Alice in Wonderland, published in 1865, is sprinkled with illustrations by John Tenniel. The first depicts the White Rabbit, checking his pocketwatch because he fears he's late. When he runs down the rabbit hole, Alice follows, starting her Adventures in Wonderland that 102 years later inspired the Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit."

U2's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Batman Forever was nominated for both a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and a Razzie for Worst Original Song.

At the end of "Love Bites" by Def Leppard, there are some vocals that are hard to understand. It was rumored that they were: "Jesus of Nazareth, Go to Hell." It is actually producer Mutt Lange saying "Yes it does, Bloody Hell," with a thick British accent.

Rob Reiner named his 1986 movie "Stand By Me" after the song, since he thought The Body, a Stephen King story on which it was based, sounded like a horror movie.

Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.

After 47 visits to the Hot 100, Justin Bieber topped the tally for the first time on September 17, 2015 with "What Do You Mean?"

When the Elvis stamps came out in 1993, lots of folks used them to mail letters with bad addresses so they would be Returned To Sender.
Holly Knight talks about some of the hit songs she wrote, including "The Warrior," "Never" and "The Best," and explains some songwriting philosophy, including how to think of a bridge.
A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.
John tells the "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" story and explains why he disappeared for so long.
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
Wolfgang Van Halen breaks down the songs on his debut album, Mammoth WVH, and names the definitive Van Halen songs from the Sammy and Dave eras.
The Celtic music maker Loreena McKennitt on finding musical inspiration, the "New Age" label, and working on the movie Tinker Bell.