"Kokomo" gave The Beach Boys their first #1 hit in 22 years. They picked the title because it sounded tropical.
Stephens Stills played timbales on the Bee Gees hit, "You Should Be Dancing." He was in the next door studio laying down a Crosby, Stills and Nash album and could hear Saturday Night Fever being recorded. Stills recognized its potential to be a monster hit and he wanted to contribute.
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was written by the keyboard player from Toto, who was working on the Thriller album.
The first line of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" is "It was the 3rd of September," which is the day lead singer Dennis Edwards' father died.
"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies was a #1 hit in America - for exactly one week in 1998.
When singing "Cradle Of Love," Billy Idol typically changes a line to, "This song is so cheesy."
"Lullaby" singer Shawn Mullins on "Beautiful Wreck," beating the Devil, and his writing credit on the Zac Brown Band song "Toes."
A drummer for one of the most successful metal bands of the last decade, Chris talks about what it's like writing and performing with Slipknot. Metal-neck is a factor.
The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.
Doors expert Jim Cherry, author of The Doors Examined, talks about some of their defining songs and exposes some Jim Morrison myths.
A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.
The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.