
Train wrote the 2011 song "Brand New Book" for the TV show The Biggest Loser - part of the song was used in the opening credits.
Don Johnson, who starred as Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice, had a #5 hit in 1986 with "Heartbeat."
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
Wilder's hit "Break My Stride" had an unlikely inspiration: a famous record mogul who rejected it.
P.F. was a teenager writing hits and playing on tracks for Jan & Dean when he wrote a #1 hit that got him blackballed.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
An interview with Frankie Valli, who talks about why his songs - both solo and with The Four Seasons - have endured, and reflects on his time as Rusty Millio on The Sopranos.