Bob Dylan's original version of "Mr. Tambourine Man," released on his album Bringing It All Back Home, has no tambourine, just guitars and harmonica.
Buddy Holly got the title for his hit song "That'll Be The Day" from a phrase John Wayne repeats in the 1956 movie The Searchers.
Foreigner got the title for "Double Vision" after watching a hockey game where goalie John Davidson got a concussion. It was announced over the PA system that he was suffering from "Double Vision."
The movie The Breakfast Club opens with a passage from David Bowie's "Changes" ("And these children that you spit on...")
Sia Furler originally sent "Pretty Hurts" to Katy Perry, but she didn't see the email, so Beyonce ended up recording it instead.
Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
Julian tells the stories behind his hits "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes," and fills us in on his many non-musical pursuits. Also: what MTV meant to his career.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
How the American gangsta rappers made history by getting banned in the UK.
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.
