At 9:57 Dabid Bowie's "Blackstar" is the longest song ever to reach the Hot 100.
Adele isn't a ghost when she sings, "Hello from the other side" - it means the "other side of becoming an adult."
Stevie Nicks wrote "Landslide" before she joined Fleetwood Mac. She was considering going back to school when she and her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham were asked to join the group.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is an English version of a Zulu hunting song from the 1930s.
Michael Stipe hadn't finished the lyrics when R.E.M. recorded "Radio Free Europe." He calls the vocal "complete babbling."
When he joined Guns N' Roses in 1990, Matt helped them craft an orchestral sound; his mezzo fortes and pianissimos are all over "November Rain."
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
A top session musician, Carol played on hundreds of hits by The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Frank Sinatra and many others.
In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
How did The Edge get his name? Did they name a song after a Tolkien book? And who is "Angel of Harlem" about?
Eddie (played by Johnny Depp in the video) found fame fleeting, but Chuck Berry's made-up musician fared better.
