Madonna wrote a song called "Love Won't Wait" that she didn't want, but became a UK #1 hit for Gary Barlow.
John Lennon got the title of the Beatles song "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" from an article in a magazine published by the National Rifle Association.
The longest-running #1 US hit for a member of the Jackson family is Janet's "That's The Way Love Goes," with eight weeks on top.
When the Velvet Underground song "Heroin" got screechy, Maureen Tucker stopped drumming, figuring it would bust the take, but her bandmates kept going. You can hear it at the 5:20 mark.
Beck's "Where It's At" is a nod to the early years of hip-hop when DJs would use two turntables to loop drum breaks, and a microphone to hype the crowd ("two turntables and a microphone...").
Andre 3000 played all the instruments on Outkast's "Hey Ya" except bass. Aaron Mills from Cameo played that.
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.
Steppenwolf frontman John Kay talks about "Magic Carpet Ride," "Born To Be Wild," and what he values more than awards and accolades.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
The Sevendust frontman talks about the group's songwriting process, and how trips to the Murder Bar helped forge their latest album.