The movie The Breakfast Club opens with a passage from David Bowie's "Changes" ("And these children that you spit on...")
"Do The Bartman," released at the peak of Simpsons-mania, has uncredited backup vocals by Michael Jackson, who later appeared on the show.
Ella Langley's country crossover hit "Choosin' Texas" was co-written by Texas native Miranda Lambert, who told Ella a story about getting pulled over with a kangaroo in her car (yes, a real kangaroo - a baby). "She's from Texas, I can tell," Langley said, which sparked the song.
Train's guitarist had to Google an instructional video to learn how to play the ukulele for "Hey Soul Sister."
Clarence Clemons, who played the sax in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, had the biggest solo hit of anyone in the group - aside from Springsteen - when "You're A Friend Of Mine" hit #18 in 1985.
"Midnight Train To Georgia" was originally "Midnight Plane To Houston," but was changed to sound more R&B.
These Three famous songs actually describe how they were written - late into the evening.
Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.
Shows like Dawson's Creek, Grey's Anatomy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer changed the way songs were heard on TV, and produced some hits in the process.
We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.
Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."