Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo wrote "Beverly Hills" after seeing a photo of the group Wilson Phillips and imagining what it would be like to marry someone famous.
In the UK, the first #1 hit with a rap was "Candy Girl" by the American boy band New Edition in 1983.
Beyoncé married Jay-Z five months before releasing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," a song she sang in character as her alter-ego, Sasha Fierce.
The Annie Lennox hit "No More I Love You's" is a cover, originally sung by a man.
The Mission: Impossible theme is in 5/4 time. Composer Lalo Schifrin joked that he did it so 5-legged aliens could dance to it.
The MTV classic "Voices Carry" is by 'Til Tuesday, a group fronted by Aimee Mann. She wrote the lyric about a friend who's partner wanted to keep their fling a secret.
A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers.
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
Waters tells the "Gypsy Woman" story, shares some of her songwriting insights, and explains how Dennis Rodman ended up on one of her songs.
